Bankruptcy Cost by Federal District
Last updated: 2026-04-18
Filing fees are set nationally, but attorney fees, case volumes, and dismissal rates vary meaningfully by federal bankruptcy district. These pages combine the 2026 court fee schedule with actual FJC case counts and outcomes, plus market-typical attorney fee ranges for each district's legal market.
Alabama
- Middle District of Alabama - 1,038 cases
- Northern District of Alabama - 839 cases
Arkansas
- Eastern District of Arkansas - 475 cases
- Western District of Arkansas - 584 cases
California
- Central District of California - 5,883 cases
- Eastern District of California - 775 cases
- Southern District of California - 70 cases
Connecticut
- District of Connecticut - 114 cases
Delaware
- District of Delaware - 26 cases
Florida
- Middle District of Florida - 5,545 cases
- Northern District of Florida - 441 cases
- Southern District of Florida - 41,271 cases
Georgia
- Northern District of Georgia - 1,701 cases
Illinois
- Northern District of Illinois - 10,070 cases
Indiana
- Northern District of Indiana - 1,485 cases
- Southern District of Indiana - 2,087 cases
Kansas
- District of Kansas - 41,087 cases
Kentucky
- Eastern District of Kentucky - 1,157 cases
- Western District of Kentucky - 615 cases
Maryland
- District of Maryland - 842 cases
Massachusetts
- District of Massachusetts - 1,375 cases
Michigan
- Eastern District of Michigan - 1,302 cases
Minnesota
- District of Minnesota - 395 cases
Missouri
- Eastern District of Missouri - 4,462 cases
- Western District of Missouri - 41,513 cases
Nevada
- District of Nevada - 316 cases
New Jersey
- District of New Jersey - 1,633 cases
New York
- Eastern District of New York - 1,076 cases
North Carolina
- Eastern District of North Carolina - 662 cases
- Middle District of North Carolina - 439 cases
Ohio
- Northern District of Ohio - 3,542 cases
- Southern District of Ohio - 578 cases
Pennsylvania
- Eastern District of Pennsylvania - 1,666 cases
South Carolina
- District of South Carolina - 772 cases
Tennessee
- Western District of Tennessee - 1,939 cases
Texas
- Northern District of Texas - 1,178 cases
- Southern District of Texas - 30,401 cases
Virginia
- Eastern District of Virginia - 1,262 cases
Wisconsin
- Eastern District of Wisconsin - 1,454 cases