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Eastern District of Michigan

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, the Eastern District of Michigan recorded every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition filed in the district.

16,711
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
11,251
Chapter 7
Near national share
5,407
Chapter 13
Below national share
200
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 16,711 filings in the Eastern District of Michigan, 67% Chapter 7, up 8.2% on FY2023.

67%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
32%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
1.2%
business filings
+8.2%
vs FY2023

Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 16,711 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Eastern District of Michigan: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

16,711 Top 6% higher than 94% 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%). Below this entry. 12,000–13,500: 2 federal judicial districts (2%). Below this entry. 13,500–15,000: 1 federal judicial districts (1%). Below this entry. 15,000–16,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. Eastern Michigan 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#5 of 89)

10,00015,00020,00025,00030,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 16,711
Total bankruptcy filings in the Eastern District of Michigan by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 16,711 11,251 50 3 5,407
FY2023 15,442 10,471 44 0 4,927
FY2022 13,614 9,617 54 3 3,940
FY2021 14,289 11,293 63 4 2,928
FY2020 19,822 15,409 69 9 4,333
FY2019 24,681 18,492 125 5 6,059
FY2018 24,031 18,295 93 6 5,637
FY2017 24,120 18,522 77 12 5,508
FY2016 24,250 18,670 116 16 5,448
FY2015 25,725 20,029 117 10 5,568

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

67%

Chapter 7 share

16,511

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 11,251 (67%)
  • Chapter 13 5,407 (32%)
  • Chapter 11 50 (0%)
  • Chapter 12 3 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 16,711 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Eastern District of Michigan filings rose 8.2% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Michigan unemployment essentially unchanged (3.9% to 3.9%), the Eastern District of Michigan's 37.4% 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.

Heavy-third district caseload

Eastern District of Michigan in the heavy-volume third

16,711 FY2024 filings put Eastern District of Michigan in the heaviest third of federal districts.

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Eastern District of Michigan fell 35.0%, 6.3 points above the national decline of 41.3% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Eastern District of Michigan in FY2024?

The Eastern District of Michigan had 16,711 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #5 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

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

The Eastern District of Michigan had 200 business filings and 16,511 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Eastern District of Michigan book in FY2024, both outside Michigan (same-state courts stay in Other districts below). 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 (16,711 here).

Northern Georgia 19,103 New Jersey 13,511 Southern Florida 13,353 Middle Florida 20,183

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Nebraska 33% Ch.13 Western Wisconsin 32% Ch.13 Western New York 34% Ch.13 Southern Ohio 31% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #5 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 67% 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
  • Eastern District of Michigan is one federal district in Michigan - see the full state rollup across every district. Michigan 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. Eastern District of Michigan FY2024 profile (#5 of 89 volume · #50 of 89 Ch.13 share · heavy-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.