Total Filings
16,421
#13 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
New Jersey Bankruptcy Filings
16,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 9.50 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 16,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 172.8
- Per 100k residents
- #26
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
New Jersey filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 172.8
- filings per 100k
- #26
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 64%
- 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 16,421 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: New Jersey rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near New Jersey
New Jersey chapter composition, FY2024
New Jersey chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
172.8
#26 per capita
Chapter 7
10,520
64% of total
Chapter 13
5,472
33% of total
Chapter 11
425
Business reorganization
Business
921
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near New Jersey
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - New Jersey highlighted
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in New Jersey
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
4.6%
Unemployment (2023)
172.8
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
172.8
Filings per 100,000 population
#26
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
New Jersey's raw volume is in the heaviest third (#13), so prefer the 172.8/100k rate when comparing to smaller states.
Falling multi-year filing trend
New Jersey in the heavy-volume third
16,421 FY2024 filings put New Jersey in the heaviest third by raw volume (#13); prefer the 172.8/100k rate when comparing to smaller states. Chapter 7 liquidations are 64% of the caseload and Chapter 13 repayment plans 33%.
Cases run across 1 federal judicial district, with 921 business filings (including 425 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 4.6% (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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey FY2024 (per-capita #26 of 51). See our methodology for details. New Jersey snapshot: 16,421 filings, 172.8/100k, Chapter 7 64% / Chapter 13 33%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.