Total Filings
921
#47 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Vermont Bankruptcy Filings
921 federal filings in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 0.65 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 921
- Total filings FY2024
- 142.2
- Per 100k residents
- #39
- Per-capita rank
- 1
- Judicial district
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Vermont filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 142.2
- filings per 100k
- #39
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 70%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 27%
- 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 921 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: Vermont rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Vermont
Vermont chapter composition, FY2024
Vermont chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
142.2
#39 per capita
Chapter 7
644
70% of total
Chapter 13
250
27% of total
Chapter 11
19
Business reorganization
Business
68
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Vermont
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Vermont highlighted
WI
Wisconsin
14.25% top marginal rate
VT
Vermont
14.22% top marginal rate
PA
Pennsylvania
14.21% top marginal rate
NY
New York
13.50% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Vermont
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
2.2%
Unemployment (2023)
142.2
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
142.2
Filings per 100,000 population
#39
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Vermont sits in the lower third for filings per 100k (#39 of 51) - low rates still leave room for Chapter 13-heavy pockets in individual districts.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Vermont in the lower-rate third
In FY2024, Vermont recorded 921 federal filings at 142.2 per 100k - a lower-third per-capita rate (#39 of 51); small absolute counts still matter when Chapter 13 share runs hot. Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 70% (upper-third Chapter 7 share); Chapter 13 is 27% - 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 68 (Ch.11 19). Unemployment 2.2% (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 Vermont
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 Vermont FY2024 (per-capita #39 of 51). See our methodology for details. Vermont snapshot: 921 filings, 142.2/100k, Chapter 7 70% / Chapter 13 27%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.