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Eastern District of Texas

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, the Eastern District of Texas recorded every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition filed in the district.

5,003
Total filings FY2024
Mid-volume district
2,622
Chapter 7
Near national share
2,286
Chapter 13
Above national share
359
Business
Above national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

Eastern District of Texas: 5,003 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 52%, a gain of 21.6% from FY2023.

52%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
46%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
7.2%
business filings
+21.6%
vs FY2023

Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 5,003 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Eastern District of Texas: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

5,003 Top 44% higher than 56% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Above this entry. 7,500–9,000: 4 federal judicial districts (4%). Above this entry. 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. Eastern Texas 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book

3,0004,0005,0006,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 5,003
Total bankruptcy filings in the Eastern District of Texas by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 5,003 2,622 95 0 2,286
FY2023 4,113 1,983 60 3 2,067
FY2022 3,311 1,722 43 0 1,546
FY2021 3,428 2,071 55 2 1,300
FY2020 4,804 2,675 72 2 2,055
FY2019 5,725 2,687 72 4 2,962
FY2018 5,072 2,340 64 0 2,668
FY2017 5,272 2,249 99 3 2,920
FY2016 4,721 2,069 84 0 2,568
FY2015 4,626 2,056 65 1 2,504

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

52%

Chapter 7 share

4,644

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 2,622 (52%)
  • Chapter 13 2,286 (46%)
  • Chapter 11 95 (2%)

The 5,003 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of Texas, broken down by chapter.

Year-over-year, the Eastern District of Texas saw filings climb 21.6% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Texas's unemployment rate barely moved (4.1% in 2019 to 4.1% in 2023), while filings in the Eastern District of Texas fell 28.2% 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.

Upper-band YoY rebound

Eastern District of Texas's Chapter 13-heavy mix

FY2024 filings rose 21.6% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for Eastern District of Texas.

Looking back to FY2015, the Eastern District of Texas has gained 8.1% in filing volume through FY2024, 49.5 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Eastern District of Texas?

Eastern District of Texas recorded 5,003 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 39th among the nation's 89 federal districts.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

In FY2024, 359 of the Eastern District of Texas's filings were business cases, versus 4,644 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share

Two AOUSC peer sets for the Eastern District of Texas in FY2024, both outside Texas 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 (5,003 here).

Middle Tennessee 5,004 Southern California 4,938 Eastern Kentucky 5,160 Southern Mississippi 4,820

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Eastern Tennessee 47% Ch.13 Southern Florida 47% Ch.13 Southern Illinois 48% Ch.13 Kansas 49% Ch.13

What to do with this

Eastern District of Texas's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #39 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 52% 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
  • Eastern District of Texas is one federal district in Texas - see the full state rollup across every district. Texas 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. Eastern District of Texas FY2024 profile (#39 of 89 volume · #26 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.