Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
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 August 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.
Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 9,241 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Heavy-volume filing history (#19 of 90)
| 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 |
Upper-band YoY 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%.
Heavy-third district caseload
District of Colorado in the heavy-volume third
9,241 FY2024 filings put District of Colorado in the heaviest third of federal districts (#19 of 90).
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.
Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume District of Colorado book in FY2024, both outside Colorado . 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 (9,241 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.