Total Filings
10,241
#20 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Maryland Bankruptcy Filings
10,241 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 6.18 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 10,241
- Total filings FY2024
- 165.7
- Per 100k residents
- #28
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Maryland filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 165.7
- filings per 100k
- #28
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 53%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 45%
- 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 10,241 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: Maryland rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Maryland
Maryland chapter composition, FY2024
Maryland chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
165.7
#28 per capita
Chapter 7
5,446
53% of total
Chapter 13
4,642
45% of total
Chapter 11
149
Business reorganization
Business
521
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Maryland
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Maryland highlighted
AK
Alaska
16.94% top marginal rate
MD
Maryland
16.57% top marginal rate
CA
California
16.23% top marginal rate
WY
Wyoming
15.77% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Maryland
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
2.7%
Unemployment (2023)
165.7
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
165.7
Filings per 100,000 population
#28
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Maryland has a mid-pack per-capita filing rate (#28 of 51) at 165.7 per 100k.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Maryland's Chapter 13-heavy mix
In FY2024, Maryland recorded 10,241 federal bankruptcy filings (165.7 per 100k, #28 of 51). Chapter 13 repayment plans are 45% while Chapter 7 is only 53% (lower-third Chapter 7 share) - homeowners curing arrears show up more often than straight liquidations.
Repayment-heavy dockets often track mortgage-arrears curing more than job-loss liquidations; unemployment here is 2.7% (2023). 1 district; business filings 521 (Ch.11 149). Multi-year filings declined 42.5%.
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 Maryland's repayment-heavy mix
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 Maryland FY2024 (per-capita #28 of 51). See our methodology for details. Maryland snapshot: 10,241 filings, 165.7/100k, Chapter 7 53% / Chapter 13 45%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.