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Eastern District of Oklahoma

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

1,043
Total filings FY2024
Lower-volume district
929
Chapter 7
Above national share
108
Chapter 13
Below national share
36
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

Eastern District of Oklahoma: 1,043 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 89%, a gain of 14.6% from FY2023.

89%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
10%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
3.5%
business filings
+14.6%
vs FY2023

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

Consumer vs business filings, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 1,043 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Eastern District of Oklahoma: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

1,043 13th percentile higher than 13% of 89 federal judicial districts

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

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Light-volume filing history (#77 of 89)

6008001,0001,2001,4001,600 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 1,043
Total bankruptcy filings in the Eastern District of Oklahoma by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 1,043 929 6 0 108
FY2023 910 816 4 1 89
FY2022 755 682 0 0 73
FY2021 997 935 1 1 60
FY2020 1,357 1,254 2 1 100
FY2019 1,492 1,331 2 4 155
FY2018 1,461 1,311 2 0 148
FY2017 1,473 1,317 1 0 154
FY2016 1,372 1,242 5 5 119
FY2015 1,459 1,282 6 2 168

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

89%

Chapter 7 share

1,007

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 929 (89%)
  • Chapter 13 108 (10%)
  • Chapter 11 6 (1%)

How the 1,043 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

Eastern District of Oklahoma filings rose 14.6% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Oklahoma's unemployment rate barely moved (3.3% in 2019 to 3.3% in 2023), while filings in the Eastern District of Oklahoma fell 39.0% 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.

Light-third district caseload

Eastern District of Oklahoma in the light-volume third

1,043 FY2024 filings put Eastern District of Oklahoma in the lightest third of federal districts.

Looking back to FY2015, the Eastern District of Oklahoma has lost 28.5% in filing volume through FY2024, 12.8 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy filings did the Eastern District of Oklahoma have in FY2024?

The Eastern District of Oklahoma had 1,043 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #77 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?

Of the Eastern District of Oklahoma's FY2024 filings, 36 were business cases and 1,007 were non-business (consumer) cases.

Nationwide peers of a light-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume Eastern District of Oklahoma book in FY2024, both outside Oklahoma (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 (1,043 here).

Middle Louisiana 1,112 Southern West Virginia 961 Hawaii 1,172 Rhode Island 904

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

North Dakota 11% Ch.13 Northern Iowa 11% Ch.13 Idaho 12% Ch.13 Southern California 13% Ch.13

What to do with this

Eastern District of Oklahoma's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #77 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 89% 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
  • Eastern District of Oklahoma is one federal district in Oklahoma - see the full state rollup across every district. Oklahoma 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. Eastern District of Oklahoma FY2024 profile (#77 of 89 volume · #89 of 89 Ch.13 share · light-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.