Bankruptcy Filings Rise 11.5 Percent Over Previous Year

Personal and business bankruptcy filings rose 11.5 percent in the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2025, compared with the previous year.

According to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, annual bankruptcy filings totaled 542,529 in the year ending June 2025, compared with 486,613 cases in the previous year.

Business filings rose 4.5 percent, from 22,060 to 23,043 in the year ending June 30, 2025. Non-business bankruptcy filings rose 11.8 percent to 519,486, compared with 464,553 in the previous year.

Bankruptcy totals for the previous 12 months are reported four times annually. 

For more than a decade, total filings fell steadily, from a high of nearly 1.6 million in September 2010 to a low of 380,634 in June 2022. Total filings have increased each quarter since then, but they remain far lower than historical highs.

Additional statistics released today include:

• Business and non-business bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2025 (Table F-2, 12-month),
• A comparison of 12-month data ending June 2024 and June 2025 (Table F),
• Filings for the most recent three months, (Table F-2, 3-month); and filings by month (Table F-2, April, May, and June),
• Bankruptcy filings by county (Report F-5A).

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