Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Middle District of Georgia
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Middle District of Georgia, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 7,660
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,775
- Chapter 7
- 4,785
- Chapter 13
- 312
- Business
Data updated July 2026
The bottom line
The Middle District of Georgia recorded 7,660 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 36% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.
- 36%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 62%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 4.1%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.
Filing History
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 7,660 | 2,775 | 94 | 6 | 4,785 |
| FY2023 | 6,845 | 2,634 | 78 | 8 | 4,125 |
| FY2022 | 6,120 | 2,733 | 59 | 9 | 3,319 |
| FY2021 | 6,529 | 3,194 | 64 | 11 | 3,260 |
| FY2020 | 8,594 | 4,136 | 94 | 8 | 4,356 |
| FY2019 | 12,232 | 4,596 | 82 | 5 | 7,549 |
| FY2018 | 12,309 | 4,668 | 81 | 5 | 7,555 |
| FY2017 | 12,117 | 4,921 | 87 | 6 | 7,103 |
| FY2016 | 12,539 | 5,465 | 91 | 7 | 6,976 |
| FY2015 | 13,329 | 5,839 | 95 | 7 | 7,388 |
Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix
36%
Chapter 7 share
7,348
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,775 (36%)
- Chapter 13 4,785 (62%)
- Chapter 11 94 (1%)
- Chapter 12 6 (0%)
How the 7,660 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.
Year-over-year, the Middle District of Georgia saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.
Middle District of Georgia vs. the National Trend
Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Middle District of Georgia's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Middle District of Georgia?
In FY2024, 7,660 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Middle District of Georgia, ranking it 30 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
Of the Middle District of Georgia's FY2024 filings, 312 were business cases and 7,348 were non-business (consumer) cases.
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