Total Filings
7,421
#31 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Utah Bankruptcy Filings
7,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 3.42 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 7,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 217.1
- Per 100k residents
- #8
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Utah filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 217.1
- filings per 100k
- #8
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 74%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 25%
- 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 7,421 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: Utah rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Utah
Utah chapter composition, FY2024
Utah chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
217.1
#8 per capita
Chapter 7
5,472
74% of total
Chapter 13
1,838
25% of total
Chapter 11
99
Business reorganization
Business
421
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Utah
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Utah highlighted
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Utah
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.1%
Unemployment (2023)
217.1
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
217.1
Filings per 100,000 population
#8
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Utah sits in the higher third for filings per 100k (#8 of 51) - a rate shaped by exemption laws, income, and local legal culture as much as by distress.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Utah in the higher-rate third
In FY2024, Utah recorded 7,421 federal filings at 217.1 per 100k - a higher-third per-capita rate (#8 of 51). Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 74% (upper-third Chapter 7 share); Chapter 13 is 25% - 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 421. Unemployment 3.1% (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 Utah
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 Utah FY2024 (per-capita #8 of 51). See our methodology for details. Utah snapshot: 7,421 filings, 217.1/100k, Chapter 7 74% / Chapter 13 25%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.