Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
District of New Mexico
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the District of New Mexico, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 3,841
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,648
- Chapter 7
- 1,133
- Chapter 13
- 198
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
3,841 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of New Mexico in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 69% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.
- 69%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 29%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 5.2%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 3,841 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Light-volume filing history (#62 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3,841 | 2,648 | 48 | 12 | 1,133 |
| FY2023 | 3,432 | 2,433 | 39 | 15 | 945 |
| FY2022 | 3,068 | 2,325 | 27 | 15 | 701 |
| FY2021 | 3,273 | 2,576 | 28 | 18 | 651 |
| FY2020 | 4,309 | 3,374 | 41 | 13 | 881 |
| FY2019 | 6,133 | 4,321 | 42 | 10 | 1,760 |
| FY2018 | 6,172 | 4,368 | 41 | 10 | 1,753 |
| FY2017 | 6,076 | 4,435 | 43 | 11 | 1,587 |
| FY2016 | 6,288 | 4,733 | 43 | 13 | 1,499 |
| FY2015 | 6,683 | 5,043 | 44 | 12 | 1,584 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
69%
Chapter 7 share
3,643
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,648 (69%)
- Chapter 13 1,133 (29%)
- Chapter 11 48 (1%)
- Chapter 12 12 (0%)
The 3,841 FY2024 filings in the District of New Mexico, broken down by chapter.
District of New Mexico filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.
Light-third district caseload
District of New Mexico in the light-volume third
3,841 FY2024 filings put District of New Mexico in the lightest third of federal districts (#62 of 90).
The District of New Mexico's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy filings did the District of New Mexico have in FY2024?
District of New Mexico recorded 3,841 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 62th among the nation's 90 federal districts.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
Business filings in the District of New Mexico totaled 198 in FY2024, compared with 3,643 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a light-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of New Mexico book in FY2024, both outside New Mexico . 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 (3,841 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.