District of the District of Columbia

Name: District of the District of Columbia Bankruptcy Filings FY2024
Creator: PlainBankruptcy
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Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the District of the District of Columbia, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

Compiled by PlainBankruptcy

742
Total filings FY2024: 396
Chapter 7: 303
Chapter 13: 87
Business

Data updated August 2026

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The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 742 filings in the District of the District of Columbia, 53% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.

53%
Chapter 7 (liquidation): 41%
Chapter 13 (repayment): 11.7%
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 742 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Nonbusiness (consumer) 655 filings (88%) Business 87 filings (12%)

Light-volume filing history (#90 of 90)

Total bankruptcy filings in the District of the District of Columbia by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

Year	Total	Ch. 7	Ch. 11	Ch. 13	Business
FY2024	742	396	43	303	87
FY2023	663	370	35	258	78
FY2022	593	369	26	198	70
FY2021	632	417	26	189	74
FY2020	832	540	39	253	99
FY2019	1,185	663	38	484	139
FY2018	1,192	672	37	483	140
FY2017	1,174	692	39	443	138
FY2016	1,215	750	40	425	143
FY2015	1,291	800	41	450	152

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

53%

Chapter 7 share

655

Consumer filings

Most common

Chapter 7 396 (53%)
Chapter 13 303 (41%)
Chapter 11 43 (6%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 742 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the District of the District of Columbia.

Light-third district caseload

District of the District of Columbia in the light-volume third

742 FY2024 filings put District of the District of Columbia in the lightest third of federal districts (#90 of 90).

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the District of the District of Columbia'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 the District of Columbia in FY2024?

In FY2024, 742 bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of the District of Columbia, ranking it 90 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

Of the District of the District of Columbia's FY2024 filings, 87 were business cases and 655 were non-business (consumer) cases.

Nationwide peers of a light-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of the District of Columbia book in FY2024, both outside District of Columbia . 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 (742 here).

North Dakota 821 South Dakota 821 Vermont 921 Wyoming 921

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Western Missouri 43% Ch.13 Eastern Missouri 43% Ch.13 Middle Pennsylvania 42% Ch.13 Eastern Pennsylvania 42% Ch.13

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. District of the District of Columbia FY2024 profile (#90 of 90 volume · #31 of 90 Ch.13 share · light-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.