Total Filings
13,421
#15 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Virginia Bankruptcy Filings
13,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 2 judicial districts and 8.72 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 13,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 154.0
- Per 100k residents
- #33
- Per-capita rank
- 2
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Virginia filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 154.0
- filings per 100k
- #33
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 48%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 50%
- 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 13,421 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: Virginia rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Virginia
Virginia chapter composition, FY2024
Virginia chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
154.0
#33 per capita
Chapter 7
6,476
48% of total
Chapter 13
6,677
50% of total
Chapter 11
250
Business reorganization
Business
720
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Virginia
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Virginia highlighted
NC
North Carolina
15.72% top marginal rate
VA
Virginia
15.40% top marginal rate
IA
Iowa
15.03% top marginal rate
ID
Idaho
14.97% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Virginia
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.0%
Unemployment (2023)
154.0
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
154.0
Filings per 100,000 population
#33
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Virginia's raw volume is in the heaviest third (#15), so prefer the 154.0/100k rate when comparing to smaller states.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Virginia in the heavy-volume third
13,421 FY2024 filings put Virginia in the heaviest third by raw volume (#15); prefer the 154.0/100k rate when comparing to smaller states. Chapter 13 repayment plans are 50% while Chapter 7 is only 48% (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 3.0% (2023). 2 districts; business filings 720 (Ch.11 250). 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 Virginia'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 Virginia FY2024 (per-capita #33 of 51). See our methodology for details. Virginia snapshot: 13,421 filings, 154.0/100k, Chapter 7 48% / Chapter 13 50%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.