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Northern District of New York

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

2,642
Total filings FY2024
1,658
Chapter 7
840
Chapter 13
242
Business

Data updated August 2026

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The bottom line

2,642 bankruptcy cases moved through the Northern 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

Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 2,642 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Light-volume filing history (#73 of 90)

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 2,642
Total bankruptcy filings in the Northern District of New York by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 2,642 1,658 143 1 840
FY2023 2,362 1,536 117 2 707
FY2022 2,111 1,493 83 2 533
FY2021 2,252 1,666 85 2 499
FY2020 2,964 2,167 126 1 670
FY2019 4,219 2,760 126 1 1,332
FY2018 4,245 2,793 123 1 1,328
FY2017 4,179 2,843 129 1 1,206
FY2016 4,325 3,050 130 1 1,144
FY2015 4,597 3,252 135 1 1,209

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

63%

Chapter 7 share

2,400

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 1,658 (63%)
  • Chapter 13 840 (32%)
  • Chapter 11 143 (5%)
  • Chapter 12 1 (0%)

How the 2,642 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

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

Light-third district caseload

Northern District of New York in the light-volume third

2,642 FY2024 filings put Northern District of New York in the lightest third of federal districts (#73 of 90).

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Northern District of New York's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Northern District of New York recorded 2,642 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 73th among the nation's 90 federal districts.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

The Northern District of New York had 242 business filings and 2,400 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.

Nationwide peers of a light-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume Northern District of New York book in FY2024, both outside New York (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 (2,642 here).

Southern Iowa 2,701 Hawaii 2,841 Idaho 2,941 Southern Illinois 3,058

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Eastern Wisconsin 34% Ch.13 Western Wisconsin 34% Ch.13 Minnesota 34% Ch.13 Southern Florida 34% Ch.13
Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Northern District of New York FY2024 profile (#73 of 90 volume · #65 of 90 Ch.13 share · light-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.