FY2015 Bankruptcy Filings

849,490 total filings nationwide

PEAK BASE CH7-LED CONSUMER

Statistical information only, not legal advice. This page does not recommend whether to file.

849,490

Total

100.0% of total

545,569

Chapter 7

64.2% of total

296,593

Chapter 13

34.9% of total

6,881

Chapter 11

0.8% of total

366

Chapter 12

0.0% of total

24,653

Business

2.9% of total

FY2015 Chapter 7-heavy mix (64.2% liquidation)

AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, FY2015 · PEAK · BASE · CH7-LED. Shares use the same national total.

  • Ch. 7 64.2%
  • Ch. 13 34.9%
  • Ch. 11 0.8%
  • Business 2.9%

Top states on a heavy-volume FY2015

Highest 12 of 51 jurisdictions under the national PEAK · heavy-third national caseload year read. Full roster on All states.

Rank State Total Filings
1 California 86,949
2 Florida 59,050
3 Illinois 57,974
4 Georgia 51,240
5 Ohio 39,309
6 Tennessee 36,644
7 Texas 34,308
8 Michigan 33,322
9 New York 30,682
10 Indiana 27,303
11 New Jersey 25,652
12 Alabama 25,505

Heavy-third national caseload year

849,490 FY2015 filings sit in the heaviest third of the FY2015–FY2024 AOUSC window (#1 of 10 by volume).

FY2015 in the heavy-volume third

849,490 FY2015 filings put this year in the heaviest third of the AOUSC window, no prior-year baseline in this dataset; compare against other high-count fiscal years, not the COVID floor. Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 64.2% (545,569 cases), upper-third Chapter 7 share, with Chapter 13 at 34.9% and Chapter 11 at 0.81%. Chapter 12 totaled 366.

FY2015 stamps PEAK against the FY2015-FY2024 AOUSC series: caseload sits near the high end of the window, before the later trough years, so volume peers are other high-count fiscal years rather than the COVID floor. Business filings are only 2.9% (24,653 cases), lower-third business share, so 824,837 consumer filings dominate. Geography still concentrates: California leads at 86,949; top-three share ≈ 24.0%.

FY2015 aggregate only, not legal advice

FY2015 figures (PEAK · CH7-LED · CONSUMER) describe aggregate court activity under the heavy-third national caseload year read; they are not an indicator of whether any individual should file. Chapter choice, means-test eligibility, exemptions, and outcomes depend on state of residence, income, assets, and district practice. Statistical information only, not legal advice.

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Read with FY2015

Nearest national-volume peers and stamp poles for FY2015 (PEAK · BASE · CH7-LED · CONSUMER), replacing the fixed Related strip.

FY2016 · STEADY

ABS(total_filings) peer at 794,424 cases (Δ 55,066 vs FY2015); lower volume · CH7-LED mix vs this page's PEAK · CH7-LED.

FY2017 · STEADY

ABS(total_filings) peer at 781,643 cases (Δ 67,847 vs FY2015); lower volume · CH7-LED mix vs this page's PEAK · CH7-LED.

FY2019 · STEADY

ABS(total_filings) peer at 768,740 cases (Δ 80,750 vs FY2015); lower volume · CH7-LED mix vs this page's PEAK · CH7-LED.

FY2018 · STEADY

ABS(total_filings) peer at 766,195 cases (Δ 83,295 vs FY2015); lower volume · CH7-LED mix vs this page's PEAK · CH7-LED.

FY2020 (SLUMP pole)

Volume-stamp pole: FY2020 marks SLUMP while FY2015 marks PEAK · BASE · CONSUMER.

Means test guide

Source drill for FY2015 (PEAK · CH7-LED · CONSUMER): read the matching AOUSC-context guide after the volume peers.

California (volume lead)

California led FY2015 volume at 86,949 filings under the national PEAK stamp.

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 (AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, FY2015). See our methodology for details. FY2015 national series (PEAK · BASE · CH7-LED · CONSUMER) retrieved and formatted by PlainBankruptcy, heavy-third national caseload year.