Economy & Economic Development  July 1, 2021

Colorado bankruptcies decline 36% in June from year ago

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DENVER — Colorado bankruptcy filings declined 35.7% in June compared with the same period in 2020.

That’s according to a BizWest analysis of U.S. Bankruptcy Court data. The state recorded 496 bankruptcy filings in June, down from 771 a year ago. Year to date, bankruptcy filings totaled 3,467 statewide, down 23.4% from 4,528 recorded through June 2020.

Among counties in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado:

  • Boulder County recorded 21 bankruptcy filings in June, compared with 25 in June 2020. Year-to-date filings totaled 129, compared with 161 a year ago.
  • Broomfield recorded eight bankruptcy filings in June, compared with 13 in June 2020. Year-to-date filings totaled 38, down from 58 in 2020. 
  • Larimer County filings totaled 34 in June, compared with 42 a year ago. Year-to-date filings totaled 178, down from 210 through June 2020.
  • Weld County bankruptcy filings totaled 34 in June, down from 57 recorded a year ago. Year to date, Weld County has recorded 253 bankruptcy filings, compared with 292 a year ago.

DENVER — Colorado bankruptcy filings declined 35.7% in June compared with the same period in 2020.

That’s according to a BizWest analysis of U.S. Bankruptcy Court data. The state recorded 496 bankruptcy filings in June, down from 771 a year ago. Year to date, bankruptcy filings totaled 3,467 statewide, down 23.4% from 4,528 recorded through June 2020.

Among counties in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado:

  • Boulder County recorded 21 bankruptcy filings in June, compared with 25 in June 2020. Year-to-date filings totaled 129, compared with 161 a year ago.
  • Broomfield recorded eight bankruptcy filings in June, compared with 13 in June 2020. Year-to-date…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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