Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Federal bankruptcy filing counts for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, covering Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 4,884
- Total filings FY2024
- 3,177
- Chapter 7
- 1,610
- Chapter 13
- 243
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
The Eastern District of Wisconsin recorded 4,884 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 65% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.
- 65%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 33%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 5.0%
- business filings
- +11.9%
- vs FY2023
Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 4,884 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Filing history, FY series
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 4,884 | 3,177 | 87 | 10 | 1,610 |
| FY2023 | 4,364 | 2,931 | 70 | 13 | 1,350 |
| FY2022 | 3,901 | 2,829 | 49 | 13 | 1,010 |
| FY2021 | 4,162 | 3,151 | 50 | 16 | 945 |
| FY2020 | 5,479 | 4,118 | 75 | 12 | 1,274 |
| FY2019 | 7,799 | 5,203 | 75 | 9 | 2,512 |
| FY2018 | 7,848 | 5,262 | 73 | 9 | 2,504 |
| FY2017 | 7,726 | 5,363 | 77 | 10 | 2,276 |
| FY2016 | 7,996 | 5,749 | 77 | 12 | 2,158 |
| FY2015 | 8,498 | 6,128 | 80 | 11 | 2,279 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
65%
Chapter 7 share
4,641
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 3,177 (65%)
- Chapter 13 1,610 (33%)
- Chapter 11 87 (2%)
- Chapter 12 10 (0%)
Chapter breakdown of the 4,884 FY2024 filings in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the Eastern District of Wisconsin's filing volume went up 11.9%.
Chapter 7-heavy district mix
Eastern District of Wisconsin's Chapter 7-heavy mix
Chapter 13 share ranks #64 of 90 (lower-third repayment share); Chapter 7 liquidations are 65% of FY2024 filings.
Over FY2015–FY2024, filings in the Eastern District of Wisconsin fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5% over the same span.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the Eastern District of Wisconsin?
Eastern District of Wisconsin recorded 4,884 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, placing it 50th among the nation's 90 federal districts.
How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?
In FY2024, 243 of the Eastern District of Wisconsin's filings were business cases, versus 4,641 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide districts with similar filing profiles
Two AOUSC peer sets for the Eastern District of Wisconsin in FY2024, both outside Wisconsin 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 (4,884 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.