New Haven County


27,789

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2022

98.3%

of defendants did not have legal representation

70.2%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2022

Out of 1,985 debt collectors in New Haven County, the top 10 (0.5%) are responsible for 19,217 (69.2%) of 27,789 lawsuits.

  • 'Lvnv Funding LLC
    7,000 lawsuits (25.2%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    4,358 lawsuits (15.7%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    2,816 lawsuits (10.1%)
  • Cavalry Spv I LLC
    1,154 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Capital One Bank (Usa) Na
    885 lawsuits (3.2%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    825 lawsuits (3.0%)
  • Midland Funding LLC
    681 lawsuits (2.5%)
  • Discover Bank
    539 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Td Bank Usa Na
    503 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • Citibank Na
    456 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • Other
    8,572 lawsuits (30.8%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

June typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 924 filings, accounting for 10.0% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2022

New Haven County is split into 198 tracts. On the map you can see debt collection lawsuit statistics, shown as circles, and ACS statistics, shown as shaded backgrounds, for each census tract.

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0.06.012.0+No DataSelect American Community Survey (2022, 5 year estimate) statistic:
Median Household Income
$12,248$173,542No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

January 2020 - December 2022

The table to the right shows data for the 198 Census tracts in New Haven County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2022

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
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Default Judgments
Census Tract 542
370268

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Census Tract 415
362258

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Census Tract 656
317230

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Census Tract 527.02
309196

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Census Tract 426.01
299221

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Census Tract 658.01
298195

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Census Tract 655
290222

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Census Tract 528
284193

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Census Tract 708
279204

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Census Tract 550
279185

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The top 10 tracts by number of lawsuits listed above are based on defendants' home addresses. Click the table headers to change sorting metrics for the entire dataset. Use search to find a specific location.
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Debt Collection Lawsuits by Neighborhood Demographics

Census tracts have been categorized by their racial/ethnic majority, based on data from the American Community Survey.

Neighborhoods by Racial Majority

  • Black: 3.0% of neighborhoods, 5.5% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 25.3% of neighborhoods, 32.8% of lawsuits

  • White: 64.1% of neighborhoods, 54.2% of lawsuits

  • Latinx: 7.6% of neighborhoods, 7.4% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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