Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
District of Alaska
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the District of Alaska, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 1,243
- Total filings FY2024
- 932
- Chapter 7
- 289
- Chapter 13
- 97
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
1,243 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of Alaska in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 75% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.
- 75%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 23%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 7.8%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.
Business-heavy case split, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 1,243 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Light-volume filing history (#85 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1,243 | 932 | 18 | 4 | 289 |
| FY2023 | 1,111 | 852 | 15 | 5 | 239 |
| FY2022 | 993 | 803 | 10 | 5 | 175 |
| FY2021 | 1,059 | 881 | 10 | 6 | 162 |
| FY2020 | 1,394 | 1,156 | 15 | 4 | 219 |
| FY2019 | 1,985 | 1,518 | 16 | 3 | 448 |
| FY2018 | 1,997 | 1,532 | 15 | 3 | 447 |
| FY2017 | 1,966 | 1,545 | 16 | 4 | 401 |
| FY2016 | 2,035 | 1,639 | 16 | 4 | 376 |
| FY2015 | 2,163 | 1,745 | 16 | 4 | 398 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
75%
Chapter 7 share
1,146
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 932 (75%)
- Chapter 13 289 (23%)
- Chapter 11 18 (1%)
- Chapter 12 4 (0%)
The 1,243 FY2024 filings in the District of Alaska, broken down by chapter.
Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the District of Alaska.
Light-third district caseload
District of Alaska in the light-volume third
1,243 FY2024 filings put District of Alaska in the lightest third of federal districts (#85 of 90).
The District of Alaska's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy filings did the District of Alaska have in FY2024?
District of Alaska recorded 1,243 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 85th among the nation's 90 federal districts.
What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?
In FY2024, 97 of the District of Alaska's filings were business cases, versus 1,146 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a light-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of Alaska book in FY2024, both outside Alaska . Volume peers are nearest other-state districts by total filings; Chapter 13 peers are nearest by Ch.13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.
Similar filing volume
Nearest other-state districts by FY2024 total filings (1,243 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.