North Dakota


40,722

lawsuits from January 2020 to December 2023

98.0%

of defendants did not have legal representation

87.7%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

January 2020 - December 2023

Out of 1,880 debt collectors in North Dakota, the top 10 (0.5%) are responsible for 25,393 (62.4%) of 40,722 lawsuits.

  • 'Dci Credit Services Inc
    7,005 lawsuits (17.2%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    3,491 lawsuits (8.6%)
  • Procollect Services LLC
    2,852 lawsuits (7.0%)
  • Ingenuity Rm LLC
    2,315 lawsuits (5.7%)
  • Credit Bureau of Bismarck Inc
    2,093 lawsuits (5.1%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    2,007 lawsuits (4.9%)
  • Hospital Services Inc
    1,854 lawsuits (4.6%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    1,320 lawsuits (3.2%)
  • Discover Bank
    1,297 lawsuits (3.2%)
  • Credit Collections Bureau
    1,159 lawsuits (2.8%)
  • Other
    15,329 lawsuits (37.6%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

On average, March is the month with the most debt collection lawsuits filed, accounting for 9.4% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

January 2020 - December 2023

North Dakota is split into 376 zips. On the map you can see debt collection lawsuit statistics, shown as circles, and ACS statistics, shown as shaded backgrounds, for each zip code.

Select debt collection lawsuits statistic:
0.210.320.4No DataSelect American Community Survey (2022, 5 year estimate) statistic:
Median Household Income
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Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Zip Code

January 2020 - December 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 1170 Census tracts in North Dakota. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: December 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jan '20 - Dec '23
Default Judgments
Zip 58201
2,3952,036Jump to map
Zip 58801
2,3942,155Jump to map
Zip 58701
2,3432,095Jump to map
Zip 58554
1,9541,692Jump to map
Zip 58103
1,7711,600Jump to map
Zip 58501
1,7481,503Jump to map
Zip 58504
1,7461,516Jump to map
Zip 58601
1,5541,389Jump to map
Zip 58104
1,4491,259Jump to map
Zip 58703
1,3881,240Jump to map
The top zip codes are listed above. Use the 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: 30.0% of neighborhoods, 93.8% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 0.3% of neighborhoods, 0.2% of lawsuits

  • Other: 1.3% of neighborhoods, 1.3% of lawsuits

* Demographic information unavailable for 68.5% neighborhoods.

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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