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District of New Hampshire

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, federal bankruptcy filing counts for the District of New Hampshire cover Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

857
Total filings FY2024
Lower-volume district
609
Chapter 7
Above national share
232
Chapter 13
Below national share
62
Business
Above national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

857 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of New Hampshire in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 71% of the total, a rise of 17.7% versus FY2023.

71%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
27%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
7.2%
business filings
+17.7%
vs FY2023

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

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 857 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

District of New Hampshire: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

857 10th percentile higher than 10% 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. New Hampshire 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Light-volume filing history (#80 of 89)

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 857
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 857 609 14 1 232
FY2023 728 471 9 0 248
FY2022 658 448 4 0 206
FY2021 798 663 9 0 126
FY2020 1,297 991 6 2 298
FY2019 1,836 1,303 15 2 516
FY2018 1,812 1,314 17 2 479
FY2017 1,840 1,354 16 1 469
FY2016 1,878 1,412 17 1 448
FY2015 2,211 1,654 24 1 532

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

71%

Chapter 7 share

795

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 609 (71%)
  • Chapter 13 232 (27%)
  • Chapter 11 14 (2%)
  • Chapter 12 1 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 857 FY2024 filings in the District of New Hampshire.

District of New Hampshire filings rose 17.7% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

New Hampshire's unemployment rate barely moved (2.5% in 2019 to 2.5% in 2023), while filings in the District of New Hampshire fell 60.3% 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.

Light-third district caseload

District of New Hampshire in the light-volume third

857 FY2024 filings put District of New Hampshire in the lightest third of federal districts.

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the District of New Hampshire fell 61.2%, 19.9 points below the national decline of 41.3% 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 857 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 80th among the nation's 89 federal districts.

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

In FY2024, 62 of the District of New Hampshire's filings were business cases, versus 795 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a light-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of New Hampshire book in FY2024, both outside New Hampshire . 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 (857 here).

Rhode Island 904 Montana 774 Southern West Virginia 961 Eastern Oklahoma 1,043

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Minnesota 28% Ch.13 Oregon 26% Ch.13 Central Illinois 29% Ch.13 Northern Florida 26% Ch.13

What to do with this

District of New Hampshire's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #80 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 71% 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 New Hampshire is one federal district in New Hampshire - see the full state rollup across every district. New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire FY2024 profile (#80 of 89 volume · #58 of 89 Ch.13 share · light-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.