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District of New Jersey

Bankruptcy filings for the District of New Jersey - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

16,421
Total filings FY2024
10,520
Chapter 7
5,472
Chapter 13
921
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

District of New Jersey: 16,421 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 64%, a gain of 11.9% from FY2023.

64%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
33%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
5.6%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.

Filing History

10,00015,00020,00025,00030,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 16,421
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of New Jersey by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 16,421 10,520 425 4 5,472
FY2023 14,672 9,727 345 5 4,595
FY2022 13,118 9,419 244 5 3,450
FY2021 13,994 10,505 250 6 3,233
FY2020 18,421 13,695 371 4 4,351
FY2019 26,219 17,285 367 3 8,564
FY2018 26,385 17,485 359 3 8,538
FY2017 25,975 17,831 377 4 7,763
FY2016 26,881 19,130 381 5 7,365
FY2015 28,573 20,391 395 4 7,783

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

64%

Chapter 7 share

15,500

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 10,520 (64%)
  • Chapter 13 5,472 (33%)
  • Chapter 11 425 (3%)
  • Chapter 12 4 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 16,421 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

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

District of New Jersey vs. the National Trend

Looking back to FY2015, the District of New Jersey has lost 42.5% in filing volume through FY2024, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the District of New Jersey?

In FY2024, 16,421 bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of New Jersey, ranking it 4 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?

Business filings in the District of New Jersey totaled 921 in FY2024, compared with 15,500 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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