Total Filings
21,421
#8 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Ohio Bankruptcy Filings
21,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 2 judicial districts and 11.79 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 21,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 181.8
- Per 100k residents
- #19
- Per-capita rank
- 2
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Ohio filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 181.8
- filings per 100k
- #19
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 58%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 40%
- 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 21,421 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: Ohio rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Ohio
Ohio chapter composition, FY2024
Ohio chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
181.8
#19 per capita
Chapter 7
12,491
58% of total
Chapter 13
8,670
40% of total
Chapter 11
242
Business reorganization
Business
821
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Ohio
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Ohio highlighted
WV
West Virginia
18.26% top marginal rate
OH
Ohio
18.18% top marginal rate
NM
New Mexico
18.17% top marginal rate
SC
South Carolina
17.53% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Ohio
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
4.1%
Unemployment (2023)
181.8
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
181.8
Filings per 100,000 population
#19
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Ohio's raw volume is in the heaviest third (#8), so prefer the 181.8/100k rate when comparing to smaller states.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Ohio in the heavy-volume third
21,421 FY2024 filings put Ohio in the heaviest third by raw volume (#8); prefer the 181.8/100k rate when comparing to smaller states. Chapter 7 liquidations are 58% of the caseload and Chapter 13 repayment plans 40%.
Cases run across 2 federal judicial districts, with 821 business filings (including 242 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 4.1% (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 Ohio 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 Ohio FY2024 (per-capita #19 of 51). See our methodology for details. Ohio snapshot: 21,421 filings, 181.8/100k, Chapter 7 58% / Chapter 13 40%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.