Monthly Trends from 
January 2024 Year-Over-Year Highlights
- Bankruptcy filings including all chapters totaled 36,607, a 17% increase from the January 2023 total of 31,176.
- Commercial chapter 11 filings increased 22 percent to 460 in January 2024 from the 378 filings recorded in January 2023.
- Commercial filings were 2,092, a 21 percent increase in January 2024 compared to the 1,728 filed in January 2023.
- Subchapter V small business elections increased 43 percent to 176 in January 2024 from the 123 filings last January.
- Individual filings increased 17% to 34,515 in January 2024 from the 29,448 filed in January 2023.
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