Missouri


192,317

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2023

95.7%

of defendants did not have legal representation

37.9%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2023

Out of 5,599 debt collectors in Missouri, the top 10 (0.2%) are responsible for 84,551 (44.0%) of 192,317 lawsuits.

  • 'Lvnv Funding LLC
    33,715 lawsuits (17.5%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    13,406 lawsuits (7.0%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    12,597 lawsuits (6.6%)
  • Cavalry Spv I LLC
    4,910 lawsuits (2.6%)
  • Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District
    3,993 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Capital One Bank (Usa) Na
    3,573 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Citibank Na
    3,282 lawsuits (1.7%)
  • Freeman Health System
    3,151 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    3,050 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • Midland Funding LLC
    2,874 lawsuits (1.5%)
  • Other
    107,766 lawsuits (56.0%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

On average, October is the month with the most debt collection lawsuits filed, accounting for 9.8% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2023

Missouri is split into 115 counties. On the map you can see debt collection lawsuit statistics, shown as circles, and ACS statistics, shown as shaded backgrounds, for each county.

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Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by County

January 2020 - December 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 115 counties in Missouri. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jan '20 - Dec '23
Default Judgments
St Louis County
34,61712,435

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Jackson County
24,5068,772

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St Louis City
14,3484,634

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St Charles County
10,1253,415

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Clay County
9,5213,420

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Greene County
8,6303,071

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Jefferson County
8,3293,163

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Jasper County
7,7842,975

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Boone County
4,4431,407

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Cass County
3,3351,141

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The top 10 counties by number of lawsuits are listed above. Click the table headers to change sorting metrics for the entire dataset. Use search to find a specific location.
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Data for the Debt Collection Tracker was collected and prepared by our partners at JanuaryAdvisors.

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