Total Filings
8,421
#27 nationally
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Wisconsin Bankruptcy Filings
8,421 federal filings in FY2024 across 2 judicial districts and 5.91 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13, from AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics.
- 8,421
- Total filings FY2024
- 142.5
- Per 100k residents
- #38
- Per-capita rank
- 2
- Judicial districts
Data updated August 2026
The bottom line
Wisconsin filings declined 42.5% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 142.5
- filings per 100k
- #38
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 65%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 33%
- 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 8,421 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: Wisconsin rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Wisconsin
Wisconsin chapter composition, FY2024
Wisconsin chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
142.5
#38 per capita
Chapter 7
5,477
65% of total
Chapter 13
2,776
33% of total
Chapter 11
150
Business reorganization
Business
419
Of total filings
Peer states, per-capita filings near Wisconsin
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Wisconsin highlighted
WA
Washington
14.62% top marginal rate
WI
Wisconsin
14.25% top marginal rate
VT
Vermont
14.22% top marginal rate
PA
Pennsylvania
14.21% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Wisconsin
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.1%
Unemployment (2023)
142.5
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
142.5
Filings per 100,000 population
#38
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Wisconsin sits in the lower third for filings per 100k (#38 of 51) - low rates still leave room for Chapter 13-heavy pockets in individual districts.
Falling multi-year filing trend
Wisconsin in the lower-rate third
In FY2024, Wisconsin recorded 8,421 federal filings at 142.5 per 100k - a lower-third per-capita rate (#38 of 51); small absolute counts still matter when Chapter 13 share runs hot. At a lower per-capita rate the split is still 65% Chapter 7 / 33% Chapter 13 - local rules and attorney-fee norms still shape which chapter filers pick.
Cases run across 2 federal judicial districts, with 419 business filings (including 150 Chapter 11). The 10-year AOUSC window shows filings declined 42.5%; unemployment is 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 lower-rate state like Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin FY2024 (per-capita #38 of 51). See our methodology for details. Wisconsin snapshot: 8,421 filings, 142.5/100k, Chapter 7 65% / Chapter 13 33%; retrieved August 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.