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District of Oregon

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

6,601
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
4,836
Chapter 7
Above national share
1,726
Chapter 13
Below national share
207
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

The District of Oregon recorded 6,601 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 73% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 26.2% from FY2023.

73%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
26%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
3.1%
business filings
+26.2%
vs FY2023

Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.

Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 6,601 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

District of Oregon: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

6,601 Top 30% higher than 70% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Oregon 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#27 of 89)

2,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 6,601
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Oregon by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 6,601 4,836 33 6 1,726
FY2023 5,232 3,664 32 2 1,534
FY2022 4,105 3,137 22 4 942
FY2021 5,147 4,162 24 4 956
FY2020 7,374 5,719 27 16 1,606
FY2019 8,986 6,744 29 4 2,209
FY2018 8,907 6,726 26 4 2,151
FY2017 9,078 7,007 22 6 2,043
FY2016 9,488 7,434 26 5 2,022
FY2015 11,134 9,017 25 2 2,090

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

73%

Chapter 7 share

6,394

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 4,836 (73%)
  • Chapter 13 1,726 (26%)
  • Chapter 11 33 (0%)
  • Chapter 12 6 (0%)

The 6,601 FY2024 filings in the District of Oregon, broken down by chapter.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the District of Oregon's filing volume went up 26.2%.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Oregon unemployment essentially unchanged (4.4% to 4.4%), the District of Oregon's 41.8% filing decline over FY2019-FY2023 points to a driver other than the labor market.

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

District of Oregon in the heavy-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 26.2% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for District of Oregon.

Looking back to FY2015, the District of Oregon has lost 40.7% in filing volume through FY2024, 0.6 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The District of Oregon had 6,601 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #27 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

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

In FY2024, 207 of the District of Oregon's filings were business cases, versus 6,394 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume District of Oregon book in FY2024, both outside Oregon . 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 (6,601 here).

Western Texas 6,627 Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas 6,571 Utah 6,657 Eastern Tennessee 6,807

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Northern Florida 26% Ch.13 Southern New York 26% Ch.13 New Hampshire 28% Ch.13 Middle Florida 25% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #27 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 73% 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
  • District of Oregon is one federal district in Oregon - see the full state rollup across every district. Oregon 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. District of Oregon FY2024 profile (#27 of 89 volume · #60 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.