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District of Minnesota

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, federal bankruptcy filing counts for the District of Minnesota cover Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

8,231
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
5,888
Chapter 7
Above national share
2,315
Chapter 13
Below national share
204
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

The District of Minnesota recorded 8,231 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 72% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 28.8% from FY2023.

72%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
28%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
2.5%
business filings
+28.8%
vs FY2023

Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 8,231 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

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

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

8,231 Top 21% higher than 79% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Minnesota 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#19 of 89)

4,0006,0008,00010,00012,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 8,231
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Minnesota by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 8,231 5,888 26 2 2,315
FY2023 6,390 4,537 12 4 1,837
FY2022 5,553 4,214 14 4 1,321
FY2021 5,716 4,790 27 28 864
FY2020 8,255 6,518 36 35 1,666
FY2019 9,845 7,715 34 32 2,064
FY2018 9,880 7,943 27 24 1,886
FY2017 9,744 8,012 59 15 1,658
FY2016 9,776 8,216 23 13 1,524
FY2015 10,976 9,298 40 14 1,624

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

72%

Chapter 7 share

8,027

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 5,888 (72%)
  • Chapter 13 2,315 (28%)
  • Chapter 11 26 (0%)
  • Chapter 12 2 (0%)

The 8,231 FY2024 filings in the District of Minnesota, broken down by chapter.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the District of Minnesota's filing volume went up 28.8%.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Minnesota unemployment essentially unchanged (2.8% to 2.8%), the District of Minnesota's 35.1% 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 Minnesota in the heavy-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 28.8% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for District of Minnesota.

Looking back to FY2015, the District of Minnesota has lost 25.0% in filing volume through FY2024, 16.3 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The District of Minnesota had 8,231 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #19 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?

Business filings in the District of Minnesota totaled 204 in FY2024, compared with 8,027 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume District of Minnesota book in FY2024, both outside Minnesota . 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 (8,231 here).

Southern Texas 8,258 Western Tennessee 8,115 Nevada 7,992 Colorado 7,496

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

New Hampshire 28% Ch.13 Central Illinois 29% Ch.13 Rhode Island 29% Ch.13 Oregon 26% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #19 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 72% 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 Minnesota is one federal district in Minnesota - see the full state rollup across every district. Minnesota 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 Minnesota FY2024 profile (#19 of 89 volume · #56 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.