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District of Colorado

Bankruptcy filings for the District of Colorado - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

9,241
Total filings FY2024
6,769
Chapter 7
2,305
Chapter 13
521
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

District of Colorado: 9,241 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 73%, a gain of 11.9% from FY2023.

73%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
25%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
5.6%
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.

Filing History

6,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00018,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 9,241
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Colorado by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 9,241 6,769 149 18 2,305
FY2023 8,257 6,198 120 22 1,917
FY2022 7,382 5,869 83 22 1,408
FY2021 7,875 6,463 84 26 1,302
FY2020 10,367 8,463 125 19 1,760
FY2019 14,755 11,034 128 15 3,578
FY2018 14,848 11,145 125 15 3,563
FY2017 14,618 11,261 130 17 3,210
FY2016 15,127 11,962 130 20 3,015
FY2015 16,079 12,742 135 18 3,184

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

73%

Chapter 7 share

8,720

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 6,769 (73%)
  • Chapter 13 2,305 (25%)
  • Chapter 11 149 (2%)
  • Chapter 12 18 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 9,241 FY2024 filings in the District of Colorado.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the District of Colorado's filing volume went up 11.9%.

District of Colorado vs. the National Trend

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the District of Colorado's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The District of Colorado had 9,241 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #19 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.

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

Of the District of Colorado's FY2024 filings, 521 were business cases and 8,720 were non-business (consumer) cases.

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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