Polk County


413

lawsuits from January 2020 to November 2023

93.5%

of defendants did not have legal representation

24.5%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - November 2023

Out of 72 debt collectors in Polk County, the top 10 (13.9%) are responsible for 312 (75.5%) of 413 lawsuits.

  • 'Lvnv Funding LLC
    93 lawsuits (22.5%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    69 lawsuits (16.7%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    49 lawsuits (11.9%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    19 lawsuits (4.6%)
  • Cavalry Spv I LLC
    18 lawsuits (4.4%)
  • Capital One Bank (Usa) Na
    16 lawsuits (3.9%)
  • Midland Funding LLC
    15 lawsuits (3.6%)
  • Wakefield & Associates Inc
    14 lawsuits (3.4%)
  • Citibank Na
    12 lawsuits (2.9%)
  • Bank of America Na
    7 lawsuits (1.7%)
  • Other
    101 lawsuits (24.5%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

December typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 25 filings, accounting for 13.0% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - 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

January 2020 - 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
Jan '20 - Nov '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 603.02
7620

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Census Tract 604.02
6822

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Census Tract 601.01
6511

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Census Tract 602.02
5513

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Census Tract 604.01
5317

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Census Tract 601.02
5010

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Census Tract 603.01
285

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Census Tract 602.01
183

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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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