Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Western District of Tennessee
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Western District of Tennessee, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 5,678
- Total filings FY2024
- 1,941
- Chapter 7
- 3,667
- Chapter 13
- 218
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
FY2024 closed with 5,678 filings in the Western District of Tennessee, 34% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.
- 34%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 65%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 3.8%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 5,678 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 | 5,678 | 1,941 | 63 | 7 | 3,667 |
| FY2023 | 5,074 | 1,845 | 53 | 9 | 3,167 |
| FY2022 | 4,537 | 1,925 | 40 | 10 | 2,562 |
| FY2021 | 4,838 | 2,258 | 43 | 13 | 2,524 |
| FY2020 | 6,371 | 2,924 | 64 | 9 | 3,374 |
| FY2019 | 9,067 | 3,217 | 54 | 6 | 5,790 |
| FY2018 | 9,125 | 3,269 | 54 | 6 | 5,796 |
| FY2017 | 8,983 | 3,454 | 59 | 7 | 5,463 |
| FY2016 | 9,296 | 3,847 | 61 | 9 | 5,379 |
| FY2015 | 9,883 | 4,111 | 64 | 9 | 5,699 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
34%
Chapter 7 share
5,460
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 1,941 (34%)
- Chapter 13 3,667 (65%)
- Chapter 11 63 (1%)
- Chapter 12 7 (0%)
FY2024 filings by chapter: 5,678 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.
Western District of Tennessee filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Western District of Tennessee's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #3 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 34% of FY2024 filings here.
The Western District of Tennessee's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Western District of Tennessee?
The Western District of Tennessee had 5,678 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #40 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
In FY2024, 218 of the Western District of Tennessee's filings were business cases, versus 5,460 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Western 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 (5,678 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.