Wayne County


95

lawsuits from June 2021 to November 2023

95.8%

of defendants did not have legal representation

33.0%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - November 2023

Out of 24 debt collectors in Wayne County, the top 10 (41.7%) are responsible for 79 (83.2%) of 95 lawsuits.

  • Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
    24 lawsuits (25.3%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    17 lawsuits (17.9%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    8 lawsuits (8.4%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    5 lawsuits (5.3%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    5 lawsuits (5.3%)
  • Capital One
    5 lawsuits (5.3%)
  • Poplar Bluff Reg Med Ctr, Llc D/B/A Poplar Bluff Reg Med Ctr
    4 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    4 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Jp Morgan Chase
    4 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Southeast Missouri Hospital Association
    3 lawsuits (3.2%)
  • Other
    16 lawsuits (16.8%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

December typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 14 filings, accounting for 20.7% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - November 2023

Wayne County is split into 4 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
$35,549$49,864No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

June 2021 - November 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 4 Census tracts in Wayne County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: November 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - Nov '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 901
3111

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Census Tract 903
259

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Census Tract 902
216

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Census Tract 904
185

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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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