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Western District of Texas

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

6,627
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
4,030
Chapter 7
Near national share
2,457
Chapter 13
Near national share
585
Business
Above national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

FY2024 closed with 6,627 filings in the Western District of Texas, 61% Chapter 7, up 33.2% on FY2023.

61%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
37%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
8.8%
business filings
+33.2%
vs FY2023

Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 6,627 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

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

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

6,627 Top 29% higher than 71% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 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. Western 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 (#26 of 89)

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 6,627
Total bankruptcy filings in the Western District of Texas by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 6,627 4,030 140 0 2,457
FY2023 4,975 2,785 106 0 2,084
FY2022 4,297 2,609 85 0 1,603
FY2021 4,538 3,397 97 4 1,040
FY2020 6,539 4,281 140 1 2,117
FY2019 8,359 4,683 120 5 3,544
FY2018 8,083 4,197 112 3 3,770
FY2017 8,202 4,118 91 4 3,989
FY2016 7,850 3,733 180 0 3,924
FY2015 8,044 3,800 106 0 4,132

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

61%

Chapter 7 share

6,042

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 4,030 (61%)
  • Chapter 13 2,457 (37%)
  • Chapter 11 140 (2%)

How the 6,627 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.

Filings increased 33.2% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Western District of Texas.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Texas's unemployment rate barely moved (4.1% in 2019 to 4.1% in 2023), while filings in the Western District of Texas fell 40.5% 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

Western District of Texas in the heavy-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 33.2% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for Western District of Texas.

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Western District of Texas's filing count fell 17.6%, 23.7 points above the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Texas in FY2024?

The Western District of Texas had 6,627 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #26 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

The Western District of Texas had 585 business filings and 6,042 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Western 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 (6,627 here).

Oregon 6,601 Utah 6,657 Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas 6,571 Eastern Tennessee 6,807

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

Maryland 38% Ch.13 Eastern Kentucky 38% Ch.13 Northern California 37% Ch.13 Massachusetts 37% Ch.13

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #26 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 61% 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
  • Western 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. Western District of Texas FY2024 profile (#26 of 89 volume · #39 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.