Total Filings
11,421
#17 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Louisiana Bankruptcy Filings
11,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 3 judicial districts and 4.57 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 11,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 249.7
- Per 100k residents
- #6
- Per-capita rank
- 3
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Louisiana filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 249.7
- filings per 100k
- #6
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 52%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 46%
- 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 11,421 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: Louisiana rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Louisiana
Louisiana chapter composition, FY2024
Louisiana chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
249.7
#6 per capita
Chapter 7
5,966
52% of total
Chapter 13
5,288
46% of total
Chapter 11
149
Business reorganization
Business
521
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Louisiana
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Louisiana highlighted
MS
Mississippi
28.31% top marginal rate
LA
Louisiana
24.97% top marginal rate
OK
Oklahoma
23.24% top marginal rate
UT
Utah
21.71% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Louisiana
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.7%
Unemployment (2023)
249.7
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
249.7
Filings per 100,000 population
#6
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Louisiana sits in the higher third for filings per 100k (#6 of 51) - a rate shaped by exemption laws, income, and local legal culture as much as by distress.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Louisiana in the higher-rate third
In FY2024, Louisiana recorded 11,421 federal filings at 249.7 per 100k - a higher-third per-capita rate (#6 of 51). Chapter 13 repayment plans are 46% while Chapter 7 is only 52% (lower-third Chapter 7 share) - homeowners curing arrears show up more often than straight liquidations.
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. 3 districts; business 521. 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.
Next reads for a higher-rate state like Louisiana
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 Louisiana FY2024 (per-capita #6 of 51). See our methodology for details. Louisiana snapshot: 11,421 filings, 249.7/100k, Chapter 7 52% / Chapter 13 46%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.