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Northern District of Oklahoma

Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Northern District of Oklahoma, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

3,581
Total filings FY2024
1,881
Chapter 7
1,651
Chapter 13
160
Business

Data updated August 2026

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The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 3,581 filings in the Northern District of Oklahoma, 53% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.

53%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
46%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
4.5%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.

Consumer vs business filings, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 3,581 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Light-volume filing history (#65 of 90)

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 3,581
Total bankruptcy filings in the Northern District of Oklahoma by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 3,581 1,881 38 11 1,651
FY2023 3,199 1,755 31 13 1,400
FY2022 2,860 1,745 22 14 1,079
FY2021 3,050 1,981 23 17 1,029
FY2020 4,016 2,584 35 12 1,385
FY2019 5,716 3,091 32 9 2,584
FY2018 5,753 3,131 32 9 2,581
FY2017 5,663 3,239 34 10 2,380
FY2016 5,860 3,523 35 12 2,290
FY2015 6,229 3,760 36 11 2,422

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

53%

Chapter 7 share

3,421

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 1,881 (53%)
  • Chapter 13 1,651 (46%)
  • Chapter 11 38 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 11 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 3,581 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

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

Light-third district caseload

Northern District of Oklahoma in the light-volume third

3,581 FY2024 filings put Northern District of Oklahoma in the lightest third of federal districts (#65 of 90).

The Northern District of Oklahoma's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Northern District of Oklahoma in FY2024?

The Northern District of Oklahoma had 3,581 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #65 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

Of the Northern District of Oklahoma's FY2024 filings, 160 were business cases and 3,421 were non-business (consumer) cases.

Nationwide peers of a light-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume Northern 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 (3,581 here).

Eastern Arkansas 3,622 Western Wisconsin 3,537 Northern Mississippi 3,661 Nebraska 3,421

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Western Louisiana 47% Ch.13 Middle Louisiana 47% Ch.13 Eastern Louisiana 47% Ch.13 Maryland 46% Ch.13
Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Northern District of Oklahoma FY2024 profile (#65 of 90 volume · #28 of 90 Ch.13 share · light-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.