Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Western District of New York
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Western District of New York, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 4,756
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,983
- Chapter 7
- 1,512
- Chapter 13
- 436
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
FY2024 closed with 4,756 filings in the Western District of New York, 63% Chapter 7, up 12.0% on FY2023.
- 63%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 32%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 9.2%
- business filings
- +12.0%
- 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 4,756 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history, FY series
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4,756 | 2,983 | 258 | 3 | 1,512 |
| FY2023 | 4,248 | 2,764 | 210 | 2 | 1,272 |
| FY2022 | 3,799 | 2,688 | 149 | 3 | 959 |
| FY2021 | 4,055 | 2,998 | 153 | 4 | 900 |
| FY2020 | 5,334 | 3,900 | 225 | 2 | 1,207 |
| FY2019 | 7,592 | 4,968 | 225 | 2 | 2,397 |
| FY2018 | 7,642 | 5,027 | 222 | 2 | 2,391 |
| FY2017 | 7,522 | 5,118 | 231 | 3 | 2,170 |
| FY2016 | 7,786 | 5,489 | 235 | 3 | 2,059 |
| FY2015 | 8,276 | 5,854 | 243 | 2 | 2,177 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
63%
Chapter 7 share
4,320
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,983 (63%)
- Chapter 13 1,512 (32%)
- Chapter 11 258 (5%)
- Chapter 12 3 (0%)
How the 4,756 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the Western District of New York's filing volume went up 12.0%.
Chapter 7-heavy district mix
Western District of New York's Chapter 7-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #61 of 90 (lower-third repayment share); Chapter 7 liquidations are 63% of FY2024 filings.
The Western 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 cases were filed in the Western District of New York in FY2024?
Western District of New York recorded 4,756 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 51th among the nation's 90 federal districts.
What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?
In FY2024, 436 of the Western District of New York's filings were business cases, versus 4,320 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Western 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 (4,756 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.