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District of Vermont

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, the District of Vermont recorded every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition filed in the district.

257
Total filings FY2024
Lower-volume district
207
Chapter 7
Above national share
47
Chapter 13
Below national share
20
Business
Above national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

257 bankruptcy cases moved through the District of Vermont in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 81% of the total, a rise of 23.6% versus FY2023.

81%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
18%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
7.8%
business filings
+23.6%
vs FY2023

Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 257 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

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

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

257 1st percentile higher than 1% of 89 federal judicial districts

0–1,500: 17 federal judicial districts (19%). This entry sits in this band. 1,500–3,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Above this entry. 3,000–4,500: 13 federal judicial districts (15%). Above this entry. 4,500–6,000: 14 federal judicial districts (16%). Above this entry. 6,000–7,500: 10 federal judicial districts (11%). Above this entry. 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. Vermont 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Light-volume filing history (#88 of 89)

0200400600800 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 257
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Vermont by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 257 207 2 0 47
FY2023 208 165 0 2 41
FY2022 207 152 0 0 55
FY2021 266 225 1 4 36
FY2020 455 350 4 17 84
FY2019 559 445 4 4 106
FY2018 541 446 4 4 87
FY2017 567 464 3 9 91
FY2016 604 490 1 0 113
FY2015 664 520 0 4 140

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

81%

Chapter 7 share

237

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 207 (81%)
  • Chapter 13 47 (18%)
  • Chapter 11 2 (1%)

The 257 FY2024 filings in the District of Vermont, broken down by chapter.

From FY2023 to FY2024, the District of Vermont's filing volume went up 23.6%.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

Vermont's unemployment rate barely moved (2.2% in 2019 to 2.2% in 2023), while filings in the District of Vermont fell 62.8% over the comparable span, FY2019-FY2023 — a mover unemployment alone does not explain.

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.

Upper-band YoY rebound

District of Vermont in the light-volume third

FY2024 filings rose 23.6% vs FY2023 — a sharp year-over-year move for District of Vermont.

Between FY2015 and FY2024, the District of Vermont's filing count fell 61.3%, 20.0 points below the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

District of Vermont recorded 257 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 88th among the nation's 89 federal districts.

What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?

Business filings in the District of Vermont totaled 20 in FY2024, compared with 237 non-business (consumer) filings.

What to do with this

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

  • This district ranks #88 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 81% 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 Vermont is one federal district in Vermont - see the full state rollup across every district. Vermont 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 Vermont FY2024 profile (#88 of 89 volume · #73 of 89 Ch.13 share · upper-band yoy rebound) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.