Ohio bankruptcy courts and county map

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 88 counties in Ohio are mapped to a court.

Northern District of Ohio

40 counties

Akron Division Division

Canton Division Division

Cleveland Division Division

Toledo Division Division

Youngstown Division Division

N.D. Ohio LBR 1071-1 (Divisions – Bankruptcy Court, last revised May 16, 2011): Western Division, Toledo — Allen, Auglaize, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Marion, Mercer, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood, and Wyandot

Southern District of Ohio

48 counties

U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio — Counties Served (official court website): Cincinnati — Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Highland, Lawrence, Scioto

Ohio in detail

Ohio means test median income
The published median annual income by household size, and what the comparison does and does not decide.
Ohio bankruptcy exemptions
What state law protects, quoted from the statute that states it.

What we publish for Ohio

Exemptions — what state law lists
10 verified categories, each quoted from the statute that states it.
Means test median income
Published medians for 10 household sizes. A comparison, not a decision.
Which federal court hears your case
All 88 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 2 of 2 districts.
Tools using Ohio data
10 calculators run on this state's published figures.

Not yet published for Ohio

These are sections this page does not cover for Ohio. Rather than show a summary we cannot source, it says what is missing.

State exemption system (opt-out vs federal election)Not yet published
Wage garnishment limitsNot yet published
Participating firmsNot yet published