Cole County


2,208

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2023

97.5%

of defendants did not have legal representation

38.9%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2023

Out of 377 debt collectors in Cole County, the top 10 (2.7%) are responsible for 1,133 (51.3%) of 2,208 lawsuits.

  • 'Lvnv Funding LLC
    363 lawsuits (16.4%)
  • Capital Region Medical Center
    259 lawsuits (11.7%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    146 lawsuits (6.6%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    109 lawsuits (4.9%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates Llc -Plaintiff
    47 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Metropolitan St Louis Sewer District
    43 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Cavalry Spv I LLC
    42 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    42 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    41 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Crmc d/b/a Crp and Crmc
    41 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Other
    1,075 lawsuits (48.7%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

October typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 69 filings, accounting for 12.5% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2023

Cole County is split into 18 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
$23,542$101,078No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

January 2020 - December 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 18 Census tracts in Cole County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
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Default Judgments
Census Tract 207
21279

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Census Tract 204
20266

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Census Tract 103
18552

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Census Tract 108.01
16561

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Census Tract 107.01
16256

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Census Tract 105
16041

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Census Tract 107.02
14160

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Census Tract 106
13149

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Census Tract 202
12054

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Census Tract 109.02
10644

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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

  • White: 88.9% of neighborhoods, 83.2% of lawsuits

  • Black: 5.6% of neighborhoods, 7.2% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 5.6% of neighborhoods, 9.6% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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