District of South Dakota

Name: District of South Dakota Bankruptcy Filings FY2024
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Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the District of South Dakota, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

Compiled byPlainBankruptcy Editorial, Bankruptcy Filings Editorial Team

821
Total filings FY2024: 561
Chapter 7: 229
Chapter 13: 78
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

The District of South Dakota recorded 821 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 68% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.

68%
Chapter 7 (liquidation): 28%
Chapter 13 (repayment): 9.5%
business filings: +11.9%
vs FY2023

Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.

Filing History

Total bankruptcy filings in the District of South Dakota by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

Year	Total	Ch. 7	Ch. 11	Ch. 12	Ch. 13	Business
FY2024	821	561	12	19	229	78
FY2023	734	512	10	22	190	70
FY2022	656	486	7	23	140	62
FY2021	700	536	7	27	130	67
FY2020	921	713	11	20	177	88
FY2019	1,311	925	11	15	360	124
FY2018	1,319	935	11	16	357	126
FY2017	1,299	947	11	18	323	124
FY2016	1,344	1,008	11	21	304	128
FY2015	1,429	1,076	11	19	323	136

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

68%

Chapter 7 share

743

Consumer filings

Most common

Chapter 7 561 (68%)
Chapter 13 229 (28%)
Chapter 11 12 (1%)
Chapter 12 19 (2%)

How the 821 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

District of South Dakota filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

District of South Dakota vs. the National Trend

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the District of South Dakota'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 Dakota in FY2024?

District of South Dakota recorded 821 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 88th among the nation's 90 federal districts.

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

Of the District of South Dakota's FY2024 filings, 78 were business cases and 743 were non-business (consumer) cases.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy Editorial

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