Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Eastern District of Washington
Bankruptcy filings for the Eastern District of Washington - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 3,198
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,295
- Chapter 7
- 825
- Chapter 13
- 202
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
FY2024 closed with 3,198 filings in the Eastern District of Washington, 72% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on FY2023.
- 72%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 26%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 6.3%
- 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 3,198 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Light-volume filing history (#68 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3,198 | 2,295 | 70 | 8 | 825 |
| FY2023 | 2,858 | 2,104 | 57 | 10 | 687 |
| FY2022 | 2,554 | 1,999 | 39 | 10 | 506 |
| FY2021 | 2,725 | 2,205 | 40 | 11 | 469 |
| FY2020 | 3,587 | 2,886 | 59 | 8 | 634 |
| FY2019 | 5,105 | 3,753 | 60 | 6 | 1,286 |
| FY2018 | 5,138 | 3,792 | 59 | 6 | 1,281 |
| FY2017 | 5,058 | 3,835 | 61 | 7 | 1,155 |
| FY2016 | 5,235 | 4,079 | 61 | 9 | 1,086 |
| FY2015 | 5,565 | 4,346 | 64 | 8 | 1,147 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
72%
Chapter 7 share
2,996
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,295 (72%)
- Chapter 13 825 (26%)
- Chapter 11 70 (2%)
- Chapter 12 8 (0%)
Chapter breakdown of the 3,198 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of Washington.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the Eastern District of Washington's filing volume went up 11.9%.
Light-third district caseload
Eastern District of Washington in the light-volume third
3,198 FY2024 filings put Eastern District of Washington in the lightest third of federal districts (#68 of 90).
Looking back to FY2015, the Eastern District of Washington 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 Washington have in FY2024?
The Eastern District of Washington had 3,198 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #68 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?
Business filings in the Eastern District of Washington totaled 202 in FY2024, compared with 2,996 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a light-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume Eastern District of Washington book in FY2024, both outside Washington (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 (3,198 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.