States Utah District of Utah

Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC

District of Utah

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

7,421
Total filings FY2024
5,472
Chapter 7
1,838
Chapter 13
421
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

7,421 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of Utah in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 74% of the total, a rise of 11.9% versus FY2023.

74%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
25%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
5.7%
business filings
+11.9%
vs FY2023

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

Filing History

4,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 7,421
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Utah by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 7,421 5,472 99 12 1,838
FY2023 6,631 5,009 80 15 1,527
FY2022 5,928 4,738 55 15 1,120
FY2021 6,324 5,215 55 18 1,036
FY2020 8,325 6,829 83 13 1,400
FY2019 11,849 8,905 85 10 2,849
FY2018 11,924 8,995 83 10 2,836
FY2017 11,739 9,087 86 11 2,555
FY2016 12,148 9,650 86 13 2,399
FY2015 12,913 10,278 89 12 2,534

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

74%

Chapter 7 share

7,000

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 5,472 (74%)
  • Chapter 13 1,838 (25%)
  • Chapter 11 99 (1%)
  • Chapter 12 12 (0%)

The 7,421 FY2024 filings in the District of Utah, broken down by chapter.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the District of Utah's filing volume went up 11.9%.

District of Utah vs. the National Trend

The District of Utah's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The District of Utah had 7,421 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #32 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

Business filings in the District of Utah totaled 421 in FY2024, compared with 7,000 non-business (consumer) filings.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy Editorial

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