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Bankruptcy in Mississippi: market data
What public records say about the market for bankruptcy in Mississippi: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business bankruptcy cases | 240 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Mississippi state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-28 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases | 5,607 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Mississippi state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-28 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases | 4,881 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Mississippi state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-28 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Bankruptcy cases filed | 10,551 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Mississippi state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-28 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CFPB debt or credit management complaints | 68 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Mississippi state | consumer-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731 record cfpb-ms-debt-management · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Business bankruptcy cases | 73 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Northern District of Mississippi federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ms-n · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases | 2,961 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Northern District of Mississippi federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ms-n · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases | 1,829 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Northern District of Mississippi federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ms-n · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Bankruptcy cases filed | 4,817 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Northern District of Mississippi federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ms-n · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Business bankruptcy cases | 164 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Southern District of Mississippi federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ms-s · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases | 2,634 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Southern District of Mississippi federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ms-s · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases | 3,049 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Southern District of Mississippi federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ms-s · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Bankruptcy cases filed | 5,717 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Southern District of Mississippi federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ms-s · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business bankruptcy cases Mississippi · record bankruptcy-28 | 234 2026-06-30 | 240 2026-09-30 | rising (+2.6%) |
| Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases Mississippi · record bankruptcy-28 | 5,542 2026-06-30 | 5,607 2026-09-30 | rising (+1.2%) |
| Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases Mississippi · record bankruptcy-28 | 4,781 2026-06-30 | 4,881 2026-09-30 | rising (+2.1%) |
| Bankruptcy cases filed Mississippi · record bankruptcy-28 | 10,385 2026-06-30 | 10,551 2026-09-30 | rising (+1.6%) |
| CFPB debt or credit management complaints Mississippi · record cfpb-ms-debt-management | 79 prior 12 months | 68 12 months from 2025-10-01 | falling (-13.9%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 167 lawyers a year | 2025 | Mississippi state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record ms-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 5 counties | 2026-Q1 | Mississippi state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-28 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 2 counties | 2026-Q1 | Mississippi state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-28 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 2.5 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Mississippi state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-28 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 1,214 firms | 2022 | Mississippi state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ms-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 1,281,298,000 US dollars | 2022 | Mississippi state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ms-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 5.52 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Mississippi state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-28 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 2,044 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Mississippi state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-28 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 1,632 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Mississippi state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-28 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 3,100 jobs | May 2025 | Mississippi state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:MS:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 91,690 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Mississippi state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:MS:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Mississippi with the most bankruptcy cases filed, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall County, MS | 192 record bankruptcy-28093 | 4 record law-offices-28093 | 48 |
| Panola County, MS | 211 record bankruptcy-28107 | 6 record law-offices-28107 | 35.17 |
| Tate County, MS | 114 record bankruptcy-28137 | 5 record law-offices-28137 | 22.8 |
| DeSoto County, MS | 1,012 record bankruptcy-28033 | 52 record law-offices-28033 | 19.46 |
| Lowndes County, MS | 293 record bankruptcy-28087 | 16 record law-offices-28087 | 18.31 |
| Clay County, MS | 133 record bankruptcy-28025 | 8 record law-offices-28025 | 16.63 |
| Pontotoc County, MS | 126 record bankruptcy-28115 | 8 record law-offices-28115 | 15.75 |
| Copiah County, MS | 134 record bankruptcy-28029 | 9 record law-offices-28029 | 14.89 |
| Monroe County, MS | 170 record bankruptcy-28095 | 12 record law-offices-28095 | 14.17 |
| Pearl River County, MS | 121 record bankruptcy-28109 | 9 record law-offices-28109 | 13.44 |
Bankruptcy cases filed (bankruptcy v1.0.0, 12 months ending 2026-09-30) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = bankruptcy.filings / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | not published lawyers | 2020-2024 | Mississippi state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MS:lawyers-spanish · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | not published people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Mississippi state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MS:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status U · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 32,025 ±1,631 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Mississippi state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:MS:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 32,025 ±1,676 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Mississippi state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-ms · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Mississippi have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Ads must be submitted to the Mississippi Bar's Office of General Counsel before first use (7.5(a)). The fee is $25 per submission filed on time and $150 if not timely filed (7.5(c)(4)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Every ad and written communication must show the city and state of one or more offices, or state that more information is available from the Mississippi Bar (7.2(c)). It must name at least one responsible lawyer or the lawyer referral service (7.2(d)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | The advertising rules (7.1 to 7.7) set no waiting period before contacting someone after an accident. Rule 7.3(a) bars live in-person, phone or real-time contact for pecuniary gain with someone the lawyer has no family, close personal or prior professional… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | No ad may be false, misleading, deceptive or unfair (7.1). That includes creating an unjustified expectation about results, and comparing services unless the comparison can be factually substantiated (7.1(b), (d)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not give anything of value for recommending the lawyer's services, except to pay the reasonable cost of advertising or written communications and the usual charges of a lawyer referral service or other legal service organization (7.2(i)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | D default rule | Mississippi: the state recording statute is not verified against an official text. Federal law (18 U.S.C. § 2511(2)(d)) lets a party to a call, or someone with one party's prior consent, record it; state law may be stricter. |
| Texting | D default rule | Mississippi: the state telemarketing statute is not verified against an official text. The federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 U.S.C. § 227) and its rules apply. |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Mississippi: lawyers must file their ads with a bar or court office, before the ad first runs. The standard fee is $25 per ad. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee in proportion to the work each does, or if each takes joint responsibility under a written agreement with the client. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
What is missing
Datasets linked to this practice that have no figure here, and values the source withholds. We never fill these in.
- federal-filings-county (demand): no record for Mississippi at this geography; the state or another geography may have one
- findings (demand): the dataset has no records for Mississippi (it covers other places)
- firm-web-census (supply): the dataset has no records for Mississippi (it covers other places)
- language (spanish): Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) (Mississippi): value withheld by the source (status U)
- language (spanish): Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer (Mississippi): value withheld by the source (status U)
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The rows behind this page, with every dataset, version, DOI, record id and check date.
Cite as: Probative Growth, Bankruptcy filings by chapter, court district, state and county, quarterly (U.S. Courts) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952); The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); CFPB complaints about debt collection, credit reporting and debt management, by state and month v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/mississippi/bankruptcy/
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