Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Western District of Texas
Bankruptcy filings for the Western District of Texas - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 7,884
- Total filings FY2024
- 4,910
- Chapter 7
- 2,739
- Chapter 13
- 485
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
FY2024 closed with 7,884 filings in the Western District of Texas, 62% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.
- 62%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 35%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 6.2%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business on a heavy-volume book, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 7,884 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Heavy-volume filing history (#26 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 7,884 | 4,910 | 225 | 10 | 2,739 |
| FY2023 | 7,044 | 4,546 | 184 | 12 | 2,302 |
| FY2022 | 6,299 | 4,420 | 131 | 12 | 1,736 |
| FY2021 | 6,719 | 4,940 | 134 | 15 | 1,630 |
| FY2020 | 8,845 | 6,442 | 198 | 10 | 2,195 |
| FY2019 | 12,588 | 8,089 | 195 | 8 | 4,296 |
| FY2018 | 12,667 | 8,183 | 191 | 8 | 4,285 |
| FY2017 | 12,472 | 8,360 | 200 | 10 | 3,902 |
| FY2016 | 12,907 | 8,984 | 204 | 10 | 3,709 |
| FY2015 | 13,720 | 9,578 | 211 | 11 | 3,920 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
62%
Chapter 7 share
7,399
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 4,910 (62%)
- Chapter 13 2,739 (35%)
- Chapter 11 225 (3%)
- Chapter 12 10 (0%)
How the 7,884 FY2024 filings split across the four bankruptcy chapters.
Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Western District of Texas.
Heavy-third district caseload
Western District of Texas in the heavy-volume third
7,884 FY2024 filings put Western District of Texas in the heaviest third of federal districts (#26 of 90).
Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Western District of Texas's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Texas in FY2024?
The Western District of Texas had 7,884 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #26 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
The Western District of Texas had 485 business filings and 7,399 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 (7,884 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.