Total Filings
3,241
#38 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
West Virginia Bankruptcy Filings
3,241 federal filings in FY2024 across 2 judicial districts and 1.78 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 3,241
- Total filings FY2024
- 182.6
- Per 100k residents
- #18
- Per-capita rank
- 2
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
West Virginia filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 182.6
- filings per 100k
- #18
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 50%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 48%
- 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 3,241 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: West Virginia rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near West Virginia
West Virginia chapter composition, FY2024
West Virginia chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
182.6
#18 per capita
Chapter 7
1,636
50% of total
Chapter 13
1,555
48% of total
Chapter 11
38
Business reorganization
Business
148
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near West Virginia
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - West Virginia highlighted
DE
Delaware
18.33% top marginal rate
WV
West Virginia
18.26% top marginal rate
OH
Ohio
18.18% top marginal rate
NM
New Mexico
18.17% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in West Virginia
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
4.2%
Unemployment (2023)
182.6
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
182.6
Filings per 100,000 population
#18
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
West Virginia has a mid-pack per-capita filing rate (#18 of 51) at 182.6 per 100k.
Falling multi-year filing trend
West Virginia in the thin-volume third
3,241 FY2024 filings put West Virginia in the lightest third by raw volume (#38); year-to-year swings are noisier, so pair counts with the per-capita band. Chapter 13 repayment plans are 48% while Chapter 7 is only 50% (lower-third Chapter 7 share) - homeowners curing arrears show up more often than straight liquidations.
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. 2 districts; business filings 148 (Ch.11 38). Unemployment 4.2% (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 West 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 West Virginia FY2024 (per-capita #18 of 51). See our methodology for details. West Virginia snapshot: 3,241 filings, 182.6/100k, Chapter 7 50% / Chapter 13 48%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.