Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Eastern District of New York
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Eastern District of New York, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 7,398
- Total filings FY2024
- 4,641
- Chapter 7
- 2,352
- Chapter 13
- 678
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
7,398 bankruptcy cases moved through the Eastern District of New York in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 63% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.
- 63%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 32%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 9.2%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- 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 7,398 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history, FY series
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 7,398 | 4,641 | 402 | 3 | 2,352 |
| FY2023 | 6,610 | 4,300 | 327 | 4 | 1,979 |
| FY2022 | 5,910 | 4,182 | 232 | 4 | 1,492 |
| FY2021 | 6,303 | 4,663 | 237 | 5 | 1,398 |
| FY2020 | 8,299 | 6,066 | 352 | 4 | 1,877 |
| FY2019 | 11,813 | 7,728 | 352 | 3 | 3,730 |
| FY2018 | 11,887 | 7,820 | 344 | 3 | 3,720 |
| FY2017 | 11,703 | 7,962 | 361 | 3 | 3,377 |
| FY2016 | 12,110 | 8,539 | 364 | 4 | 3,203 |
| FY2015 | 12,872 | 9,105 | 378 | 4 | 3,385 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
63%
Chapter 7 share
6,720
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 4,641 (63%)
- Chapter 13 2,352 (32%)
- Chapter 11 402 (5%)
- Chapter 12 3 (0%)
The 7,398 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of New York, broken down by chapter.
Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Eastern District of New York.
Chapter 7-heavy district mix
Eastern District of New York's Chapter 7-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #62 of 90 (lower-third repayment share); Chapter 7 liquidations are 63% of FY2024 filings.
The Eastern District of New York'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 Eastern District of New York have in FY2024?
In FY2024, 7,398 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Eastern District of New York, ranking it 33 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?
Business filings in the Eastern District of New York totaled 678 in FY2024, compared with 6,720 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Eastern District of New York in FY2024, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not state containment (same-state courts stay in Other districts below). 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 (7,398 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.