| DISTRICT | MATTERS REFERRED FYs 2003-2007 |
(As of September 30, 2007) | DISTRICT SIZE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NUMBER FILED |
PERCENT FILED |
NUMBER DECLINED |
PERCENT DECLINED |
NUMBER PENDING |
PERCENT PENDING |
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| Alabama – Middle | 14 | 9 | 64.29% | 2 | 14.29% | 3 | 21.43% | Small |
| Alabama – Northern | 80 | 37 | 46.25% | 23 | 28.75% | 20 | 25.00% | Large |
| Alabama – Southern | 15 | 4 | 26.67% | 8 | 53.33% | 3 | 20.00% | Small |
| Alaska | 22 | 9 | 40.91% | 7 | 31.82% | 6 | 27.27% | Small |
| Arizona | 129 | 27 | 20.93% | 58 | 44.96% | 44 | 34.11% | Extra-Large |
| Arkansas – Eastern | 50 | 10 | 20.00% | 21 | 42.00% | 19 | 38.00% | Medium |
| Arkansas – Western | 5 | 1 | 20.00% | 1 | 20.00% | 3 | 60.00% | Small |
| California – Central | 156 | 66 | 42.31% | 50 | 32.05% | 40 | 25.64% | Extra-Large |
| California – Eastern | 228 | 77 | 33.77% | 45 | 19.74% | 106 | 46.49% | Large |
| California – Northern | 88 | 16 | 18.18% | 29 | 32.95% | 43 | 48.86% | Extra-Large |
| California – Southern | 42 | 13 | 30.95% | 14 | 33.33% | 15 | 35.71% | Extra-Large |
| Colorado | 39 | 18 | 46.15% | 11 | 28.21% | 10 | 25.64% | Large |
| Connecticut | 40 | 19 | 47.50% | 11 | 27.50% | 10 | 25.00% | Large |
| Delaware | 26 | 8 | 30.77% | 7 | 26.92% | 11 | 42.31% | Small |
| District of Columbia | 232 | 71 | 30.60% | 98 | 42.24% | 63 | 27.16% | Extra-Large |
| Florida – Middle | 111 | 27 | 24.32% | 41 | 36.94% | 43 | 38.74% | Extra-Large |
| Florida – Northern | 58 | 15 | 25.86% | 20 | 34.48% | 23 | 39.66% | Medium |
| Florida – Southern | 114 | 44 | 38.60% | 34 | 29.82% | 36 | 31.58% | Extra-Large |
| Georgia – Middle | 30 | 12 | 40.00% | 5 | 16.67% | 13 | 43.33% | Medium |
| Georgia – Northern | 97 | 40 | 41.24% | 27 | 27.84% | 30 | 30.93% | Large |
| Georgia – Southern | 17 | 3 | 17.65% | 4 | 23.53% | 10 | 58.82% | Medium |
| Guam | 33 | 7 | 21.21% | 17 | 51.52% | 9 | 27.27% | Small |
| Hawaii | 40 | 19 | 47.50% | 10 | 25.00% | 11 | 27.50% | Medium |
| Idaho | 16 | 3 | 18.75% | 8 | 50.00% | 5 | 31.25% | Small |
| Illinois – Central | 45 | 8 | 17.78% | 26 | 57.78% | 11 | 24.44% | Medium |
| Illinois – Northern | 88 | 36 | 40.91% | 16 | 18.18% | 36 | 40.91% | Extra-Large |
| Illinois – Southern | 40 | 15 | 37.50% | 15 | 37.50% | 10 | 25.00% | Medium |
| Indiana – Northern | 53 | 28 | 52.83% | 14 | 26.42% | 11 | 20.75% | Medium |
| Indiana – Southern | 17 | 3 | 17.65% | 7 | 41.18% | 7 | 41.18% | Medium |
| Iowa – Northern | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 50.00% | 1 | 50.00% | Small |
| Iowa – Southern | 16 | 4 | 25.00% | 6 | 37.50% | 6 | 37.50% | Small |
| Kansas | 17 | 6 | 35.29% | 9 | 52.94% | 2 | 11.76% | Medium |
| Kentucky – Eastern | 43 | 17 | 39.53% | 8 | 18.60% | 18 | 41.86% | Medium |
| Kentucky – Western | 22 | 2 | 9.09% | 11 | 50.00% | 9 | 40.91% | Medium |
| Louisiana – Eastern | 92 | 40 | 43.48% | 24 | 26.09% | 28 | 30.43% | Large |
| Louisiana – Middle | 25 | 8 | 32.00% | 4 | 16.00% | 13 | 52.00% | Small |
| Louisiana – Western | 38 | 12 | 31.58% | 18 | 47.37% | 8 | 21.05% | Medium |
| Maine | 8 | 1 | 12.50% | 3 | 37.50% | 4 | 50.00% | Small |
| Maryland | 126 | 51 | 40.48% | 46 | 36.51% | 29 | 23.02% | Large |
| Massachusetts | 230 | 57 | 24.78% | 108 | 46.96% | 65 | 28.26% | Extra-Large |
| Michigan – Eastern | 110 | 33 | 30.00% | 23 | 20.91% | 54 | 49.09% | Extra-Large |
| Michigan – Western | 50 | 32 | 64.00% | 10 | 20.00% | 8 | 16.00% | Medium |
| Minnesota | 29 | 4 | 13.79% | 12 | 41.38% | 13 | 44.83% | Large |
| Mississippi – Northern | 35 | 15 | 42.86% | 10 | 28.57% | 10 | 28.57% | Small |
| Mississippi – Southern | 70 | 17 | 24.29% | 23 | 32.86% | 30 | 42.86% | Medium |
| Missouri – Eastern | 78 | 24 | 30.77% | 20 | 25.64% | 34 | 43.59% | Large |
| Missouri – Western | 40 | 13 | 32.50% | 18 | 45.00% | 9 | 22.50% | Large |
| Montana | 49 | 31 | 63.27% | 6 | 12.24% | 12 | 24.49% | Small |
| Nebraska | 28 | 8 | 28.57% | 7 | 25.00% | 13 | 46.43% | Medium |
| Nevada | 22 | 6 | 27.27% | 10 | 45.45% | 6 | 27.27% | Large |
| New Hampshire | 13 | 7 | 53.85% | 1 | 7.69% | 5 | 38.46% | Small |
| New Jersey | 407 | 186 | 45.70% | 79 | 19.41% | 142 | 34.89% | Extra-Large |
| New Mexico | 43 | 14 | 32.56% | 15 | 34.88% | 14 | 32.56% | Large |
| New York – Eastern | 173 | 80 | 46.24% | 25 | 14.45% | 68 | 39.31% | Extra-Large |
| New York – Northern | 38 | 7 | 18.42% | 16 | 42.11% | 15 | 39.47% | Medium |
| New York – Southern | 143 | 51 | 35.66% | 35 | 24.48% | 57 | 39.86% | Extra-Large |
| New York – Western | 69 | 11 | 15.94% | 30 | 43.48% | 28 | 40.58% | Large |
| North Carolina - Eastern | 78 | 30 | 38.46% | 18 | 23.08% | 30 | 38.46% | Medium |
| North Carolina – Middle | 6 | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 50.00% | 3 | 50.00% | Small |
| North Carolina – Western | 30 | 11 | 36.67% | 10 | 33.33% | 9 | 30.00% | Medium |
| North Dakota | 33 | 18 | 54.55% | 14 | 42.42% | 1 | 3.03% | Small |
| Ohio – Northern | 135 | 49 | 36.30% | 44 | 32.59% | 42 | 31.11% | Large |
| Ohio – Southern | 47 | 12 | 25.53% | 20 | 42.55% | 15 | 31.91% | Large |
| Oklahoma – Eastern | 17 | 4 | 23.53% | 4 | 23.53% | 9 | 52.94% | Small |
| Oklahoma – Northern | 14 | 4 | 28.57% | 3 | 21.43% | 7 | 50.00% | Medium |
| Oklahoma – Western | 44 | 23 | 52.27% | 13 | 29.55% | 8 | 18.18% | Medium |
| Oregon | 31 | 9 | 29.03% | 12 | 38.71% | 10 | 32.26% | Large |
| Pennsylvania – Eastern | 103 | 45 | 43.69% | 27 | 26.21% | 31 | 30.10% | Extra-Large |
| Pennsylvania – Middle | 41 | 17 | 41.46% | 7 | 17.07% | 17 | 41.46% | Medium |
| Pennsylvania – Western | 37 | 9 | 24.32% | 19 | 51.35% | 9 | 24.32% | Large |
| Puerto Rico | 85 | 32 | 37.65% | 35 | 41.18% | 18 | 21.18% | Large |
| Rhode Island | 29 | 4 | 13.79% | 12 | 41.38% | 13 | 44.83% | Small |
| South Carolina | 36 | 18 | 50.00% | 8 | 22.22% | 10 | 27.78% | Large |
| South Dakota | 10 | 3 | 30.00% | 5 | 50.00% | 2 | 20.00% | Medium |
| Tennessee – Eastern | 35 | 21 | 60.00% | 8 | 22.86% | 6 | 17.14% | Medium |
| Tennessee – Middle | 44 | 14 | 31.82% | 15 | 34.09% | 15 | 34.09% | Medium |
| Tennessee – Western | 51 | 25 | 49.02% | 13 | 25.49% | 13 | 25.49% | Medium |
| Texas – Eastern | 23 | 8 | 34.78% | 11 | 47.83% | 4 | 17.39% | Large |
| Texas – Northern | 95 | 27 | 28.42% | 37 | 38.95% | 31 | 32.63% | Large |
| Texas – Southern | 143 | 45 | 31.47% | 45 | 31.47% | 53 | 37.06% | Extra-Large |
| Texas – Western | 66 | 20 | 30.30% | 22 | 33.33% | 24 | 36.36% | Extra-Large |
| Utah | 23 | 10 | 43.48% | 5 | 21.74% | 8 | 34.78% | Medium |
| Vermont | 13 | 3 | 23.08% | 7 | 53.85% | 3 | 23.08% | Small |
| Virgin Islands | 49 | 17 | 34.69% | 18 | 36.73% | 14 | 28.57% | Small |
| Virginia – Eastern | 164 | 57 | 34.76% | 54 | 32.93% | 53 | 32.32% | Extra-Large |
| Virginia – Western | 30 | 11 | 36.67% | 13 | 43.33% | 6 | 20.00% | Small |
| Washington – Eastern | 22 | 6 | 27.27% | 6 | 27.27% | 10 | 45.45% | Medium |
| Washington – Western | 46 | 12 | 26.09% | 14 | 30.43% | 20 | 43.48% | Large |
| West Virginia – Northern | 9 | 2 | 22.22% | 6 | 66.67% | 1 | 11.11% | Small |
| West Virginia – Southern | 55 | 12 | 21.82% | 27 | 49.09% | 16 | 29.09% | Medium |
| Wisconsin – Eastern | 33 | 17 | 51.52% | 8 | 24.24% | 8 | 24.24% | Medium |
| Wisconsin – Western | 21 | 4 | 19.05% | 7 | 33.33% | 10 | 47.62% | Small |
| Wyoming | 18 | 6 | 33.33% | 7 | 38.89% | 5 | 27.78% | Small |
| Source: OIG analysis of LIONS data | ||||||||