District of Maine

Name: District of Maine Bankruptcy Filings FY2024
Creator: PlainBankruptcy
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Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the District of Maine, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

Compiled byPlainBankruptcy Editorial, Bankruptcy Filings Editorial Team

1,892
Total filings FY2024: 1,429
Chapter 7: 423
Chapter 13: 98
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

1,892 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of Maine in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 76% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.

76%
Chapter 7 (liquidation): 22%
Chapter 13 (repayment): 5.2%
business filings: +11.9%
vs FY2023

Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.

Filing History

Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Maine by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

Year	Total	Ch. 7	Ch. 11	Ch. 12	Ch. 13	Business
FY2024	1,892	1,429	28	12	423	98
FY2023	1,691	1,303	23	14	351	88
FY2022	1,511	1,225	15	15	256	78
FY2021	1,612	1,344	16	17	235	83
FY2020	2,122	1,767	23	12	320	111
FY2019	3,021	2,330	24	10	657	156
FY2018	3,040	2,352	24	10	654	157
FY2017	2,993	2,370	24	11	588	155
FY2016	3,097	2,509	24	13	551	160
FY2015	3,292	2,673	25	12	582	171

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

76%

Chapter 7 share

1,794

Consumer filings

Most common

Chapter 7 1,429 (76%)
Chapter 13 423 (22%)
Chapter 11 28 (1%)
Chapter 12 12 (1%)

How the 1,892 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

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

District of Maine vs. the National Trend

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the District of Maine's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The District of Maine had 1,892 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #76 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.

How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?

Of the District of Maine's FY2024 filings, 98 were business cases and 1,794 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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