Federal judicial district · FY2024 · AOUSC
Southern District of West Virginia
Every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the Southern District of West Virginia, sourced from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 1,686
- Total filings FY2024
- 851
- Chapter 7
- 809
- Chapter 13
- 77
- Business
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
1,686 bankruptcy cases moved through the Southern District of West Virginia in FY2024, with Chapter 7 liquidations making up 50% of the total, a rise of 12.0% versus FY2023.
- 50%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 48%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
- 4.6%
- business filings
- +12.0%
- vs FY2023
Fiscal year runs Oct–Sep; all cases here are federal, not state, filings. Not legal advice.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 1,686 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.
Light-volume filing history (#80 of 90)
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 11 | Ch. 12 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1,686 | 851 | 20 | 6 | 809 |
| FY2023 | 1,506 | 795 | 16 | 8 | 687 |
| FY2022 | 1,346 | 794 | 12 | 8 | 532 |
| FY2021 | 1,436 | 905 | 12 | 10 | 509 |
| FY2020 | 1,891 | 1,180 | 19 | 7 | 685 |
| FY2019 | 2,690 | 1,400 | 17 | 5 | 1,268 |
| FY2018 | 2,708 | 1,420 | 17 | 5 | 1,266 |
| FY2017 | 2,666 | 1,471 | 18 | 6 | 1,171 |
| FY2016 | 2,758 | 1,604 | 19 | 7 | 1,128 |
| FY2015 | 2,932 | 1,712 | 19 | 7 | 1,194 |
Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix
50%
Chapter 7 share
1,609
Consumer filings
- Chapter 7 851 (50%)
- Chapter 13 809 (48%)
- Chapter 11 20 (1%)
- Chapter 12 6 (0%)
Chapter breakdown of the 1,686 FY2024 filings in the Southern District of West Virginia.
From FY2023 to FY2024, the Southern District of West Virginia's filing volume went up 12.0%.
Light-third district caseload
Southern District of West Virginia in the light-volume third
1,686 FY2024 filings put Southern District of West Virginia in the lightest third of federal districts (#80 of 90).
Between FY2015 and FY2024, the Southern District of West Virginia's filing count fell 42.5%, roughly tracking the national decline of 42.5%.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many bankruptcy filings did the Southern District of West Virginia have in FY2024?
The Southern District of West Virginia had 1,686 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, the #80 busiest of the 90 federal districts by filing volume.
What is the difference between business and non-business bankruptcy filings?
The Southern District of West Virginia had 77 business filings and 1,609 non-business (consumer) filings in FY2024.
Nationwide peers of a light-volume district
Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume Southern 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 (1,686 here).
Similar Chapter 13 share
Nearest other-state districts by Chapter 13 share of Chapter 7 plus 13 filings.