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Middle District of Florida

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

20,427
Total filings FY2024
13,141
Chapter 7
6,806
Chapter 13
1,477
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

Middle District of Florida: 20,427 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 64%, a gain of 11.9% from FY2023.

64%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
33%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
7.2%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.

Filing History

15,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 20,427
Total bankruptcy filings in the Middle District of Florida by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 20,427 13,141 471 9 6,806
FY2023 18,252 12,147 382 11 5,712
FY2022 16,318 11,751 270 12 4,285
FY2021 17,409 13,103 276 15 4,015
FY2020 22,915 17,090 410 10 5,405
FY2019 32,616 21,565 406 8 10,637
FY2018 32,823 21,813 398 8 10,604
FY2017 32,313 22,245 417 9 9,642
FY2016 33,440 23,861 422 10 9,147
FY2015 35,544 25,433 437 10 9,664

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

64%

Chapter 7 share

18,950

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 13,141 (64%)
  • Chapter 13 6,806 (33%)
  • Chapter 11 471 (2%)
  • Chapter 12 9 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 20,427 FY2024 filings in the Middle District of Florida.

Year-over-year, the Middle District of Florida saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Middle District of Florida vs. the National Trend

Looking back to FY2015, the Middle District of Florida has lost 42.5% in filing volume through FY2024, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Middle District of Florida?

In FY2024, 20,427 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Middle District of Florida, ranking it 2 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

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

The Middle District of Florida had 1,477 business filings and 18,950 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.

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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