Published on July 21, 2017
Bankruptcy filings fell 2.8 percent for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2017, compared with the year ending June 30, 2016, according to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The June 2017 annual bankruptcy filings totaled 796,037, compared with 819,159 cases in the year ending June 2016.
The following bankruptcy filings statistics tables are available:
- Business and non-business bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2017. (Table F-2, Business and Nonbusiness Commenced by Chapter)
- 2016 and 2017 Bankruptcy Cases Commenced, Terminated and Pending (Table F)
- 2017 first quarter filings (Table F-2, 3-Month), and filings by month (Table F-2, April, May, June)
- Bankruptcy filings by county (Table F-5A)
| Year | Business | Non-Business | Total |
| 2017 | 23,443 | 772,594 | 796,037 |
| 2016 | 25,227 | 793,932 | 819,159 |
| 2015 | 25,046 | 854,690 | 879,736 |
| 2014 | 30,113 | 969,970 | 1,000,083 |
| 2013 | 36,061 | 1,101,917 | 1,137,978 |
| Year | Chapter | |||
| 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 489,011 | 6,999 | 482 | 299,398 |
| 2016 | 509,769 | 7,928 | 459 | 300,858 |
| 2015 | 568,679 | 6,672 | 357 | 303,945 |
| 2014 | 669,976 | 8,347 | 394 | 321,278 |
| 2013 | 778,845 | 9,633 | 426 | 348,994 |
For more on bankruptcy and its chapters, view the following resources:
- Historic caseload statistics data tables
- Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
- General information about bankruptcy, including Bankruptcy Basics
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