Butler County


3,125

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2023

90.5%

of defendants did not have legal representation

33.6%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2023

Out of 226 debt collectors in Butler County, the top 10 (4.4%) are responsible for 2,269 (72.6%) of 3,125 lawsuits.

  • 'Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center LLC
    1,025 lawsuits (32.8%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    341 lawsuits (10.9%)
  • Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Llc -Plaintiff
    246 lawsuits (7.9%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    169 lawsuits (5.4%)
  • Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center LLC
    152 lawsuits (4.9%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    149 lawsuits (4.8%)
  • Credit Bureau Services LLC
    52 lawsuits (1.7%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    52 lawsuits (1.7%)
  • Cavalry Spv I LLC
    45 lawsuits (1.4%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc -Plaintiff
    38 lawsuits (1.2%)
  • Other
    856 lawsuits (27.4%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

February typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 103 filings, accounting for 13.2% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2023

Butler County is split into 12 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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Median Household Income
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Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

January 2020 - December 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 12 Census tracts in Butler County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jan '20 - Dec '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 503.02
457154

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Census Tract 502.02
383116

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Census Tract 503.01
31599

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Census Tract 504
28591

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Census Tract 508
27491

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Census Tract 502.01
24887

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Census Tract 501.01
22854

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Census Tract 507
22372

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Census Tract 509
20967

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Census Tract 506
20968

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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.

Number of Lawsuits by Neighborhood Racial Majority

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