State Guide
Colorado Bankruptcy Guide
Which court hears a case from each county
Each county below is assigned to a federal district, and larger districts divide further by division. Every assignment comes from the court’s own published order or local rule.
Bankruptcy venue is governed by 28 U.S.C. § 1408, not by county alone. It can rest on domicile, residence, a principal place of business, or principal assets in the United States, measured over the 180 days before filing — so a recent move can change which district is available. Confirm venue before filing.
All 64 counties in Colorado are mapped to a court.
District of Colorado
64 counties
Denver Division Division
- Adams County
- Alamosa County
- Arapahoe County
- Archuleta County
- Baca County
- Bent County
- Boulder County
- Broomfield County
- Chaffee County
- Cheyenne County
- Clear Creek County
- Conejos County
- Costilla County
- Crowley County
- Custer County
- Delta County
- Denver County
- Dolores County
- Douglas County
- Eagle County
- El Paso County
- Elbert County
- Fremont County
- Garfield County
- Gilpin County
- Grand County
- Gunnison County
- Hinsdale County
- Huerfano County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Kiowa County
- Kit Carson County
- La Plata County
- Lake County
- Larimer County
- Las Animas County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Mesa County
- Mineral County
- Moffat County
- Montezuma County
- Montrose County
- Morgan County
- Otero County
- Ouray County
- Park County
- Phillips County
- Pitkin County
- Prowers County
- Pueblo County
- Rio Blanco County
- Rio Grande County
- Routt County
- Saguache County
- San Juan County
- San Miguel County
- Sedgwick County
- Summit County
- Teller County
- Washington County
- Weld County
- Yuma County
Colorado in detail
- Colorado means test median income
The published median annual income by household size, and what the comparison does and does not decide.
- Colorado bankruptcy exemptions
What state law protects, quoted from the statute that states it.
What we publish for Colorado
- State exemption system (opt-out vs federal election)
This state has opted out of the federal exemption list for debtors whose applicable exemption law is this state's law. Which state's law applies is set by 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(3)(A) from where the filer was domiciled before filing, not from where they live today — and § 522(b)(3) still allows the federal list where that domicile rule would otherwise leave a debtor with no exemptions at all.
- Means test median income
Published medians for 10 household sizes. A comparison, not a decision.
- Which federal court hears your case
All 64 mapped to a district and division, each with the court's own order or rule cited.
- Local court practice (341 format, plan form, no-look fee)
Verified for 1 of 1 district.
- Tools using Colorado data
10 calculators run on this state's published figures.
Not yet published for Colorado
These are sections this page does not cover for Colorado. Rather than show a summary we cannot source, it says what is missing.
- Exemptions — what state law listsNot yet published
- Wage garnishment limitsNot yet published
- Participating firmsNot yet published
Turn this into a plan for your exact situation, state, and court.
See My Debt Relief Options→