Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
District of Nebraska
Bankruptcy filings for the District of Nebraska - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 3,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,143
- Chapter 7
- 1,202
- Chapter 13
- 199
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
District of Nebraska: 3,421 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 63%, a gain of 11.9% from FY2023.
- 63%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 35%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 5.8%
- 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 3,421 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Light-volume filing history (#67 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3,421 | 2,143 | 48 | 28 | 1,202 |
| FY2023 | 3,057 | 1,977 | 39 | 34 | 1,007 |
| FY2022 | 2,733 | 1,914 | 28 | 36 | 755 |
| FY2021 | 2,915 | 2,135 | 28 | 43 | 709 |
| FY2020 | 3,838 | 2,805 | 43 | 31 | 959 |
| FY2019 | 5,462 | 3,518 | 42 | 23 | 1,879 |
| FY2018 | 5,497 | 3,559 | 41 | 24 | 1,873 |
| FY2017 | 5,411 | 3,636 | 43 | 27 | 1,705 |
| FY2016 | 5,600 | 3,905 | 44 | 32 | 1,619 |
| FY2015 | 5,953 | 4,165 | 45 | 30 | 1,713 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
63%
Chapter 7 share
3,222
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,143 (63%)
- Chapter 13 1,202 (35%)
- Chapter 11 48 (1%)
- Chapter 12 28 (1%)
FY2024 filings by chapter: 3,421 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.
Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the District of Nebraska.
Light-third district caseload
District of Nebraska in the light-volume third
3,421 FY2024 filings put District of Nebraska in the lightest third of federal districts (#67 of 90).
Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the District of Nebraska fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the District of Nebraska?
In FY2024, 3,421 bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of Nebraska, ranking it 67 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
Business filings in the District of Nebraska totaled 199 in FY2024, compared with 3,222 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a light-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of Nebraska book in FY2024, both outside Nebraska . 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 (3,421 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.