Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Middle District of Alabama
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Middle District of Alabama, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 3,874
- Total filings FY2024
- 1,693
- Chapter 7
- 2,128
- Chapter 13
- 142
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
3,874 bankruptcy cases moved through the Middle District of Alabama in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 44% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.
- 44%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 55%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 3.7%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 3,874 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3,874 | 1,693 | 43 | 10 | 2,128 |
| FY2023 | 3,462 | 1,594 | 36 | 12 | 1,820 |
| FY2022 | 3,094 | 1,620 | 27 | 13 | 1,434 |
| FY2021 | 3,301 | 1,868 | 28 | 16 | 1,389 |
| FY2020 | 4,346 | 2,428 | 42 | 12 | 1,864 |
| FY2019 | 6,185 | 2,794 | 38 | 8 | 3,345 |
| FY2018 | 6,224 | 2,835 | 37 | 8 | 3,344 |
| FY2017 | 6,127 | 2,962 | 40 | 9 | 3,116 |
| FY2016 | 6,341 | 3,257 | 41 | 12 | 3,031 |
| FY2015 | 6,741 | 3,479 | 43 | 11 | 3,208 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
44%
Chapter 7 share
3,732
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 1,693 (44%)
- Chapter 13 2,128 (55%)
- Chapter 11 43 (1%)
- Chapter 12 10 (0%)
The 3,874 FY2024 filings in the Middle District of Alabama, broken down by chapter.
Year-over-year, the Middle District of Alabama saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Middle District of Alabama's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #11 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 44% of FY2024 filings here.
The Middle District of Alabama's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Middle District of Alabama?
Middle District of Alabama recorded 3,874 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 60th among the nation's 90 federal districts.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
The Middle District of Alabama had 142 business filings and 3,732 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.
Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Middle District of Alabama in FY2024, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not state containment (same-state courts stay in Other districts below). 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 (3,874 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.