2018 Bankruptcy Statistics
The American Bankruptcy Institute reports that 6,327 bankruptcy cases were filed in Kansas in 2018. Of these cases, 54% were filed under Chapter 7 and 45% were filed under Chapter 13. This means bankruptcy filings were up 3% in 2018 over 2017 filings. With a total population of 2,818,747 (2009 U.S. Census Bureau), Kansas saw 2.45 filings per 1,000 people.