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Eastern District of Kentucky

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

5,160
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
3,212
Chapter 7
Near national share
1,929
Chapter 13
Near national share
73
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

The Eastern District of Kentucky recorded 5,160 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 62% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 12.9% from FY2023.

62%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
37%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
1.4%
business filings
+12.9%
vs FY2023

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

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 5,160 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Eastern District of Kentucky: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

5,160 Top 42% higher than 58% 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%). Below this entry. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Eastern Kentucky 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Filing history, FY series

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 5,160
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 5,160 3,212 18 1 1,929
FY2023 4,571 2,905 8 0 1,657
FY2022 3,856 2,630 6 2 1,218
FY2021 4,587 3,406 13 3 1,165
FY2020 6,326 4,467 30 5 1,824
FY2019 7,628 5,193 35 3 2,397
FY2018 7,719 5,315 10 8 2,386
FY2017 8,159 5,735 12 5 2,407
FY2016 7,891 5,434 15 4 2,438
FY2015 7,981 5,581 47 6 2,347

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

62%

Chapter 7 share

5,087

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 3,212 (62%)
  • Chapter 13 1,929 (37%)
  • Chapter 11 18 (0%)
  • Chapter 12 1 (0%)

The 5,160 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of Kentucky, broken down by chapter.

Filings increased 12.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Eastern District of Kentucky.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Kentucky's unemployment rate barely moved (4.2% in 2019 to 4.2% in 2023), while filings in the Eastern District of Kentucky fell 40.1% over the comparable span, FY2019-FY2023 — a mover unemployment alone does not explain.

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.

Consumer-dominated district

Eastern District of Kentucky's upper-band YoY move

Business filings are only 1.4% of FY2024 vs national 4.5%; consumer dockets dominate the Eastern District of Kentucky.

The Eastern District of Kentucky's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 35.3%, 6.0 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 5,160 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Eastern District of Kentucky, ranking it 37 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 73 of the Eastern District of Kentucky's filings were business cases, versus 5,087 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles

Two AOUSC peer sets for the Eastern District of Kentucky in FY2024, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not state containment (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 (5,160 here).

Middle Tennessee 5,004 Eastern Texas 5,003 Southern California 4,938 Southern Mississippi 4,820

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Utah 38% Ch.13 Maryland 38% Ch.13 Western Texas 38% Ch.13 Northern California 37% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #37 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 62% 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
  • Eastern District of Kentucky is one federal district in Kentucky - see the full state rollup across every district. Kentucky 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. Eastern District of Kentucky FY2024 profile (#37 of 89 volume · #42 of 89 Ch.13 share · consumer-dominated district) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.