Businesses across Oklahoma continue to feel financial pressure as rising input costs, higher interest rates, and stagnant selling prices have led to thin margins and declining profits. While recent data indicates that inflation may be slowing and interest rates have started to creep down, businesses are still navigating a difficult economic landscape. The sustained economic squeeze has forced many businesses in Oklahoma to seek bankruptcy relief.

Data compiled by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts shows Oklahoma’s three federal bankruptcy districts recorded 247 business bankruptcy filings in the twelve-month period ending June 30, 2025, constituting an 18 percent increase over the same period in 2024, and a 43 percent increase over the same period in 2023. For the year end

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