Total Filings
21,842
#6 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Illinois Bankruptcy Filings
21,842 federal filings in FY2024 across 3 judicial districts and 12.55 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 21,842
- Total filings FY2024
- 174.0
- Per 100k residents
- #22
- Per-capita rank
- 3
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Illinois filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 174.0
- filings per 100k
- #22
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 62%
- 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 21,842 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: Illinois rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Illinois
Illinois chapter composition, FY2024
Illinois chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
174.0
#22 per capita
Chapter 7
13,587
62% of total
Chapter 13
7,716
35% of total
Chapter 11
527
Business reorganization
Business
1,420
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Illinois
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Illinois highlighted
SC
South Carolina
17.53% top marginal rate
IL
Illinois
17.40% top marginal rate
FL
Florida
17.37% top marginal rate
MI
Michigan
17.36% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Illinois
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
4.8%
Unemployment (2023)
174.0
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
174.0
Filings per 100,000 population
#22
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Illinois's raw volume is in the heaviest third (#6), so prefer the 174.0/100k rate when comparing to smaller states.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Illinois in the heavy-volume third
21,842 FY2024 filings put Illinois in the heaviest third by raw volume (#6); prefer the 174.0/100k rate when comparing to smaller states. Chapter 7 liquidations are 62% of the caseload and Chapter 13 repayment plans 35%.
Cases run across 3 federal judicial districts, with 1,420 business filings (including 527 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 4.8% (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 from the Illinois filing profile
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 Illinois FY2024 (per-capita #22 of 51). See our methodology for details. Illinois snapshot: 21,842 filings, 174.0/100k, Chapter 7 62% / Chapter 13 35%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.