Jefferson County


8,329

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2023

93.9%

of defendants did not have legal representation

41.1%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2023

Out of 637 debt collectors in Jefferson County, the top 10 (1.6%) are responsible for 4,060 (48.7%) of 8,329 lawsuits.

  • 'Lvnv Funding LLC
    1,564 lawsuits (18.8%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    530 lawsuits (6.4%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    523 lawsuits (6.3%)
  • Cavalry Spv I LLC
    261 lawsuits (3.1%)
  • Citibank Na
    233 lawsuits (2.8%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    221 lawsuits (2.7%)
  • Capital One Bank (Usa) Na
    217 lawsuits (2.6%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates Llc -Plaintiff
    202 lawsuits (2.4%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    161 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Capital One Na -Plaintiff
    148 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • Other
    4,269 lawsuits (51.3%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

October typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 233 filings, accounting for 11.2% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2023

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

January 2020 - December 2023

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: December 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jan '20 - Dec '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 2.08
335111

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Census Tract 2.06
302119

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Census Tract 1.17
291103

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Census Tract 8.01
253100

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Census Tract 12
24898

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Census Tract 1.18
243101

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Census Tract 6.03
23383

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Census Tract 6.05
23296

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Census Tract 9
22490

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Census Tract 8.02
22379

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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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