Wayne County


336

lawsuits from January 2020 to November 2023

94.9%

of defendants did not have legal representation

23.9%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - November 2023

Out of 60 debt collectors in Wayne County, the top 10 (16.7%) are responsible for 248 (73.8%) of 336 lawsuits.

  • 'Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center LLC
    102 lawsuits (30.4%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    41 lawsuits (12.2%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    24 lawsuits (7.1%)
  • Poplar Bluff Reg Med Ctr LLC d/b/a Poplar Bluff Reg Med Ctr
    18 lawsuits (5.4%)
  • Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
    17 lawsuits (5.1%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    15 lawsuits (4.5%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    9 lawsuits (2.7%)
  • Cavalry Spv I LLC
    8 lawsuits (2.4%)
  • Southeast Missouri Hospital Association
    7 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Capital One Bank
    7 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Other
    88 lawsuits (26.2%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

February typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 30 filings, accounting for 20.0% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - 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

January 2020 - 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
Jan '20 - Nov '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 903
12735

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Census Tract 901
9227

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Census Tract 902
6410

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Census Tract 904
538

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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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Data for the Debt Collection Tracker was collected and prepared by our partners at JanuaryAdvisors.

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