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Indiana Bankruptcy Filings

13,241 federal filings in FY2024 across 2 judicial districts and 6.86 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.

13,241
Total filings FY2024
193.0
Per 100k residents
#12
Per-capita rank
2
Judicial districts

Data updated August 2026

The bottom line

Indiana filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.

193.0
filings per 100k
#12
per-capita rank (of 51)
58%
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 13,241 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: Indiana rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.

Peer per-capita rates near Indiana

1. Kentucky197.12. Indiana193.03. Kansas191.14. Arkansas190.4
Filings per 100,000 residents, FY2024. Indiana highlighted when present in the peer window. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
0329.751-jurisdiction avg177193
Indiana 193.0 per 100k (1.09x the 176.5 national average; peak among 51 is 329.7). Denominator = residents; source AOUSC FY2024.

Indiana chapter composition, FY2024

Indiana chapter mix FY2024

Chapters58.1%40.6%Ch 7, LiquidationCh 11, ReorganizationCh 12, Family farmerCh 13, Wage-earnerCh 15, Cross-border
13,241 filings • per-capita rate 193.0 per 100k • AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

Total Filings

13,241

#16 nationally

Per 100,000

193.0

#12 per capita

Chapter 7

7,694

58% of total

Chapter 13

5,380

41% of total

Chapter 11

149

Business reorganization

Business

540

Of total filings

Peer states, per-capita filings near Indiana

Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Indiana highlighted

KY

Kentucky

19.71% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$8,921
Selected

IN

Indiana

19.30% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,241

KS

Kansas

19.11% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,621

AR

Arkansas

19.04% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$5,841

Filing Trend by Year

5,00010,00015,00020,00025,000 FY15FY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24 13,241
Total bankruptcy filings in Indiana by fiscal year. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
Year Total Ch. 7 Ch. 13
FY2024 13,241 7,694 5,380
FY2023 11,831 7,149 4,538
FY2022 10,578 7,014 3,453
FY2021 11,284 7,898 3,268
FY2020 14,854 10,302 4,398
FY2019 21,142 12,605 8,393
FY2018 21,275 12,760 8,374
FY2017 20,945 13,118 7,677
FY2016 21,675 14,180 7,338
FY2015 23,039 15,122 7,757

Economic Context

Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →

3.7%

Unemployment (2023)

193.0

Filings per 100k Pop.

Filing Rate Score

193.0

Filings per 100,000 population

#12

Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions

Indiana sits in the higher third for filings per 100k (#12 of 51) - a rate shaped by exemption laws, income, and local legal culture as much as by distress.

Falling multi-year filing trend

Indiana in the higher-rate third

In FY2024, Indiana recorded 13,241 federal filings at 193.0 per 100k - a higher-third per-capita rate (#12 of 51). Even at a higher per-capita rate, the chapter split is 58% Chapter 7 / 41% Chapter 13 - check exemption generosity before treating the rate as pure distress.

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. 2 districts; business 540. Unemployment 3.7% (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.

Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics for Indiana FY2024 (per-capita #12 of 51). See our methodology for details. Indiana snapshot: 13,241 filings, 193.0/100k, Chapter 7 58% / Chapter 13 41%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.