Monthly Trends from 
January 2023 Year-Over-Year Highlights
- Bankruptcy filings including all chapters totaled 31,087, a 19% increase from the January 2022 total of 26,215.
- Commercial chapter 11 filings increased 70 percent to 257 in January 2023 from the 151 filings recorded in January 2022.
- Commercial filings increased 12%, totaling 1,694 compared to the 1,508 filed in January 2022.
- Subchapter V small business elections increased 49 percent to 137 in January 2023 from the 92 filings last January.
- Individual filings increased 20%, totaling 29,545 compared to the 24,703 filed in January 2022.
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Chapters 7, 11 & 11(V) and 13,
January 2022 vs. 2023
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Archive of monthly statistical sheets from Epiq. (March 2022-April 2012)