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Southern District of Florida

Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Southern District of Florida, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

14,142
Total filings FY2024
9,098
Chapter 7
4,711
Chapter 13
1,024
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

Southern District of Florida: 14,142 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

10,00015,00020,00025,00030,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 14,142
Total bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Florida by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 14,142 9,098 326 7 4,711
FY2023 12,637 8,409 265 8 3,955
FY2022 11,299 8,136 188 8 2,967
FY2021 12,052 9,071 191 10 2,780
FY2020 15,866 11,832 284 8 3,742
FY2019 22,580 14,930 281 5 7,364
FY2018 22,722 15,101 275 5 7,341
FY2017 22,371 15,400 289 6 6,676
FY2016 23,151 16,519 292 8 6,332
FY2015 24,608 17,607 303 7 6,691

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

64%

Chapter 7 share

13,118

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 9,098 (64%)
  • Chapter 13 4,711 (33%)
  • Chapter 11 326 (2%)
  • Chapter 12 7 (0%)

How the 14,142 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Southern District of Florida.

Southern District of Florida vs. the National Trend

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Southern District of Florida fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 14,142 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Southern District of Florida, ranking it 8 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?

Business filings in the Southern District of Florida totaled 1,024 in FY2024, compared with 13,118 non-business (consumer) filings.

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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