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District of Delaware

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

2,752
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
949
Chapter 7
Below national share
527
Chapter 13
Below national share
1,485
Business
Above national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 2,752 filings in the District of Delaware, 34% Chapter 7, up 29.4% on FY2023.

34%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
19%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
54.0%
business filings
+29.4%
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 2,752 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

District of Delaware: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

2,752 34th percentile higher than 34% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). Above this entry. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Above this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Above this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. 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. Delaware 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Filing history, FY series

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 2,752
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Delaware by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 2,752 949 1,132 0 527
FY2023 2,127 769 866 1 449
FY2022 1,326 645 278 1 390
FY2021 2,103 859 914 1 283
FY2020 3,116 1,124 1,360 2 547
FY2019 2,936 1,385 637 1 903
FY2018 3,231 1,458 803 0 959
FY2017 2,858 1,500 435 0 897
FY2016 2,876 1,503 584 0 738
FY2015 2,699 1,593 396 0 701

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

34%

Chapter 7 share

1,267

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 949 (34%)
  • Chapter 13 527 (19%)
  • Chapter 11 1,132 (41%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 2,752 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Year-over-year, the District of Delaware saw filings climb 29.4% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Delaware's unemployment rate barely moved (3.8% in 2019 to 3.8% in 2023), while filings in the District of Delaware fell 27.6% 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

District of Delaware's upper-band YoY move

FY2024 filings rose 29.4% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for District of Delaware.

The District of Delaware's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings rose 2.0%, 43.3 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 2,752 bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of Delaware, ranking it 59 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

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

Business filings in the District of Delaware totaled 1,485 in FY2024, compared with 1,267 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles

Two AOUSC peer sets for the District of Delaware in FY2024, both outside Delaware so the neighborhoods are not state containment . 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 (2,752 here).

Central Illinois 2,670 Western Wisconsin 2,629 Eastern Louisiana 2,456 Nebraska 2,417

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Western Pennsylvania 36% Ch.13 Hawaii 36% Ch.13 Massachusetts 37% Ch.13 Northern California 37% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #59 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 34% 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
  • District of Delaware is one federal district in Delaware - see the full state rollup across every district. Delaware 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. District of Delaware FY2024 profile (#59 of 89 volume · #47 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.