Total Filings
4,821
#34 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Iowa Bankruptcy Filings
4,821 federal filings in FY2024 across 2 judicial districts and 3.21 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 4,821
- Total filings FY2024
- 150.3
- Per 100k residents
- #34
- Per-capita rank
- 2
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Iowa filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 150.3
- filings per 100k
- #34
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 61%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 37%
- 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 4,821 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: Iowa rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Iowa
Iowa chapter composition, FY2024
Iowa chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
150.3
#34 per capita
Chapter 7
2,919
61% of total
Chapter 13
1,764
37% of total
Chapter 11
69
Business reorganization
Business
297
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Iowa
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Iowa highlighted
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Iowa
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
2.8%
Unemployment (2023)
150.3
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
150.3
Filings per 100,000 population
#34
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Iowa has a mid-pack per-capita filing rate (#34 of 51) at 150.3 per 100k.
Falling multi-year filing trend
What the Iowa data shows
In FY2024, Iowa recorded 4,821 federal bankruptcy filings (150.3 per 100k, #34 of 51). Chapter 7 liquidations are 61% of the caseload and Chapter 13 repayment plans 37%.
Cases run across 2 federal judicial districts, with 297 business filings (including 69 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 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 from the Iowa 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 Iowa FY2024 (per-capita #34 of 51). See our methodology for details. Iowa snapshot: 4,821 filings, 150.3/100k, Chapter 7 61% / Chapter 13 37%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.