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Eastern District of California

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

10,168
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
7,967
Chapter 7
Above national share
2,116
Chapter 13
Below national share
464
Business
Near national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 10,168 filings in the Eastern District of California, 78% Chapter 7, up 30.0% on FY2023.

78%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
21%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
4.6%
business filings
+30.0%
vs FY2023

Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.

Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 10,168 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Eastern District of California: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

10,168 Top 17% higher than 83% 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%). Below this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Below this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. 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 California 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#15 of 89)

5,00010,00015,00020,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 10,168
Total bankruptcy filings in the Eastern District of California by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 10,168 7,967 70 15 2,116
FY2023 7,824 5,991 63 8 1,762
FY2022 6,345 4,839 49 8 1,449
FY2021 8,755 7,416 59 7 1,273
FY2020 12,279 9,848 87 10 2,334
FY2019 15,123 11,554 60 21 3,488
FY2018 14,843 11,374 70 11 3,386
FY2017 15,526 11,849 78 21 3,577
FY2016 15,528 11,870 70 15 3,572
FY2015 17,681 13,983 82 14 3,601

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

78%

Chapter 7 share

9,704

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 7,967 (78%)
  • Chapter 13 2,116 (21%)
  • Chapter 11 70 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 15 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 10,168 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of California.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the Eastern District of California's filing volume went up 30.0%.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

California's unemployment rate barely moved (5.1% in 2019 to 5.1% in 2023), while filings in the Eastern District of California fell 48.3% over the comparable span, FY2019-FY2023 — a mover unemployment alone does not explain.

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.

Upper-band YoY rebound

Eastern District of California in the heavy-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 30.0% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for Eastern District of California.

Looking back to FY2015, the Eastern District of California has lost 42.5% in filing volume through FY2024, 1.2 points below the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Eastern District of California recorded 10,168 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 15th among the nation's 89 federal districts.

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

Of the Eastern District of California's FY2024 filings, 464 were business cases and 9,704 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 (10,168 here).

Northern Texas 10,294 Eastern New York 10,432 Northern Alabama 9,708 Southern Ohio 10,683

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Northern Ohio 21% Ch.13 Colorado 20% Ch.13 Maine 20% Ch.13 Western Oklahoma 23% Ch.13

What to do with this

Eastern District of California's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #15 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 78% 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 District of California is one federal district in California - see the full state rollup across every district. California 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 District of California FY2024 profile (#15 of 89 volume · #69 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.