Total Filings
1,421
#44 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Montana Bankruptcy Filings
1,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 1.12 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 1,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 126.6
- Per 100k residents
- #46
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Montana filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 126.6
- filings per 100k
- #46
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 66%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 31%
- 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 1,421 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: Montana rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Montana
Montana chapter composition, FY2024
Montana chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
126.6
#46 per capita
Chapter 7
936
66% of total
Chapter 13
436
31% of total
Chapter 11
21
Business reorganization
Business
98
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Montana
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Montana highlighted
TX
Texas
12.92% top marginal rate
MT
Montana
12.66% top marginal rate
MA
Massachusetts
11.17% top marginal rate
DC
District of Columbia
10.93% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Montana
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
2.8%
Unemployment (2023)
126.6
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
126.6
Filings per 100,000 population
#46
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Montana sits in the lower third for filings per 100k (#46 of 51) - low rates still leave room for Chapter 13-heavy pockets in individual districts.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Montana in the lower-rate third
In FY2024, Montana recorded 1,421 federal filings at 126.6 per 100k - a lower-third per-capita rate (#46 of 51); small absolute counts still matter when Chapter 13 share runs hot. At a lower per-capita rate the split is still 66% Chapter 7 / 31% Chapter 13 - local rules and attorney-fee norms still shape which chapter filers pick.
On a thin volume book, the 10-year swing (declined 42.5%) can be a few hundred cases - read the year table in absolute counts. 1 district; business filings 98 (Ch.11 21). Unemployment 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 Montana
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 Montana FY2024 (per-capita #46 of 51). See our methodology for details. Montana snapshot: 1,421 filings, 126.6/100k, Chapter 7 66% / Chapter 13 31%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.