Total Filings
21,842
#7 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Tennessee Bankruptcy Filings
21,842 federal filings in FY2024 across 3 judicial districts and 7.13 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 21,842
- Total filings FY2024
- 306.5
- Per 100k residents
- #4
- Per-capita rank
- 3
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Tennessee filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 306.5
- filings per 100k
- #4
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 34%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 65%
- 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 21,842 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: Tennessee rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Tennessee
Tennessee chapter composition, FY2024
Tennessee chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
306.5
#4 per capita
Chapter 7
7,466
34% of total
Chapter 13
14,106
65% of total
Chapter 11
242
Business reorganization
Business
840
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Tennessee
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Tennessee highlighted
NV
Nevada
30.81% top marginal rate
TN
Tennessee
30.65% top marginal rate
MS
Mississippi
28.31% top marginal rate
LA
Louisiana
24.97% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Tennessee
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.4%
Unemployment (2023)
306.5
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
306.5
Filings per 100,000 population
#4
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Tennessee sits in the higher third for filings per 100k (#4 of 51) - a rate shaped by exemption laws, income, and local legal culture as much as by distress.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Tennessee in the higher-rate third
In FY2024, Tennessee recorded 21,842 federal filings at 306.5 per 100k - a higher-third per-capita rate (#4 of 51). Chapter 13 repayment plans are 65% while Chapter 7 is only 34% (lower-third Chapter 7 share) - homeowners curing arrears show up more often than straight liquidations.
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. 3 districts; business 840. Unemployment 3.4% (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 Tennessee
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 Tennessee FY2024 (per-capita #4 of 51). See our methodology for details. Tennessee snapshot: 21,842 filings, 306.5/100k, Chapter 7 34% / Chapter 13 65%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.