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Third Circuit Bankruptcy Court Filing Statistics
The Third Circuit covers Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the U.S. Virgin Islands and contains the following 6 district bankruptcy courts:
- Delaware District Bankruptcy Court
- New Jersey District Bankruptcy Court
- Pennsylvania Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
- Pennsylvania Middle District Bankruptcy Court
- Pennsylvania Western District Bankruptcy Court
- U.S. Virgin Islands District Bankruptcy Court
Following are quarterly bankruptcy filing statistics for the Third Circuit Bankruptcy Courts. These statistics are courtesy of the U.S. Courts website (www.uscourts.gov).
Consumer Bankruptcy Filing Statistics
This table shows the number of consumer bankruptcies filed in the Third Circuit bankruptcy courts from July 1, 2011 through June 30 2012.
| Bankruptcy Type | Q3-2011 | Q4-2011 | Q1-2012 | Q2-2012 | Total | Percent Change |
| Chapter 7 | 12,933 | 11,771 | 12,687 | 12,113 | 49,504 | -6.34 % |
| Chapter 11 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 60 | 0.00 % |
| Chapter 13 | 4,548 | 4,131 | 4,358 | 4,292 | 17,329 | -5.63 % |
Consumer Bankruptcy Filing Summary
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings decreased by 6%.
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 13 bankruptcy filings decreased by 6%.
- Of the 66,893 consumer bankruptcies filed in the Third Circuit, 74% were Chapter 7 bankruptcies and 26% were Chapter 13 bankruptcies.
Business Bankruptcy Filing Statistics
The following table shows the number of business bankruptcies filed in the Third Circuit bankruptcy courts from July 1, 2011 through June 30 2012.
| Bankruptcy Type | Q3-2011 | Q4-2011 | Q1-2012 | Q2-2012 | Total | Percent Change |
| Chapter 7 | 411 | 399 | 385 | 377 | 1,572 | -8.27 % |
| Chapter 11 | 216 | 339 | 313 | 256 | 1,124 | 18.52 % |
| Chapter 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | -40.00 % |
| Chapter 13 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 57 | 261 | -13.64 % |
Business Bankruptcy Filing Summary
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 7 business bankruptcy filings decreased by 8%.
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 11 business bankruptcy filings increased by 19%.
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 12 business bankruptcy filings decreased by 0%.
- From July 2011 to June 3012 Chapter 13 business bankruptcy filings decreased by 14%.
- Of the 2,977 business bankruptcies filed in the Third Circuit, 53% were Chapter 7 bankruptcies, 38% were Chapter 11 bankruptcies, 1% were Chapter 12 bankruptcies, and 9% were Chapter 13 bankruptcies.
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