Total Filings
18,421
#9 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Filings
18,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 3 judicial districts and 12.96 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 18,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 142.1
- Per 100k residents
- #40
- Per-capita rank
- 3
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Pennsylvania filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 142.1
- filings per 100k
- #40
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 57%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 41%
- 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 18,421 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: Pennsylvania rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania chapter composition, FY2024
Pennsylvania chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
142.1
#40 per capita
Chapter 7
10,504
57% of total
Chapter 13
7,481
41% of total
Chapter 11
424
Business reorganization
Business
921
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Pennsylvania
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Pennsylvania highlighted
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Pennsylvania
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.8%
Unemployment (2023)
142.1
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
142.1
Filings per 100,000 population
#40
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Pennsylvania sits in the lower third for filings per 100k (#40 of 51) - low rates still leave room for Chapter 13-heavy pockets in individual districts.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Pennsylvania in the lower-rate third
In FY2024, Pennsylvania recorded 18,421 federal filings at 142.1 per 100k - a lower-third per-capita rate (#40 of 51); small absolute counts still matter when Chapter 13 share runs hot. Chapter 13 repayment plans are 41% while Chapter 7 is only 57% (lower-third Chapter 7 share) - homeowners curing arrears show up more often than straight liquidations.
Repayment-heavy dockets often track mortgage-arrears curing more than job-loss liquidations; unemployment here is 3.8% (2023). 3 districts; business filings 921 (Ch.11 424). Multi-year filings declined 42.5%.
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 Pennsylvania FY2024 (per-capita #40 of 51). See our methodology for details. Pennsylvania snapshot: 18,421 filings, 142.1/100k, Chapter 7 57% / Chapter 13 41%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.