The county had 323 bankruptcy filings in the third quarter, down from 350 in the same period a year ago, the data show. Still, for the nine month period -- January through September -- Thurston County bankruptcy filings remained above last year's results.
Through Sept. 30, the county had 1,036 bankruptcy filings, up 7.46 percent from the 964 in the same nine-month period last year, the data show.

