Total Filings
11,421
#19 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Washington Bankruptcy Filings
11,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 2 judicial districts and 7.81 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 11,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 146.2
- Per 100k residents
- #37
- Per-capita rank
- 2
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Washington filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 146.2
- filings per 100k
- #37
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 72%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 26%
- 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 11,421 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: Washington rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Washington
Washington chapter composition, FY2024
Washington chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
146.2
#37 per capita
Chapter 7
8,195
72% of total
Chapter 13
2,948
26% of total
Chapter 11
250
Business reorganization
Business
720
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Washington
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Washington highlighted
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Washington
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
4.5%
Unemployment (2023)
146.2
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
146.2
Filings per 100,000 population
#37
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Washington sits in the lower third for filings per 100k (#37 of 51) - low rates still leave room for Chapter 13-heavy pockets in individual districts.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Washington in the lower-rate third
In FY2024, Washington recorded 11,421 federal filings at 146.2 per 100k - a lower-third per-capita rate (#37 of 51); small absolute counts still matter when Chapter 13 share runs hot. Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 72% (upper-third Chapter 7 share); Chapter 13 is 26% - a liquidation-leaning court culture relative to repayment-heavy peers.
Cases run across 2 federal judicial districts, with 720 business filings (including 250 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 4.5% (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 Washington
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 Washington FY2024 (per-capita #37 of 51). See our methodology for details. Washington snapshot: 11,421 filings, 146.2/100k, Chapter 7 72% / Chapter 13 26%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.