Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Eastern District of Tennessee
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Eastern District of Tennessee, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 6,989
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,389
- Chapter 7
- 4,514
- Chapter 13
- 269
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
6,989 bankruptcy cases moved through the Eastern District of Tennessee in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 34% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.
- 34%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 65%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 3.8%
- 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 6,989 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 6,989 | 2,389 | 77 | 9 | 4,514 |
| FY2023 | 6,245 | 2,272 | 65 | 11 | 3,897 |
| FY2022 | 5,583 | 2,369 | 49 | 13 | 3,152 |
| FY2021 | 5,957 | 2,780 | 53 | 16 | 3,108 |
| FY2020 | 7,840 | 3,599 | 78 | 11 | 4,152 |
| FY2019 | 11,160 | 3,960 | 68 | 7 | 7,125 |
| FY2018 | 11,231 | 4,022 | 67 | 8 | 7,134 |
| FY2017 | 11,056 | 4,252 | 72 | 9 | 6,723 |
| FY2016 | 11,442 | 4,734 | 76 | 11 | 6,621 |
| FY2015 | 12,161 | 5,059 | 79 | 10 | 7,013 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
34%
Chapter 7 share
6,720
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,389 (34%)
- Chapter 13 4,514 (65%)
- Chapter 11 77 (1%)
- Chapter 12 9 (0%)
Chapter breakdown of the 6,989 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Year-over-year, the Eastern District of Tennessee saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Eastern District of Tennessee's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #1 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 34% of FY2024 filings here.
Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Eastern District of Tennessee 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 Eastern District of Tennessee in FY2024?
In FY2024, 6,989 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Eastern District of Tennessee, ranking it 34 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
Business filings in the Eastern District of Tennessee totaled 269 in FY2024, compared with 6,720 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Eastern District of Tennessee in FY2024, both outside Tennessee 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 (6,989 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.