Total Filings
2,841
#40 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Hawaii Bankruptcy Filings
2,841 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 1.44 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 2,841
- Total filings FY2024
- 198.0
- Per 100k residents
- #10
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Hawaii filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 198.0
- filings per 100k
- #10
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 67%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 32%
- 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 2,841 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: Hawaii rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Hawaii
Hawaii chapter composition, FY2024
Hawaii chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
198.0
#10 per capita
Chapter 7
1,902
67% of total
Chapter 13
895
32% of total
Chapter 11
42
Business reorganization
Business
148
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Hawaii
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Hawaii highlighted
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Hawaii
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
2.8%
Unemployment (2023)
198.0
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
198.0
Filings per 100,000 population
#10
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Hawaii sits in the higher third for filings per 100k (#10 of 51) - a rate shaped by exemption laws, income, and local legal culture as much as by distress.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Hawaii in the higher-rate third
In FY2024, Hawaii recorded 2,841 federal filings at 198.0 per 100k - a higher-third per-capita rate (#10 of 51). Even at a higher per-capita rate, the chapter split is 67% Chapter 7 / 32% Chapter 13 - check exemption generosity before treating the rate as pure distress.
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 148 (Ch.11 42). Unemployment 2.8% (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.
Next reads for a higher-rate state like Hawaii
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 Hawaii FY2024 (per-capita #10 of 51). See our methodology for details. Hawaii snapshot: 2,841 filings, 198.0/100k, Chapter 7 67% / Chapter 13 32%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.