Total Filings
3,841
#36 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
New Mexico Bankruptcy Filings
3,841 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 2.11 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 3,841
- Total filings FY2024
- 181.7
- Per 100k residents
- #20
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
New Mexico filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 181.7
- filings per 100k
- #20
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 69%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 29%
- 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 3,841 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: New Mexico rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near New Mexico
New Mexico chapter composition, FY2024
New Mexico chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
181.7
#20 per capita
Chapter 7
2,648
69% of total
Chapter 13
1,133
29% of total
Chapter 11
48
Business reorganization
Business
198
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near New Mexico
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - New Mexico highlighted
OH
Ohio
18.18% top marginal rate
NM
New Mexico
18.17% top marginal rate
SC
South Carolina
17.53% top marginal rate
IL
Illinois
17.40% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in New Mexico
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
4.2%
Unemployment (2023)
181.7
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
181.7
Filings per 100,000 population
#20
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
New Mexico has a mid-pack per-capita filing rate (#20 of 51) at 181.7 per 100k.
Falling multi-year filing trend
New Mexico in the thin-volume third
3,841 FY2024 filings put New Mexico in the lightest third by raw volume (#36); year-to-year swings are noisier, so pair counts with the per-capita band. Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 69% (upper-third Chapter 7 share); Chapter 13 is 29% - a liquidation-leaning court culture relative to repayment-heavy peers.
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 198 (Ch.11 48). Unemployment 4.2% (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 Mexico 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 Mexico FY2024 (per-capita #20 of 51). See our methodology for details. New Mexico snapshot: 3,841 filings, 181.7/100k, Chapter 7 69% / Chapter 13 29%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.