Total Filings
9,241
#24 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Colorado Bankruptcy Filings
9,241 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 5.88 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 9,241
- Total filings FY2024
- 157.2
- Per 100k residents
- #31
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Colorado filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 157.2
- filings per 100k
- #31
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 73%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 25%
- Chapter 13 (repayment)
Statistical information only, not legal advice. Outcomes depend on district local rules, exemption law, and the means test. This page does not recommend whether to file.
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 9,241 filings shown above, orthogonal to the chapter mix below.
Per-capita filings vs peers and the national average
Left: nearby jurisdictions by FY2024 filings per 100,000 residents (AOUSC). Right: Colorado rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Colorado
Colorado chapter composition, FY2024
Colorado chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
157.2
#31 per capita
Chapter 7
6,769
73% of total
Chapter 13
2,305
25% of total
Chapter 11
149
Business reorganization
Business
521
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Colorado
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Colorado highlighted
WY
Wyoming
15.77% top marginal rate
CO
Colorado
15.72% top marginal rate
NC
North Carolina
15.72% top marginal rate
VA
Virginia
15.40% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Colorado
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.3%
Unemployment (2023)
157.2
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
157.2
Filings per 100,000 population
#31
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Colorado has a mid-pack per-capita filing rate (#31 of 51) at 157.2 per 100k.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Colorado's Chapter 7-heavy mix
In FY2024, Colorado recorded 9,241 federal bankruptcy filings (157.2 per 100k, #31 of 51). Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 73% (upper-third Chapter 7 share); Chapter 13 is 25% - a liquidation-leaning court culture relative to repayment-heavy peers.
Cases run across 1 federal judicial district, with 521 business filings (including 149 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 3.3% (2023).
These figures describe aggregate court filings; they do not forecast any individual case outcome. Statistical information only - not legal advice; this page does not recommend whether to file.
Next reads from the Colorado filing profile
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics for Colorado FY2024 (per-capita #31 of 51). See our methodology for details. Colorado snapshot: 9,241 filings, 157.2/100k, Chapter 7 73% / Chapter 13 25%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.