Denton County


21,493

lawsuits from June 2021 to October 2023

100.0%

of defendants did not have legal representation

26.1%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - October 2023

Out of 538 debt collectors in Denton County, the top 10 (1.9%) are responsible for 15,426 (71.8%) of 21,493 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    3,997 lawsuits (18.6%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    2,496 lawsuits (11.6%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    2,351 lawsuits (10.9%)
  • Capital One
    1,661 lawsuits (7.7%)
  • Bank Of America, N.A
    1,030 lawsuits (4.8%)
  • Conn Appliances
    938 lawsuits (4.4%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    924 lawsuits (4.3%)
  • Citibank
    724 lawsuits (3.4%)
  • JP Morgan Chase
    723 lawsuits (3.4%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    582 lawsuits (2.7%)
  • Other
    6,067 lawsuits (28.2%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

March typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 919 filings, accounting for 10.3% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - October 2023

Denton County is split into 193 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
$22,283$250,001No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

June 2021 - October 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 193 Census tracts in Denton County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: October 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - Oct '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 203.2
44510

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Census Tract 216.2
3965

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Census Tract 212.02
35724

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Census Tract 203.14
302-

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Census Tract 215.16
273132

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Census Tract 214.15
26636

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Census Tract 201.19
252142

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Census Tract 214.11
25146

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Census Tract 201.33
250128

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Census Tract 203.19
2421

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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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