Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
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 August 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.
Business-heavy case split, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 20,427 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Heavy-volume filing history (#2 of 90)
| 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 |
Upper-band YoY 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.
Heavy-third district caseload
Middle District of Florida in the heavy-volume third
20,427 FY2024 filings put Middle District of Florida in the heaviest third of federal districts (#2 of 90).
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.
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 (20,427 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.