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District of Maryland

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the District of Maryland is covered here.

10,858
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
6,713
Chapter 7
Near national share
4,054
Chapter 13
Near national share
361
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

District of Maryland: 10,858 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 62%, a gain of 20.2% from FY2023.

62%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
37%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
3.3%
business filings
+20.2%
vs FY2023

Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.

Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 10,858 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

District of Maryland: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

10,858 Top 12% higher than 88% 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%). Below this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Below this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Below this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Below this entry. 10,500–12,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Maryland 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#11 of 89)

5,00010,00015,00020,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 10,858
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Maryland by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 10,858 6,713 89 2 4,054
FY2023 9,031 5,699 68 0 3,264
FY2022 7,484 4,835 78 2 2,569
FY2021 8,644 6,614 81 1 1,948
FY2020 13,242 9,360 77 3 3,802
FY2019 17,357 10,922 104 7 6,324
FY2018 17,556 11,729 147 3 5,677
FY2017 17,271 11,595 110 3 5,563
FY2016 17,212 11,475 137 6 5,594
FY2015 18,521 13,020 180 1 5,320

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

62%

Chapter 7 share

10,497

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 6,713 (62%)
  • Chapter 13 4,054 (37%)
  • Chapter 11 89 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 2 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 10,858 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the District of Maryland's filing volume went up 20.2%.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Maryland unemployment essentially unchanged (2.7% to 2.7%), the District of Maryland's 48.0% filing decline over FY2019-FY2023 points to a driver other than the labor market.

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.

Upper-band YoY rebound

District of Maryland in the heavy-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 20.2% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for District of Maryland.

Looking back to FY2015, the District of Maryland has lost 41.4% in filing volume through FY2024, roughly tracking the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 10,858 bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of Maryland, ranking it 11 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

The District of Maryland had 361 business filings and 10,497 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume District of Maryland book in FY2024, both outside Maryland . 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 (10,858 here).

Arizona 10,861 Southern Ohio 10,683 Eastern Virginia 11,115 Eastern New York 10,432

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Utah 38% Ch.13 Eastern Kentucky 38% Ch.13 Western Texas 38% Ch.13 Northern California 37% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #11 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
  • District of Maryland is one federal district in Maryland - see the full state rollup across every district. Maryland 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. District of Maryland FY2024 profile (#11 of 89 volume · #40 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.