Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
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 August 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.
Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 16,421 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Heavy-volume filing history (#4 of 90)
| 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 |
Upper-band YoY 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.
Heavy-third district caseload
District of New Jersey in the heavy-volume third
16,421 FY2024 filings put District of New Jersey in the heaviest third of federal districts (#4 of 90).
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.
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 (16,421 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.