Total Filings
9,421
#23 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
South Carolina Bankruptcy Filings
9,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 5.37 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 9,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 175.3
- Per 100k residents
- #21
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
South Carolina filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 175.3
- filings per 100k
- #21
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 42%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 57%
- 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 9,421 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: South Carolina rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near South Carolina
South Carolina chapter composition, FY2024
South Carolina chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
175.3
#21 per capita
Chapter 7
3,947
42% of total
Chapter 13
5,357
57% of total
Chapter 11
99
Business reorganization
Business
420
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near South Carolina
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - South Carolina highlighted
NM
New Mexico
18.17% top marginal rate
SC
South Carolina
17.53% top marginal rate
IL
Illinois
17.40% top marginal rate
FL
Florida
17.37% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in South Carolina
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.4%
Unemployment (2023)
175.3
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
175.3
Filings per 100,000 population
#21
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
South Carolina has a mid-pack per-capita filing rate (#21 of 51) at 175.3 per 100k.
Falling multi-year filing trend
South Carolina's Chapter 13-heavy mix
In FY2024, South Carolina recorded 9,421 federal bankruptcy filings (175.3 per 100k, #21 of 51). Chapter 13 repayment plans are 57% while Chapter 7 is only 42% (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 3.4% (2023). 1 district; business filings 420 (Ch.11 99). 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.
Next reads for South Carolina's repayment-heavy mix
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 South Carolina FY2024 (per-capita #21 of 51). See our methodology for details. South Carolina snapshot: 9,421 filings, 175.3/100k, Chapter 7 42% / Chapter 13 57%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.