Bankruptcy filings in the Central District of California dropped a little from last month and last year.
| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Jan | 2,745 | 2,741 | 2,839 | 2,872 | 3,364 | 4,704 |
| Feb | 2,754 | 2,708 | 2,795 | 3,299 | 3,829 | 4,574 |
| March | 3,481 | 3,363 | 3,782 | 3,923 | 4,496 | 5,430 |
| April | 3,631 | 3,277 | 3,209 | 3,584 | 4,486 | 5,364 |
| May | 3,347 | 3,226 | 3,384 | 3,484 | 3,971 | 5,500 |
| June | 2,967 | 2,981 | 3,252 | 3,545 | 3,966 | 4,386 |
| July | 3,270 | 3,057 | 2,953 | 3,239 | 3,731 | 4,701 |
| Aug | 3,274 | 3,337 | 3,387 | 3,543 | 3,544 | 4,540 |
| Sept | 2,934 | 2,772 | 3,071 | 3,168 | 3,493 | 4,317 |
| Oct | 3,355 | 3,259 | 3,170 | 3,235 | 3,751 | 4,554 |
| Nov | 2,636 | 2,821 | 3,004 | 3,025 | 3,531 | 3,642 |
| Dec | 2,419 | 2,416 | 2,902 | 2,718 | 3,733 | |
| Total | 34,394 | 35,961 | 37,262 | 39,819 | 44,880 | 55,445 |
Filings by chapter for the year:
| Non-Comm’l | Commercial | Chapter 7 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 11 |
| 31,385 | 2,822 | 26,785 | 7,081 | 340 |
| 91% | 8% | 78% | 21% | 1% |