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District of New Hampshire

Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the District of New Hampshire, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

1,821
Total filings FY2024
1,342
Chapter 7
449
Chapter 13
98
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

1,821 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of New Hampshire in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 74% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.

74%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
25%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
5.4%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.

Filing History

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 1,821
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of New Hampshire by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 1,821 1,342 28 2 449
FY2023 1,627 1,229 23 2 373
FY2022 1,455 1,163 16 3 273
FY2021 1,552 1,280 16 3 253
FY2020 2,043 1,676 24 2 341
FY2019 2,908 2,187 24 2 695
FY2018 2,926 2,208 24 2 692
FY2017 2,880 2,230 25 2 623
FY2016 2,981 2,369 25 2 585
FY2015 3,169 2,523 26 2 618

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

74%

Chapter 7 share

1,723

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 1,342 (74%)
  • Chapter 13 449 (25%)
  • Chapter 11 28 (2%)
  • Chapter 12 2 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 1,821 FY2024 filings in the District of New Hampshire.

District of New Hampshire filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

District of New Hampshire vs. the National Trend

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the District of New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire?

District of New Hampshire recorded 1,821 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 78th among the nation's 90 federal districts.

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

In FY2024, 98 of the District of New Hampshire's filings were business cases, versus 1,723 non-business (consumer) filings.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy Editorial

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