Northern District of West Virginia

Name: Northern District of West Virginia Bankruptcy Filings FY2024
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Bankruptcy filings for the Northern District of West Virginia - every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 petition recorded in the district, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

Compiled byPlainBankruptcy Editorial, Bankruptcy Filings Editorial Team

1,555
Total filings FY2024: 785
Chapter 7: 746
Chapter 13: 71
Business

Data updated July 2026

The bottom line

The Northern District of West Virginia recorded 1,555 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 50% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 11.9% from FY2023.

50%
Chapter 7 (liquidation): 48%
Chapter 13 (repayment): 4.6%
business filings: +11.9%
vs FY2023

Filed in federal, not state, court; counted by fiscal year (Oct–Sep). Not legal advice.

Filing History

Total bankruptcy filings in the Northern District of West Virginia by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

Year	Total	Ch. 7	Ch. 11	Ch. 12	Ch. 13	Business
FY2024	1,555	785	18	6	746	71
FY2023	1,390	734	15	7	634	63
FY2022	1,243	733	11	8	491	56
FY2021	1,326	835	12	10	469	60
FY2020	1,745	1,089	17	7	632	80
FY2019	2,485	1,293	16	5	1,171	113
FY2018	2,500	1,310	16	5	1,169	114
FY2017	2,461	1,358	17	6	1,080	112
FY2016	2,547	1,481	17	7	1,042	117
FY2015	2,707	1,580	18	6	1,103	123

Year-over-Year Trend & Chapter Mix

50%

Chapter 7 share

1,484

Consumer filings

Most common

Chapter 7 785 (50%)
Chapter 13 746 (48%)
Chapter 11 18 (1%)
Chapter 12 6 (0%)

Chapter breakdown of the 1,555 FY2024 filings in the Northern District of West Virginia.

Year-over-year, the Northern District of West Virginia saw filings climb 11.9% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Northern District of West Virginia vs. the National Trend

Looking back to FY2015, the Northern District of West Virginia has lost 42.6% in filing volume through FY2024, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many bankruptcy cases were filed in the Northern District of West Virginia in FY2024?

In FY2024, 1,555 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Northern District of West Virginia, ranking it 82 out of 90 federal judicial districts by volume.

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

Business filings in the Northern District of West Virginia totaled 71 in FY2024, compared with 1,484 non-business (consumer) filings.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy Editorial

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