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District of Wyoming

According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, every Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13 bankruptcy petition recorded in the District of Wyoming is covered here.

503
Total filings FY2024
Lower-volume district
425
Chapter 7
Above national share
66
Chapter 13
Below national share
36
Business
Above national share

Data updated September 2026

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The bottom line

District of Wyoming: 503 bankruptcy filings in FY2024, Chapter 7 accounting for 84%, a gain of 11.0% from FY2023.

84%
Chapter 7 (liquidation)
13%
Chapter 13 (repayment)
7.2%
business filings
+11.0%
vs FY2023

Counted by federal fiscal year (Oct–Sep); every case here is filed in federal, not state, court. Not legal advice.

Business-heavy case split, FY2024

AOUSC case-type split of the same 503 filings, orthogonal to the chapter mix farther down.

District of Wyoming: filing volume vs. every federal judicial district

FY2024 total bankruptcy filings, AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

503 3rd percentile higher than 3% 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. Wyoming 0 16,500 every federal judicial district, bucketed by value

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Source AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics · FY2024

Light-volume filing history (#86 of 89)

4006008001,0001,200 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 503
Total bankruptcy filings in the District of Wyoming by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 11 Ch. 12 Ch. 13
FY2024 503 425 12 0 66
FY2023 453 401 3 0 49
FY2022 471 420 2 0 45
FY2021 589 547 7 0 35
FY2020 745 672 16 0 57
FY2019 879 770 6 1 102
FY2018 1,070 936 21 0 113
FY2017 989 889 4 1 94
FY2016 936 830 4 0 100
FY2015 921 822 3 0 96

Upper-band YoY trend & chapter mix

84%

Chapter 7 share

467

Consumer filings

  • Chapter 7 425 (84%)
  • Chapter 13 66 (13%)
  • Chapter 11 12 (2%)

Chapter breakdown of the 503 FY2024 filings in the District of Wyoming.

Filings increased 11.0% from FY2023 to FY2024 in the District of Wyoming.

Unemployment & filings, side by side

With Wyoming unemployment essentially unchanged (3.3% to 3.3%), the District of Wyoming's 48.5% filing decline over FY2019-FY2023 points to a driver other than the labor market.

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

District of Wyoming in the light-volume third

503 FY2024 filings put District of Wyoming in the lightest third of federal districts.

The District of Wyoming's decade trend, FY2015-FY2024: filings fell 45.4%, 4.1 points below the national decline of 41.3%.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the FY2024 bankruptcy filing count for the District of Wyoming?

In FY2024, 503 bankruptcy cases were filed in the District of Wyoming, ranking it 86 out of 89 federal judicial districts by volume.

How many business vs. non-business bankruptcy filings were there?

In FY2024, 36 of the District of Wyoming's filings were business cases, versus 467 non-business (consumer) filings.

Nationwide peers of a light-volume district

Two AOUSC peer sets for this light-volume District of Wyoming book in FY2024, both outside Wyoming . 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 (503 here).

North Dakota 559 Maine 561 Northern West Virginia 648 South Dakota 648

Similar Chapter 13 share

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

New Mexico 14% Ch.13 Southern California 13% Ch.13 Montana 14% Ch.13 Idaho 12% Ch.13

What to do with this

District of Wyoming's own numbers, then where to compare them.

  • This district ranks #86 of 89 nationally by FY2024 filing volume - see how every federal district stacks up. National rankings
  • 84% 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
  • District of Wyoming is one federal district in Wyoming - see the full state rollup across every district. Wyoming 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. District of Wyoming FY2024 profile (#86 of 89 volume · #83 of 89 Ch.13 share · light-third district caseload) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy.