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District of North Dakota

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, the District of North Dakota recorded every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition filed in the district.

559
Total filings FY2024
Lower-volume district
486
Chapter 7
Above national share
59
Chapter 13
Below national share
46
Business
Above national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

559 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of North Dakota in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 87% of the total, a rise of 21.0% versus FY2023.

87%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
11%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
8.2%
business filings
+21.0%
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 559 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

District of North Dakota: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

559 4th percentile higher than 4% of 89 federal judicial districts

0–1,500: 17 federal judicial districts (19%). This entry sits in this band. 1,500–3,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Above this entry. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). Above this entry. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Above this entry. 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. North Dakota 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Light-volume filing history (#85 of 89)

300400500600700800900 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 559
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
FY2024 559 486 13 1 59
FY2023 462 396 5 1 60
FY2022 414 360 1 0 50
FY2021 555 510 3 5 37
FY2020 704 627 3 2 72
FY2019 728 634 2 3 89
FY2018 781 705 2 7 67
FY2017 788 688 6 2 92
FY2016 666 574 7 5 80
FY2015 592 539 1 1 51

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

87%

Chapter 7 share

513

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 486 (87%)
  • Chapter 13 59 (11%)
  • Chapter 11 13 (2%)
  • Chapter 12 1 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 559 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Year-over-year, the District of North Dakota saw filings climb 21.0% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

North Dakota's unemployment rate barely moved (2.1% in 2019 to 2.1% in 2023), while filings in the District of North Dakota fell 36.5% over the comparable span, FY2019-FY2023 — a mover unemployment alone does not explain.

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.

Upper-band YoY rebound

District of North Dakota in the light-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 21.0% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for District of North Dakota.

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the District of North Dakota's filing count fell 5.6%, 35.7 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 559 bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of North Dakota, ranking it 85 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

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

The District of North Dakota had 46 business filings and 513 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 (559 here).

Maine 561 Wyoming 503 Northern West Virginia 648 South Dakota 648

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Northern Iowa 11% Ch.13 Eastern Oklahoma 10% Ch.13 Northern Oklahoma 12% Ch.13 Idaho 12% Ch.13

What to do with this

District of North Dakota's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #85 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 87% 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
  • District of North Dakota is one federal district in North Dakota - see the full state rollup across every district. North Dakota 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. District of North Dakota FY2024 profile (#85 of 89 volume · #88 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.