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Massachusetts Business Bankruptcies

Business bankruptcy cases filed in the 12 months ending June 2026.

Business cases
523
+66.0% from a year earlier
Chapter 11 cases
233
All cases
5,583

Counts are cases filed in the 12 months ending on the date shown, from Table F-5A of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. A business case is one where the debtor marked its debts as primarily business debts; most Chapter 11 cases are businesses. Counts do not name any debtor.

Five-year trend

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12 months endingBusiness casesChapter 11All cases
June 20265232335,583
June 20253151184,880
June 20245923394,617
June 20232791043,609
June 2022200653,389

By county

Counties with at least one business case

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CountyBusiness casesChapter 11All cases
Middlesex County170106919
Worcester County6837864
Suffolk County6629474
Essex County6524662
Norfolk County4111448
Plymouth County366529
Hampden County2310563
Bristol County204674
Barnstable County142202
Hampshire County111106
Berkshire County4080
Franklin County2153
Nantucket County215
Dukes County114

Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Table F-5A · Last updated 06/30/2026