Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Southern District of Georgia
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Southern District of Georgia, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 6,965
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,522
- Chapter 7
- 4,351
- Chapter 13
- 285
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
6,965 bankruptcy cases moved through the Southern District of Georgia in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 36% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus 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 filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 6,965 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 6,965 | 2,522 | 86 | 6 | 4,351 |
| FY2023 | 6,223 | 2,394 | 72 | 7 | 3,750 |
| FY2022 | 5,563 | 2,484 | 54 | 8 | 3,017 |
| FY2021 | 5,935 | 2,904 | 58 | 10 | 2,963 |
| FY2020 | 7,812 | 3,760 | 85 | 7 | 3,960 |
| FY2019 | 11,119 | 4,178 | 74 | 5 | 6,862 |
| FY2018 | 11,190 | 4,243 | 73 | 5 | 6,869 |
| FY2017 | 11,017 | 4,474 | 80 | 6 | 6,457 |
| FY2016 | 11,401 | 4,968 | 83 | 7 | 6,343 |
| FY2015 | 12,117 | 5,308 | 86 | 6 | 6,717 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
36%
Chapter 7 share
6,680
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,522 (36%)
- Chapter 13 4,351 (62%)
- Chapter 11 86 (1%)
- Chapter 12 6 (0%)
Chapter breakdown of the 6,965 FY2024 filings in the Southern District of Georgia.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the Southern District of Georgia's filing volume went up 11.9%.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Southern District of Georgia's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #4 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 36% of FY2024 filings here.
Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Southern 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 Southern District of Georgia?
In FY2024, 6,965 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Southern District of Georgia, ranking it 35 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
The Southern District of Georgia had 285 business filings and 6,680 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.
Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Southern 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 (6,965 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.