Bankruptcy Filings Rise 11 Percent

Total bankruptcy filings rose 11 percent, with increases in both business and non-business bankruptcies, in the twelve-month period ending Dec. 31, 2025. 

According to statistics released by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, annual bankruptcy filings totaled 574,314 in the year ending December 2025, compared with 517,308 cases in the previous year.

Business filings rose 7.1 percent, from 23,107 to 24,737, in the year ending Dec. 31, 2025. Non-business bankruptcy filings rose 11.2 percent to 549,577, compared with 494,201 in December 2024.

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 Dec. 31, 2025 (Table F-2, 12-Month),
• A comparison of 12-month data ending December 2024 and December 2025 (Table F),
• Filings for the most recent three months, (Table F-2, 3 Month); and filings by month (Table F-2, October, November, December),
• 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