Jefferson County


5,659

lawsuits from June 2021 to January 2024

96.7%

of defendants did not have legal representation

43.1%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - January 2024

Out of 224 debt collectors in Jefferson County, the top 10 (4.5%) are responsible for 3,927 (69.4%) of 5,659 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    1,113 lawsuits (19.7%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    659 lawsuits (11.6%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    608 lawsuits (10.7%)
  • Capital One
    414 lawsuits (7.3%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    309 lawsuits (5.5%)
  • Citibank
    227 lawsuits (4.0%)
  • Discover Bank
    189 lawsuits (3.3%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    150 lawsuits (2.7%)
  • Bank Of America, N.A.
    142 lawsuits (2.5%)
  • Signature Medical Group, Inc
    116 lawsuits (2.0%)
  • Other
    1,732 lawsuits (30.6%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

October typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 226 filings, accounting for 10.6% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - January 2024

Jefferson County is split into 49 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
$41,491$118,038No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

June 2021 - January 2024

The table to the right shows data for the 49 Census tracts in Jefferson County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: January 2024

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - Jan '24
Default Judgments
Census Tract 2.08
22068

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Census Tract 1.17
20663

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Census Tract 2.06
19276

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Census Tract 8.01
18170

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Census Tract 12
16863

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Census Tract 1.18
15867

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Census Tract 8.02
15857

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Census Tract 6.03
14854

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Census Tract 6.05
14862

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Census Tract 1.2
14556

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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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