Total Filings
821
#50 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
South Dakota Bankruptcy Filings
821 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 0.92 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 821
- Total filings FY2024
- 89.3
- Per 100k residents
- #51
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
South Dakota filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 89.3
- filings per 100k
- #51
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 68%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 28%
- 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 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: South Dakota rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near South Dakota
South Dakota chapter composition, FY2024
South Dakota chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
89.3
#51 per capita
Chapter 7
561
68% of total
Chapter 13
229
28% of total
Chapter 11
12
Business reorganization
Business
78
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near South Dakota
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - South Dakota highlighted
ND
North Dakota
10.47% top marginal rate
SD
South Dakota
8.93% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in South Dakota
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
2.0%
Unemployment (2023)
89.3
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
89.3
Filings per 100,000 population
#51
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
South Dakota sits in the lower third for filings per 100k (#51 of 51) - low rates still leave room for Chapter 13-heavy pockets in individual districts.
Falling multi-year filing trend
South Dakota in the lower-rate third
In FY2024, South Dakota recorded 821 federal filings at 89.3 per 100k - a lower-third per-capita rate (#51 of 51); small absolute counts still matter when Chapter 13 share runs hot. Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 68% (upper-third Chapter 7 share); Chapter 13 is 28% - a liquidation-leaning court culture relative to repayment-heavy peers.
On a thin volume book, the 10-year swing (declined 42.5%) can be a few hundred cases - read the year table in absolute counts. 1 district; business filings 78 (Ch.11 12). Unemployment 2.0% (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 lower-rate state like South Dakota
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 Dakota FY2024 (per-capita #51 of 51). See our methodology for details. South Dakota snapshot: 821 filings, 89.3/100k, Chapter 7 68% / Chapter 13 28%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.