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Northern District of Georgia

Bankruptcy filings for the Northern District of Georgia - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

20,196
Total filings FY2024
7,316
Chapter 7
12,616
Chapter 13
825
Business

Data updated August 2026

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The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 20,196 filings in the Northern District of Georgia, 36% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on 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.

Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 20,196 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Heavy-volume filing history (#3 of 90)

15,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 20,196
Total bankruptcy filings in the Northern District of Georgia by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 20,196 7,316 248 16 12,616
FY2023 18,045 6,944 206 20 10,875
FY2022 16,134 7,205 157 23 8,749
FY2021 17,211 8,421 168 29 8,593
FY2020 22,657 10,905 248 20 11,484
FY2019 32,247 12,116 216 14 19,901
FY2018 32,450 12,305 212 14 19,919
FY2017 31,946 12,974 230 16 18,726
FY2016 33,061 14,408 241 20 18,392
FY2015 35,143 15,394 251 19 19,479

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

36%

Chapter 7 share

19,371

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 7,316 (36%)
  • Chapter 13 12,616 (62%)
  • Chapter 11 248 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 16 (0%)

How the 20,196 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Northern District of Georgia.

Heavy-third district caseload

Northern District of Georgia in the heavy-volume third

20,196 FY2024 filings put Northern District of Georgia in the heaviest third of federal districts (#3 of 90).

The Northern District of Georgia's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Northern District of Georgia in FY2024?

Northern District of Georgia recorded 20,196 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 3rd among the nation's 90 federal districts.

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

Of the Northern District of Georgia's FY2024 filings, 825 were business cases and 19,371 were non-business (consumer) cases.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Northern District of Georgia book in FY2024, both outside Georgia (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 (20,196 here).

Middle Florida 20,427 New Jersey 16,421 Southern Texas 14,980 Northern Illinois 14,852

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Western Tennessee 65% Ch.13 Middle Tennessee 65% Ch.13 Eastern Tennessee 65% Ch.13 Northern Mississippi 58% Ch.13
Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Northern District of Georgia FY2024 profile (#3 of 90 volume · #5 of 90 Ch.13 share · heavy-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.