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Southern District of Alabama

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Southern District of Alabama is covered here.

3,576
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
760
Chapter 7
Below national share
2,799
Chapter 13
Above national share
50
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

The Southern District of Alabama recorded 3,576 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 21% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.6% from FY2023.

21%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
78%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
1.4%
business filings
+11.6%
vs FY2023

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

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 3,576 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Southern District of Alabama: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

3,576 39th percentile higher than 39% of 89 federal judicial districts

0–1,500: 17 federal judicial districts (19%). Below this entry. 1,500–3,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Below this entry. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). This entry sits in this band. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Above this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Above this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. 10,500–12,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 12,000–13,500: 2 federal judicial districts (2%). Above this entry. 13,500–15,000: 1 federal judicial districts (1%). Above this entry. 15,000–16,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. Southern Alabama 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 3,576
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 3,576 760 16 1 2,799
FY2023 3,205 682 12 0 2,511
FY2022 2,946 623 16 0 2,307
FY2021 2,690 933 7 2 1,747
FY2020 3,807 1,181 17 1 2,608
FY2019 5,116 1,371 14 2 3,729
FY2018 5,188 1,439 15 0 3,734
FY2017 4,909 1,368 17 0 3,524
FY2016 4,463 1,235 21 0 3,207
FY2015 4,344 1,224 24 0 3,096

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

21%

Chapter 7 share

3,526

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 760 (21%)
  • Chapter 13 2,799 (78%)
  • Chapter 11 16 (0%)
  • Chapter 12 1 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 3,576 FY2024 filings in the Southern District of Alabama.

Southern District of Alabama filings rose 11.6% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Alabama unemployment essentially unchanged (3.2% to 3.2%), the Southern District of Alabama's 37.4% filing decline over FY2019-FY2023 points to a driver other than the labor market.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics state unemployment rate, annual average; AOUSC filing counts by fiscal year. A comparison, not a claim of cause.

Chapter 13-heavy district mix

Southern District of Alabama's Chapter 13-heavy mix

Chapter 13 share ranks #4 of 89 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 21% of FY2024 filings here.

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Southern District of Alabama fell 17.7%, 23.6 points above the national decline of 41.3% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 3,576 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Southern District of Alabama, ranking it 54 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

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

Of the Southern District of Alabama's FY2024 filings, 50 were business cases and 3,526 were non-business (consumer) cases.

Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share

Two AOUSC peer sets for the Southern 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 (3,576 here).

Northern New York 3,604 Western Michigan 3,490 Western Oklahoma 3,716 Kansas 3,825

Similar Chapter 13 share

Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.

Eastern Louisiana 77% Ch.13 Eastern North Carolina 75% Ch.13 Western Louisiana 82% Ch.13 Western Tennessee 75% Ch.13

What to do with this

Southern District of Alabama's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #54 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 21% of FY2024 filings here were Chapter 7 liquidations, not Chapter 13 repayment plans - the guide breaks down what separates the two. Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13
  • Southern District of Alabama is one federal district in Alabama - see the full state rollup across every district. Alabama overview

Figures are Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics FY2024 filings - see the methodology page for how districts and chapters are defined.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Southern District of Alabama FY2024 profile (#54 of 89 volume · #4 of 89 Ch.13 share · chapter 13-heavy district mix) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.