Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Southern District of Illinois
Bankruptcy filings for the Southern District of Illinois - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 3,058
- Total filings FY2024
- 1,902
- Chapter 7
- 1,080
- Chapter 13
- 199
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
The Southern District of Illinois recorded 3,058 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
Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.
Business-heavy case split, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 3,058 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Light-volume filing history (#69 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3,058 | 1,902 | 74 | 2 | 1,080 |
| FY2023 | 2,732 | 1,762 | 60 | 2 | 908 |
| FY2022 | 2,443 | 1,714 | 43 | 2 | 684 |
| FY2021 | 2,607 | 1,916 | 44 | 3 | 644 |
| FY2020 | 3,431 | 2,498 | 64 | 2 | 867 |
| FY2019 | 4,882 | 3,126 | 64 | 1 | 1,691 |
| FY2018 | 4,913 | 3,163 | 63 | 1 | 1,686 |
| FY2017 | 4,837 | 3,233 | 66 | 2 | 1,536 |
| FY2016 | 5,006 | 3,477 | 66 | 1 | 1,462 |
| FY2015 | 5,321 | 3,706 | 69 | 2 | 1,544 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
62%
Chapter 7 share
2,859
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 1,902 (62%)
- Chapter 13 1,080 (35%)
- Chapter 11 74 (2%)
- Chapter 12 2 (0%)
FY2024 filings by chapter: 3,058 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.
Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Southern District of Illinois.
Light-third district caseload
Southern District of Illinois in the light-volume third
3,058 FY2024 filings put Southern District of Illinois in the lightest third of federal districts (#69 of 90).
Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Southern District of Illinois's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Southern District of Illinois in FY2024?
In FY2024, 3,058 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Southern District of Illinois, ranking it 69 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
In FY2024, 199 of the Southern District of Illinois's filings were business cases, versus 2,859 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a light-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume Southern District of Illinois book in FY2024, both outside Illinois (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 (3,058 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.