Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
District of Rhode Island
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the District of Rhode Island, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 1,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 1,038
- Chapter 7
- 354
- Chapter 13
- 98
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
District of Rhode Island: 1,421 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 73%, a gain of 11.9% from FY2023.
- 73%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 25%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 6.9%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.
Business-heavy case split, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 1,421 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Light-volume filing history (#84 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1,421 | 1,038 | 28 | 1 | 354 |
| FY2023 | 1,270 | 951 | 23 | 1 | 295 |
| FY2022 | 1,135 | 902 | 16 | 1 | 216 |
| FY2021 | 1,211 | 993 | 16 | 1 | 201 |
| FY2020 | 1,594 | 1,299 | 24 | 1 | 270 |
| FY2019 | 2,269 | 1,694 | 24 | 1 | 550 |
| FY2018 | 2,283 | 1,711 | 24 | 1 | 547 |
| FY2017 | 2,248 | 1,729 | 25 | 1 | 493 |
| FY2016 | 2,326 | 1,837 | 25 | 1 | 463 |
| FY2015 | 2,473 | 1,957 | 26 | 1 | 489 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
73%
Chapter 7 share
1,323
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 1,038 (73%)
- Chapter 13 354 (25%)
- Chapter 11 28 (2%)
- Chapter 12 1 (0%)
FY2024 filings by chapter: 1,421 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the District of Rhode Island's filing volume went up 11.9%.
Light-third district caseload
District of Rhode Island in the light-volume third
1,421 FY2024 filings put District of Rhode Island in the lightest third of federal districts (#84 of 90).
Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the District of Rhode Island fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of Rhode Island in FY2024?
The District of Rhode Island had 1,421 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #84 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
In FY2024, 98 of the District of Rhode Island's filings were business cases, versus 1,323 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a light-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of Rhode Island book in FY2024, both outside Rhode Island . 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 (1,421 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.