Polk County


112

lawsuits from June 2021 to November 2023

92.0%

of defendants did not have legal representation

32.4%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - November 2023

Out of 28 debt collectors in Polk County, the top 10 (35.7%) are responsible for 90 (80.4%) of 112 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    28 lawsuits (25.0%)
  • Capital One
    16 lawsuits (14.3%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    11 lawsuits (9.8%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    9 lawsuits (8.0%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    8 lawsuits (7.1%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    6 lawsuits (5.4%)
  • Credit Bureau Systems Inc
    5 lawsuits (4.5%)
  • Jp Morgan Chase
    3 lawsuits (2.7%)
  • Citibank
    2 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • Absolute Resolutions Investments Llc
    2 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • Other
    22 lawsuits (19.6%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

September typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 23 filings, accounting for 25.7% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - November 2023

Polk County is split into 8 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
$38,403$67,769No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

June 2021 - November 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 8 Census tracts in Polk County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: November 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - Nov '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 603.02
2310

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Census Tract 601.02
202

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Census Tract 602.02
156

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Census Tract 604.02
147

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Census Tract 601.01
142

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Census Tract 604.01
115

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Census Tract 603.01
103

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Census Tract 602.01
51

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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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