Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
District of Kansas
Bankruptcy filings for the District of Kansas - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 5,621
- Total filings FY2024
- 3,271
- Chapter 7
- 2,249
- Chapter 13
- 240
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
FY2024 closed with 5,621 filings in the District of Kansas, 58% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.
- 58%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 40%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 4.3%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- 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 5,621 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history, FY series
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5,621 | 3,271 | 73 | 28 | 2,249 |
| FY2023 | 5,022 | 3,034 | 59 | 34 | 1,895 |
| FY2022 | 4,490 | 2,972 | 42 | 37 | 1,439 |
| FY2021 | 4,790 | 3,343 | 44 | 44 | 1,359 |
| FY2020 | 6,306 | 4,374 | 65 | 31 | 1,836 |
| FY2019 | 8,975 | 5,372 | 63 | 23 | 3,517 |
| FY2018 | 9,032 | 5,438 | 61 | 24 | 3,509 |
| FY2017 | 8,891 | 5,586 | 65 | 27 | 3,213 |
| FY2016 | 9,201 | 6,033 | 66 | 32 | 3,070 |
| FY2015 | 9,781 | 6,436 | 69 | 30 | 3,246 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
58%
Chapter 7 share
5,381
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 3,271 (58%)
- Chapter 13 2,249 (40%)
- Chapter 11 73 (1%)
- Chapter 12 28 (0%)
How the 5,621 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.
District of Kansas filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.
Upper-band YoY rebound
District of Kansas's upper-band YoY move
FY2024 filings rose 11.9% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for District of Kansas.
Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the District of Kansas 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 District of Kansas?
District of Kansas recorded 5,621 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 41th among the nation's 90 federal districts.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
In FY2024, 240 of the District of Kansas's filings were business cases, versus 5,381 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles
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 (5,621 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.