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Sick of spam calls? See which states file the most complaints
Key takeaways
- In 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more than 2.6 million complaints about calls in the following categories: reducing debt (446,243); imposters (246,228); medical & prescriptions (208,228);
- Some states saw a far higher number of complaints (per 100,000 people) than others, but none had more per capita than Arizona.
- Rounding out the Top 10 were Florida, Tennessee, Illinois, Nevada, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey and Oklahoma, respectively.
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In 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received more than 2.6 million complaints about calls in the following categories: reducing debt (446,243); imposters (246,228); medical & prescriptions (208,228); energy solar & utilities (35,378); and home improvement & cleaning (28,571).
Some states saw a far higher number of complaints (per 100,000 people) than others, but none had more per capita than Arizona.
Rounding out the Top 10 were Florida, Tennessee, Illinois, Nevada, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey and Oklahoma, respectively.
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