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District of New Jersey

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

13,511
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
7,314
Chapter 7
Near national share
5,046
Chapter 13
Near national share
1,381
Business
Above national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

District of New Jersey: 13,511 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 54%, a gain of 18.4% from FY2023.

54%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
37%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
10.2%
business filings
+18.4%
vs FY2023

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

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 13,511 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

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

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

13,511 Top 7% higher than 93% of 89 federal judicial districts

0–1,500: 17 federal judicial districts (19%). Below this entry. 1,500–3,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Below this entry. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). Below this entry. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Below this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Below this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Below this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Below this entry. 10,500–12,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Below this entry. 12,000–13,500: 2 federal judicial districts (2%). Below this entry. 13,500–15,000: 1 federal judicial districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. 15,000–16,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. New Jersey 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#6 of 89)

5,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 13,511
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 13,511 7,314 1,148 2 5,046
FY2023 11,410 6,120 302 2 4,986
FY2022 10,498 5,838 343 1 4,316
FY2021 11,132 8,452 170 1 2,509
FY2020 17,237 11,875 211 3 5,147
FY2019 25,399 15,508 278 0 9,613
FY2018 26,525 15,951 280 1 10,292
FY2017 26,716 16,699 357 5 9,655
FY2016 25,651 16,892 249 5 8,503
FY2015 25,652 18,194 247 0 7,211

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

54%

Chapter 7 share

12,130

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 7,314 (54%)
  • Chapter 13 5,046 (37%)
  • Chapter 11 1,148 (8%)
  • Chapter 12 2 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 13,511 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Year-over-year, the District of New Jersey saw filings climb 18.4% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

New Jersey's unemployment rate barely moved (4.6% in 2019 to 4.6% in 2023), while filings in the District of New Jersey fell 55.1% 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 New Jersey in the heavy-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 18.4% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for District of New Jersey.

Looking back to FY2015, the District of New Jersey has lost 47.3% in filing volume through FY2024, 6.0 points below the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 13,511 bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of New Jersey, ranking it 6 out of 89 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 1,381 in FY2024, compared with 12,130 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume District of New Jersey book in FY2024, both outside New Jersey . 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 (13,511 here).

Southern Florida 13,353 Northern Ohio 12,765 Eastern Virginia 11,115 Arizona 10,861

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Western Virginia 40% Ch.13 Eastern New York 40% Ch.13 Eastern Missouri 42% Ch.13 Eastern Wisconsin 39% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #6 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 54% 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 Jersey is one federal district in New Jersey - see the full state rollup across every district. New Jersey 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 Jersey FY2024 profile (#6 of 89 volume · #35 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.