Total Filings
39,284
#3 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Florida Bankruptcy Filings
39,284 federal filings in FY2024 across 3 judicial districts and 22.61 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 39,284
- Total filings FY2024
- 173.7
- Per 100k residents
- #23
- Per-capita rank
- 3
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Florida filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 173.7
- filings per 100k
- #23
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 64%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 33%
- 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 39,284 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: Florida rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Florida
Florida chapter composition, FY2024
Florida chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
173.7
#23 per capita
Chapter 7
25,272
64% of total
Chapter 13
13,088
33% of total
Chapter 11
906
Business reorganization
Business
2,842
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Florida
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Florida highlighted
Filing Trend by Year
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 39,284 | 25,272 | 13,088 |
| FY2023 | 35,101 | 23,359 | 10,985 |
| FY2022 | 31,383 | 22,599 | 8,241 |
| FY2021 | 33,479 | 25,198 | 7,722 |
| FY2020 | 44,069 | 32,866 | 10,394 |
| FY2019 | 62,724 | 41,472 | 20,456 |
| FY2018 | 63,120 | 41,948 | 20,392 |
| FY2017 | 62,140 | 42,778 | 18,543 |
| FY2016 | 64,307 | 45,886 | 17,590 |
| FY2015 | 68,354 | 48,909 | 18,585 |
Federal Districts in Florida
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.4%
Unemployment (2023)
173.7
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
173.7
Filings per 100,000 population
#23
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Florida's raw volume is in the heaviest third (#3), so prefer the 173.7/100k rate when comparing to smaller states.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Florida in the heavy-volume third
39,284 FY2024 filings put Florida in the heaviest third by raw volume (#3); prefer the 173.7/100k rate when comparing to smaller states. Chapter 7 liquidations are 64% of the caseload and Chapter 13 repayment plans 33%.
Cases run across 3 federal judicial districts, with 2,842 business filings (including 906 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 3.4% (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 Florida FY2024 (per-capita #23 of 51). See our methodology for details. Florida snapshot: 39,284 filings, 173.7/100k, Chapter 7 64% / Chapter 13 33%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.