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 August 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.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 7,421 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history, FY series
| 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 |
Upper-band YoY 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%.
Chapter 7-heavy district mix
District of Utah's Chapter 7-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #87 of 90 (lower-third repayment share); Chapter 7 liquidations are 74% of FY2024 filings.
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.
Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles
Two AOUSC peer sets for the District of Utah in FY2024, both outside Utah so the neighborhoods are not state containment . 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 (7,421 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.