Bankruptcy Statistics by State

Chapter 13 filing outcomes for all 50 states and U.S. territories. Data covers 4,895,163 cases from 2008–2024 across 94 federal bankruptcy districts. Click any state for district-level detail.

State Ch.13 Cases Dismissal Rate Prior Filers
Alabama269,68855.7%96,525
Alaska1,55555.6%239
Arizona52,77653.5%12,867
Arkansas89,86358.6%37,459
California415,60768.4%129,490
Colorado48,40645.6%15,929
Connecticut16,10780.0%6,219
Delaware12,40450.9%3,401
District of Columbia3,02174.5%945
Florida290,09957.1%71,917
Georgia435,14063.1%172,701
Guam39642.0%46
Hawaii8,38342.8%1,452
Idaho8,37158.1%3,861
Illinois283,28063.4%106,795
Indiana139,44147.2%45,726
Iowa9,01051.9%2,625
Kansas44,94931.4%11,738
Kentucky83,66948.0%25,628
Louisiana150,42455.9%46,476
Maine5,12938.8%913
Maryland82,86870.7%31,956
Massachusetts46,41561.2%10,756
Michigan124,90951.2%24,460
Minnesota35,28735.4%8,857
Mississippi95,58354.4%33,893
Missouri104,80253.8%37,378
Montana3,77437.2%637
Northern Mariana Islands840.0%0
Nebraska23,24033.9%7,987
Nevada47,51657.0%12,581
New Hampshire9,59351.9%2,208
New Jersey119,58361.2%37,743
New Mexico5,47455.5%1,592
New York127,96066.5%40,064
North Carolina146,10344.4%32,946
North Dakota1,63532.4%330
Ohio169,41245.8%56,675
Oklahoma26,96149.9%10,303
Oregon40,67841.7%11,653
Pennsylvania137,98160.9%42,390
Puerto Rico89,95948.9%16,729
Rhode Island7,97762.3%2,392
South Carolina64,71253.7%18,112
South Dakota2,30638.4%542
Tennessee327,13369.8%154,165
Texas312,24665.5%99,772
Utah68,43564.0%33,732
Vermont2,54824.9%337
U.S. Virgin Islands6278.4%9
Virginia146,20249.9%47,674
Washington69,43244.5%21,183
West Virginia7,11540.2%1,528
Wisconsin77,57356.8%33,028
Wyoming1,96356.7%552

See also: All 94 Districts | Bankruptcy Judges | Success Rates by State

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