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Southern District of Florida

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Southern District of Florida is covered here.

13,353
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
6,898
Chapter 7
Near national share
6,197
Chapter 13
Above national share
639
Business
Near national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

Southern District of Florida: 13,353 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 52%, a gain of 26.2% from FY2023.

52%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
46%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
4.8%
business filings
+26.2%
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 13,353 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

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

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

13,353 Top 8% higher than 92% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 13,500–15,000: 1 federal judicial districts (1%). Above this entry. 15,000–16,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. Southern 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 (#7 of 89)

5,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 13,353
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 13,353 6,898 239 5 6,197
FY2023 10,582 5,188 303 3 5,076
FY2022 10,590 5,410 198 1 4,966
FY2021 13,409 8,434 268 2 4,694
FY2020 15,408 9,432 254 1 5,706
FY2019 17,829 9,987 264 0 7,551
FY2018 16,458 9,039 252 1 7,159
FY2017 16,565 8,565 222 1 7,766
FY2016 19,317 10,149 279 2 8,883
FY2015 24,728 13,934 275 3 10,515

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

52%

Chapter 7 share

12,714

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 6,898 (52%)
  • Chapter 13 6,197 (46%)
  • Chapter 11 239 (2%)
  • Chapter 12 5 (0%)

How the 13,353 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

Filings increased 26.2% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Southern District of Florida.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Florida's unemployment rate barely moved (3.4% in 2019 to 3.4% in 2023), while filings in the Southern District of Florida fell 40.6% 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

Southern District of Florida in the heavy-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 26.2% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for Southern District of Florida.

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Southern District of Florida fell 46.0%, 4.7 points below the national decline of 41.3% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 13,353 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Southern District of Florida, ranking it 7 out of 89 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 639 in FY2024, compared with 12,714 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Southern 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 (13,353 here).

New Jersey 13,511 Northern Ohio 12,765 Eastern Virginia 11,115 Arizona 10,861

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Southern Illinois 48% Ch.13 Eastern Texas 47% Ch.13 Eastern Tennessee 47% Ch.13 Kansas 49% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #7 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 52% 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
  • Southern 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. Southern District of Florida FY2024 profile (#7 of 89 volume · #25 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.