Total Filings
26,421
#5 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
New York Bankruptcy Filings
26,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 4 judicial districts and 19.57 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 26,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 135.0
- Per 100k residents
- #41
- Per-capita rank
- 4
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
New York filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 135.0
- filings per 100k
- #41
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 63%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 32%
- 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 26,421 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 York rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near New York
New York chapter composition, FY2024
New York chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
135.0
#41 per capita
Chapter 7
16,575
63% of total
Chapter 13
8,400
32% of total
Chapter 11
1,434
Business reorganization
Business
2,421
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near New York
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - New York highlighted
PA
Pennsylvania
14.21% top marginal rate
NY
New York
13.50% top marginal rate
ME
Maine
13.49% top marginal rate
NH
New Hampshire
12.99% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in New York
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
4.5%
Unemployment (2023)
135.0
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
135.0
Filings per 100,000 population
#41
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
New York sits in the lower third for filings per 100k (#41 of 51) - low rates still leave room for Chapter 13-heavy pockets in individual districts.
Falling multi-year filing trend
New York in the lower-rate third
In FY2024, New York recorded 26,421 federal filings at 135.0 per 100k - a lower-third per-capita rate (#41 of 51); small absolute counts still matter when Chapter 13 share runs hot. At a lower per-capita rate the split is still 63% Chapter 7 / 32% Chapter 13 - local rules and attorney-fee norms still shape which chapter filers pick.
Cases run across 4 federal judicial districts, with 2,421 business filings (including 1,434 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 4.5% (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 New York FY2024 (per-capita #41 of 51). See our methodology for details. New York snapshot: 26,421 filings, 135.0/100k, Chapter 7 63% / Chapter 13 32%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.