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District of Massachusetts

Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the District of Massachusetts, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

7,821
Total filings FY2024
5,483
Chapter 7
2,145
Chapter 13
521
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

The District of Massachusetts recorded 7,821 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 70% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.

70%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
27%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
6.7%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.

Filing History

4,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 7,821
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Massachusetts by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 7,821 5,483 191 2 2,145
FY2023 6,988 5,040 154 2 1,792
FY2022 6,248 4,812 108 3 1,325
FY2021 6,665 5,321 109 3 1,232
FY2020 8,774 6,949 162 2 1,661
FY2019 12,488 8,977 165 2 3,344
FY2018 12,566 9,072 161 2 3,331
FY2017 12,371 9,192 168 2 3,009
FY2016 12,803 9,796 168 2 2,837
FY2015 13,609 10,436 175 2 2,996

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

70%

Chapter 7 share

7,300

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 5,483 (70%)
  • Chapter 13 2,145 (27%)
  • Chapter 11 191 (2%)
  • Chapter 12 2 (0%)

How the 7,821 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

District of Massachusetts filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

District of Massachusetts vs. the National Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

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

District of Massachusetts recorded 7,821 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 28th among the nation's 90 federal districts.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

Of the District of Massachusetts's FY2024 filings, 521 were business cases and 7,300 were non-business (consumer) cases.

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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