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Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC

Southern District of Indiana

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

7,679
Total filings FY2024
4,463
Chapter 7
3,120
Chapter 13
313
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 7,679 filings in the Southern District of Indiana, 58% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.

58%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
41%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
4.1%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.

Filing History

4,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 7,679
Total bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Indiana by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 7,679 4,463 86 10 3,120
FY2023 6,862 4,146 71 13 2,632
FY2022 6,135 4,068 50 14 2,003
FY2021 6,544 4,581 52 16 1,895
FY2020 8,616 5,975 78 12 2,551
FY2019 12,263 7,311 75 9 4,868
FY2018 12,340 7,401 73 9 4,857
FY2017 12,148 7,608 77 10 4,453
FY2016 12,571 8,224 79 12 4,256
FY2015 13,363 8,771 82 11 4,499

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

58%

Chapter 7 share

7,366

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 4,463 (58%)
  • Chapter 13 3,120 (41%)
  • Chapter 11 86 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 10 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 7,679 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

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

Southern District of Indiana vs. the National Trend

The Southern District of Indiana's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings 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 Indiana?

Southern District of Indiana recorded 7,679 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 29th among the nation's 90 federal districts.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 313 of the Southern District of Indiana's filings were business cases, versus 7,366 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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