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Northern District of Ohio

Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Northern District of Ohio, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

11,138
Total filings FY2024
6,495
Chapter 7
4,508
Chapter 13
427
Business

Data updated August 2026

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The bottom line

The Northern District of Ohio recorded 11,138 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 58% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.

58%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
40%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
3.8%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

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

Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 11,138 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Heavy-volume filing history (#12 of 90)

5,00010,00015,00020,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 11,138
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 11,138 6,495 126 9 4,508
FY2023 9,952 6,035 103 11 3,803
FY2022 8,898 5,919 74 12 2,893
FY2021 9,493 6,665 76 15 2,737
FY2020 12,495 8,689 113 10 3,683
FY2019 17,786 10,638 109 8 7,031
FY2018 17,897 10,768 106 8 7,015
FY2017 17,620 11,069 112 9 6,430
FY2016 18,234 11,963 114 11 6,146
FY2015 19,383 12,757 119 10 6,497

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

58%

Chapter 7 share

10,711

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 6,495 (58%)
  • Chapter 13 4,508 (40%)
  • Chapter 11 126 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 9 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 11,138 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Northern District of Ohio.

Heavy-third district caseload

Northern District of Ohio in the heavy-volume third

11,138 FY2024 filings put Northern District of Ohio in the heaviest third of federal districts (#12 of 90).

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Northern District of Ohio fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 11,138 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Northern District of Ohio, ranking it 12 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

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

The Northern District of Ohio had 427 business filings and 10,711 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 (11,138 here).

Northern Texas 11,038 Northern California 11,384 Eastern Michigan 10,802 Southern New York 11,625

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Southern Indiana 41% Ch.13 Northern Indiana 41% Ch.13 Kansas 41% Ch.13 Western Pennsylvania 42% Ch.13
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 (#12 of 90 volume · #40 of 90 Ch.13 share · heavy-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.