Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Middle District of Tennessee
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Middle District of Tennessee, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 9,175
- Total filings FY2024
- 3,136
- Chapter 7
- 5,925
- Chapter 13
- 353
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
9,175 bankruptcy cases moved through the Middle 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
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 9,175 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Heavy-volume filing history (#20 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 9,175 | 3,136 | 102 | 12 | 5,925 |
| FY2023 | 8,197 | 2,982 | 85 | 15 | 5,115 |
| FY2022 | 7,329 | 3,110 | 65 | 17 | 4,137 |
| FY2021 | 7,819 | 3,649 | 70 | 21 | 4,079 |
| FY2020 | 10,292 | 4,724 | 103 | 15 | 5,450 |
| FY2019 | 14,648 | 5,197 | 89 | 10 | 9,352 |
| FY2018 | 14,739 | 5,279 | 87 | 10 | 9,363 |
| FY2017 | 14,511 | 5,580 | 95 | 12 | 8,824 |
| FY2016 | 15,017 | 6,213 | 100 | 14 | 8,690 |
| FY2015 | 15,961 | 6,640 | 103 | 13 | 9,205 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
34%
Chapter 7 share
8,822
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 3,136 (34%)
- Chapter 13 5,925 (65%)
- Chapter 11 102 (1%)
- Chapter 12 12 (0%)
Chapter breakdown of the 9,175 FY2024 filings in the Middle District of Tennessee.
Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Middle District of Tennessee.
Heavy-third district caseload
Middle District of Tennessee in the heavy-volume third
9,175 FY2024 filings put Middle District of Tennessee in the heaviest third of federal districts (#20 of 90).
Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Middle District of Tennessee fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Middle District of Tennessee?
The Middle District of Tennessee had 9,175 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #20 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
Business filings in the Middle District of Tennessee totaled 353 in FY2024, compared with 8,822 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Middle District of Tennessee book in FY2024, both outside Tennessee (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 (9,175 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.