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District of Idaho

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

2,006
Total filings FY2024
Lower-volume district
1,735
Chapter 7
Above national share
243
Chapter 13
Below national share
80
Business
Near national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 2,006 filings in the District of Idaho, 86% Chapter 7, up 19.6% on FY2023.

86%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
12%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
4.0%
business filings
+19.6%
vs FY2023

Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.

Consumer vs business filings, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 2,006 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

District of Idaho: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

2,006 22nd percentile higher than 22% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). Above this entry. 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. Idaho 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Light-volume filing history (#69 of 89)

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 2,006
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Idaho by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 2,006 1,735 27 1 243
FY2023 1,677 1,470 12 2 193
FY2022 1,508 1,322 15 2 169
FY2021 2,214 2,020 18 2 174
FY2020 3,006 2,700 16 9 280
FY2019 3,746 3,345 21 12 368
FY2018 3,709 3,284 24 6 395
FY2017 3,771 3,324 17 7 423
FY2016 3,841 3,395 16 2 428
FY2015 4,162 3,716 19 4 423

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

86%

Chapter 7 share

1,926

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 1,735 (86%)
  • Chapter 13 243 (12%)
  • Chapter 11 27 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 1 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 2,006 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Year-over-year, the District of Idaho saw filings climb 19.6% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Idaho's unemployment rate barely moved (3.1% in 2019 to 3.1% in 2023), while filings in the District of Idaho fell 55.2% 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.

Upper-band YoY rebound

District of Idaho in the light-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 19.6% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for District of Idaho.

The District of Idaho's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 51.8%, 10.5 points below the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the District of Idaho?

The District of Idaho had 2,006 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #69 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

Business filings in the District of Idaho totaled 80 in FY2024, compared with 1,926 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a light-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of Idaho book in FY2024, both outside Idaho . 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 (2,006 here).

Eastern Washington 2,022 Northern Florida 2,033 Middle North Carolina 2,088 Western North Carolina 2,136

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Northern Oklahoma 12% Ch.13 Southern California 13% Ch.13 Northern Iowa 11% Ch.13 Wyoming 13% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #69 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 86% 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
  • District of Idaho is one federal district in Idaho - see the full state rollup across every district. Idaho 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. District of Idaho FY2024 profile (#69 of 89 volume · #85 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.