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Eastern District of Missouri

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

5,647
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
3,258
Chapter 7
Near national share
2,342
Chapter 13
Near national share
120
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

Eastern District of Missouri: 5,647 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 58%, a gain of 4.6% from FY2023.

58%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
41%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
2.1%
business filings
+4.6%
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 5,647 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

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

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

5,647 Top 39% higher than 61% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Eastern Missouri 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Filing history, FY series

4,0006,0008,00010,00012,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 5,647
Total bankruptcy filings in the Eastern District of Missouri by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 5,647 3,258 46 0 2,342
FY2023 5,400 3,008 15 1 2,376
FY2022 5,052 2,919 10 0 2,123
FY2021 5,964 4,128 15 6 1,815
FY2020 8,031 5,437 51 9 2,534
FY2019 9,613 6,020 46 3 3,544
FY2018 10,099 6,616 23 3 3,456
FY2017 10,642 6,951 46 1 3,644
FY2016 11,100 7,107 272 5 3,716
FY2015 11,540 7,801 14 1 3,724

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

58%

Chapter 7 share

5,527

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 3,258 (58%)
  • Chapter 13 2,342 (41%)
  • Chapter 11 46 (1%)

How the 5,647 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

Filings increased 4.6% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Eastern District of Missouri.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Missouri unemployment essentially unchanged (2.7% to 2.7%), the Eastern District of Missouri's 43.8% 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.

Consumer-dominated district

Eastern District of Missouri vs. the National Trend

Business filings are only 2.1% of FY2024 vs national 4.5%; consumer dockets dominate the Eastern District of Missouri.

Looking back to FY2015, the Eastern District of Missouri has lost 51.1% in filing volume through FY2024, 9.7 points below the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The Eastern District of Missouri had 5,647 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #35 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

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

The Eastern District of Missouri had 120 business filings and 5,527 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 (5,647 here).

Western Louisiana 5,607 Northern California 5,692 Middle Alabama 5,840 Western Kentucky 5,844

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Southern Indiana 43% Ch.13 Northern Illinois 43% Ch.13 Northern Indiana 43% Ch.13 New Jersey 41% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #35 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 58% 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 Missouri is one federal district in Missouri - see the full state rollup across every district. Missouri 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 Missouri FY2024 profile (#35 of 89 volume · #34 of 89 Ch.13 share · consumer-dominated district) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.