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District of Utah

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

6,657
Total filings FY2024
High-volume district
4,138
Chapter 7
Near national share
2,490
Chapter 13
Near national share
127
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

6,657 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of Utah in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 62% of the total, a rise of 17.6% versus FY2023.

62%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
37%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
1.9%
business filings
+17.6%
vs FY2023

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

Consumer-dominated case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 6,657 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

District of Utah: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

6,657 Top 28% higher than 72% 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. Utah 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Heavy-volume filing history (#25 of 89)

4,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 6,657
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 6,657 4,138 29 0 2,490
FY2023 5,660 3,366 33 0 2,261
FY2022 5,192 3,125 18 1 2,048
FY2021 5,920 4,012 12 0 1,893
FY2020 8,290 5,323 19 2 2,946
FY2019 9,758 5,792 29 1 3,936
FY2018 9,886 5,878 22 5 3,979
FY2017 11,531 6,773 23 0 4,735
FY2016 11,667 6,907 28 0 4,732
FY2015 12,520 7,666 37 0 4,817

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

62%

Chapter 7 share

6,530

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 4,138 (62%)
  • Chapter 13 2,490 (37%)
  • Chapter 11 29 (0%)

The 6,657 FY2024 filings in the District of Utah, broken down by chapter.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the District of Utah's filing volume went up 17.6%.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Utah unemployment essentially unchanged (3.1% to 3.1%), the District of Utah's 42.0% filing decline over FY2019-FY2023 points to a driver other than the labor market.

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.

Heavy-third district caseload

District of Utah in the heavy-volume third

6,657 FY2024 filings put District of Utah in the heaviest third of federal districts.

The District of Utah's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 46.8%, 5.5 points below the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The District of Utah had 6,657 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #25 busiest of the 89 federal districts by filing volume.

What share of filings in this district are business cases?

Business filings in the District of Utah totaled 127 in FY2024, compared with 6,530 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume District of Utah book in FY2024, both outside Utah . 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 (6,657 here).

Western Texas 6,627 Oregon 6,601 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.

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

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #25 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 62% 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
  • District of Utah is one federal district in Utah - see the full state rollup across every district. Utah 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. District of Utah FY2024 profile (#25 of 89 volume · #41 of 89 Ch.13 share · heavy-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.