FY2022 Bankruptcy Filings
387,721 total filings nationwide (-6.3% from FY2021)
FLOOR DIP CH7-LED CONSUMER
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387,721
Total
100.0% of total
265,220
Chapter 7
68.4% of total
114,925
Chapter 13
29.6% of total
4,679
Chapter 11
1.2% of total
833
Chapter 12
0.2% of total
13,481
Business
3.5% of total
FY2022 Chapter 7-heavy mix (68.4% liquidation)
AOUSC Judicial Caseload Statistics, FY2022 · FLOOR · DIP · CH7-LED. Shares use the same national total.
- Ch. 7 68.4%
- Ch. 13 29.6%
- Ch. 11 1.2%
- Business 3.5%
Top states on a light-volume FY2022
Highest 12 of 51 jurisdictions under the national FLOOR · light-third national caseload year read. Full roster on All states.
| Rank | State | Total Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 50,524 |
| 2 | Texas | 31,492 |
| 3 | Florida | 31,383 |
| 4 | Georgia | 27,817 |
| 5 | New York | 21,107 |
| 6 | Illinois | 17,449 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 17,449 |
| 8 | Ohio | 17,112 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | 14,716 |
| 10 | Michigan | 13,917 |
| 11 | Alabama | 13,454 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 13,438 |
Light-third national caseload year
387,721 FY2022 filings sit in the lightest third of the FY2015–FY2024 AOUSC window (#1 of 10 by volume).
FY2022 in the light-volume third
387,721 FY2022 filings put this year in the lightest third of the AOUSC window, a decrease of 6.3% vs FY2021's 413,616; absolute counts are small enough that chapter-mix shifts matter more than raw totals. Chapter 7 liquidations dominate at 68.4% (265,220 cases), upper-third Chapter 7 share, with Chapter 13 at 29.6% and Chapter 11 at 1.21%. Chapter 12 totaled 833.
FY2022 sits in the AOUSC FLOOR band of this corpus: pandemic-era relief (moratoria, stimulus, student-loan pauses) suppressed consumer filings, so national totals mark a multi-decade trough rather than a typical caseload year. Business filings represented 3.5% of FY2022 activity (13,481 cases), leaving 374,240 consumer (non-business) filings. Geographic concentration: the top 51 states by volume, led by California with 50,524 cases, drive most of the caseload, and the top three states alone account for roughly 29.2% of national filings.
FY2022 aggregate only, not legal advice
FY2022 figures (FLOOR · CH7-LED · CONSUMER) describe aggregate court activity under the light-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.
Read with FY2022
Nearest national-volume peers and stamp poles for FY2022 (FLOOR · DIP · CH7-LED · CONSUMER), replacing the fixed Related strip.
FY2021 · SLUMP
ABS(total_filings) peer at 413,616 cases (Δ 25,895 vs FY2022); higher volume · CH7-LED mix vs this page's FLOOR · CH7-LED.
FY2023 · SLUMP
ABS(total_filings) peer at 433,658 cases (Δ 45,937 vs FY2022); higher volume · CH7-LED mix vs this page's FLOOR · CH7-LED.
FY2024 · SLUMP
ABS(total_filings) peer at 485,341 cases (Δ 97,620 vs FY2022); higher volume · CH7-LED mix vs this page's FLOOR · CH7-LED.
FY2020 · SLUMP
ABS(total_filings) peer at 544,463 cases (Δ 156,742 vs FY2022); higher volume · CH7-LED mix vs this page's FLOOR · CH7-LED.
FY2017 (STEADY pole)
Volume-stamp pole: FY2017 marks STEADY while FY2022 marks FLOOR · DIP · CONSUMER.
Means test guide
Source drill for FY2022 (FLOOR · CH7-LED · CONSUMER): read the matching AOUSC-context guide after the volume peers.
California (volume lead)
California led FY2022 volume at 50,524 filings under the national FLOOR stamp.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.