Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
District of Delaware
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the District of Delaware, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 1,891
- Total filings FY2024
- 1,037
- Chapter 7
- 661
- Chapter 13
- 297
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
FY2024 closed with 1,891 filings in the District of Delaware, 55% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.
- 55%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 35%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 15.7%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.
Business-heavy case split, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 1,891 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Light-volume filing history (#77 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1,891 | 1,037 | 192 | 1 | 661 |
| FY2023 | 1,690 | 970 | 158 | 1 | 561 |
| FY2022 | 1,511 | 963 | 114 | 1 | 433 |
| FY2021 | 1,612 | 1,084 | 118 | 2 | 408 |
| FY2020 | 2,121 | 1,401 | 174 | 1 | 545 |
| FY2019 | 3,019 | 1,771 | 172 | 1 | 1,075 |
| FY2018 | 3,038 | 1,794 | 169 | 1 | 1,074 |
| FY2017 | 2,991 | 1,834 | 178 | 1 | 978 |
| FY2016 | 3,096 | 1,980 | 181 | 1 | 934 |
| FY2015 | 3,290 | 2,113 | 188 | 1 | 988 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
55%
Chapter 7 share
1,594
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 1,037 (55%)
- Chapter 13 661 (35%)
- Chapter 11 192 (10%)
- Chapter 12 1 (0%)
FY2024 filings by chapter: 1,891 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.
Year-over-year, the District of Delaware saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.
Light-third district caseload
District of Delaware in the light-volume third
1,891 FY2024 filings put District of Delaware in the lightest third of federal districts (#77 of 90).
The District of Delaware's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of Delaware in FY2024?
In FY2024, 1,891 bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of Delaware, ranking it 77 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
Business filings in the District of Delaware totaled 297 in FY2024, compared with 1,594 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a light-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of Delaware book in FY2024, both outside Delaware . 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 (1,891 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.