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Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC

Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas is covered here.

6,571
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
2,579
Chapter 7
Below national share
3,930
Chapter 13
Above national share
178
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

The Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas recorded 6,571 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 39% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 8.0% from FY2023.

39%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
60%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
2.7%
business filings
+8.0%
vs FY2023

Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.

Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 6,571 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

6,571 Top 31% higher than 69% 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%). Below this entry. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Below this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#28 of 89)

4,0006,0008,00010,00012,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 6,571
Total bankruptcy filings in the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 6,571 2,579 44 17 3,930
FY2023 6,083 2,460 23 2 3,598
FY2022 5,348 2,193 18 7 3,129
FY2021 5,692 3,090 14 9 2,579
FY2020 8,630 4,482 32 14 4,102
FY2019 10,678 5,124 31 10 5,512
FY2018 10,642 5,155 31 12 5,443
FY2017 10,635 5,134 23 14 5,464
FY2016 10,535 4,918 29 15 5,573
FY2015 10,259 4,815 43 14 5,387

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

39%

Chapter 7 share

6,393

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 2,579 (39%)
  • Chapter 13 3,930 (60%)
  • Chapter 11 44 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 17 (0%)

How the 6,571 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas filings rose 8.0% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Arkansas unemployment essentially unchanged (3.1% to 3.1%), the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas's 43.0% 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.

Heavy-third district caseload

Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas in the heavy-volume third

6,571 FY2024 filings put Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas in the heaviest third of federal districts.

Looking back to FY2015, the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas has lost 35.9% in filing volume through FY2024, 5.4 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas in FY2024?

The Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas had 6,571 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #28 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

Of the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas's FY2024 filings, 178 were business cases and 6,393 were non-business (consumer) cases.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas book in FY2024, both outside Arkansas . 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 (6,571 here).

Oregon 6,601 Western Texas 6,627 Utah 6,657 Eastern Tennessee 6,807

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Northern Alabama 60% Ch.13 Western North Carolina 57% Ch.13 Western Kentucky 56% Ch.13 Middle North Carolina 55% Ch.13

What to do with this

Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #28 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 39% 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
  • Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas is one federal district in Arkansas - see the full state rollup across every district. Arkansas 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. Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas FY2024 profile (#28 of 89 volume · #11 of 89 Ch.13 share · heavy-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.