Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Western District of North Carolina
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Western District of North Carolina, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 6,055
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,690
- Chapter 7
- 3,268
- Chapter 13
- 259
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
FY2024 closed with 6,055 filings in the Western District of North Carolina, 44% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.
- 44%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 54%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 4.3%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 6,055 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 | 6,055 | 2,690 | 87 | 10 | 3,268 |
| FY2023 | 5,412 | 2,532 | 73 | 13 | 2,794 |
| FY2022 | 4,836 | 2,570 | 53 | 14 | 2,199 |
| FY2021 | 5,161 | 2,959 | 57 | 17 | 2,128 |
| FY2020 | 6,792 | 3,844 | 84 | 11 | 2,853 |
| FY2019 | 9,670 | 4,443 | 75 | 9 | 5,143 |
| FY2018 | 9,729 | 4,506 | 75 | 8 | 5,140 |
| FY2017 | 9,578 | 4,704 | 80 | 9 | 4,785 |
| FY2016 | 9,912 | 5,168 | 82 | 11 | 4,651 |
| FY2015 | 10,537 | 5,518 | 87 | 11 | 4,921 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
44%
Chapter 7 share
5,796
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,690 (44%)
- Chapter 13 3,268 (54%)
- Chapter 11 87 (1%)
- Chapter 12 10 (0%)
How the 6,055 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the Western District of North Carolina's filing volume went up 11.9%.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Western District of North Carolina's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #15 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 44% of FY2024 filings here.
Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Western District of North Carolina's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of North Carolina in FY2024?
The Western District of North Carolina had 6,055 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #38 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
Business filings in the Western District of North Carolina totaled 259 in FY2024, compared with 5,796 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Western 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 (6,055 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.