Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Eastern District of Virginia
Bankruptcy filings for the Eastern District of Virginia - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 8,321
- Total filings FY2024
- 4,015
- Chapter 7
- 4,140
- Chapter 13
- 447
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
The Eastern District of Virginia recorded 8,321 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 48% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.
- 48%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 50%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 5.4%
- 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 8,321 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Heavy-volume filing history (#23 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 8,321 | 4,015 | 155 | 11 | 4,140 |
| FY2023 | 7,436 | 3,767 | 128 | 14 | 3,527 |
| FY2022 | 6,648 | 3,788 | 94 | 15 | 2,751 |
| FY2021 | 7,092 | 4,332 | 99 | 19 | 2,642 |
| FY2020 | 9,335 | 5,630 | 146 | 13 | 3,546 |
| FY2019 | 13,286 | 6,630 | 135 | 9 | 6,512 |
| FY2018 | 13,369 | 6,722 | 132 | 9 | 6,506 |
| FY2017 | 13,162 | 6,984 | 141 | 11 | 6,026 |
| FY2016 | 13,621 | 7,635 | 145 | 13 | 5,828 |
| FY2015 | 14,478 | 8,150 | 151 | 12 | 6,165 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
48%
Chapter 7 share
7,874
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 4,015 (48%)
- Chapter 13 4,140 (50%)
- Chapter 11 155 (2%)
- Chapter 12 11 (0%)
FY2024 filings by chapter: 8,321 total across Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13.
Eastern District of Virginia filings rose 11.9% year-over-year, from FY2023 to FY2024.
Heavy-third district caseload
Eastern District of Virginia in the heavy-volume third
8,321 FY2024 filings put Eastern District of Virginia in the heaviest third of federal districts (#23 of 90).
Looking back to FY2015, the Eastern District of Virginia has lost 42.5% in filing volume through FY2024, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy filings did the Eastern District of Virginia have in FY2024?
Eastern District of Virginia recorded 8,321 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 23th among the nation's 90 federal districts.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
Business filings in the Eastern District of Virginia totaled 447 in FY2024, compared with 7,874 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a heavy-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this heavy-volume Eastern District of Virginia book in FY2024, both outside Virginia (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 (8,321 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.