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Western District of Oklahoma

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

4,144
Total filings FY2024
2,177
Chapter 7
1,912
Chapter 13
185
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

The Western District of Oklahoma recorded 4,144 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 53% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.

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

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

Filing History

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 4,144
Total bankruptcy filings in the Western District of Oklahoma by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 4,144 2,177 43 12 1,912
FY2023 3,704 2,033 35 16 1,620
FY2022 3,311 2,020 26 16 1,249
FY2021 3,533 2,294 27 20 1,192
FY2020 4,651 2,992 40 14 1,605
FY2019 6,619 3,578 38 10 2,993
FY2018 6,660 3,625 36 11 2,988
FY2017 6,557 3,750 39 12 2,756
FY2016 6,786 4,080 40 14 2,652
FY2015 7,214 4,353 42 14 2,805

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

53%

Chapter 7 share

3,959

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 2,177 (53%)
  • Chapter 13 1,912 (46%)
  • Chapter 11 43 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 12 (0%)

How the 4,144 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the Western District of Oklahoma's filing volume went up 11.9%.

Western District of Oklahoma vs. the National Trend

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Western District of Oklahoma's filing count fell 42.6%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Western District of Oklahoma?

In FY2024, 4,144 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Oklahoma, ranking it 56 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

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

In FY2024, 185 of the Western District of Oklahoma's filings were business cases, versus 3,959 non-business (consumer) filings.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy Editorial

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