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Northern District of Texas

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

10,294
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
5,548
Chapter 7
Near national share
4,443
Chapter 13
Near national share
854
Business
Above national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

10,294 bankruptcy cases moved through the Northern District of Texas in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 54% of the total, a rise of 28.9% versus FY2023.

54%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
43%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
8.3%
business filings
+28.9%
vs FY2023

Federal-court filings only, tallied by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Statistical information, not legal advice.

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 10,294 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

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

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

10,294 Top 16% higher than 84% 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%). Below this entry. 9,000–10,500: 5 federal judicial districts (6%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Northern Texas 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#14 of 89)

6,0008,00010,00012,00014,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 10,294
Total bankruptcy filings in the Northern District of Texas by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 10,294 5,548 298 5 4,443
FY2023 7,983 3,951 152 5 3,869
FY2022 6,587 3,374 144 3 3,066
FY2021 6,966 4,400 263 3 2,299
FY2020 9,411 5,180 205 14 4,005
FY2019 11,645 5,516 329 10 5,790
FY2018 11,453 5,163 362 9 5,919
FY2017 12,035 5,212 354 13 6,455
FY2016 12,112 4,786 211 7 7,106
FY2015 12,325 4,937 178 7 7,203

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

54%

Chapter 7 share

9,440

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 5,548 (54%)
  • Chapter 13 4,443 (43%)
  • Chapter 11 298 (3%)
  • Chapter 12 5 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 10,294 FY2024 filings in the Northern District of Texas.

Year-over-year, the Northern District of Texas saw filings climb 28.9% 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 Northern District of Texas fell 31.4% 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

Northern District of Texas in the heavy-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 28.9% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for Northern District of Texas.

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Northern District of Texas fell 16.5%, 24.8 points above the national decline of 41.3% over the same span.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Northern District of Texas recorded 10,294 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 14th among the nation's 89 federal districts.

What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?

Of the Northern District of Texas's FY2024 filings, 854 were business cases and 9,440 were non-business (consumer) cases.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Northern District of Texas book in FY2024, both outside Texas (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 (10,294 here).

Eastern California 10,168 Eastern New York 10,432 Southern Ohio 10,683 Maryland 10,858

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Eastern Virginia 44% Ch.13 Northern Indiana 43% Ch.13 Northern Illinois 43% Ch.13 Southern Indiana 43% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #14 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 54% 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
  • Northern 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. Northern District of Texas FY2024 profile (#14 of 89 volume · #29 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.