Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
District of South Carolina
Bankruptcy filings for the District of South Carolina - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 9,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 3,947
- Chapter 7
- 5,357
- Chapter 13
- 420
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
9,421 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of South Carolina in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 42% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.
- 42%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 57%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 4.5%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 9,421 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Heavy-volume filing history (#18 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 9,421 | 3,947 | 99 | 18 | 5,357 |
| FY2023 | 8,418 | 3,724 | 82 | 22 | 4,590 |
| FY2022 | 7,526 | 3,805 | 61 | 25 | 3,635 |
| FY2021 | 8,029 | 4,400 | 65 | 31 | 3,533 |
| FY2020 | 10,569 | 5,715 | 96 | 22 | 4,736 |
| FY2019 | 15,042 | 6,518 | 86 | 15 | 8,423 |
| FY2018 | 15,137 | 6,613 | 84 | 15 | 8,425 |
| FY2017 | 14,902 | 6,927 | 91 | 18 | 7,866 |
| FY2016 | 15,422 | 7,636 | 94 | 22 | 7,670 |
| FY2015 | 16,393 | 8,155 | 98 | 20 | 8,120 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
42%
Chapter 7 share
9,001
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 3,947 (42%)
- Chapter 13 5,357 (57%)
- Chapter 11 99 (1%)
- Chapter 12 18 (0%)
FY2024 filings by chapter: 9,421 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.
District of South Carolina filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.
Heavy-third district caseload
District of South Carolina in the heavy-volume third
9,421 FY2024 filings put District of South Carolina in the heaviest third of federal districts (#18 of 90).
Between FY2015 and FY2024, the District of South Carolina's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of South Carolina in FY2024?
The District of South Carolina had 9,421 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #18 busiest of the 90 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 420 in FY2024, compared with 9,001 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume District of South Carolina book in FY2024, both outside South Carolina . 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 (9,421 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.