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 August 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.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 4,884 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 | 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 |
Upper-band YoY 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.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Southern District of Alabama's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #10 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 44% of FY2024 filings here.
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 49 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.
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 (4,884 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.