Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Western District of Pennsylvania
Bankruptcy filings for the Western District of Pennsylvania - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 5,525
- Total filings FY2024
- 3,151
- Chapter 7
- 2,244
- Chapter 13
- 276
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
The Western District of Pennsylvania recorded 5,525 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 57% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.
- 57%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 41%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 5.0%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 5,525 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history, FY series
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5,525 | 3,151 | 127 | 3 | 2,244 |
| FY2023 | 4,938 | 2,933 | 104 | 5 | 1,896 |
| FY2022 | 4,413 | 2,887 | 74 | 4 | 1,448 |
| FY2021 | 4,709 | 3,255 | 77 | 6 | 1,371 |
| FY2020 | 6,200 | 4,238 | 115 | 4 | 1,843 |
| FY2019 | 8,824 | 5,191 | 110 | 3 | 3,520 |
| FY2018 | 8,879 | 5,255 | 108 | 3 | 3,513 |
| FY2017 | 8,741 | 5,403 | 114 | 3 | 3,221 |
| FY2016 | 9,047 | 5,845 | 117 | 4 | 3,081 |
| FY2015 | 9,616 | 6,234 | 121 | 4 | 3,257 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
57%
Chapter 7 share
5,249
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 3,151 (57%)
- Chapter 13 2,244 (41%)
- Chapter 11 127 (2%)
- Chapter 12 3 (0%)
The 5,525 FY2024 filings in the Western District of Pennsylvania, broken down by chapter.
Western District of Pennsylvania filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.
Upper-band YoY rebound
Western District of Pennsylvania's upper-band YoY move
FY2024 filings rose 11.9% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for Western District of Pennsylvania.
The Western District of Pennsylvania'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 Western District of Pennsylvania in FY2024?
In FY2024, 5,525 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Pennsylvania, ranking it 43 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
In FY2024, 276 of the Western District of Pennsylvania's filings were business cases, versus 5,249 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Western District of Pennsylvania in FY2024, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not state containment (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 (5,525 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.