Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
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 August 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.
Business-heavy case split, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 14,142 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Heavy-volume filing history (#8 of 90)
| 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 |
Upper-band YoY 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.
Heavy-third district caseload
Southern District of Florida in the heavy-volume third
14,142 FY2024 filings put Southern District of Florida in the heaviest third of federal districts (#8 of 90).
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.
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 (14,142 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.