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Middle District of Florida

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, the Middle District of Florida recorded every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition filed in the district.

20,183
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
14,829
Chapter 7
Above national share
4,933
Chapter 13
Below national share
1,126
Business
Above national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

Middle District of Florida: 20,183 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 73%, a gain of 31.8% from FY2023.

73%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
24%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
5.6%
business filings
+31.8%
vs FY2023

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

Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 20,183 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Middle District of Florida: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

20,183 Top 3% higher than 97% 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%). Below this entry. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). Below this entry. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Below this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Below this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Below this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Below this entry. 10,500–12,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Below this entry. 12,000–13,500: 2 federal judicial districts (2%). Below this entry. 13,500–15,000: 1 federal judicial districts (1%). Below this entry. 15,000–16,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. Middle Florida 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#3 of 89)

10,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 20,183
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 20,183 14,829 418 3 4,933
FY2023 15,318 11,143 257 3 3,915
FY2022 14,601 10,537 272 7 3,767
FY2021 18,046 14,603 250 4 3,185
FY2020 22,612 17,488 325 13 4,782
FY2019 25,872 18,526 343 6 6,991
FY2018 23,443 16,935 261 4 6,243
FY2017 24,429 16,985 294 9 7,141
FY2016 25,944 17,282 326 17 8,317
FY2015 31,459 21,459 345 16 9,637

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

73%

Chapter 7 share

19,057

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 14,829 (73%)
  • Chapter 13 4,933 (24%)
  • Chapter 11 418 (2%)
  • Chapter 12 3 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 20,183 FY2024 filings in the Middle District of Florida.

Year-over-year, the Middle District of Florida saw filings climb 31.8% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Florida's unemployment rate barely moved (3.4% in 2019 to 3.4% in 2023), while filings in the Middle District of Florida fell 40.8% 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

Middle District of Florida in the heavy-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 31.8% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for Middle District of Florida.

Looking back to FY2015, the Middle District of Florida has lost 35.8% in filing volume through FY2024, 5.5 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 20,183 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Middle District of Florida, ranking it 3 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

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

The Middle District of Florida had 1,126 business filings and 19,057 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Middle District of Florida book in FY2024, both outside Florida (same-state courts stay in Other districts below). 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 (20,183 here).

Northern Illinois 21,088 Northern Georgia 19,103 Eastern Michigan 16,711 Central California 24,983

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Northern New York 25% Ch.13 South Dakota 25% Ch.13 Northern West Virginia 24% Ch.13 Southern New York 26% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #3 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 73% 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
  • Middle District of Florida is one federal district in Florida - see the full state rollup across every district. Florida 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. Middle District of Florida FY2024 profile (#3 of 89 volume · #63 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.