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Southern District of Ohio

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

10,683
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
7,357
Chapter 7
Above national share
3,307
Chapter 13
Below national share
188
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

10,683 bankruptcy cases moved through the Southern District of Ohio in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 69% of the total, a rise of 19.6% versus FY2023.

69%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
31%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
1.8%
business filings
+19.6%
vs FY2023

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

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 10,683 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

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

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

10,683 Top 13% higher than 87% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 12,000–13,500: 2 federal judicial districts (2%). Above this entry. 13,500–15,000: 1 federal judicial districts (1%). Above this entry. 15,000–16,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). Above this entry. Southern 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 (#12 of 89)

5,00010,00015,00020,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 10,683
Total bankruptcy filings in the Southern District of Ohio by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 10,683 7,357 19 0 3,307
FY2023 8,935 5,999 24 0 2,912
FY2022 8,215 5,518 18 2 2,677
FY2021 9,610 7,404 18 1 2,187
FY2020 13,589 9,885 140 6 3,558
FY2019 17,134 11,666 10 8 5,450
FY2018 17,108 11,731 18 6 5,353
FY2017 17,150 11,710 19 3 5,418
FY2016 17,619 12,024 15 2 5,578
FY2015 18,681 12,667 26 6 5,982

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

69%

Chapter 7 share

10,495

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 7,357 (69%)
  • Chapter 13 3,307 (31%)
  • Chapter 11 19 (0%)

How the 10,683 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

Southern District of Ohio filings rose 19.6% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Ohio's unemployment rate barely moved (4.1% in 2019 to 4.1% in 2023), while filings in the Southern District of Ohio fell 47.9% 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.

Upper-band YoY rebound

Southern District of Ohio in the heavy-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 19.6% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for Southern District of Ohio.

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Southern District of Ohio fell 42.8%, 1.5 points below the national decline of 41.3% 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 10,683 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #12 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 188 of the Southern District of Ohio's filings were business cases, versus 10,495 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 (10,683 here).

Maryland 10,858 Arizona 10,861 Eastern New York 10,432 Northern Texas 10,294

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Western Michigan 31% Ch.13 Western Wisconsin 32% Ch.13 Eastern Michigan 32% Ch.13 Nebraska 33% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #12 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 69% 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
  • Southern 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. Southern District of Ohio FY2024 profile (#12 of 89 volume · #52 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.