McDonald County


1,494

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2023

97.1%

of defendants did not have legal representation

33.2%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2023

Out of 151 debt collectors in McDonald County, the top 10 (6.6%) are responsible for 1,026 (68.7%) of 1,494 lawsuits.

  • 'Freeman Neosho Hospital
    278 lawsuits (18.6%)
  • Freeman Health System
    247 lawsuits (16.5%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    192 lawsuits (12.9%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    66 lawsuits (4.4%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    63 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Northwest Arkansas Hospitals LLC d/b/a Northwest Medical Ce
    60 lawsuits (4.0%)
  • Freeman Neosho Hospital -Plaintiff
    35 lawsuits (2.3%)
  • Freeman Health System -Plaintiff
    32 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Cavalry Spv I LLC
    27 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • Midland Funding LLC
    26 lawsuits (1.7%)
  • Other
    468 lawsuits (31.3%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

June typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 42 filings, accounting for 11.2% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2023

McDonald County is split into 6 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
$36,875$49,375No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

January 2020 - December 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 6 Census tracts in McDonald County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jan '20 - Dec '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 703
35396

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Census Tract 702
319113

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Census Tract 704.01
307103

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Census Tract 701.01
22087

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Census Tract 704.02
18256

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Census Tract 701.02
11324

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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: 83.3% of neighborhoods, 76.4% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 16.7% of neighborhoods, 23.6% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

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