Total Filings
7,821
#30 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Oregon Bankruptcy Filings
7,821 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 4.23 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 7,821
- Total filings FY2024
- 184.7
- Per 100k residents
- #15
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Oregon filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 184.7
- filings per 100k
- #15
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 70%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 27%
- 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 7,821 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: Oregon rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Oregon
Oregon chapter composition, FY2024
Oregon chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
184.7
#15 per capita
Chapter 7
5,493
70% of total
Chapter 13
2,150
27% of total
Chapter 11
150
Business reorganization
Business
422
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Oregon
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Oregon highlighted
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Oregon
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
4.4%
Unemployment (2023)
184.7
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
184.7
Filings per 100,000 population
#15
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Oregon sits in the higher third for filings per 100k (#15 of 51) - a rate shaped by exemption laws, income, and local legal culture as much as by distress.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Oregon in the higher-rate third
In FY2024, Oregon recorded 7,821 federal filings at 184.7 per 100k - a higher-third per-capita rate (#15 of 51). Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 70% (upper-third Chapter 7 share); Chapter 13 is 27% - 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 422. Unemployment 4.4% (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.
Next reads for a higher-rate state like Oregon
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 Oregon FY2024 (per-capita #15 of 51). See our methodology for details. Oregon snapshot: 7,821 filings, 184.7/100k, Chapter 7 70% / Chapter 13 27%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.