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Statute of Limitations by State
Illinois has the highest Civil Cases (Written) (10), followed by Indiana (10) and Missouri (10). District of Columbia has the lowest (3).
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Civil Cases (Written)
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Median
6
Middle half 5 – 6
Average
5.98
51 states
Highest
10
Illinois
Lowest
3
District of Columbia
Data
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51 states · # = rank by Civil Cases (Written)
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Illinois | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 |  Indiana | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 |  Missouri | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1 |  Kentucky | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 |  Louisiana | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 |  Iowa | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 |  West Virginia | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1 |  Rhode Island | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
| 1 |  Wyoming | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 |  New York | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 |  Ohio | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Georgia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Michigan | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 |  New Jersey | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 |  Washington | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 |  Arizona | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Massachusetts | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 |  Colorado | 6 | 6 | 2 to 3 | 2 to 3 |
| 10 |  Wisconsin | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 |  Minnesota | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 |  Alabama | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 |  Oregon | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 |  Connecticut | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Utah | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 10 |  Nevada | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 |  New Mexico | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Hawaii | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 |  Maine | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 |  Montana | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 |  South Dakota | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 |  North Dakota | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 |  Vermont | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 |  Florida | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 34 |  Virginia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 |  Oklahoma | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 |  Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 |  Kansas | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 |  Idaho | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 |  Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 41 |  California | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 41 |  Texas | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 |  Pennsylvania | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 |  North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 44 |  Maryland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 44 |  South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 44 |  Mississippi | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 44 |  New Hampshire | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 44 |  Delaware | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 |  Alaska | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 44 |  District of Columbia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
What correlates with Civil Cases (Written)?
Pearson r against 2,092 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states. Correlation is not causation.
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Opposite directions
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Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Civil Cases (Written)?
- Illinois has the highest Civil Cases (Written), at 10, followed by Indiana (10) and Missouri (10).
- Which state has the lowest Civil Cases (Written)?
- District of Columbia has the lowest Civil Cases (Written), at 3.
- What is the median Civil Cases (Written) across US states?
- The median is 6 across the 51 US states with data.
- Where does this statute of limitations by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Civil Statutes of Limitations - NOLO; Statutes of Limitations for All 50 States - Matthiesen, Wickert & Lehrer; Criminal Statutes of Limitations - JUSTIA.