Historical Bank Runs Database

Documenting 19,477 bank distress episodes across the United States (1811–1963)

Version 0.9.0 · 2026-01-09

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AK Alaska 32 AL Alabama 193 AR Arkansas 299 AZ Arizona 108 CA California 381 CO Colorado 245 CT Connecticut 263 DC District of Columbia 256 DE Delaware 41 FL Florida 314 GA Georgia 375 HI Hawaii 9 IA Iowa 697 ID Idaho 131 IL Illinois 1,153 IN Indiana 853 KS Kansas 643 KY Kentucky 265 LA Louisiana 271 MA Massachusetts 396 MD Maryland 258 ME Maine 196 MI Michigan 504 MN Minnesota 484 MO Missouri 798 MS Mississippi 243 MT Montana 380 NC North Carolina 371 ND North Dakota 578 NE Nebraska 993 NH New Hampshire 110 NJ New Jersey 411 NM New Mexico 112 NV Nevada 148 NY New York 1,842 OH Ohio 637 OK Oklahoma 375 OR Oregon 159 PA Pennsylvania 992 RI Rhode Island 180 SC South Carolina 339 SD South Dakota 274 TN Tennessee 405 TX Texas 249 UT Utah 80 VA Virginia 383 VT Vermont 108 WA Washington 320 WI Wisconsin 429 WV West Virginia 131 WY Wyoming 63

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About This Database

This is the main dataset behind the paper "Bank Runs With and Without Bank Failure", by Sergio Correia, Stephan Luck, and Emil Verner.

Dataset version: 0.9.0 (2026-01-09)

It is currently a work in progress, and will receive several major revisions until the first public version is completed. Thus, please do not use this version for research purposes, only to improve the quality of the data.

The database documents historical bank distress episodes in the United States, including bank runs, suspensions, closures, and reopenings. Each episode is linked to contemporary newspaper articles that provide primary source documentation.

Use the search box above to find specific banks by name or charter number, or browse by state or year using the links above.

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The opinions expressed in this paper do not necessarily reflect those of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.