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Western District of Tennessee

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Western District of Tennessee cover Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

8,115
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
2,005
Chapter 7
Below national share
6,080
Chapter 13
Above national share
65
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 8,115 filings in the Western District of Tennessee, 25% Chapter 7, down 0.4% on FY2023.

25%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
75%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
0.8%
business filings
-0.4%
vs FY2023

Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 8,115 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Western District of Tennessee: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

8,115 Top 22% higher than 78% 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%). Below this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Below this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Western Tennessee 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#20 of 89)

5,00010,00015,00020,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 8,115
Total bankruptcy filings in the Western District of Tennessee by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 8,115 2,005 30 0 6,080
FY2023 8,149 1,786 22 0 6,341
FY2022 6,797 1,516 20 0 5,261
FY2021 5,679 1,756 15 0 3,908
FY2020 9,101 2,604 17 0 6,480
FY2019 13,256 3,158 25 1 10,072
FY2018 13,794 3,409 20 2 10,363
FY2017 14,469 3,505 34 2 10,928
FY2016 14,999 3,528 36 0 11,435
FY2015 15,545 3,654 26 0 11,865

Chapter 13-leaning mix & YoY trend

25%

Chapter 7 share

8,050

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 2,005 (25%)
  • Chapter 13 6,080 (75%)
  • Chapter 11 30 (0%)

FY2024 filings by chapter: 8,115 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.

Western District of Tennessee filings dropped 0.4% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Tennessee's unemployment rate barely moved (3.4% in 2019 to 3.4% in 2023), while filings in the Western District of Tennessee fell 38.5% 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.

Heavy-third district caseload

Western District of Tennessee in the heavy-volume third

8,115 FY2024 filings put Western District of Tennessee in the heaviest third of federal districts.

The Western District of Tennessee's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 47.8%, 6.5 points below the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Western District of Tennessee?

The Western District of Tennessee had 8,115 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #20 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 65 of the Western District of Tennessee's filings were business cases, versus 8,050 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Western 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 (8,115 here).

Minnesota 8,231 Nevada 7,992 Southern Texas 8,258 Colorado 7,496

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Eastern North Carolina 75% Ch.13 Eastern Louisiana 77% Ch.13 Middle Georgia 72% Ch.13 Southern Alabama 79% Ch.13

What to do with this

Western District of Tennessee's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #20 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 25% 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
  • Western District of Tennessee is one federal district in Tennessee - see the full state rollup across every district. Tennessee 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. Western District of Tennessee FY2024 profile (#20 of 89 volume · #7 of 89 Ch.13 share · heavy-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.