Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Eastern District of Missouri
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Eastern District of Missouri, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 6,282
- Total filings FY2024
- 3,559
- Chapter 7
- 2,631
- Chapter 13
- 298
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Eastern District of Missouri: 6,282 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 57%, a gain of 11.9% from FY2023.
- 57%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 42%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 4.7%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 6,282 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history, FY series
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 6,282 | 3,559 | 82 | 10 | 2,631 |
| FY2023 | 5,612 | 3,310 | 67 | 12 | 2,223 |
| FY2022 | 5,018 | 3,260 | 48 | 13 | 1,697 |
| FY2021 | 5,353 | 3,678 | 50 | 16 | 1,609 |
| FY2020 | 7,046 | 4,796 | 74 | 11 | 2,165 |
| FY2019 | 10,030 | 5,839 | 71 | 8 | 4,112 |
| FY2018 | 10,093 | 5,912 | 69 | 8 | 4,104 |
| FY2017 | 9,936 | 6,086 | 74 | 9 | 3,767 |
| FY2016 | 10,284 | 6,590 | 75 | 12 | 3,607 |
| FY2015 | 10,930 | 7,028 | 78 | 10 | 3,814 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
57%
Chapter 7 share
5,984
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 3,559 (57%)
- Chapter 13 2,631 (42%)
- Chapter 11 82 (1%)
- Chapter 12 10 (0%)
How the 6,282 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.
Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Eastern District of Missouri.
Upper-band YoY rebound
Eastern District of Missouri's upper-band YoY move
FY2024 filings rose 11.9% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for Eastern District of Missouri.
Looking back to FY2015, the Eastern District of Missouri has lost 42.5% in filing volume through FY2024, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy filings did the Eastern District of Missouri have in FY2024?
The Eastern District of Missouri had 6,282 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #37 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
The Eastern District of Missouri had 298 business filings and 5,984 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.
Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Eastern District of Missouri in FY2024, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not state containment (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 (6,282 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.