1Lookup Spam Call Index, October 2026
Complaints about spam calls rose 16% in October.
Americans filed 113,575 complaints with the FTC about unwanted calls in October 2026, against 97,545 in September. Locally, complaints about calls from 732 numbers rose 122%, and complaints about calls from Illinois numbers rose 38%.
- 113,575
- complaints in October
- 71%
- were robocalls
- 99,468
- different numbers reported
- +23%
- debt relief complaints, the most common named subject
97,545 in September.
70% in September.
87,792 in September.
29,116 in October.
October's 113,575 complaints were the second most of the 11 months we have counted.
- Robocalls
- Other calls
- Missing days
Show the numbers per month
Dec 2025: 81,623 (58,691 robocalls)Jan 2026: 97,819 (70,065 robocalls)Feb 2026: 105,435 (73,220 robocalls)Mar 2026: 111,995 (78,558 robocalls)Apr 2026: 117,045 (79,886 robocalls)May 2026: 110,942 (78,878 robocalls)Jun 2026: 98,718 (67,422 robocalls)Jul 2026: 98,968 (67,745 robocalls)Aug 2026: 101,234 (69,049 robocalls)Sep 2026: 97,545 (68,626 robocalls)Oct 2026: 113,575 (80,163 robocalls)
Complaints about calls from 732 numbers rose 122% in October, the fastest rise among area codes with at least 200 complaints in September.
Each row is the area code on the numbers that made the calls, and the bars count the complaints about them.
Complaints about calls from 217 numbers were the most of any local area code in October, at 1,086.
| Area code | Where | Oct | Sep | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 | Springfield, Illinois | 1,086 | 522 | +108% |
| 813 | Tampa, Florida | 738 | 849 | -13% |
| 804 | Richmond, Virginia | 714 | 677 | +5% |
| 502 | Louisville, Kentucky | 711 | 1,074 | -34% |
| 949 | Irvine, California | 659 | 304 | +117% |
| 904 | Jacksonville, Florida | 620 | 603 | +3% |
| 520 | Tucson, Arizona | 608 | 566 | +7% |
| 817 | Arlington, Texas | 608 | 397 | +53% |
| 314 | Saint Louis, Missouri | 589 | 412 | +43% |
| 732 | New Brunswick, New Jersey | 568 | 256 | +122% |
Complaints about calls from California numbers led the states in October at 8,790, and Illinois grew fastest of the top ten at 38%.
- +34%1.CaliforniaSep6,545Oct8,790
- 0%2.TexasSep7,869Oct7,897
- -7%3.FloridaSep7,802Oct7,289
- +38%4.IllinoisSep3,280Oct4,524
- +24%5.New YorkSep2,935Oct3,627
- +11%6.PennsylvaniaSep3,226Oct3,593
- +30%7.OhioSep2,617Oct3,408
- +31%8.New JerseySep2,403Oct3,140
- +6%9.VirginiaSep2,733Oct2,904
- +15%10.GeorgiaSep2,515Oct2,901
For reporters
Complaints about calls from Illinois numbers rose 38% in a month, from 3,280 to 4,524.
Toll-free numbers drew 19% of the complaints, and area codes with no US state drew another 4%, so neither is in the state ranks.
- US state area codes77%
- Toll-free19%
- No US state4%
Show all 53 states and territories
| State | Oct | Sep | Change | Robocalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.California | 8,790 | 6,545 | +34% | 63% |
| 2.Texas | 7,897 | 7,869 | 0% | 66% |
| 3.Florida | 7,289 | 7,802 | -7% | 68% |
| 4.Illinois | 4,524 | 3,280 | +38% | 71% |
| 5.New York | 3,627 | 2,935 | +24% | 62% |
| 6.Pennsylvania | 3,593 | 3,226 | +11% | 68% |
| 7.Ohio | 3,408 | 2,617 | +30% | 64% |
| 8.New Jersey | 3,140 | 2,403 | +31% | 62% |
| 9.Virginia | 2,904 | 2,733 | +6% | 73% |
| 10.Georgia | 2,901 | 2,515 | +15% | 66% |
| 11.Michigan | 2,767 | 2,062 | +34% | 65% |
| 12.North Carolina | 2,513 | 2,299 | +9% | 60% |
| 13.Arizona | 2,251 | 2,042 | +10% | 70% |
| 14.Tennessee | 2,000 | 1,904 | +5% | 68% |
| 15.Missouri | 1,983 | 1,503 | +32% | 66% |
| 16.Massachusetts | 1,925 | 1,780 | +8% | 68% |
| 17.Indiana | 1,776 | 1,665 | +7% | 71% |
| 18.Louisiana | 1,655 | 1,074 | +54% | 80% |
| 19.Colorado | 1,599 | 1,388 | +15% | 64% |
| 20.Kentucky | 1,564 | 1,751 | -11% | 69% |
| 21.Alabama | 1,353 | 1,274 | +6% | 74% |
| 22.Washington | 1,352 | 1,130 | +20% | 56% |
| 23.Maryland | 1,329 | 1,081 | +23% | 65% |
| 24.Wisconsin | 1,308 | 1,297 | +1% | 68% |
| 25.Kansas | 1,111 | 901 | +23% | 70% |
| 26.Oklahoma | 1,054 | 1,142 | -8% | 62% |
| 27.Nevada | 1,053 | 963 | +9% | 71% |
| 28.South Carolina | 993 | 905 | +10% | 65% |
| 29.Arkansas | 911 | 683 | +33% | 73% |
| 30.Iowa | 842 | 978 | -14% | 77% |
| 31.Connecticut | 810 | 663 | +22% | 69% |
| 32.Mississippi | 792 | 582 | +36% | 77% |
| 33.Minnesota | 733 | 665 | +10% | 65% |
| 34.Utah | 667 | 560 | +19% | 62% |
| 35.Washington, D.C. | 645 | 614 | +5% | 50% |
| 36.Idaho | 642 | 333 | +93% | 75% |
| 37.Oregon | 589 | 551 | +7% | 64% |
| 38.Nebraska | 513 | 518 | -1% | 71% |
| 39.New Mexico | 436 | 643 | -32% | 72% |
| 40.West Virginia | 343 | 552 | -38% | 71% |
| 41.Delaware | 261 | 264 | -1% | 58% |
| 42.Montana | 247 | 232 | +6% | 73% |
| 43.Rhode Island | 218 | 137 | +59% | 59% |
| 44.Maine | 214 | 225 | -5% | 63% |
| 45.New Hampshire | 162 | 161 | +1% | 70% |
| 46.Wyoming | 133 | 144 | -8% | 46% |
| 47.North Dakota | 130 | 128 | +2% | 54% |
| 48.Vermont | 110 | 78 | +41% | 65% |
| 49.South Dakota | 85 | 96 | -11% | 69% |
| 50.Alaska | 83 | 45 | +84% | 40% |
| 51.Hawaii | 71 | 72 | -1% | 46% |
| 52.Puerto Rico | 16 | 27 | -41% | 69% |
| 53.Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1 | 0% | 100% |
Debt relief was the most common named subject in October, with 29,116 complaints, up 23% from September.
Warranties and protection plans grew fastest, at 26%.
- +23%Debt reliefSep23,692Oct29,116
- +19%Callers pretending to be government, businesses or familySep10,577Oct12,639
- +6%Dropped calls and no messageSep7,327Oct7,754
- +3%Medical and prescriptionsSep6,391Oct6,579
- +26%Warranties and protection plansSep1,403Oct1,768
- +10%Home improvement and cleaningSep1,330Oct1,464
- +17%Vacations and timesharesSep562Oct659
- +22%Lotteries, prizes and sweepstakesSep479Oct584
Show every subject
- Other subjects44,274
- Debt relief29,116
- Callers pretending to be government, businesses or family12,639
- Dropped calls and no message7,754
- No subject given7,037
- Medical and prescriptions6,579
- Warranties and protection plans1,768
- Home improvement and cleaning1,464
- Vacations and timeshares659
- Lotteries, prizes and sweepstakes584
- Energy, solar and utilities550
- Computer and tech support482
- Work from home and making money292
- Home security and alarms266
- Charities111
71% of complaints in October were about robocalls, about the same as in September (70%).
- Robocalls71%
- Other calls29%
We count the complaints Americans file with the FTC, grouped by the area code of the number that called them.
- A complaint is one report to the FTC's Do Not Call complaint data, counted once. Robocall means the person said the call played a recorded message.
- The area code is the one on the number that made the call, the number the person reported. It is not where the person who complained lives. Scammers often fake a local-looking number, which is why the caller's area code matters to the people living there.
- A state is the state of that area code, from NANPA's area code list. Toll-free numbers and area codes with no US state are counted in the totals and left out of the area code and state ranks.
- Months follow the date the FTC recorded each complaint. A weekday with no FTC rows counts as zero and is marked on the chart.
- A rising area code needs at least 200 complaints the month before, so a small base cannot top the list.
- 1Lookup loads the FTC data every day, and these counts were read on 14 November 2026.
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Complaints to the FTC about unwanted calls rose 16% in October to 113,575, according to the 1Lookup Spam Call Index.
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1Lookup, "Spam Call Index, October 2026", 15 November 2026, based on U.S. Federal Trade Commission Do Not Call complaint data. https://www.1lookup.io/research/spam-call-index
You can look up any phone number in the same FTC complaint data for free.
- The free call reports checker shows how many reports the FTC has for one number, what the calls were about and when the latest report came in.
- The area code lookup has a page for every US code, for example 217, 813 and 804, with its places and the carriers that hold its numbers.