TABLE F-2 U.S.

BANKRUPTCY COURTS
BUSINESS AND NONBUSINESS BANKRUPTCY CASES COMMENCED, BY CHAPTER OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE,
DURING THE TWELVE MONTH PERIOD ENDED DEC. 31, 2008
PREDOMI NANT NAT URE OF D EBT(1)
CIRCUIT
AND
DISTRICT

CHAP .
12

TOTAL
CHAP. BUSINESS
13
FILINGS

CHAP .
7

CHAP .
11

TOTAL
FILINGS

CHAP.
7

CHAP.
11

TOTAL... 1,117,771

744,424

10,160

345

362,762

43,546

30,035

9,272

PREDOM INANT NAT URE OF DEBT(1)

CHAP.
12

CHAP.
13

TOTAL NONBUSINESS
FILINGS

345

3,815

1,074,225

714,389

823

447

371

43

12,342

CHAP.
7

DC......

870

463

34

373

47

16

29

1ST...

36,884

23,913

386

26

12,559

1,506

920

343

26

217

35,378

22,993

ME......
MA......
NH......
RI......
PR......

3,033
16,538
3,931
4,300
9,082

2,476
12,508
3,030
3,574
2,325

20
189
38
11
128

4
2
20

533
3,839
863
715
6,609

180
440
393
144
349

139
254
292
119
116

20
166
32
11
114

4
2
20

17
18
69
14
99

2,853
16,098
3,538
4,156
8,733

2,337
12,254
2,738
3,455
2,209

2ND...

56,634

42,475

963

20

13,151

2,290

1,176

907

20

162

54,344

CT......
NY,N....
NY,E....
NY,S....
NY,W....
VT......

8,229
11,235
16,486
10,230
9,179
1,275

6,450
8,187
12,623
7,769
6,495
951

106
43
159
604
49
2

5
7
4
4

1,668
2,995
3,704
1,840
2,626
318

392
263
449
871
266
49

272
159
293
247
172
33

95
41
138
585
47
1

5
7
4
4

20
53
18
22
38
11

3RD...

63,483

42,040

1,718

19,702

3,462

1,533

1,657

DE......
NJ......
PA,E....
PA,M....
PA,W....
VI......

3,482
26,833
11,432
8,839
12,879
18

1,559
18,327
6,905
5,964
9,271
14

1,068
335
106
59
148
2

2
1
1
1
3
-

839
8,170
4,420
2,814
3,457
2

1,198
1,067
407
264
522
4

104
697
260
142
328
2

1,068
294
99
59
135
2

4TH...

83,134

49,128

767

17

33,216

2,978

2,073

MD......
NC,E....
NC,M....
NC,W....
SC......
VA,E....
VA,W....

18,005
9,572
6,521
6,662
8,502
21,242
7,311

11,834
3,662
3,175
4,093
3,261
13,554
4,788

226
133
19
46
69
188
46

1
8
3
1
3

5,944
5,769
3,321
2,520
5,172
7,499
2,474

628
366
306
259
268
783
190

411
204
225
198
191
583
127

CHAP.
11

CHAP.
13

888 358,947

14

516
3,821
794
701
6,510

41,299

56

12,989

7,837
10,972
16,037
9,359
8,913
1,226

6,178
8,028
12,330
7,522
6,323
918

11
2
21
19
2
1

1,648
2,942
3,686
1,818
2,588
307

250

60,021

40,507

61

19,452

2
1
1
1
3
-

10
75
47
62
56
-

2,284
25,766
11,025
8,575
12,357
14

1,455
17,630
6,645
5,822
8,943
12

644

17

238

80,156

47,055

123

32,978

171
123
19
40
51
165
43

1
8
3
1
3

45
31
56
18
26
34
17

17,377
9,206
6,215
6,403
8,234
20,459
7,121

11,423
3,458
2,950
3,895
3,070
12,971
4,661

55
10

5,899
5,738
3,265
2,502
5,146
7,465
2,457

23
6
-

41
7
13
-

6
18
23
3

829
8,095
4,373
2,752
3,401
2

WV,N....
WV,S....

2,175
3,144

1,940
2,821

17
23

1
-

217
300

93
85

75
59

13
19

1
-

4
7

2,082
3,059

1,865
2,762

4
4

213
293

5TH...

72,163

33,028

846

27

38,262

4,088

2,687

803

27

571

68,075

30,341

43

37,691

LA,E....
LA,M....
LA,W....
MS,N....
MS,S....
TX,N....
TX,E....
TX,S....
TX,W....

3,334
1,809
10,412
5,890
6,460
15,698
6,270
11,716
10,574

1,715
929
2,956
2,907
3,083
7,111
3,340
5,403
5,584

38
13
36
44
30
250
78
262
95

9
1
3
5
4
2
3

1,581
867
7,411
2,938
3,344
8,332
2,848
6,049
4,892

180
62
365
179
178
1,171
531
831
591

134
48
149
103
126
802
398
518
409

36
12
36
44
29
240
76
242
88

9
1
3
5
4
2
3

10
2
171
31
20
124
53
69
91

3,154
1,747
10,047
5,711
6,282
14,527
5,739
10,885
9,983

1,581
881
2,807
2,804
2,957
6,309
2,942
4,885
5,175

2
1

1
10
2
20
7

1,571
865
7,240
2,907
3,324
8,208
2,795
5,980
4,801

6TH...

182,688

122,409

706

41

59,528

4,680

3,569

641

41

425

178,008

118,840

65

59,103

KY,E....
KY,W....
MI,E....
MI,W....
OH,N....
OH,S....
TN,E....
TN,M....
TN,W....

10,415
11,057
42,720
12,620
31,032
27,277
15,847
12,504
19,216

7,827
8,124
32,763
10,745
23,679
18,354
9,332
6,603
4,982

28
32
181
69
83
83
48
137
45

2
3
12
9
2
3
7
3
-

2,558
2,898
9,764
1,797
7,268
8,833
6,460
5,761
14,189

288
233
1,166
518
787
800
302
394
192

233
184
923
417
601
602
227
257
125

28
31
173
62
76
79
43
110
39

2
3
12
9
2
3
7
3
-

25
15
58
30
108
112
25
24
28

10,127
10,824
41,554
12,102
30,245
26,477
15,545
12,110
19,024

7,594
7,940
31,840
10,328
23,078
17,752
9,105
6,346
4,857

1
8
7
7
4
5
27
6

2,533
2,883
9,706
1,767
7,160
8,721
6,435
5,737
14,161

7TH...

116,869

83,491

443

37

32,895

3,044

2,385

399

37

220

113,825

81,106

44

32,675

IL,N....
IL,C....
IL,S....
IN,N....
IN,S....
WI,E....
WI,W....

41,168
9,083
5,865
14,737
24,568
14,459
6,989

28,613
7,098
3,236
11,092
16,741
10,744
5,967

196
16
24
50
87
26
44

1
8
2
2
5
8
11

12,355
1,961
2,603
3,593
7,735
3,681
967

1,209
191
157
297
538
397
255

997
153
109
223
405
312
186

177
15
19
43
81
26
38

1
8
2
2
5
8
11

31
15
27
29
47
51
20

39,959
8,892
5,708
14,440
24,030
14,062
6,734

27,616
6,945
3,127
10,869
16,336
10,432
5,781

19
1
5
7
6
6

12,324
1,946
2,576
3,564
7,688
3,630
947

8TH...

73,677

53,427

344

56

19,848

2,799

2,194

334

56

213

70,878

51,233

10

19,635

AR,E....
AR,W....
IA,N....
IA,S....
MN......
MO,E....
MO,W....
NE......
ND......
SD......

8,479
5,512
2,939
5,186
16,606
12,664
12,732
6,708
1,373
1,478

4,112
3,138
2,770
4,613
13,904
8,403
9,277
4,712
1,222
1,276

67
30
5
9
119
38
44
27
3
2

6
4
2
13
4
4
17
4
2

4,293
2,339
164
562
2,570
4,219
3,407
1,952
144
198

262
235
150
192
863
334
342
259
66
96

155
170
141
176
699
274
266
180
55
78

65
27
5
9
118
36
44
25
3
2

6
4
2
13
4
4
17
4
2

35
33
4
5
33
20
28
37
4
14

8,217
5,277
2,789
4,994
15,743
12,330
12,390
6,449
1,307
1,382

3,957
2,968
2,629
4,437
13,205
8,129
9,011
4,532
1,167
1,198

2
3

4,258
2,306
160
557
2,537
4,199
3,379
1,915
140
184

9TH...

216,517

163,982

2,134

41

50,344

9,595

6,945

1,819

41

774

206,922

157,037

AK......

891

752

131

81

67

810

685

1
2
2
315
-

49,570
125

AZ......
CA,N....
CA,E....
CA,C....
CA,S....
HI......
ID......
MT......
NV......
OR......
WA,E....
WA,W....
GUAM....
NMI.....

19,532
21,196
32,154
65,856
14,017
2,087
5,300
1,968
18,716
12,802
5,583
16,252
151
12

15,535
14,144
26,103
49,451
11,799
1,627
4,450
1,636
13,039
9,551
4,343
11,413
127
12

407
255
141
789
79
23
26
14
185
64
22
121
1
-

4
3
6
2
1
9
5
1
3
5
1
-

3,586
6,794
5,903
15,611
2,139
436
815
313
5,489
3,184
1,213
4,707
23
-

1,069
1,117
1,208
3,511
568
86
215
88
505
429
186
528
4
-

684
767
939
2,636
477
55
162
67
315
296
134
344
2
-

360
172
123
688
65
21
20
12
171
59
20
100
1
-

4
3
6
2
1
9
5
1
3
5
1
-

21
175
139
182
26
9
24
4
16
71
27
73
1
-

18,463
20,079
30,946
62,345
13,449
2,001
5,085
1,880
18,211
12,373
5,397
15,724
147
12

14,851
13,377
25,164
46,815
11,322
1,572
4,288
1,569
12,724
9,255
4,209
11,069
125
12

47
83
18
101
14
2
6
2
14
5
2
21
-

3,565
6,619
5,764
15,429
2,113
427
791
309
5,473
3,113
1,186
4,634
22
-

10TH..

56,122

43,499

326

34

12,256

2,361

1,848

310

34

162

53,761

41,651

16

12,094

CO......
KS......
NM......
OK,N....
OK,E....
OK,W....
UT......
WY......

21,136
8,900
4,567
3,243
1,810
6,171
9,447
848

18,033
6,116
4,107
2,872
1,553
4,517
5,597
704

122
32
34
9
7
32
78
12

5
16
2
1
8
2

2,976
2,736
424
362
249
1,614
3,772
123

965
252
202
142
62
256
419
63

811
171
153
128
53
199
296
37

117
31
28
8
6
31
77
12

5
16
2
1
8
2

32
34
19
6
2
18
46
5

20,171
8,648
4,365
3,101
1,748
5,915
9,028
785

17,222
5,945
3,954
2,744
1,500
4,318
5,301
667

5
1
6
1
1
1
1

2,944
2,702
405
356
247
1,596
3,726
118

11TH..

158,730

86,569

1,493

38

70,628

6,696

4,689

1,386

38

581

152,034

81,880

107

70,047

AL,N....
AL,M....
AL,S....
FL,N....
FL,M....
FL,S....
GA,N....
GA,M....
GA,S....

17,013
7,139
5,405
4,240
42,611
20,798
40,122
11,427
9,975

7,464
2,035
1,530
3,461
28,904
15,289
21,577
4,222
2,087

103
30
39
38
520
300
373
44
46

3
3
1
1
1
7
1
16
5

9,443
5,071
3,835
740
13,185
5,201
18,171
7,145
7,837

314
150
72
239
2,230
1,454
1,748
313
176

205
98
24
189
1,605
1,084
1,191
197
96

87
28
33
37
480
286
347
43
45

3
3
1
1
1
7
1
16
5

19
21
14
12
143
76
209
57
30

16,699
6,989
5,333
4,001
40,381
19,344
38,374
11,114
9,799

7,259
1,937
1,506
3,272
27,299
14,205
20,386
4,025
1,991

16
2
6
1
40
14
26
1
1

9,424
5,050
3,821
728
13,042
5,125
17,962
7,088
7,807

NOTE: THESE FIGURES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CASES NOT REFLECTED ELSEWHERE:
CHAPTER 9
AR,E.... = 001 AR,W.... = 001 CA,E.... = 001
WA,W.... = 001
CHAPTER 15 NY,N.... = 003 NY,S.... = 017 NY,W.... = 005
DE...... = 014 PA,M.... = 001 NC,M.... = 006
OH,S.... = 004 IL,N.... = 003 CA,C.... = 003
NV...... = 002 WA,W.... = 009 WY...... = 007
FL,M.... = 001 FL,S.... = 001
CHAPTER 15 WAS ADDED AND SECTION 304 WAS TERMINATED BY CHANGES IN THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 17, 2005.
(1) SECTION 101 OF THE U.S. BANKRUPTCY CODE DEFINES CONSUMER (NONBUSINESS) DEBT AS THAT INCURRED BY AN INDIVIDUAL
PRIMARILY FOR A PERSONAL, FAMILY, OR HOUSEHOLD PURPOSE. IF THE DEBTOR IS A CORPORATION OR PARTNERSHIP, OR IF DEBT RELATED
TO OPERATION OF A BUSINESS PREDOMINATES, THE NATURE OF THE DEBT IS BUSINESS.