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Bankruptcy Filing Statistics: District of New Jersey

Court: njbk Source: FJC IDB

1,647
Total Cases
34.5%
Discharge Rate
19.4%
Dismissal Rate
711
Pending / Open

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Case Outcomes

■ Discharged 34.5% ■ Dismissed 19.4% ■ Other/Pending 46.1%

Breakdown by Chapter

ChapterCasesShare
Chapter 752631.9%
Chapter 131,05464.0%
Chapter 11533.2%
Other140.9%

Filing Trend (2008–Present)

482 361 241 120 0 2008: 1 2008 2009: 1 2010: 0 2010 2011: 1 2012: 0 2012 2013: 2 2014: 1 2014 2015: 2 2016: 1 2016 2017: 11 2018: 52 2018 2019: 106 2020: 94 2020 2021: 82 2022: 134 2022 2023: 187 2024: 274 2024 2025: 482 2026: 111 2026

Data Source

Statistics derived from the Federal Judicial Center Integrated Database. Includes all bankruptcy case types. Pending cases may not yet have a recorded disposition.