District of North Dakota

Name: District of North Dakota Bankruptcy Filings FY2024
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Bankruptcy filings for the District of North Dakota - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

Compiled by PlainBankruptcy

821
Total filings FY2024: 540
Chapter 7: 250
Chapter 13: 78
Business

Data updated August 2026

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The bottom line

821 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of North Dakota in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 66% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.

66%
Chapter 7 (liquidation): 30%
Chapter 13 (repayment): 9.5%
business filings: +11.9%
vs FY2023

Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 821 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Nonbusiness (consumer) 743 filings (90%) Business 78 filings (10%)

Light-volume filing history (#88 of 90)

Total bankruptcy filings in the District of North Dakota by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

Year	Total	Ch. 7	Ch. 11	Ch. 12	Ch. 13	Business
FY2024	821	540	12	19	250	78
FY2023	734	494	10	22	208	70
FY2022	656	472	7	23	154	63
FY2021	700	522	7	27	144	68
FY2020	921	694	11	20	196	88
FY2019	1,311	892	11	15	393	124
FY2018	1,319	901	11	16	391	125
FY2017	1,299	916	11	18	354	124
FY2016	1,344	977	11	21	335	128
FY2015	1,429	1,044	12	19	354	136

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

66%

Chapter 7 share

743

Consumer filings

Most common

Chapter 7 540 (66%)
Chapter 13 250 (30%)
Chapter 11 12 (1%)
Chapter 12 19 (2%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 821 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Year-over-year, the District of North Dakota saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Light-third district caseload

District of North Dakota in the light-volume third

821 FY2024 filings put District of North Dakota in the lightest third of federal districts (#88 of 90).

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the District of North Dakota's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the District of North Dakota?

In FY2024, 821 bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of North Dakota, ranking it 88 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?

The District of North Dakota had 78 business filings and 743 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.

Nationwide peers of a light-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of North Dakota book in FY2024, both outside North Dakota . 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 (821 here).

South Dakota 821 District of Columbia 742 Vermont 921 Wyoming 921

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Montana 32% Ch.13 Hawaii 32% Ch.13 Idaho 33% Ch.13 Arizona 30% Ch.13

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. District of North Dakota FY2024 profile (#88 of 90 volume · #69 of 90 Ch.13 share · light-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.