There were a total of 1,665 bankruptcy petitions filed in the Central District of California in December 2020. That is the lowest month of 2020. Total filings for the year are 26,895 or 28% fewer than last year.
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Jan | 2,828 | 2,745 | 2,741 | 2,839 | 2,872 | 3,364 | 4,704 |
| Feb | 2,781 | 2,754 | 2,708 | 2,795 | 3,299 | 3,829 | 4,574 |
| March | 2,736 | 3,481 | 3,363 | 3,782 | 3,923 | 4,496 | 5,430 |
| April | 1,669 | 3,631 | 3,277 | 3,209 | 3,584 | 4,486 | 5,364 |
| May | 2,080 | 3,347 | 3,226 | 3,384 | 3,484 | 3,971 | 5,500 |
| June | 2,257 | 2,967 | 2,981 | 3,252 | 3,545 | 3,966 | 4,386 |
| July | 2,415 | 3,270 | 3,057 | 2,953 | 3,239 | 3,731 | 4,701 |
| Aug | 2,355 | 3,274 | 3,337 | 3,387 | 3,543 | 3,544 | 4,540 |
| Sept | 2,169 | 2,934 | 2,772 | 3,071 | 3,168 | 3,493 | 4,317 |
| Oct | 2,210 | 3,355 | 3,259 | 3,170 | 3,235 | 3,751 | 4,554 |
| Nov | 1,730 | 2,636 | 2,821 | 3,004 | 3,025 | 3,531 | 3,642 |
| Dec | 1,665 | 2,723 | 2,419 | 2,416 | 2,902 | 2,718 | 3,733 |
| Total | 26,895 | 37,117 | 35,961 | 37,262 | 39,819 | 44,880 | 55,445 |
Filings by chapter for the year were
| Non-Comm’l | Commercial | Chapter 7 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 11 |
| 24,451 | 2,449 | 23,072 | 3,525 | 299 |
| 91% | 9% | 86% | 13% | 1% |
It’s not only slow here: Texas had 1,789 – that is the total for the four Texas districts! So the whole state of Texas. New York had a total of 1,365 – again for all four districts! The whole state of New York. More? The state of Washington – 552 cases in December. Alaska you ask? 36 cases in December – 313 cases the whole year! You get the idea. Filings are slow.