Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Southern District of Ohio
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Southern District of Ohio, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 10,283
- Total filings FY2024
- 5,996
- Chapter 7
- 4,162
- Chapter 13
- 394
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
10,283 bankruptcy cases moved through the Southern District of Ohio in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 58% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.
- 58%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 40%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 3.8%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.
Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 10,283 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Heavy-volume filing history (#15 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 10,283 | 5,996 | 116 | 9 | 4,162 |
| FY2023 | 9,188 | 5,571 | 95 | 11 | 3,511 |
| FY2022 | 8,214 | 5,464 | 68 | 11 | 2,671 |
| FY2021 | 8,762 | 6,152 | 70 | 13 | 2,527 |
| FY2020 | 11,535 | 8,021 | 104 | 10 | 3,400 |
| FY2019 | 16,417 | 9,819 | 100 | 7 | 6,491 |
| FY2018 | 16,521 | 9,940 | 98 | 7 | 6,476 |
| FY2017 | 16,264 | 10,217 | 104 | 8 | 5,935 |
| FY2016 | 16,832 | 11,043 | 106 | 10 | 5,673 |
| FY2015 | 17,890 | 11,775 | 109 | 9 | 5,997 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
58%
Chapter 7 share
9,889
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 5,996 (58%)
- Chapter 13 4,162 (40%)
- Chapter 11 116 (1%)
- Chapter 12 9 (0%)
How the 10,283 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.
Southern District of Ohio filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.
Heavy-third district caseload
Southern District of Ohio in the heavy-volume third
10,283 FY2024 filings put Southern District of Ohio in the heaviest third of federal districts (#15 of 90).
Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Southern District of Ohio fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Southern District of Ohio?
The Southern District of Ohio had 10,283 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #15 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
In FY2024, 394 of the Southern District of Ohio's filings were business cases, versus 9,889 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Southern 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 (10,283 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.