Industry Monthly Bankruptcy Report - June 2026 / National Bankruptcy Services, LLC
Attached you will find industry bankruptcy filing statistics listed by jurisdiction and bankruptcy chapter for June 2026.
Also attached is a presentation showing the filings by month and by year from 2014 to 2026, growth in filings per court day and bankruptcy filings per region. In addition, we have also provided a Market Trends report comparing the historical correlation between new bankruptcy filings to unemployment rates by chapter type, and chapter, state, and court rankings by percentage change. We hope you find these statistics helpful.
Overall total bankruptcy filings increased 12% in the first half of 2026. Small business filings, Subchapter V elections within Chapter 11, increased 50% year over year in the first half of 2026.
Comparing First Half of 2026 to First Half 2025 (January 1st to June 30th)
310,550 total bankruptcy filings, a 12% increase from the first half of 2025 (276,306).
17,285 overall commercial filings, a 13% increase from the first half of 2025 (15,340).
4,589 commercial Chapter 11 filings, a 28% increase from the first half 2025 (3,595).
1,663 Subchapter V elections, a 50% increase from the first half of 2025 (1,107).
Comparing June 2026 to June 2025
258 Subchapter V elections, a 28% increase from June 2025’s total of 202.
52,282 total filings, a 13% increase from June 2025’s total of 46,281.
2,858 commercial filings, a 9% increase from June 2025’s total of 2622.
812 commercial Chapter 11 filings, a 29% increase from June 2025’s total of 631.
49,424 individual filings, a 13% increase from June 2025’s total of 43,659.
31,428 individual Chapter 7s, a 15% increase from June 2025’s total of 27,225.
17,886 individual Chapter 13s, a 10% increase from June 2025’s total of 16,317.
Thank you.
Jim O'Reilly
Executive Vice President
National Bankruptcy Services, LLC
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