Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Eastern District of North Carolina
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Eastern District of North Carolina, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 5,383
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,390
- Chapter 7
- 2,906
- Chapter 13
- 230
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
The Eastern District of North Carolina recorded 5,383 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 44% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.
- 44%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 54%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 4.3%
- 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 5,383 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 | 5,383 | 2,390 | 78 | 9 | 2,906 |
| FY2023 | 4,809 | 2,250 | 64 | 11 | 2,484 |
| FY2022 | 4,301 | 2,285 | 48 | 12 | 1,956 |
| FY2021 | 4,587 | 2,630 | 50 | 15 | 1,892 |
| FY2020 | 6,039 | 3,417 | 74 | 11 | 2,537 |
| FY2019 | 8,594 | 3,948 | 68 | 7 | 4,571 |
| FY2018 | 8,649 | 4,005 | 66 | 8 | 4,570 |
| FY2017 | 8,515 | 4,181 | 71 | 9 | 4,254 |
| FY2016 | 8,812 | 4,594 | 74 | 11 | 4,133 |
| FY2015 | 9,366 | 4,905 | 76 | 10 | 4,375 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
44%
Chapter 7 share
5,153
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,390 (44%)
- Chapter 13 2,906 (54%)
- Chapter 11 78 (1%)
- Chapter 12 9 (0%)
Chapter breakdown of the 5,383 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of North Carolina.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the Eastern District of North Carolina's filing volume went up 11.9%.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Eastern District of North Carolina's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #13 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 44% of FY2024 filings here.
The Eastern District of North Carolina's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy filings did the Eastern District of North Carolina have in FY2024?
The Eastern District of North Carolina had 5,383 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #45 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?
Of the Eastern District of North Carolina's FY2024 filings, 230 were business cases and 5,153 were non-business (consumer) cases.
Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Eastern District of North Carolina in FY2024, both outside North Carolina 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 (5,383 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.