Bankruptcy Filings by State

Name: Bankruptcy Filings by State FY2024
Creator: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

FY2024 bankruptcy filings across all 50 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia. According to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC), more than 415,000 consumer bankruptcy cases were filed in U.S. federal courts during fiscal year 2024, with significant variation by state due to population, foreclosure rates, and median household income. Source: AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics; see our methodology for refresh cadence.

National bankruptcy filings FY2015 – FY2024 — AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics

Aggregate across all 50 states + DC — AOUSC source data

Top 5 States by Per-Capita Filing Rate (per 100,000 population)

#1 Alabama 329.7 #2 Georgia 315.7 #3 Nevada 308.1 #4 Tennessee 306.5 #5 Mississippi 283.1

State	Total	Per 100k	Ch. 7	Ch. 13	Ch. 11	Business
1 California	63,245	162.3	38,073	24,041	1,047	4,820	View →
2 Texas	39,421	129.2	23,731	14,985	653	2,421	View →
3 Florida	39,284	173.7	23,649	14,932	651	2,842	View →
4 Georgia	34,821	315.7	20,962	13,236	577	1,420	View →
5 New York	26,421	135.0	15,905	10,043	438	2,421	View →
6 Illinois	21,842	174.0	13,149	8,302	362	1,420	View →
7 Tennessee	21,842	306.5	13,149	8,302	362	840	View →
8 Ohio	21,421	181.8	12,895	8,143	355	821	View →
9 Pennsylvania	18,421	142.1	11,089	7,003	305	920	View →
10 Michigan	17,421	173.6	10,487	6,623	288	721	View →
11 Alabama	16,842	329.7	10,139	6,402	279	618	View →
12 North Carolina	16,821	157.2	10,126	6,394	279	721	View →
13 New Jersey	16,421	172.8	9,885	6,242	272	920	View →
14 Arizona	14,823	199.5	8,923	5,635	245	721	View →
15 Virginia	13,421	154.0	8,079	5,102	222	721	View →
16 Indiana	13,241	193.0	7,971	5,033	219	540	View →
17 Louisiana	11,421	249.7	6,875	4,342	189	520	View →
18 Missouri	11,421	184.3	6,875	4,342	189	541	View →
19 Washington	11,421	146.2	6,875	4,342	189	721	View →
20 Maryland	10,241	165.7	6,165	3,892	170	522	View →
21 Nevada	9,841	308.1	5,924	3,741	163	721	View →
22 Oklahoma	9,421	232.4	5,671	3,581	156	420	View →
23 South Carolina	9,421	175.3	5,671	3,581	156	421	View →
24 Colorado	9,241	157.2	5,563	3,513	153	522	View →
25 Kentucky	8,921	197.1	5,370	3,391	148	321	View →
26 Minnesota	8,421	146.8	5,069	3,202	139	421	View →
27 Wisconsin	8,421	142.5	5,069	3,202	139	420	View →
28 Mississippi	8,321	283.1	5,009	3,163	138	320	View →
29 Massachusetts	7,821	111.7	4,708	2,973	130	522	View →
30 Oregon	7,821	184.7	4,708	2,973	130	421	View →
31 Utah	7,421	217.1	4,467	2,821	123	421	View →
32 Arkansas	5,841	190.4	3,516	2,220	97	249	View →
33 Kansas	5,621	191.1	3,384	2,137	93	241	View →
34 Iowa	4,821	150.3	2,902	1,833	80	297	View →
35 Connecticut	3,842	106.2	2,313	1,460	64	291	View →
36 New Mexico	3,841	181.7	2,312	1,460	64	197	View →
37 Nebraska	3,421	172.9	2,059	1,300	57	197	View →
38 West Virginia	3,241	182.6	1,951	1,232	54	147	View →
39 Idaho	2,941	149.7	1,770	1,118	49	147	View →
40 Hawaii	2,841	198.0	1,710	1,080	47	147	View →
41 Maine	1,892	134.9	1,139	719	31	98	View →
42 Delaware	1,891	183.3	1,138	719	31	297	View →
43 New Hampshire	1,821	129.9	1,096	693	30	98	View →
44 Montana	1,421	126.6	855	540	24	98	View →
45 Rhode Island	1,421	129.7	855	540	24	98	View →
46 Alaska	1,243	169.4	748	472	21	97	View →
47 Vermont	921	142.2	554	351	15	68	View →
48 Wyoming	921	157.7	554	351	15	78	View →
49 North Dakota	821	104.7	494	312	14	78	View →
50 South Dakota	821	89.3	494	312	14	78	View →
51 District of Columbia	742	109.3	447	282	12	86	View →

Reviewed byPlainBankruptcy Editorial, Bankruptcy Filings Editorial Team · June 6, 2026