Total Filings
1,891
#42 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Delaware Bankruptcy Filings
1,891 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 1.03 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 1,891
- Total filings FY2024
- 183.3
- Per 100k residents
- #17
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Delaware filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 183.3
- filings per 100k
- #17
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 55%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 35%
- 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 1,891 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: Delaware rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Delaware
Delaware chapter composition, FY2024
Delaware chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
183.3
#17 per capita
Chapter 7
1,037
55% of total
Chapter 13
661
35% of total
Chapter 11
192
Business reorganization
Business
297
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Delaware
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Delaware highlighted
MO
Missouri
18.43% top marginal rate
DE
Delaware
18.33% top marginal rate
WV
West Virginia
18.26% top marginal rate
OH
Ohio
18.18% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Delaware
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.8%
Unemployment (2023)
183.3
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
183.3
Filings per 100,000 population
#17
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Delaware sits in the higher third for filings per 100k (#17 of 51) - a rate shaped by exemption laws, income, and local legal culture as much as by distress.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Delaware in the higher-rate third
In FY2024, Delaware recorded 1,891 federal filings at 183.3 per 100k - a higher-third per-capita rate (#17 of 51). Chapter 13 repayment plans are 35% while Chapter 7 is only 55% (lower-third Chapter 7 share) - homeowners curing arrears show up more often than straight liquidations.
On a thin volume book, the 10-year swing (declined 42.5%) can be a few hundred cases - read the year table in absolute counts. 1 district; business filings 297 (Ch.11 192). Unemployment 3.8% (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.
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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 Delaware FY2024 (per-capita #17 of 51). See our methodology for details. Delaware snapshot: 1,891 filings, 183.3/100k, Chapter 7 55% / Chapter 13 35%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.