Total Filings
8,421
#26 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Minnesota Bankruptcy Filings
8,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 5.74 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 8,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 146.8
- Per 100k residents
- #36
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Minnesota filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 146.8
- filings per 100k
- #36
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 65%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 33%
- 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 8,421 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: Minnesota rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Minnesota
Minnesota chapter composition, FY2024
Minnesota chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
146.8
#36 per capita
Chapter 7
5,470
65% of total
Chapter 13
2,774
33% of total
Chapter 11
149
Business reorganization
Business
420
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Minnesota
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Minnesota highlighted
ID
Idaho
14.97% top marginal rate
MN
Minnesota
14.68% top marginal rate
WA
Washington
14.62% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
14.25% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Minnesota
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
2.8%
Unemployment (2023)
146.8
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
146.8
Filings per 100,000 population
#36
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Minnesota sits in the lower third for filings per 100k (#36 of 51) - low rates still leave room for Chapter 13-heavy pockets in individual districts.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Minnesota in the lower-rate third
In FY2024, Minnesota recorded 8,421 federal filings at 146.8 per 100k - a lower-third per-capita rate (#36 of 51); small absolute counts still matter when Chapter 13 share runs hot. At a lower per-capita rate the split is still 65% Chapter 7 / 33% Chapter 13 - local rules and attorney-fee norms still shape which chapter filers pick.
Cases run across 1 federal judicial district, with 420 business filings (including 149 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 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 lower-rate state like Minnesota
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 Minnesota FY2024 (per-capita #36 of 51). See our methodology for details. Minnesota snapshot: 8,421 filings, 146.8/100k, Chapter 7 65% / Chapter 13 33%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.