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Bankruptcy in Utah: market data
What public records say about the market for bankruptcy in Utah: 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 | 158 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Utah state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-49 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases | 2,639 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Utah state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-49 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases | 5,535 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Utah state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-49 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Bankruptcy cases filed | 8,208 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Utah state | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-49 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CFPB debt or credit management complaints | 29 complaints, 12 months | 12 months from 2025-10-01 | Utah state | consumer-complaints v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733731 record cfpb-ut-debt-management · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Business bankruptcy cases | 149 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | District of Utah federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ut · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases | 2,644 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | District of Utah federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ut · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases | 5,530 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | District of Utah federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ut · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Bankruptcy cases filed | 8,208 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | District of Utah federal district | bankruptcy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739952 record bankruptcy-ut · 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 Utah · record bankruptcy-49 | 184 2026-06-30 | 158 2026-09-30 | falling (-14.1%) |
| Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases Utah · record bankruptcy-49 | 2,695 2026-06-30 | 2,639 2026-09-30 | falling (-2.1%) |
| Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases Utah · record bankruptcy-49 | 5,411 2026-06-30 | 5,535 2026-09-30 | rising (+2.3%) |
| Bankruptcy cases filed Utah · record bankruptcy-49 | 8,156 2026-06-30 | 8,208 2026-09-30 | rising (+0.6%) |
| CFPB debt or credit management complaints Utah · record cfpb-ut-debt-management | 45 prior 12 months | 29 12 months from 2025-10-01 | falling (-35.6%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 668 lawyers a year | 2025 | Utah state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record ut-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 10 counties | 2026-Q1 | Utah state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-49 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 6 counties | 2026-Q1 | Utah state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-49 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 4.9 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Utah state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-49 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 1,421 firms | 2022 | Utah state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ut-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 2,033,796,000 US dollars | 2022 | Utah state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-ut-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 5.35 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Utah state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-49 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 2,277 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Utah state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-49 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 1,892 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Utah state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-49 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 7,020 jobs | May 2025 | Utah state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:UT:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 132,830 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Utah state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:UT:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Utah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duchesne County, UT | 35 record bankruptcy-49013 | 1 record law-offices-49013 | 35 |
| Tooele County, UT | 326 record bankruptcy-49045 | 10 record law-offices-49045 | 32.6 |
| Sanpete County, UT | 30 record bankruptcy-49039 | 1 record law-offices-49039 | 30 |
| Box Elder County, UT | 152 record bankruptcy-49003 | 6 record law-offices-49003 | 25.33 |
| Sevier County, UT | 37 record bankruptcy-49041 | 3 record law-offices-49041 | 12.33 |
| Uintah County, UT | 91 record bankruptcy-49047 | 8 record law-offices-49047 | 11.38 |
| Weber County, UT | 920 record bankruptcy-49057 | 95 record law-offices-49057 | 9.68 |
| Grand County, UT | 19 record bankruptcy-49019 | 2 record law-offices-49019 | 9.5 |
| Rich County, UT | 8 record bankruptcy-49033 | 1 record law-offices-49033 | 8 |
| Davis County, UT | 946 record bankruptcy-49011 | 130 record law-offices-49011 | 7.28 |
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) | 399 ±141 lawyers | 2020-2024 | Utah state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:UT:lawyers-spanish · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | 307 ±109 people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Utah state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:UT:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 122,660 ±3,287 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Utah state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:UT:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 122,660 ±3,389 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Utah state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-ut · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Utah 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 | None. Rule 7.1 has no filing, review or copy-keeping step, and Rules 7.2 and 7.3 are reserved (no text). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | The rules require no name, address, disclaimer or label on ads. Rule 7.1 only bars false or misleading communications, including those that omit a fact needed to avoid misleading. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | 30 days. A lawyer may not directly communicate with a prospective client to get work if the matter concerns a disaster, or a personal injury or wrongful death action, unless the event was more than 30 days earlier, the person is a relative, close friend or… official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | A communication is false or misleading if it creates an unjustified or unreasonable expectation about results the lawyer can achieve or has achieved, or has a testimonial or endorsement that breaks any part of Rule 7.1 (7.1(a)(2)-(3)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | U open or withheld | Until November 1, 2026: Rule 7.2 is reserved, Rule 5.4(b) lets a lawyer permit a person to recommend the lawyer, and the comment to 5.4 says paragraph (c) lets lawyers pay for client referrals if reasonable, authorized and disclosed in writing. The Bar's Op. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | A person who is a party to a call, or who has one party's prior consent, may lawfully record it, unless the recording is made to commit a criminal or tortious act. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Utah's Telephone and Facsimile Solicitation Act bars automated-dialer solicitations without prior express consent or an established business relationship. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Utah: no filing or review of lawyer ads is required. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | On the date we read it, Utah's Rule 1.5 had no paragraph on splitting a fee between lawyers in different firms (Utah's paragraph (e) is about licensed paralegal practitioners). 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 Utah at this geography; the state or another geography may have one
- findings (demand): the dataset has no records for Utah (it covers other places)
- firm-web-census (supply): the dataset has no records for Utah (it covers other places)
Download and cite
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/utah/bankruptcy/
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