Scott County


840

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2023

95.6%

of defendants did not have legal representation

44.1%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2023

Out of 147 debt collectors in Scott County, the top 10 (6.8%) are responsible for 507 (60.4%) of 840 lawsuits.

  • 'Southeast Missouri Hospital Association
    144 lawsuits (17.1%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    134 lawsuits (16.0%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    71 lawsuits (8.5%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    33 lawsuits (3.9%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC - California
    28 lawsuits (3.3%)
  • Credit Bureau Service LLC
    24 lawsuits (2.9%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC - Treena St San Diego Ca
    21 lawsuits (2.5%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    21 lawsuits (2.5%)
  • Capital One Bank (Usa) 707 St Louis
    16 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC - St Louis
    15 lawsuits (1.8%)
  • Other
    333 lawsuits (39.6%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

February typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 51 filings, accounting for 16.9% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2023

Scott County is split into 11 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
$24,170$67,700No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

January 2020 - December 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 11 Census tracts in Scott County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jan '20 - Dec '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 806
11449

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Census Tract 802
11346

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Census Tract 804
10049

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Census Tract 812.01
9950

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Census Tract 801
7127

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Census Tract 810
7136

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Census Tract 807
7124

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Census Tract 812.02
6330

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Census Tract 811
5023

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Census Tract 803
4617

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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: 90.9% of neighborhoods, 88.2% of lawsuits

  • Black: 9.1% of neighborhoods, 11.8% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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