Between October 2025 and March 2026, how many nonbusiness bankruptcy filings will be made with US bankruptcy courts?
Closing Apr 01, 2026 07:01AM UTC
Bankruptcies in the US have ticked up in 2025, showing signs of stress among consumers and in the economy as a whole (CBS News, Newsweek). The question will be suspended on 31 March 2026 and the outcome determined using data as reported by the US federal courts (USCourts.gov - Caseload Statistics Data Tables, enter "F-2 (Three Months)" in the "Search by table number" field). In the report, see "Total" under "All Chapters" under "Nonbusiness." Between October 2024 and March 2025, a total of 250,597 nonbusiness bankruptcy filings were made with US bankruptcy courts, 122,182 in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 128,415 in the first quarter of 2025 (US Courts - Bankruptcy Table F-2 Quarterly Q4 2024, US Courts - Bankruptcy Table F-2 Quarterly Q1 2025). The site also provides monthly reports (search for "F-2 (One Month)").
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| Possible Answer | Crowd Forecast | Change in last 24 hours | Change in last week | Change in last month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 224,000 | 11.40% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| At least 224,000, but fewer than 256,000 | 5.90% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| At least 256,000, but fewer than 288,000 | 15.10% | 0% | 0% | -0.50% |
| At least 288,000, but fewer than 320,000 | 37.00% | 0% | 0% | -0.50% |
| At least 320,000, but fewer than 352,000 | 25.30% | 0% | 0% | +1.00% |
| At least 352,000, but fewer than 384,000 | 3.20% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| At least 384,000, but fewer than 416,000 | 0.80% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| At least 416,000, but fewer than 448,000 | 0.70% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 448,000 or more | 0.60% | 0% | 0% | 0% |