Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Southern District of Mississippi
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Southern District of Mississippi, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 4,660
- Total filings FY2024
- 1,931
- Chapter 7
- 2,680
- Chapter 13
- 179
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
FY2024 closed with 4,660 filings in the Southern District of Mississippi, 41% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.
- 41%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 58%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 3.8%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 4,660 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4,660 | 1,931 | 39 | 10 | 2,680 |
| FY2023 | 4,163 | 1,822 | 32 | 12 | 2,297 |
| FY2022 | 3,723 | 1,864 | 24 | 14 | 1,821 |
| FY2021 | 3,970 | 2,157 | 25 | 17 | 1,771 |
| FY2020 | 5,228 | 2,803 | 38 | 12 | 2,375 |
| FY2019 | 7,439 | 3,186 | 33 | 8 | 4,212 |
| FY2018 | 7,486 | 3,233 | 32 | 8 | 4,213 |
| FY2017 | 7,370 | 3,389 | 35 | 10 | 3,936 |
| FY2016 | 7,627 | 3,739 | 36 | 12 | 3,840 |
| FY2015 | 8,108 | 3,993 | 38 | 11 | 4,066 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
41%
Chapter 7 share
4,481
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 1,931 (41%)
- Chapter 13 2,680 (58%)
- Chapter 11 39 (1%)
- Chapter 12 10 (0%)
Chapter breakdown of the 4,660 FY2024 filings in the Southern District of Mississippi.
Year-over-year, the Southern District of Mississippi saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Southern District of Mississippi's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #8 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 41% of FY2024 filings here.
Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Southern District of Mississippi's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy filings did the Southern District of Mississippi have in FY2024?
In FY2024, 4,660 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Southern District of Mississippi, ranking it 53 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?
In FY2024, 179 of the Southern District of Mississippi's filings were business cases, versus 4,481 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 (4,660 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.