Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Northern District of Florida
Bankruptcy filings for the Northern District of Florida - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 4,715
- Total filings FY2024
- 3,033
- Chapter 7
- 1,571
- Chapter 13
- 341
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
The Northern District of Florida recorded 4,715 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 64% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.
- 64%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 33%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 7.2%
- 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 4,715 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history, FY series
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4,715 | 3,033 | 109 | 2 | 1,571 |
| FY2023 | 4,212 | 2,803 | 88 | 3 | 1,318 |
| FY2022 | 3,766 | 2,712 | 62 | 3 | 989 |
| FY2021 | 4,018 | 3,024 | 64 | 3 | 927 |
| FY2020 | 5,288 | 3,944 | 95 | 2 | 1,247 |
| FY2019 | 7,528 | 4,977 | 94 | 2 | 2,455 |
| FY2018 | 7,575 | 5,034 | 92 | 2 | 2,447 |
| FY2017 | 7,456 | 5,133 | 96 | 2 | 2,225 |
| FY2016 | 7,716 | 5,506 | 97 | 2 | 2,111 |
| FY2015 | 8,202 | 5,869 | 101 | 2 | 2,230 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
64%
Chapter 7 share
4,374
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 3,033 (64%)
- Chapter 13 1,571 (33%)
- Chapter 11 109 (2%)
- Chapter 12 2 (0%)
Chapter breakdown of the 4,715 FY2024 filings in the Northern District of Florida.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the Northern District of Florida's filing volume went up 11.9%.
Business-filing-heavy district
Northern District of Florida's upper-band YoY move
Business filings are 7.2% of FY2024 activity (national 4.4%) in the Northern District of Florida.
The Northern District of Florida's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy filings did the Northern District of Florida have in FY2024?
Northern District of Florida recorded 4,715 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 52th among the nation's 90 federal districts.
What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?
Of the Northern District of Florida's FY2024 filings, 341 were business cases and 4,374 were non-business (consumer) cases.
Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Northern District of Florida in FY2024, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not state containment (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 (4,715 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.