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Northern District of Texas

Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Northern District of Texas, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

11,038
Total filings FY2024
6,875
Chapter 7
3,834
Chapter 13
677
Business

Data updated August 2026

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The bottom line

11,038 bankruptcy cases moved through the Northern District of Texas in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 62% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.

62%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
35%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
6.1%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

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

Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 11,038 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Heavy-volume filing history (#13 of 90)

5,00010,00015,00020,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 11,038
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 11,038 6,875 316 13 3,834
FY2023 9,864 6,366 257 17 3,224
FY2022 8,817 6,188 182 17 2,430
FY2021 9,408 6,917 187 21 2,283
FY2020 12,383 9,019 277 15 3,072
FY2019 17,624 11,324 273 11 6,016
FY2018 17,736 11,458 268 11 5,999
FY2017 17,460 11,703 281 13 5,463
FY2016 18,068 12,576 284 15 5,193
FY2015 19,205 13,409 295 14 5,487

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

62%

Chapter 7 share

10,361

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 6,875 (62%)
  • Chapter 13 3,834 (35%)
  • Chapter 11 316 (3%)
  • Chapter 12 13 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 11,038 FY2024 filings in the Northern District of Texas.

Year-over-year, the Northern District of Texas saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Heavy-third district caseload

Northern District of Texas in the heavy-volume third

11,038 FY2024 filings put Northern District of Texas in the heaviest third of federal districts (#13 of 90).

Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Northern District of Texas fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% 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 11,038 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 13th among the nation's 90 federal districts.

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

Of the Northern District of Texas's FY2024 filings, 677 were business cases and 10,361 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 (11,038 here).

Northern Ohio 11,138 Eastern Michigan 10,802 Northern California 11,384 Southern New York 11,625

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Nebraska 36% Ch.13 Southern Illinois 36% Ch.13 Central Illinois 36% Ch.13 Northern Illinois 36% Ch.13
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 (#13 of 90 volume · #54 of 90 Ch.13 share · heavy-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.