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Alaska: Small claims limit: $10,000AKMaine: Small claims limit: $10,000 (since Jan. 1, 2026; was $6,000)MEVermont: Small claims limit: $10,000 ($5,000 for consumer credit or medical debt)VTNew Hampshire: Small claims limit: $10,000NHWashington: Small claims limit: $10,000 (individuals); $5,000 (others)WAIdaho: Small claims limit: $15,000 (since July 1, 2026; was $5,000)IDMontana: Small claims limit: $7,000MTNorth Dakota: Small claims limit: $15,000NDMinnesota: Small claims limit: $20,000 ($4,000 for consumer credit)MNIllinois: Small claims limit: $10,000ILWisconsin: Small claims limit: $10,000 ($15,000 for cases filed from Jan. 1, 2027)WIMichigan: Small claims limit: $7,000MINew York: Small claims limit: $3,000 to $10,000 depending on the court ($10,000 in NYC)NYRhode Island: Small claims limit: $5,000RIMassachusetts: Small claims limit: $7,000 (no cap for car property damage)MAOregon: Small claims limit: $10,000ORNevada: Small claims limit: $10,000NVWyoming: Small claims limit: $6,000WYSouth Dakota: Small claims limit: $12,000SDIowa: Small claims limit: $6,500IAIndiana: Small claims limit: $10,000INOhio: Small claims limit: $6,000OHPennsylvania: Small claims limit: $12,000PANew Jersey: Small claims limit: $5,000NJConnecticut: Small claims limit: $5,000 ($15,000 for home improvement or new construction)CTCalifornia: Small claims limit: $12,500 (individuals); $6,250 (businesses)CAUtah: Small claims limit: $20,000 ($25,000 from Jan. 1, 2030)UTColorado: Small claims limit: $7,500CONebraska: Small claims limit: $7,500 (since July 1, 2025)NEMissouri: Small claims limit: $5,000MOKentucky: Small claims limit: $2,500KYWest Virginia: Small claims limit: $20,000 (magistrate court)WVVirginia: Small claims limit: $5,000VAMaryland: Small claims limit: $5,000MDDelaware: Small claims limit: $25,000 (Justice of the Peace Court)DEArizona: Small claims limit: $5,000AZNew Mexico: Small claims limit: $10,000 (magistrate court)NMKansas: Small claims limit: $10,000KSArkansas: Small claims limit: $5,000ARTennessee: Small claims limit: $25,000 (General Sessions Court)TNNorth Carolina: Small claims limit: $10,000 (lower in some counties)NCSouth Carolina: Small claims limit: $7,500 (magistrates court)SCDistrict of Columbia: Small claims limit: $10,000DCOklahoma: Small claims limit: $10,000OKLouisiana: Small claims limit: $5,000LAMississippi: Small claims limit: $3,500 (justice court)MSAlabama: Small claims limit: $6,000ALGeorgia: Small claims limit: $15,000 ($25,000 for cases filed from Jan. 1, 2027)GAHawaii: Small claims limit: $5,000 (no cap for security deposit cases)HITexas: Small claims limit: $20,000 (Justice Court)TXFlorida: Small claims limit: $8,000FL

Colors show small claims limit.

  • $2,500 – $5,000 (13)
  • $6,000 – $7,500 (10)
  • $8,000 – $10,000 (16)
  • $12,000 (2)
  • $12,500 – $25,000 (10)

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