Bankruptcy Filing Statistics by District

85 Districts 220,037 Total Cases Source: FJC IDB

220,037
Total Cases
85
Districts
59.3%
Overall Discharge Rate
19.3%
Overall Dismissal Rate

About This Data

Statistics cover federal bankruptcy cases from the FJC Integrated Database. Click any district for detailed chapter breakdowns, outcome rates, and filing trends. Districts with [card] links also have Ch.13 Report Cards in the District Directory.

District Total Cases Discharge Rate Dismissal Rate
Southern District of Florida [card]43,93263.6%26.9%
Western District of Missouri [card]42,27568.1%18.4%
District of Kansas [card]41,71870.0%11.3%
Southern District of Texas [card]30,41255.8%37.0%
Northern District of Illinois [card]10,28053.4%12.9%
Central District of California [card]5,93888.4%9.4%
Middle District of Florida [card]5,69961.3%22.2%
Eastern District of Missouri [card]4,52617.0%12.4%
Northern District of Ohio [card]4,21475.4%13.9%
Southern District of Indiana [card]2,11930.4%2.4%
Western District of Tennessee [card]2,01428.1%34.9%
Northern District of Georgia [card]1,78619.7%1.6%
Eastern District of Pennsylvania [card]1,7780.2%0.3%
District of New Jersey [card]1,64734.5%19.4%
Eastern District of Wisconsin [card]1,52072.3%17.0%
Northern District of Indiana [card]1,50825.3%10.3%
District of Massachusetts [card]1,44184.7%3.6%
Eastern District of Virginia [card]1,4324.1%4.9%
Eastern District of Michigan [card]1,4085.9%5.1%
Northern District of Texas [card]1,2490.4%0.4%
Eastern District of Kentucky [card]1,22725.6%7.8%
Eastern District of New York [card]1,08791.4%6.0%
Middle District of Alabama [card]1,0671.1%0.5%
District of Maryland [card]9694.2%4.2%
Northern District of Alabama [card]9670.8%0.3%
District of South Carolina [card]8410.2%0.0%
Eastern District of California [card]78185.0%11.1%
Eastern District of North Carolina [card]7320.0%0.0%
Western District of Arkansas [card]63239.7%12.3%
Western District of Kentucky [card]61936.0%15.7%
Southern District of Ohio [card]6138.5%0.3%
Eastern District of Arkansas [card]51416.1%6.8%
Middle District of North Carolina [card]4490.2%1.3%
Northern District of Florida [card]44360.7%30.5%
District of Minnesota [card]40593.6%5.4%
District of Nevada [card]32758.1%32.1%
Southern District of New York [card]13551.1%13.3%
District of Connecticut [card]12650.8%24.6%
Middle District of Georgia [card]10784.1%8.4%
Western District of Oklahoma [card]10694.3%2.8%
Western District of Wisconsin [card]10167.3%24.8%
District of Nebraska [card]9273.9%19.6%
District of Colorado [card]8694.2%2.3%
Southern District of California [card]7569.3%13.3%
Western District of New York [card]7284.7%15.3%
Central District of Illinois [card]6867.6%14.7%
Northern District of West Virginia [card]6880.9%13.2%
Southern District of Illinois [card]5267.3%13.5%
District of Arizona [card]4768.1%14.9%
Western District of Washington [card]4269.0%21.4%
Western District of Michigan [card]4185.4%12.2%
District of Delaware [card]375.4%13.5%
District of North Dakota [card]2684.6%0.0%
Western District of Texas [card]2548.0%32.0%
Northern District of California [card]2420.8%58.3%
Middle District of Tennessee [card]2263.6%27.3%
District of South Dakota [card]2161.9%14.3%
District of Columbia [card]1625.0%31.2%
Eastern District of Tennessee [card]933.3%44.4%
Northern District of Oklahoma [card]8100.0%0.0%
Western District of Pennsylvania [card]825.0%37.5%
District of Oregon [card]728.6%0.0%
Western District of Virginia [card]728.6%42.9%
District of New Mexico [card]560.0%40.0%
Southern District of Iowa [card]30.0%33.3%
District of Maine [card]366.7%0.0%
Northern District of Mississippi [card]30.0%66.7%
Middle District of Pennsylvania [card]333.3%0.0%
Southern District of West Virginia [card]30.0%33.3%
District of Hawaii [card]20.0%50.0%
Eastern District of Louisiana [card]250.0%0.0%
Middle District of Louisiana [card]20.0%0.0%
District of Puerto Rico [card]250.0%0.0%
District of Alaska [card]1100.0%0.0%
District of Idaho [card]1100.0%0.0%
Western District of Louisiana [card]10.0%0.0%
Southern District of Mississippi [card]10.0%0.0%
District of Montana [card]10.0%0.0%
Western District of North Carolina [card]10.0%0.0%
District of New Hampshire [card]10.0%0.0%
District of Rhode Island [card]10.0%0.0%
Eastern District of Texas [card]10.0%100.0%
District of Utah [card]10.0%0.0%
District of Vermont [card]10.0%0.0%
Eastern District of Washington [card]10.0%100.0%