Total Filings
9,841
#21 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Nevada Bankruptcy Filings
9,841 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 3.19 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 9,841
- Total filings FY2024
- 308.1
- Per 100k residents
- #3
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Nevada filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 308.1
- filings per 100k
- #3
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 73%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 25%
- 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 9,841 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: Nevada rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Nevada
Nevada chapter composition, FY2024
Nevada chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
308.1
#3 per capita
Chapter 7
7,189
73% of total
Chapter 13
2,444
25% of total
Chapter 11
200
Business reorganization
Business
722
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Nevada
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Nevada highlighted
GA
Georgia
31.57% top marginal rate
NV
Nevada
30.81% top marginal rate
TN
Tennessee
30.65% top marginal rate
MS
Mississippi
28.31% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Nevada
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
5.4%
Unemployment (2023)
308.1
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
308.1
Filings per 100,000 population
#3
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Nevada sits in the higher third for filings per 100k (#3 of 51) - a rate shaped by exemption laws, income, and local legal culture as much as by distress.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Nevada in the higher-rate third
In FY2024, Nevada recorded 9,841 federal filings at 308.1 per 100k - a higher-third per-capita rate (#3 of 51). Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 73% (upper-third Chapter 7 share); Chapter 13 is 25% - a liquidation-leaning court culture relative to repayment-heavy peers.
A declined 42.5% swing on an already higher-rate state can coincide with credit tightening or a local filing-culture shift - still check the district list before inferring a statewide crisis. 1 district; business 722. Unemployment 5.4% (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.
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Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics for Nevada FY2024 (per-capita #3 of 51). See our methodology for details. Nevada snapshot: 9,841 filings, 308.1/100k, Chapter 7 73% / Chapter 13 25%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.