Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Western District of Kentucky
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Western District of Kentucky, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 4,283
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,133
- Chapter 7
- 2,098
- Chapter 13
- 154
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
4,283 bankruptcy cases moved through the Western District of Kentucky in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 50% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.
- 50%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 49%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 3.6%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 4,283 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4,283 | 2,133 | 43 | 9 | 2,098 |
| FY2023 | 3,827 | 1,997 | 36 | 11 | 1,783 |
| FY2022 | 3,421 | 1,999 | 26 | 12 | 1,384 |
| FY2021 | 3,650 | 2,281 | 27 | 14 | 1,328 |
| FY2020 | 4,804 | 2,970 | 40 | 10 | 1,784 |
| FY2019 | 6,837 | 3,507 | 37 | 7 | 3,286 |
| FY2018 | 6,880 | 3,555 | 36 | 7 | 3,282 |
| FY2017 | 6,773 | 3,689 | 39 | 8 | 3,037 |
| FY2016 | 7,010 | 4,028 | 40 | 10 | 2,932 |
| FY2015 | 7,451 | 4,298 | 41 | 10 | 3,102 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
50%
Chapter 7 share
4,129
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,133 (50%)
- Chapter 13 2,098 (49%)
- Chapter 11 43 (1%)
- Chapter 12 9 (0%)
How the 4,283 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.
Western District of Kentucky filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Western District of Kentucky's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #19 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 50% of FY2024 filings here.
Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Western District of Kentucky fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Kentucky in FY2024?
In FY2024, 4,283 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Kentucky, ranking it 55 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
In FY2024, 154 of the Western District of Kentucky's filings were business cases, versus 4,129 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Western 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 (4,283 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.