Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Western District of Wisconsin
Bankruptcy filings for the Western District of Wisconsin - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 3,537
- Total filings FY2024
- 2,300
- Chapter 7
- 1,166
- Chapter 13
- 176
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
FY2024 closed with 3,537 filings in the Western District of Wisconsin, 65% Chapter 7, up 11.9% on 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 3,537 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Light-volume filing history (#66 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3,537 | 2,300 | 63 | 8 | 1,166 |
| FY2023 | 3,160 | 2,123 | 51 | 9 | 977 |
| FY2022 | 2,826 | 2,049 | 36 | 10 | 731 |
| FY2021 | 3,015 | 2,282 | 37 | 11 | 685 |
| FY2020 | 3,968 | 2,982 | 55 | 8 | 923 |
| FY2019 | 5,647 | 3,768 | 54 | 6 | 1,819 |
| FY2018 | 5,683 | 3,811 | 53 | 6 | 1,813 |
| FY2017 | 5,594 | 3,884 | 55 | 7 | 1,648 |
| FY2016 | 5,789 | 4,163 | 56 | 8 | 1,562 |
| FY2015 | 6,155 | 4,438 | 58 | 8 | 1,651 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
65%
Chapter 7 share
3,361
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 2,300 (65%)
- Chapter 13 1,166 (33%)
- Chapter 11 63 (2%)
- Chapter 12 8 (0%)
The 3,537 FY2024 filings in the Western District of Wisconsin, broken down by chapter.
Year-over-year, the Western District of Wisconsin saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.
Light-third district caseload
Western District of Wisconsin in the light-volume third
3,537 FY2024 filings put Western District of Wisconsin in the lightest third of federal districts (#66 of 90).
Looking back to FY2015, the Western District of Wisconsin has lost 42.5% in filing volume through FY2024, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Wisconsin in FY2024?
In FY2024, 3,537 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Western District of Wisconsin, ranking it 66 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.
What share of filings in this district are business cases?
In FY2024, 176 of the Western District of Wisconsin's filings were business cases, versus 3,361 non-business (consumer) filings.
Nationwide peers of a light-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume Western District of Wisconsin book in FY2024, both outside Wisconsin (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 (3,537 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.