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District of South Carolina

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, the District of South Carolina recorded every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition filed in the district.

4,638
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
1,442
Chapter 7
Below national share
3,160
Chapter 13
Above national share
133
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

4,638 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of South Carolina in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 31% of the total, a rise of 18.4% versus FY2023.

31%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
68%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
2.9%
business filings
+18.4%
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 4,638 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

District of South Carolina: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

4,638 Top 48% higher than 52% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Above this entry. 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. South Carolina 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 4,638
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of South Carolina by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 4,638 1,442 36 0 3,160
FY2023 3,918 1,224 37 1 2,656
FY2022 3,484 1,210 15 1 2,258
FY2021 3,554 1,764 17 3 1,770
FY2020 5,402 2,348 26 9 3,019
FY2019 6,730 2,618 25 6 4,081
FY2018 6,660 2,623 25 3 4,009
FY2017 6,492 2,644 28 4 3,816
FY2016 6,731 2,652 29 7 4,041
FY2015 7,080 2,828 30 0 4,222

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

31%

Chapter 7 share

4,505

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 1,442 (31%)
  • Chapter 13 3,160 (68%)
  • Chapter 11 36 (1%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 4,638 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

District of South Carolina filings rose 18.4% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

South Carolina's unemployment rate barely moved (3.4% in 2019 to 3.4% in 2023), while filings in the District of South Carolina fell 41.8% over the comparable span, FY2019-FY2023 — a mover unemployment alone does not explain.

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 South Carolina's Chapter 13-heavy mix

FY2024 filings rose 18.4% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for District of South Carolina.

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the District of South Carolina's filing count fell 34.5%, 6.8 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of South Carolina in FY2024?

The District of South Carolina had 4,638 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #43 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

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

Business filings in the District of South Carolina totaled 133 in FY2024, compared with 4,505 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share

Two AOUSC peer sets for the District of South Carolina in FY2024, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not state containment . 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 (4,638 here).

Southern New York 4,654 Eastern Pennsylvania 4,557 Massachusetts 4,534 Western Pennsylvania 4,466

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Northern Mississippi 66% Ch.13 Middle Georgia 72% Ch.13 Western Tennessee 75% Ch.13 Eastern North Carolina 75% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #43 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 31% 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 South Carolina is one federal district in South Carolina - see the full state rollup across every district. South Carolina 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 South Carolina FY2024 profile (#43 of 89 volume · #9 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.