Total Filings
34,821
#4 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Georgia Bankruptcy Filings
34,821 federal filings in FY2024 across 3 judicial districts and 11.03 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 34,821
- Total filings FY2024
- 315.7
- Per 100k residents
- #2
- Per-capita rank
- 3
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Georgia filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 315.7
- filings per 100k
- #2
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 36%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 62%
- 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 34,821 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: Georgia rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Georgia
Georgia chapter composition, FY2024
Georgia chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
315.7
#2 per capita
Chapter 7
12,613
36% of total
Chapter 13
21,752
62% of total
Chapter 11
428
Business reorganization
Business
1,422
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Georgia
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Georgia highlighted
Filing Trend by Year
| Year | Total | Ch. 7 | Ch. 13 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 34,821 | 12,613 | 21,752 |
| FY2023 | 31,113 | 11,972 | 18,750 |
| FY2022 | 27,817 | 12,422 | 15,085 |
| FY2021 | 29,675 | 14,519 | 14,816 |
| FY2020 | 39,063 | 18,801 | 19,800 |
| FY2019 | 55,598 | 20,890 | 34,312 |
| FY2018 | 55,949 | 21,216 | 34,343 |
| FY2017 | 55,080 | 22,369 | 32,286 |
| FY2016 | 57,001 | 24,841 | 31,711 |
| FY2015 | 60,589 | 26,541 | 33,584 |
Federal Districts in Georgia
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.6%
Unemployment (2023)
315.7
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
315.7
Filings per 100,000 population
#2
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Georgia sits in the higher third for filings per 100k (#2 of 51) - a rate shaped by exemption laws, income, and local legal culture as much as by distress.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Georgia in the higher-rate third
In FY2024, Georgia recorded 34,821 federal filings at 315.7 per 100k - a higher-third per-capita rate (#2 of 51). Chapter 13 repayment plans are 62% while Chapter 7 is only 36% (lower-third Chapter 7 share) - homeowners curing arrears show up more often than straight liquidations.
A declined 42.5% swing on an already higher-rate state can coincide with credit tightening or a local filing-culture shift - still check the district list before inferring a statewide crisis. 3 districts; business 1,422. Unemployment 3.6% (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 Georgia FY2024 (per-capita #2 of 51). See our methodology for details. Georgia snapshot: 34,821 filings, 315.7/100k, Chapter 7 36% / Chapter 13 62%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.