Total Filings
17,421
#10 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Michigan Bankruptcy Filings
17,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 2 judicial districts and 10.04 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 17,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 173.6
- Per 100k residents
- #24
- Per-capita rank
- 2
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Michigan filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 173.6
- filings per 100k
- #24
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 60%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 38%
- 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 17,421 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: Michigan rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Michigan
Michigan chapter composition, FY2024
Michigan chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
173.6
#24 per capita
Chapter 7
10,493
60% of total
Chapter 13
6,667
38% of total
Chapter 11
243
Business reorganization
Business
720
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Michigan
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Michigan highlighted
FL
Florida
17.37% top marginal rate
MI
Michigan
17.36% top marginal rate
NE
Nebraska
17.29% top marginal rate
NJ
New Jersey
17.28% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Michigan
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.9%
Unemployment (2023)
173.6
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
173.6
Filings per 100,000 population
#24
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Michigan's raw volume is in the heaviest third (#10), so prefer the 173.6/100k rate when comparing to smaller states.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Michigan in the heavy-volume third
17,421 FY2024 filings put Michigan in the heaviest third by raw volume (#10); prefer the 173.6/100k rate when comparing to smaller states. Chapter 7 liquidations are 60% of the caseload and Chapter 13 repayment plans 38%.
Cases run across 2 federal judicial districts, with 720 business filings (including 243 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 3.9% (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 from the Michigan 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 Michigan FY2024 (per-capita #24 of 51). See our methodology for details. Michigan snapshot: 17,421 filings, 173.6/100k, Chapter 7 60% / Chapter 13 38%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.