Bankruptcy Filings Increase 10.6 Percent

Personal and business bankruptcy filings increased 10.6 percent in the twelve-month period ending Sept. 30, 2025, compared with the previous year. 

According to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, annual bankruptcy filings totaled 557,376 in the year ending September 2025, compared with 504,112 cases in the previous year.

Business filings rose 5.6 percent, from 22,762 to 24,039 in the year ending Sept. 30, 2025. Non-business bankruptcy filings increased 10.8 percent to 533,337, compared with 481,350 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 Sept. 30, 2025 (Table F-2, 12-Month),
• A comparison of 12-month data ending September 2024 and September 2025 (Table F),
• Filings for the most recent three months, (Table F-2, 3 Month); and filings by month (Table F-2, July, August, September),
• Bankruptcy filings by county (Table 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