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Northern District of West Virginia

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

648
Total filings FY2024
Lower-volume district
484
Chapter 7
Above national share
156
Chapter 13
Below national share
22
Business
Below national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

The Northern District of West Virginia recorded 648 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, 75% of them Chapter 7 liquidations - up 4.7% from FY2023.

75%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
24%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
3.4%
business filings
+4.7%
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 648 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

Northern District of West Virginia: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

648 7th percentile higher than 7% 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. Northern West Virginia 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Light-volume filing history (#83 of 89)

4006008001,0001,2001,400 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 648
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
FY2024 648 484 8 0 156
FY2023 619 473 10 0 136
FY2022 580 471 1 0 108
FY2021 721 621 5 0 95
FY2020 1,000 866 5 0 129
FY2019 1,138 944 6 1 187
FY2018 1,241 1,026 15 0 200
FY2017 1,329 1,135 15 0 179
FY2016 1,336 1,119 15 1 201
FY2015 1,316 1,116 8 1 191

Chapter 7-heavy mix & YoY trend

75%

Chapter 7 share

626

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 484 (75%)
  • Chapter 13 156 (24%)
  • Chapter 11 8 (1%)

Chapter breakdown of the 648 FY2024 filings in the Northern District of West Virginia.

Year-over-year, the Northern District of West Virginia saw filings climb 4.7% between FY2023 and FY2024.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

West Virginia's unemployment rate barely moved (4.2% in 2019 to 4.2% in 2023), while filings in the Northern District of West Virginia fell 45.6% 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.

Light-third district caseload

Northern District of West Virginia in the light-volume third

648 FY2024 filings put Northern District of West Virginia in the lightest third of federal districts.

Looking back to FY2015, the Northern District of West Virginia has lost 50.8% in filing volume through FY2024, 9.4 points below the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

In FY2024, 648 bankruptcy cases were filed in the Northern District of West Virginia, ranking it 83 out of 89 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 22 in FY2024, compared with 626 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a light-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume Northern District of West Virginia book in FY2024, both outside West Virginia (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 (648 here).

South Dakota 648 Maine 561 North Dakota 559 Montana 774

Similar Chapter 13 share

Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.

Northern New York 25% Ch.13 Western Washington 24% Ch.13 Middle Florida 25% Ch.13 Western Oklahoma 23% Ch.13

What to do with this

Northern District of West Virginia's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #83 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 75% 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
  • Northern District of West Virginia is one federal district in West Virginia - see the full state rollup across every district. West Virginia 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. Northern District of West Virginia FY2024 profile (#83 of 89 volume · #66 of 89 Ch.13 share · light-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.