Total Filings
5,621
#33 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Kansas Bankruptcy Filings
5,621 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 2.94 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 5,621
- Total filings FY2024
- 191.1
- Per 100k residents
- #13
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Kansas filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 191.1
- filings per 100k
- #13
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 58%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 40%
- 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 5,621 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: Kansas rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Kansas
Kansas chapter composition, FY2024
Kansas chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
191.1
#13 per capita
Chapter 7
3,271
58% of total
Chapter 13
2,249
40% of total
Chapter 11
73
Business reorganization
Business
240
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Kansas
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Kansas highlighted
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Kansas
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
2.8%
Unemployment (2023)
191.1
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
191.1
Filings per 100,000 population
#13
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Kansas sits in the higher third for filings per 100k (#13 of 51) - a rate shaped by exemption laws, income, and local legal culture as much as by distress.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Kansas in the higher-rate third
In FY2024, Kansas recorded 5,621 federal filings at 191.1 per 100k - a higher-third per-capita rate (#13 of 51). Even at a higher per-capita rate, the chapter split is 58% Chapter 7 / 40% 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. 1 district; business 240. 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 Kansas
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 Kansas FY2024 (per-capita #13 of 51). See our methodology for details. Kansas snapshot: 5,621 filings, 191.1/100k, Chapter 7 58% / Chapter 13 40%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.