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District of Kansas

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, the District of Kansas recorded every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition filed in the district.

3,825
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
1,929
Chapter 7
Below national share
1,842
Chapter 13
Above national share
127
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 3,825 filings in the District of Kansas, 50% Chapter 7, up 9.3% on FY2023.

50%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
48%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
3.3%
business filings
+9.3%
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 3,825 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

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

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

3,825 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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. Kansas 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

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 3,825
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Kansas by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 3,825 1,929 40 14 1,842
FY2023 3,501 1,705 23 7 1,766
FY2022 3,229 1,564 23 11 1,631
FY2021 3,751 2,231 16 24 1,480
FY2020 5,002 2,872 38 35 2,057
FY2019 6,877 3,717 49 37 3,074
FY2018 6,845 3,740 24 27 3,054
FY2017 6,711 3,746 41 25 2,899
FY2016 6,553 3,776 109 18 2,650
FY2015 6,998 3,984 27 8 2,979

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

50%

Chapter 7 share

3,698

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 1,929 (50%)
  • Chapter 13 1,842 (48%)
  • Chapter 11 40 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 14 (0%)

How the 3,825 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

District of Kansas filings rose 9.3% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Kansas unemployment essentially unchanged (2.8% to 2.8%), the District of Kansas's 49.1% filing decline over FY2019-FY2023 points to a driver other than the labor market.

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

District of Kansas's Chapter 13-heavy mix

Chapter 13 share ranks #23 of 89 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 50% of FY2024 filings here.

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the District of Kansas fell 45.3%, 4.0 points below the national decline of 41.3% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

District of Kansas recorded 3,825 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 51th among the nation's 89 federal districts.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 127 of the District of Kansas's filings were business cases, versus 3,698 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share

Two AOUSC peer sets for the District of Kansas in FY2024, both outside Kansas so the neighborhoods are not state containment . 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 (3,825 here).

Southern Georgia 3,842 Western Missouri 3,925 Western Oklahoma 3,716 Northern New York 3,604

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Middle Tennessee 49% Ch.13 Middle Pennsylvania 50% Ch.13 Southern Illinois 48% Ch.13 Northern Georgia 50% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #51 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 50% 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 Kansas is one federal district in Kansas - see the full state rollup across every district. Kansas 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 Kansas FY2024 profile (#51 of 89 volume · #23 of 89 Ch.13 share · chapter 13-heavy district mix) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.