Economy & Economic Development  January 13, 2023

Colorado bankruptcies increase 6% in December, but year overall showed decline

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DENVER — Colorado bankruptcies increased 6% in December compared with the same period a year ago, but overall filings in 2022 declined 18.9% from 2021.

That’s according to a BizWest analysis of U.S. Bankruptcy Court data. Numbers cited include all new filings, including open, closed and dismissed cases. Colorado recorded 400 bankruptcy filings in December, compared with 377 in December 2021.

The state recorded 5,092 bankruptcy filings last year, compared with 6,281 in 2021.

Among counties in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado:

  • Boulder County recorded 13 bankruptcy filings in December, compared with nine in December 2021. The county recorded 174 filings in 2022,…

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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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