Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Western District of Virginia
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Western District of Virginia, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 5,100
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,461
- Chapter 7
- 2,537
- Chapter 13
- 273
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
The Western District of Virginia recorded 5,100 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
Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 5,100 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history on a Chapter 13-heavy book
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5,100 | 2,461 | 95 | 7 | 2,537 |
| FY2023 | 4,556 | 2,308 | 78 | 8 | 2,162 |
| FY2022 | 4,074 | 2,322 | 57 | 9 | 1,686 |
| FY2021 | 4,346 | 2,655 | 60 | 11 | 1,620 |
| FY2020 | 5,721 | 3,451 | 89 | 8 | 2,173 |
| FY2019 | 8,143 | 4,064 | 82 | 6 | 3,991 |
| FY2018 | 8,195 | 4,120 | 81 | 6 | 3,988 |
| FY2017 | 8,068 | 4,280 | 87 | 7 | 3,694 |
| FY2016 | 8,349 | 4,680 | 89 | 8 | 3,572 |
| FY2015 | 8,875 | 4,995 | 93 | 8 | 3,779 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
48%
Chapter 7 share
4,827
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,461 (48%)
- Chapter 13 2,537 (50%)
- Chapter 11 95 (2%)
- Chapter 12 7 (0%)
The 5,100 FY2024 filings in the Western District of Virginia, broken down by chapter.
Filings increased 11.9% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the Western District of Virginia.
Chapter 13-heavy district mix
Western District of Virginia's Chapter 13-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #17 of 90 among districts (highest share = #1); Chapter 7 is 48% of FY2024 filings here.
Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Western District of Virginia fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Virginia in FY2024?
The Western District of Virginia had 5,100 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #48 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
In FY2024, 273 of the Western District of Virginia's filings were business cases, versus 4,827 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers on Chapter 13 share
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Western District of Virginia in FY2024, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not state containment (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 (5,100 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.