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Northern District of Ohio

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Northern District of Ohio is covered here.

12,765
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
10,076
Chapter 7
Above national share
2,639
Chapter 13
Below national share
214
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

The Northern District of Ohio recorded 12,765 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 79% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 12.2% from FY2023.

79%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
21%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
1.7%
business filings
+12.2%
vs FY2023

Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 12,765 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Northern District of Ohio: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

12,765 Top 9% higher than 91% of 89 federal judicial districts

0–1,500: 17 federal judicial districts (19%). Below this entry. 1,500–3,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Below this entry. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). Below this entry. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Below this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Below this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Below this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Below this entry. 10,500–12,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Below this entry. 12,000–13,500: 2 federal judicial districts (2%). This entry sits in this band. 13,500–15,000: 1 federal judicial districts (1%). Above this entry. 15,000–16,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. Northern Ohio 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#8 of 89)

5,00010,00015,00020,00025,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 12,765
Total bankruptcy filings in the Northern District of Ohio by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 12,765 10,076 46 4 2,639
FY2023 11,374 9,008 29 1 2,336
FY2022 10,138 8,032 32 0 2,074
FY2021 11,953 10,212 39 2 1,700
FY2020 16,432 13,724 37 6 2,665
FY2019 20,315 16,442 41 4 3,828
FY2018 20,392 16,261 37 3 4,091
FY2017 20,464 16,398 37 4 4,025
FY2016 19,696 16,024 74 0 3,598
FY2015 20,628 16,832 38 0 3,758

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

79%

Chapter 7 share

12,551

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 10,076 (79%)
  • Chapter 13 2,639 (21%)
  • Chapter 11 46 (0%)
  • Chapter 12 4 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 12,765 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Filings increased 12.2% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Northern District of Ohio.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Ohio's unemployment rate barely moved (4.1% in 2019 to 4.1% in 2023), while filings in the Northern District of Ohio fell 44.0% over the comparable span, FY2019-FY2023 — a mover unemployment alone does not explain.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics state unemployment rate, annual average; AOUSC filing counts by fiscal year. A comparison, not a claim of cause.

Heavy-third district caseload

Northern District of Ohio in the heavy-volume third

12,765 FY2024 filings put Northern District of Ohio in the heaviest third of federal districts.

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Northern District of Ohio fell 38.1%, 3.2 points above the national decline of 41.3% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy filings did the Northern District of Ohio have in FY2024?

In FY2024, 12,765 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Northern District of Ohio, ranking it 8 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

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

The Northern District of Ohio had 214 business filings and 12,551 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Northern District of Ohio book in FY2024, both outside Ohio (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 (12,765 here).

Southern Florida 13,353 New Jersey 13,511 Eastern Virginia 11,115 Arizona 10,861

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Eastern California 21% Ch.13 Colorado 20% Ch.13 Maine 20% Ch.13 Western Oklahoma 23% Ch.13

What to do with this

Northern District of Ohio's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #8 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 79% of FY2024 filings here were Chapter 7 liquidations, not Chapter 13 repayment plans - the guide breaks down what separates the two. Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13
  • Northern District of Ohio is one federal district in Ohio - see the full state rollup across every district. Ohio overview

Figures are Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics FY2024 filings - see the methodology page for how districts and chapters are defined.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Northern District of Ohio FY2024 profile (#8 of 89 volume · #70 of 89 Ch.13 share · heavy-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.