Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Eastern District of California
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Eastern District of California, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 13,915
- Total filings FY2024
- 9,624
- Chapter 7
- 3,857
- Chapter 13
- 1,061
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
FY2024 closed with 13,915 filings in the Eastern District of California, 69% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.
- 69%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 28%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 7.6%
- 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.
Business-heavy case split, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 13,915 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Heavy-volume filing history (#9 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 13,915 | 9,624 | 425 | 9 | 3,857 |
| FY2023 | 12,432 | 8,856 | 343 | 10 | 3,223 |
| FY2022 | 11,116 | 8,474 | 240 | 11 | 2,391 |
| FY2021 | 11,859 | 9,378 | 244 | 13 | 2,224 |
| FY2020 | 15,609 | 12,242 | 362 | 9 | 2,996 |
| FY2019 | 22,217 | 15,809 | 367 | 7 | 6,034 |
| FY2018 | 22,356 | 15,979 | 359 | 7 | 6,011 |
| FY2017 | 22,009 | 16,195 | 374 | 8 | 5,432 |
| FY2016 | 22,777 | 17,269 | 376 | 9 | 5,123 |
| FY2015 | 24,210 | 18,401 | 389 | 9 | 5,411 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
69%
Chapter 7 share
12,854
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 9,624 (69%)
- Chapter 13 3,857 (28%)
- Chapter 11 425 (3%)
- Chapter 12 9 (0%)
Chapter breakdown of the 13,915 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of California.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the Eastern District of California's filing volume went up 11.9%.
Heavy-third district caseload
Eastern District of California in the heavy-volume third
13,915 FY2024 filings put Eastern District of California in the heaviest third of federal districts (#9 of 90).
Looking back to FY2015, the Eastern District of California 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 Eastern District of California in FY2024?
Eastern District of California recorded 13,915 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 9th among the nation's 90 federal districts.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
Of the Eastern District of California's FY2024 filings, 1,061 were business cases and 12,854 were non-business (consumer) cases.
Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Eastern 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 (13,915 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.