Nearly everybody knows that the banks have had a rough time of it since the credit crisis of late 2007, but not everyone is aware of just how many banks have failed.
The maps below are based on a spreadsheet showing the failures for the last four complete calendar years. Keep in mind that some of the markers overlap, so some are hidden behind others.
Here are the actual numbers:
- 2008 - 24
- 2009 - 139
- 2010 - 156
- 2011 - 91
2008 Failures
2009 Failures

2010 Failures

Bank Failures 2011
