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Southern District of New York

Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Southern District of New York, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

11,625
Total filings FY2024
7,293
Chapter 7
3,696
Chapter 13
1,065
Business

Data updated August 2026

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The bottom line

11,625 bankruptcy cases moved through the Southern 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

Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 11,625 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Heavy-volume filing history (#10 of 90)

5,00010,00015,00020,00025,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 11,625
Total bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of New York by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 11,625 7,293 631 5 3,696
FY2023 10,387 6,758 513 7 3,109
FY2022 9,287 6,571 365 7 2,344
FY2021 9,906 7,328 373 8 2,197
FY2020 13,042 9,533 553 6 2,950
FY2019 18,562 12,144 553 4 5,861
FY2018 18,678 12,288 541 4 5,845
FY2017 18,389 12,511 567 5 5,306
FY2016 19,030 13,419 572 6 5,033
FY2015 20,228 14,308 594 6 5,320

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

63%

Chapter 7 share

10,560

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 7,293 (63%)
  • Chapter 13 3,696 (32%)
  • Chapter 11 631 (5%)
  • Chapter 12 5 (0%)

How the 11,625 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

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

Heavy-third district caseload

Southern District of New York in the heavy-volume third

11,625 FY2024 filings put Southern District of New York in the heaviest third of federal districts (#10 of 90).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy filings did the Southern District of New York have in FY2024?

The Southern District of New York had 11,625 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #10 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.

How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?

The Southern District of New York had 1,065 business filings and 10,560 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Southern 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 (11,625 here).

Northern California 11,384 Northern Ohio 11,138 Northern Texas 11,038 Eastern Michigan 10,802

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. Southern District of New York FY2024 profile (#10 of 90 volume · #63 of 90 Ch.13 share · heavy-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.