Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Eastern District of Texas
Bankruptcy filings for the Eastern District of Texas - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 5,519
- Total filings FY2024
- 3,437
- Chapter 7
- 1,917
- Chapter 13
- 339
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Eastern District of Texas: 5,519 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 62%, a gain of 11.9% from FY2023.
- 62%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 35%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 6.1%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 5,519 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history, FY series
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5,519 | 3,437 | 158 | 7 | 1,917 |
| FY2023 | 4,931 | 3,183 | 128 | 8 | 1,612 |
| FY2022 | 4,409 | 3,094 | 91 | 9 | 1,215 |
| FY2021 | 4,702 | 3,458 | 93 | 10 | 1,141 |
| FY2020 | 6,191 | 4,509 | 139 | 7 | 1,536 |
| FY2019 | 8,813 | 5,662 | 137 | 6 | 3,008 |
| FY2018 | 8,868 | 5,729 | 134 | 6 | 2,999 |
| FY2017 | 8,730 | 5,851 | 141 | 6 | 2,732 |
| FY2016 | 9,034 | 6,288 | 142 | 8 | 2,596 |
| FY2015 | 9,603 | 6,704 | 148 | 7 | 2,744 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
62%
Chapter 7 share
5,180
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 3,437 (62%)
- Chapter 13 1,917 (35%)
- Chapter 11 158 (3%)
- Chapter 12 7 (0%)
The 5,519 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of Texas, broken down by chapter.
Year-over-year, the Eastern District of Texas saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.
Upper-band YoY rebound
Eastern District of Texas's upper-band YoY move
FY2024 filings rose 11.9% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for Eastern District of Texas.
Looking back to FY2015, the Eastern District of Texas has lost 42.5% in filing volume through FY2024, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Eastern District of Texas?
Eastern District of Texas recorded 5,519 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 44th among the nation's 90 federal districts.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
In FY2024, 339 of the Eastern District of Texas's filings were business cases, versus 5,180 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles
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 (5,519 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.