Newton County


2,054

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2023

94.7%

of defendants did not have legal representation

39.4%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2023

Out of 152 debt collectors in Newton County, the top 10 (6.6%) are responsible for 1,666 (81.1%) of 2,054 lawsuits.

  • 'Freeman Health System
    460 lawsuits (22.4%)
  • Freeman Neosho Hospital
    383 lawsuits (18.6%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    217 lawsuits (10.6%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    154 lawsuits (7.5%)
  • Freeman Health Systems
    149 lawsuits (7.3%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    134 lawsuits (6.5%)
  • Capital One Bank (Usa) Na
    49 lawsuits (2.4%)
  • Cavalry Spv I LLC
    44 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Mm Finance LLC
    44 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Citibank Na
    32 lawsuits (1.6%)
  • Other
    388 lawsuits (18.9%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

June typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 72 filings, accounting for 14.1% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2023

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

January 2020 - December 2023

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: December 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jan '20 - Dec '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 205.02
262101

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Census Tract 208
25388

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Census Tract 202
20376

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Census Tract 201
19880

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Census Tract 206.02
16567

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Census Tract 206.01
16061

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Census Tract 204.01
14562

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Census Tract 205.01
13250

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Census Tract 209
12661

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Census Tract 207
11847

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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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