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Southern District of Georgia

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Southern District of Georgia is covered here.

3,842
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
518
Chapter 7
Below national share
3,313
Chapter 13
Above national share
39
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

3,842 bankruptcy cases moved through the Southern District of Georgia in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 13% of the total, a drop of 0.9% versus FY2023.

13%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
86%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
1.0%
business filings
-0.9%
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 3,842 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

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

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

3,842 44th percentile higher than 44% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Above this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Above this entry. 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. Southern 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 3,842
Total bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Georgia by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 3,842 518 8 3 3,313
FY2023 3,878 502 5 0 3,371
FY2022 3,431 502 2 0 2,927
FY2021 3,064 707 10 0 2,347
FY2020 4,584 1,060 12 5 3,507
FY2019 6,289 1,214 14 6 5,055
FY2018 6,534 1,373 15 2 5,144
FY2017 6,886 1,455 14 11 5,406
FY2016 7,291 1,435 29 9 5,818
FY2015 7,869 1,576 14 9 6,270

Chapter 13-leaning mix & YoY trend

13%

Chapter 7 share

3,803

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 518 (13%)
  • Chapter 13 3,313 (86%)
  • Chapter 11 8 (0%)
  • Chapter 12 3 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 3,842 FY2024 filings in the Southern District of Georgia.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the Southern District of Georgia's filing volume went down 0.9%.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Georgia's unemployment rate barely moved (3.6% in 2019 to 3.6% in 2023), while filings in the Southern District of Georgia fell 38.3% 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

Southern District of Georgia's Chapter 13-heavy mix

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

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Southern District of Georgia's filing count fell 51.2%, 9.9 points below the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 3,842 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Southern District of Georgia, ranking it 50 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

The Southern District of Georgia had 39 business filings and 3,803 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 (3,842 here).

Kansas 3,825 Western Missouri 3,925 Western Oklahoma 3,716 Northern Mississippi 4,047

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Middle Alabama 82% Ch.13 Western Louisiana 82% Ch.13 Southern Alabama 79% Ch.13 Eastern Louisiana 77% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #50 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 13% 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
  • Southern 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. Southern District of Georgia FY2024 profile (#50 of 89 volume · #1 of 89 Ch.13 share · chapter 13-heavy district mix) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.