Bankruptcy Courts by District

All 85 federal bankruptcy districts in our database, ranked by case volume. Linked districts have detailed filing guides.

Which Court Do I File In?

File in the federal district where you have lived (or where your principal place of business is located) for the greater part of the last 180 days.

All Districts by Case Volume

DistrictLocationCases in DB
Southern District of FloridaMiami, FL43,932
Western District of MissouriKansas City, MO42,275
District of KansasWichita/Kansas City, KS41,718
Southern District of TexasHouston, TX30,412
Northern District of IllinoisChicago, IL10,280
Central District of CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA5,938
Middle District of FloridaTampa/Orlando, FL5,699
Eastern District of MissouriSt. Louis, MO4,526
Northern District of OhioCleveland, OH4,214
Southern District of IndianaIndianapolis, IN2,119
Western District of TennesseeMemphis, TN2,014
Northern District of GeorgiaAtlanta, GA1,786
Eastern District of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA1,778
District of New JerseyNewark/Trenton, NJ1,647
Eastern District of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI1,520
Northern District of IndianaSouth Bend/Fort Wayne, IN1,508
District of MassachusettsBoston, MA1,441
Eastern District of VirginiaRichmond/Norfolk, VA1,432
Eastern District of MichiganDetroit, MI1,408
Northern District of TexasDallas/Fort Worth, TX1,249
kyebk--1,227
nyebk--1,087
almbk--1,067
mdbk--969
alnbk--967
scbk--841
caebk--781
ncebk--732
arwbk--632
kywbk--619
ohsbk--613
arebk--514
ncmbk--449
flnbk--443
mnbk--405
nvbk--327
nysbk--135
ctbk--126
gambk--107
okwbk--106
wiwbk--101
nebk--92
cobk--86
casbk--75
nywbk--72
ilcbk--68
wvnbk--68
ilsbk--52
azbk--47
wawbk--42
miwbk--41
debk--37
ndbk--26
txwbk--25
canbk--24
tnmbk--22
sdbk--21
dcbk--16
tnebk--9
oknbk--8
pawbk--8
orbk--7
vawbk--7
nmbk--5
iasbk--3
mebk--3
msnbk--3
pambk--3
wvsbk--3
hibk--2
laebk--2
lambk--2
prbk--2
akbk--1
idbk--1
lawbk--1
mssbk--1
mtbk--1
ncwbk--1
nhbk--1
ribk--1
txebk--1
utbk--1
vtbk--1
waebk--1