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Southern District of Mississippi

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Southern District of Mississippi is covered here.

4,820
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
2,400
Chapter 7
Below national share
2,393
Chapter 13
Above national share
108
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 4,820 filings in the Southern District of Mississippi, 50% Chapter 7, up 2.6% on FY2023.

50%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
50%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
2.2%
business filings
+2.6%
vs FY2023

Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 4,820 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Southern District of Mississippi: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

4,820 Top 46% higher than 54% 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. Southern Mississippi 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 4,820
Total bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Mississippi by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 4,820 2,400 26 1 2,393
FY2023 4,697 2,327 28 2 2,340
FY2022 4,047 2,132 13 2 1,900
FY2021 3,674 2,300 53 1 1,320
FY2020 5,817 3,410 23 4 2,380
FY2019 7,305 3,788 19 1 3,497
FY2018 7,528 3,852 24 2 3,650
FY2017 7,199 3,696 27 1 3,475
FY2016 6,621 3,492 38 1 3,090
FY2015 6,183 3,229 32 3 2,919

Chapter 13-leaning mix & YoY trend

50%

Chapter 7 share

4,712

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 2,400 (50%)
  • Chapter 13 2,393 (50%)
  • Chapter 11 26 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 1 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 4,820 FY2024 filings in the Southern District of Mississippi.

Year-over-year, the Southern District of Mississippi saw filings climb 2.6% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Mississippi unemployment essentially unchanged (4.2% to 4.2%), the Southern District of Mississippi's 35.7% 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.

Chapter 13-heavy district mix

Southern District of Mississippi's Chapter 13-heavy mix

Chapter 13 share ranks #19 of 89 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 50% of FY2024 filings here.

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Southern District of Mississippi's filing count fell 22.0%, 19.3 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy filings did the Southern District of Mississippi have in FY2024?

In FY2024, 4,820 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Southern District of Mississippi, ranking it 41 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

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

In FY2024, 108 of the Southern District of Mississippi's filings were business cases, versus 4,712 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share

Two AOUSC peer sets for the Southern District of Mississippi in FY2024, both outside Mississippi 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 (4,820 here).

Southern California 4,938 Southern New York 4,654 South Carolina 4,638 Eastern Texas 5,003

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Northern Georgia 50% Ch.13 Middle Pennsylvania 50% Ch.13 Western Missouri 51% Ch.13 Middle Tennessee 49% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #41 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 50% 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
  • Southern District of Mississippi is one federal district in Mississippi - see the full state rollup across every district. Mississippi 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. Southern District of Mississippi FY2024 profile (#41 of 89 volume · #19 of 89 Ch.13 share · chapter 13-heavy district mix) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.