Total Filings
503
#48 nationally · Lower-volume state
State profile · FY2024 · AOUSC
Wyoming Bankruptcy Filings
According to AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, 503 federal filings were recorded in FY2024 across 1 judicial district and 0.58 million residents, Chapter 7, 11, 12, and 13.
- 503
- Total filings FY2024
- Lower-volume state
- 86.1
- Per 100k residents
- Well below national median
- #38
- Per-capita rank
- Bottom third
- 1
- Judicial district
- Typical district count
Data updated September 2026
The bottom line
Wyoming filings declined 45.4% across the 10-year AOUSC window ending FY2024.
- 86.1
- filings per 100k
- #38
- per-capita rank (of 51)
- 84%
- Chapter 7 (liquidation)
- 13%
- 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.
B-
Financial-Stress Score
67/100
Wyoming · 2 of 2 dimensions reported
Based on this state's bankruptcy filing rate (AOUSC, per 100,000 residents) and its most recently reported unemployment rate, each benchmarked against every tracked state (50 states + DC). Lower filings and lower unemployment score higher; this is not a measure of overall affordability, cost of living, or quality of life.
Bankruptcy Filing Rate B 86.1 per 100K
Federal bankruptcy filings per 100,000 residents, FY2024 (AOUSC)
Unemployment Rate C 3.3%
State's most recently reported annual unemployment rate
Consumer vs business filings, FY2024
AOUSC case-type split of the same 503 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: Wyoming rate on the same scale as the 51-jurisdiction peak, with the national average marked.
Peer per-capita rates near Wyoming
Where Wyoming sits: volume vs. intensity
Every jurisdiction plotted by FY2024 total filings (volume) against filings per 100,000 residents (intensity), with Wyoming highlighted among all 30. A large state can lead on volume without leading on rate, or the reverse.
View all 30 jurisdictions as a list
- California : 45,781 filings, 117.5 per 100k
- Florida : 35,569 filings, 157.3 per 100k
- Texas : 30,182 filings, 98.9 per 100k
- Georgia : 28,963 filings, 262.6 per 100k
- Illinois : 25,450 filings, 202.8 per 100k
- Ohio : 23,448 filings, 198.9 per 100k
- New York : 20,881 filings, 106.7 per 100k
- Michigan : 20,201 filings, 201.3 per 100k
- Tennessee : 19,926 filings, 279.6 per 100k
- Alabama : 19,124 filings, 374.4 per 100k
- Indiana : 15,921 filings, 232.0 per 100k
- Virginia : 14,245 filings, 163.4 per 100k
- New Jersey : 13,511 filings, 142.2 per 100k
- Pennsylvania : 12,265 filings, 94.6 per 100k
- Kentucky : 11,004 filings, 243.1 per 100k
- Arizona : 10,861 filings, 146.2 per 100k
- Maryland : 10,858 filings, 175.7 per 100k
- Missouri : 9,572 filings, 154.5 per 100k
- Wisconsin : 9,461 filings, 160.1 per 100k
- Louisiana : 9,175 filings, 200.6 per 100k
- Mississippi : 8,867 filings, 301.6 per 100k
- North Carolina : 8,603 filings, 80.4 per 100k
- Minnesota : 8,231 filings, 143.4 per 100k
- Washington : 8,176 filings, 104.6 per 100k
- Nevada : 7,992 filings, 250.2 per 100k
- Colorado : 7,496 filings, 127.5 per 100k
- Utah : 6,657 filings, 194.8 per 100k
- Oregon : 6,601 filings, 155.9 per 100k
- Arkansas : 6,571 filings, 214.2 per 100k
- Wyoming (this state) : 503 filings, 86.1 per 100k
Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics (filings) · U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates →
Wyoming chapter composition, FY2024
Wyoming chapter mix FY2024
Per 100,000
86.1
#38 per capita · Well below national median
Chapter 7
425
84% of total · Above national share
Chapter 13
66
13% of total · Below national share
Chapter 11
12
Business reorganization · Above national share
Business
36
Of total filings · Above national share
Peer states, per-capita filings near Wyoming
Rate per 100k population (decimal share) and total filings - Wyoming highlighted
SC
South Carolina
8.63% top marginal rate
WY
Wyoming
8.61% top marginal rate
RI
Rhode Island
8.25% top marginal rate
HI
Hawaii
8.17% top marginal rate
Filing Trend by Year
Federal Districts in Wyoming
Economic Context
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics →
3.3%
Unemployment (2023)
86.1
Filings per 100k Pop.
Filing Rate Score
86.1
Filings per 100,000 population
#38
Per-capita rank among 51 jurisdictions
Wyoming 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
Wyoming in the lower-rate third
In FY2024, Wyoming recorded 503 federal filings at 86.1 per 100k - a lower-third per-capita rate (#38 of 51); small absolute counts still matter when Chapter 13 share runs hot. Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 84% (upper-third Chapter 7 share); Chapter 13 is 13% - a liquidation-leaning court culture relative to repayment-heavy peers.
On a thin volume book, the 10-year swing (declined 45.4%) can be a few hundred cases - read the year table in absolute counts. 1 district; business filings 36 (Ch.11 12). Unemployment 3.3% (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 Wyoming
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
What to do with this
Wyoming's own numbers, then where to compare them.
- Wyoming ranks #38 of 51 by FY2024 per-capita filing rate - see how every state stacks up. National rankings
- 84% of FY2024 filings here were Chapter 7 liquidations, not Chapter 13 repayment plans - the guide breaks down what separates the two. Chapter 7 vs Chapter 13
- Wyoming has 1 federal judicial district - start with District of Wyoming. District of Wyoming profile
Figures are Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics FY2024 filings - see the methodology page for how states and chapters are defined.
Data sourced from Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) Judicial Caseload Statistics for Wyoming FY2024 (per-capita #38 of 51). See our methodology for details. Wyoming snapshot: 503 filings, 86.1/100k, Chapter 7 84% / Chapter 13 13%; retrieved September 2026 by PlainBankruptcy.