Newton County


568

lawsuits from June 2021 to January 2024

96.1%

of defendants did not have legal representation

43.6%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - January 2024

Out of 53 debt collectors in Newton County, the top 10 (18.9%) are responsible for 481 (84.7%) of 568 lawsuits.

  • Freeman Health System
    200 lawsuits (35.2%)
  • Freeman Neosho Hospital
    82 lawsuits (14.4%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    63 lawsuits (11.1%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    55 lawsuits (9.7%)
  • Capital One
    23 lawsuits (4.0%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    19 lawsuits (3.3%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    11 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Mm Finance Llc
    11 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Midland Funding Llc
    9 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    8 lawsuits (1.4%)
  • Other
    87 lawsuits (15.3%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

October typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 45 filings, accounting for 23.1% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - January 2024

Newton County is split into 13 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
$41,120$72,273No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

June 2021 - January 2024

The table to the right shows data for the 13 Census tracts in Newton County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: January 2024

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - Jan '24
Default Judgments
Census Tract 205.02
10241

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Census Tract 208
6222

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Census Tract 206.01
5727

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Census Tract 202
4823

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Census Tract 201
4719

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Census Tract 206.02
4517

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Census Tract 205.01
4015

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Census Tract 209
3618

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Census Tract 207
3415

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Census Tract 204.01
2916

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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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