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District of Maine

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

561
Total filings FY2024
Lower-volume district
435
Chapter 7
Above national share
107
Chapter 13
Below national share
50
Business
Above national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

561 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of Maine in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 78% of the total, a rise of 0.0% versus FY2023.

78%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
19%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
8.9%
business filings
+0.0%
vs FY2023

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

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 561 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

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

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

561 6th percentile higher than 6% of 89 federal judicial districts

0–1,500: 17 federal judicial districts (19%). This entry sits in this band. 1,500–3,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Above this entry. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). Above this entry. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Above this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Above this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. 10,500–12,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 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. Maine 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Light-volume filing history (#84 of 89)

05001,0001,5002,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 561
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 561 435 19 0 107
FY2023 561 433 13 2 113
FY2022 554 431 16 1 106
FY2021 677 573 16 3 85
FY2020 1,148 932 19 3 194
FY2019 1,362 1,127 14 3 218
FY2018 1,497 1,253 18 6 220
FY2017 1,450 1,190 9 4 247
FY2016 1,613 1,323 11 4 275
FY2015 1,930 1,606 13 7 303

Chapter 7-heavy mix & YoY trend

78%

Chapter 7 share

511

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 435 (78%)
  • Chapter 13 107 (19%)
  • Chapter 11 19 (3%)

How the 561 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

Filings decreased 0.0% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the District of Maine.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Maine's unemployment rate barely moved (3.0% in 2019 to 3.0% in 2023), while filings in the District of Maine fell 58.8% over the comparable span, FY2019-FY2023 — a mover unemployment alone does not explain.

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.

Light-third district caseload

District of Maine in the light-volume third

561 FY2024 filings put District of Maine in the lightest third of federal districts.

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the District of Maine's filing count fell 70.9%, 29.6 points below the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The District of Maine had 561 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #84 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

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

Of the District of Maine's FY2024 filings, 50 were business cases and 511 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 (561 here).

North Dakota 559 Wyoming 503 Northern West Virginia 648 South Dakota 648

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Colorado 20% Ch.13 Northern Ohio 21% Ch.13 Eastern California 21% Ch.13 Eastern Washington 18% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #84 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 78% 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 Maine is one federal district in Maine - see the full state rollup across every district. Maine 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 Maine FY2024 profile (#84 of 89 volume · #72 of 89 Ch.13 share · light-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.