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			U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, 1979-2017****Year (ending)**
**Filed******
**Concluded******
**Pending******1899[1]
22,446 a
-
-1900
21,938 a
-
-1901
19,007 a
-
-1902[2]
18,482 a
-
-1903
16,875 a
-
-1904
17,082 a
-
-1905
16,946 a
-
-1906[3]
12,972 a
-
-1907
14,160 a
-
17,251 b1908[4]
16,838 a
11,864
22,840 b1909
18,018
13,054
25,299 b1910
18,053
15,645
25,302 b1911
19,338
15,038
29,602[5]1912
19,745
15,615
33,264 b1913
20,930
18,789
35,073 b1914
22,959
20,083
38,344 b1915
27,632
22,461
43,492 b1916
27,368
25,172
45,818 b1917
24,838
25,358
40,747 b1918
20,385
23,530
37,300 b1919
14,048
19,351
31,792 b1920
13,558
15,622
29,729 b1921
22,812
15,200
35,590 b1922
38,165
22,517
51,250 b1923
41,304
34,401
57,338 b1924
43,519
41,649
58,758 b1925
45,641
44,440
59,850 b1926
46,374
47,307
58,943 b1927
48,758
48,269
59,398 b1928
53,064
53,592
58,556b1929
57,289
57,039
59,113b1930
62,845
60,548
61,4101931
65,335
60,322
66,4231932
70,049
63,502
72,9701933
62,256
67,031
67,946 b1934
58,888
59,070
63,3521935
69,158
67,158
65,290 b1936
60,624
63,387
59,843 b1937
57,485
62,885
54,271 b1938
57,306
57,303
54,2771939
50,997
52,102
53,1721940
52,577
51,009[6]
54,494 b1941
56,335
55,069
56,5061942
52,109
55,185
52,9451943
34,711
48,405
39,8971944
19,533
31,187
28,2431945
12,862
19,644
21,4611946
10,196
14,269
17,3881947
13,170
13,262
17,2961948
18,510
10,742
25,0641949
26,021
20,519
30,5661950
33,392
25,582
38,3761951
35,193
32,647
40,9221952
34,873
39,611
36,1841953
40,087
37,485
38,7861954
53,136
43,494
48,4281955
59,404
52,240
55,5921956
62,086
58,314
59,3641957
73,761
64,666
68,4591958
91,668
79,681
80,4461959
100,672
96,845
84,2731960
110,034
99,317
94,9901961
146,643
117,943
123,6901962
147,780
137,709
133,7611963
155,493
141,440
147,8141964
171,719
162,356
157,166 b1965
180,323
175,117
162,3721966
192,354
186,219
168,5071967
208,329
192,254
184,606 b1968
197,811
197,947
184,4701969
184,930
190,742
178,6581970
194,399
182,430
190,6271971
201,352
190,609
201,3701972
182,869
187,714
196,5251973
173,197
180,467
189,2551974
189,513
178,177
200,5911975
254,484
192,792
262,2831976
246,549
237,793
271,0391977
214,399
231,509
253,9291978
202,951
215,872 b
241,008 b1979
226,476
209,316
258,1681980[7]
277,881
162,509
163,1761981[8]
360,329
181,907
361,6641982
367,866
268,243
461,2871983
374,734
298,715
537,3061984[9]
344,275
304,014
577,5671985
364,536
333,158
608,9451986
477,856
358,224
728,5771987
561,278
481,351
808,5041988
594,567
587,574
814,195 b1989
642,993
577,848
869,758 b1990
725,484
620,649
961,919 b1991
880,399
718,885
1,123,4331991[10]
918,988
751,992
1,147,7651992
977,478
900,719
1,220,102 b1993
897,231
958,408
1,152,824 b1994
837,797
869,771
1,110,428 b1995
883,457
892,796
1,086,453 b1996
1,111,964
1,005,025
1,189,213 b1997
1,367,364
1,223,967
1,326,136 b1998
1,436,964
1,377,206
1,384,179 b1999
1,354,376
1,356,026
1,377,985 b2000
1,262,102
1,256,874
1,378,139 b2001
1,437,354
1,301,016
1,512,438 b2002
1,547,669
1,445,101
1,618,262 b2003
1,661,996
1,568,087
1,710,428 b2004
1,618,987
1,671,177
1,658,081 b2005
1,782,643
1,581,287
1,855,841 b2006
1,112,542
1,619,142
1,361,335 b2007
801,269
864,588
1,275,841 b2008
1,042,806 b
975,296
1,350,175 b2009
1,402,816
1,197,649
1,555,129 b2010
1,596,355
1,496,732
1,6 59,086 b2011
1,467,221
1,461,896
1,667,247 b2012
1,261,140
1,304,429
1,624,606 b2013
1,107,699
1,197,918
1,534,261 b2014
963,739
1,099,666
1,401,593b2015
860,182
989,872
1,269,304 b2016
805,580
910,122
1,164,7472017
790,830
856,750
1,069,373These charts are designed to give readers historical information about judicial caseloads and will not be updated in the near future. More detailed information on federal court caseloads is available in the Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts and the *Judicial Business of the United States*. The *Judicial Business*since 1997 is available online at http://www.uscourts.gov/Statistics/JudicialBusiness.aspx.Notations:
			a: total of reported voluntary and involuntary petitions
			b: revised totals presented in the subsequent year's reportNotes:
[1] Statistical year was October 1-September 30.
[2] No report submitted by the District of Wyoming. District of New Jersey reported only for first six months of the year.
[3] Statistical year changed to July 1-June 30.
[4] Statistics are included in two places in the Attorney General report for 1908. In Exhibit 7, which is a consolidated statement of business in the circuit and district courts, and in Exhibit 4 of the section on bankruptcy proceedings. These totals are taken from Exhibit 7.
[5] The 1912 report shows a total of 11,613 pending from 1911, but the 1911 report is likely correct and is used here.
[6] Total of cases "Concluded under Bankruptcy Act" and cases reported separately as dismissed, adjudicated, amended, transferred, and consolidated.
[7] Cases this year are combined from two tables. Table F-1 reported cases commenced under the old bankruptcy system. Table F1BC reported cases commenced under the new Bankruptcy Code adopted in 1978.
[8] Total for the years 1981-83 is equal to "Act Cases" and "Code Cases," excluding joint petitions.
[9] Table F-1 excludes joint petitions and ceases including cases reopened under the old bankruptcy act. Total includes only cases commenced under the bankruptcy code.
[10] In 1992, the statistical year was shifted to coincide with the fiscal year, which ended on September 30. The statistics for the 12-month period ending September 30, 1991 was included in the 1992 report and are reported here.Sources:
			1899-1902: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit U, Table 1.
			1903-1904: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit 9, Table A.
			1905-1907: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit 4, Table A.
			1908-1909: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit 7.
			1910-1912: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Appendix 1.
			1913: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Appendix 2.
			1914-1922: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit 2.
			1923-1939: *Annual Report of the Attorney General* , Exhibit 3, Table 3A.
			1940: *Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts* , Table 21.
			1941: *Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts* , Table 18.
			1942-43: *Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts* , Table 12.
			1944: *Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts* , Table 13.
			1945-1987: *Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts* , Table F-1.
			1988-2016: *Annual Report of the Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts* , Table F.
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