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Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC

District of Maine

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

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

Data updated August 2026

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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.

Consumer vs business filings, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 1,892 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Light-volume filing history (#76 of 90)

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 1,892
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
FY2024 1,892 1,429 28 12 423
FY2023 1,691 1,303 23 14 351
FY2022 1,511 1,225 15 15 256
FY2021 1,612 1,344 16 17 235
FY2020 2,122 1,767 23 12 320
FY2019 3,021 2,330 24 10 657
FY2018 3,040 2,352 24 10 654
FY2017 2,993 2,370 24 11 588
FY2016 3,097 2,509 24 13 551
FY2015 3,292 2,673 25 12 582

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

76%

Chapter 7 share

1,794

Consumer filings

  • 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.

Light-third district caseload

District of Maine in the light-volume third

1,892 FY2024 filings put District of Maine in the lightest third of federal districts (#76 of 90).

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.

Nationwide peers of a light-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of Maine book in FY2024, both outside Maine . 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 (1,892 here).

Delaware 1,891 New Hampshire 1,821 Eastern Oklahoma 1,696 Southern West Virginia 1,686

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Alaska 24% Ch.13 Utah 25% Ch.13 Nevada 25% Ch.13 Colorado 25% Ch.13
Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. District of Maine FY2024 profile (#76 of 90 volume · #90 of 90 Ch.13 share · light-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.