Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Western District of Missouri
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Western District of Missouri, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 5,139
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,911
- Chapter 7
- 2,153
- Chapter 13
- 243
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
The Western District of Missouri recorded 5,139 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 57% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.
- 57%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 42%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 4.7%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 5,139 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history, FY series
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5,139 | 2,911 | 67 | 8 | 2,153 |
| FY2023 | 4,593 | 2,709 | 55 | 10 | 1,819 |
| FY2022 | 4,106 | 2,667 | 40 | 11 | 1,388 |
| FY2021 | 4,380 | 3,010 | 41 | 13 | 1,316 |
| FY2020 | 5,766 | 3,924 | 61 | 9 | 1,772 |
| FY2019 | 8,206 | 4,777 | 58 | 7 | 3,364 |
| FY2018 | 8,258 | 4,837 | 57 | 7 | 3,357 |
| FY2017 | 8,130 | 4,980 | 60 | 8 | 3,082 |
| FY2016 | 8,412 | 5,391 | 61 | 9 | 2,951 |
| FY2015 | 8,943 | 5,751 | 63 | 9 | 3,120 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
57%
Chapter 7 share
4,896
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,911 (57%)
- Chapter 13 2,153 (42%)
- Chapter 11 67 (1%)
- Chapter 12 8 (0%)
How the 5,139 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the Western District of Missouri's filing volume went up 11.9%.
Upper-band YoY rebound
Western District of Missouri's upper-band YoY move
FY2024 filings rose 11.9% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for Western District of Missouri.
Looking back to FY2015, the Western 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 Western District of Missouri have in FY2024?
In FY2024, 5,139 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Missouri, ranking it 47 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?
Business filings in the Western District of Missouri totaled 243 in FY2024, compared with 4,896 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Western 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 (5,139 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.