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Eastern District of Kentucky

Bankruptcy filings for the Eastern District of Kentucky - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

4,638
Total filings FY2024
2,310
Chapter 7
2,273
Chapter 13
167
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

The Eastern District of Kentucky recorded 4,638 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 50% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.

50%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
49%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
3.6%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

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

Filing History

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 4,638
Total bankruptcy filings in the Eastern District of Kentucky by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 4,638 2,310 46 9 2,273
FY2023 4,144 2,163 38 11 1,932
FY2022 3,706 2,166 28 12 1,500
FY2021 3,953 2,471 29 15 1,438
FY2020 5,204 3,217 43 11 1,933
FY2019 7,407 3,800 40 8 3,559
FY2018 7,454 3,851 40 8 3,555
FY2017 7,338 3,997 42 9 3,290
FY2016 7,593 4,363 43 11 3,176
FY2015 8,072 4,657 45 10 3,360

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

50%

Chapter 7 share

4,471

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 2,310 (50%)
  • Chapter 13 2,273 (49%)
  • Chapter 11 46 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 9 (0%)

The 4,638 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of Kentucky, broken down by chapter.

Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Eastern District of Kentucky vs. the National Trend

The Eastern District of Kentucky's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy filings did the Eastern District of Kentucky have in FY2024?

In FY2024, 4,638 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Eastern District of Kentucky, ranking it 54 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 167 of the Eastern District of Kentucky's filings were business cases, versus 4,471 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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