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Middle District of Georgia

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Middle District of Georgia cover Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

6,018
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
1,665
Chapter 7
Below national share
4,312
Chapter 13
Above national share
96
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

The Middle District of Georgia recorded 6,018 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 28% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 7.0% from FY2023.

28%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
72%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
1.6%
business filings
+7.0%
vs FY2023

Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 6,018 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Middle District of Georgia: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

6,018 Top 35% higher than 65% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. 10,500–12,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 12,000–13,500: 2 federal judicial districts (2%). Above this entry. 13,500–15,000: 1 federal judicial districts (1%). Above this entry. 15,000–16,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. Middle Georgia 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 6,018
Total bankruptcy filings in the Middle District of Georgia by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 6,018 1,665 33 8 4,312
FY2023 5,624 1,553 23 5 4,043
FY2022 4,825 1,385 25 9 3,406
FY2021 4,227 1,702 15 8 2,502
FY2020 6,215 2,276 23 17 3,899
FY2019 8,175 2,606 17 26 5,526
FY2018 8,447 2,746 32 16 5,653
FY2017 8,538 2,697 39 26 5,776
FY2016 8,381 2,576 31 31 5,743
FY2015 9,083 2,771 21 18 6,273

Chapter 13-leaning mix & YoY trend

28%

Chapter 7 share

5,922

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 1,665 (28%)
  • Chapter 13 4,312 (72%)
  • Chapter 11 33 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 8 (0%)

How the 6,018 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

Year-over-year, the Middle District of Georgia saw filings climb 7.0% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Georgia's unemployment rate barely moved (3.6% in 2019 to 3.6% in 2023), while filings in the Middle District of Georgia fell 31.2% 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.

Chapter 13-heavy district mix

Middle District of Georgia's Chapter 13-heavy mix

Chapter 13 share ranks #8 of 89 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 28% of FY2024 filings here.

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Middle District of Georgia's filing count fell 33.7%, 7.6 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Middle District of Georgia?

In FY2024, 6,018 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Middle District of Georgia, ranking it 31 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?

Of the Middle District of Georgia's FY2024 filings, 96 were business cases and 5,922 were non-business (consumer) cases.

Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share

Two AOUSC peer sets for the Middle District of Georgia in FY2024, both outside Georgia 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 (6,018 here).

Western Washington 6,154 Western Kentucky 5,844 Middle Alabama 5,840 Northern Indiana 6,278

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Western Tennessee 75% Ch.13 Eastern North Carolina 75% Ch.13 South Carolina 69% Ch.13 Eastern Louisiana 77% Ch.13

What to do with this

Middle District of Georgia's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #31 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 28% 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
  • Middle District of Georgia is one federal district in Georgia - see the full state rollup across every district. Georgia 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. Middle District of Georgia FY2024 profile (#31 of 89 volume · #8 of 89 Ch.13 share · chapter 13-heavy district mix) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.