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Eastern District of Arkansas

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

3,622
Total filings FY2024
1,813
Chapter 7
1,743
Chapter 13
154
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

The Eastern District of Arkansas recorded 3,622 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 50% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.

50%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
48%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
4.3%
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.

Filing History

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 3,622
Total bankruptcy filings in the Eastern District of Arkansas by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 3,622 1,813 42 24 1,743
FY2023 3,236 1,694 34 29 1,479
FY2022 2,893 1,691 25 32 1,145
FY2021 3,086 1,926 26 38 1,096
FY2020 4,062 2,518 39 27 1,478
FY2019 5,783 2,989 37 20 2,737
FY2018 5,818 3,029 35 20 2,734
FY2017 5,728 3,140 38 23 2,527
FY2016 5,929 3,425 39 28 2,437
FY2015 6,301 3,656 40 26 2,579

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

50%

Chapter 7 share

3,468

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 1,813 (50%)
  • Chapter 13 1,743 (48%)
  • Chapter 11 42 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 24 (1%)

Chapter breakdown of the 3,622 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Eastern District of Arkansas filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Eastern District of Arkansas vs. the National Trend

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Eastern District of Arkansas's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Eastern District of Arkansas?

Eastern District of Arkansas recorded 3,622 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 64th among the nation's 90 federal districts.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 154 of the Eastern District of Arkansas's filings were business cases, versus 3,468 non-business (consumer) filings.

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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