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Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC

District of Arizona

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

14,823
Total filings FY2024
10,199
Chapter 7
4,422
Chapter 13
721
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

The District of Arizona recorded 14,823 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 69% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.

69%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
30%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
4.9%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

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

Filing History

10,00015,00020,00025,00030,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 14,823
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Arizona by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 14,823 10,199 190 12 4,422
FY2023 13,245 9,383 154 15 3,693
FY2022 11,842 8,979 108 15 2,740
FY2021 12,632 9,952 109 18 2,553
FY2020 16,629 13,009 163 13 3,444
FY2019 23,668 16,629 163 10 6,866
FY2018 23,817 16,808 160 10 6,839
FY2017 23,447 17,074 167 11 6,195
FY2016 24,265 18,233 168 13 5,851
FY2015 25,792 19,426 174 12 6,180

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

69%

Chapter 7 share

14,102

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 10,199 (69%)
  • Chapter 13 4,422 (30%)
  • Chapter 11 190 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 12 (0%)

How the 14,823 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the District of Arizona.

District of Arizona vs. the National Trend

Looking back to FY2015, the District of Arizona has lost 42.5% in filing volume through FY2024, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 14,823 bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of Arizona, ranking it 7 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?

The District of Arizona had 721 business filings and 14,102 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.

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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