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Central District of California

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

30,358
Total filings FY2024
20,998
Chapter 7
8,415
Chapter 13
2,314
Business

Data updated August 2026

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The bottom line

30,358 bankruptcy cases moved through the Central District of California in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 69% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.

69%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
28%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
7.6%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

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

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 30,358 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Heavy-volume filing history (#1 of 90)

20,00030,00040,00050,00060,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 30,358
Total bankruptcy filings in the Central District of California by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 30,358 20,998 926 19 8,415
FY2023 27,126 19,322 749 23 7,032
FY2022 24,252 18,488 523 24 5,217
FY2021 25,870 20,460 531 28 4,851
FY2020 34,056 26,710 789 20 6,537
FY2019 48,472 34,492 800 15 13,165
FY2018 48,777 34,864 782 15 13,116
FY2017 48,020 35,335 816 17 11,852
FY2016 49,695 37,678 819 21 11,177
FY2015 52,823 40,148 850 19 11,806

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

69%

Chapter 7 share

28,044

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 20,998 (69%)
  • Chapter 13 8,415 (28%)
  • Chapter 11 926 (3%)
  • Chapter 12 19 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 30,358 FY2024 filings in the Central District of California.

Year-over-year, the Central District of California saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Heavy-third district caseload

Central District of California in the heavy-volume third

30,358 FY2024 filings put Central District of California in the heaviest third of federal districts (#1 of 90).

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Central District of California'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 Central District of California?

In FY2024, 30,358 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Central District of California, ranking it 1 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

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

The Central District of California had 2,314 business filings and 28,044 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Central District of California book in FY2024, both outside California (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 (30,358 here).

Middle Florida 20,427 Northern Georgia 20,196 New Jersey 16,421 Southern Texas 14,980

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

South Dakota 29% Ch.13 Oregon 28% Ch.13 Massachusetts 28% Ch.13 Vermont 28% Ch.13
Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Central District of California FY2024 profile (#1 of 90 volume · #76 of 90 Ch.13 share · heavy-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.