Total Filings
7,821
#29 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Massachusetts Bankruptcy Filings
7,821 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 7.00 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 7,821
- Total filings FY2024
- 111.7
- Per 100k residents
- #47
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Massachusetts filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 111.7
- filings per 100k
- #47
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 70%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 27%
- 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 7,821 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: Massachusetts rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Massachusetts
Massachusetts chapter composition, FY2024
Massachusetts chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
111.7
#47 per capita
Chapter 7
5,483
70% of total
Chapter 13
2,145
27% of total
Chapter 11
191
Business reorganization
Business
521
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Massachusetts
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Massachusetts highlighted
MT
Montana
12.66% top marginal rate
MA
Massachusetts
11.17% top marginal rate
DC
District of Columbia
10.93% top marginal rate
CT
Connecticut
10.62% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Massachusetts
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
2.9%
Unemployment (2023)
111.7
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
111.7
Filings per 100,000 population
#47
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Massachusetts sits in the lower third for filings per 100k (#47 of 51) - low rates still leave room for Chapter 13-heavy pockets in individual districts.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Massachusetts in the lower-rate third
In FY2024, Massachusetts recorded 7,821 federal filings at 111.7 per 100k - a lower-third per-capita rate (#47 of 51); small absolute counts still matter when Chapter 13 share runs hot. Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 70% (upper-third Chapter 7 share); Chapter 13 is 27% - a liquidation-leaning court culture relative to repayment-heavy peers.
Cases run across 1 federal judicial district, with 521 business filings (including 191 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 2.9% (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 lower-rate state like Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts FY2024 (per-capita #47 of 51). See our methodology for details. Massachusetts snapshot: 7,821 filings, 111.7/100k, Chapter 7 70% / Chapter 13 27%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.