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Central District of Illinois

Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Central District of Illinois, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

3,932
Total filings FY2024
2,446
Chapter 7
1,389
Chapter 13
255
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

The Central District of Illinois recorded 3,932 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 62% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.

62%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
35%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
6.5%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

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

Filing History

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 3,932
Total bankruptcy filings in the Central District of Illinois by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 3,932 2,446 95 2 1,389
FY2023 3,513 2,265 77 3 1,168
FY2022 3,141 2,202 55 3 881
FY2021 3,349 2,463 56 3 827
FY2020 4,410 3,211 84 2 1,113
FY2019 6,278 4,020 82 2 2,174
FY2018 6,317 4,067 80 2 2,168
FY2017 6,219 4,157 84 2 1,976
FY2016 6,436 4,469 86 3 1,878
FY2015 6,841 4,765 89 2 1,985

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

62%

Chapter 7 share

3,677

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 2,446 (62%)
  • Chapter 13 1,389 (35%)
  • Chapter 11 95 (2%)
  • Chapter 12 2 (0%)

How the 3,932 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the Central District of Illinois's filing volume went up 11.9%.

Central District of Illinois vs. the National Trend

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Central District of Illinois fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Central District of Illinois?

In FY2024, 3,932 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Central District of Illinois, ranking it 58 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?

Business filings in the Central District of Illinois totaled 255 in FY2024, compared with 3,677 non-business (consumer) filings.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy Editorial

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