Total Filings
742
#51 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
District of Columbia Bankruptcy Filings
742 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 0.68 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 742
- Total filings FY2024
- 109.3
- Per 100k residents
- #48
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
District of Columbia filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 109.3
- filings per 100k
- #48
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 53%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 41%
- 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 742 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: District of Columbia rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near District of Columbia
District of Columbia chapter composition, FY2024
District of Columbia chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
109.3
#48 per capita
Chapter 7
396
53% of total
Chapter 13
303
41% of total
Chapter 11
43
Business reorganization
Business
87
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near District of Columbia
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - District of Columbia highlighted
MA
Massachusetts
11.17% top marginal rate
DC
District of Columbia
10.93% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
10.62% top marginal rate
ND
North Dakota
10.47% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in District of Columbia
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
5.7%
Unemployment (2023)
109.3
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
109.3
Filings per 100,000 population
#48
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
District of Columbia sits in the lower third for filings per 100k (#48 of 51) - low rates still leave room for Chapter 13-heavy pockets in individual districts.
Falling multi-year filing trend
District of Columbia in the lower-rate third
In FY2024, District of Columbia recorded 742 federal filings at 109.3 per 100k - a lower-third per-capita rate (#48 of 51); small absolute counts still matter when Chapter 13 share runs hot. Chapter 13 repayment plans are 41% while Chapter 7 is only 53% (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 87 (Ch.11 43). Unemployment 5.7% (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 for a lower-rate state like District of Columbia
Massachusetts filing profile
Nearest per-capita peer (111.7/100k)
District of the District of Columbia
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State filing rankings
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State exemptions
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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 District of Columbia FY2024 (per-capita #48 of 51). See our methodology for details. District of Columbia snapshot: 742 filings, 109.3/100k, Chapter 7 53% / Chapter 13 41%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.