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Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC

Southern District of Alabama

Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Southern District of Alabama, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

4,884
Total filings FY2024
2,134
Chapter 7
2,683
Chapter 13
180
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

The Southern District of Alabama recorded 4,884 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 44% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.

44%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
55%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
3.7%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.

Filing History

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 4,884
Total bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Alabama by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 4,884 2,134 55 12 2,683
FY2023 4,364 2,010 45 15 2,294
FY2022 3,901 2,043 33 17 1,808
FY2021 4,162 2,354 36 21 1,751
FY2020 5,479 3,062 52 14 2,351
FY2019 7,797 3,523 47 10 4,217
FY2018 7,848 3,573 47 11 4,217
FY2017 7,726 3,735 50 12 3,929
FY2016 7,996 4,108 52 14 3,822
FY2015 8,497 4,385 54 13 4,045

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

44%

Chapter 7 share

4,704

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 2,134 (44%)
  • Chapter 13 2,683 (55%)
  • Chapter 11 55 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 12 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 4,884 FY2024 filings in the Southern District of Alabama.

Southern District of Alabama filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Southern District of Alabama vs. the National Trend

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Southern District of Alabama fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Southern District of Alabama in FY2024?

In FY2024, 4,884 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Southern District of Alabama, ranking it 50 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?

Of the Southern District of Alabama's FY2024 filings, 180 were business cases and 4,704 were non-business (consumer) cases.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy Editorial

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