Galveston County


11,091

lawsuits from June 2021 to October 2023

90.3%

of defendants did not have legal representation

79.1%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - October 2023

Out of 532 debt collectors in Galveston County, the top 10 (1.9%) are responsible for 7,719 (69.6%) of 11,091 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    1,879 lawsuits (16.9%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    1,064 lawsuits (9.6%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    1,009 lawsuits (9.1%)
  • Conn Appliances
    978 lawsuits (8.8%)
  • Discover Bank
    767 lawsuits (6.9%)
  • Capital One
    633 lawsuits (5.7%)
  • JP Morgan Chase
    425 lawsuits (3.8%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    364 lawsuits (3.3%)
  • Bank Of America, N.A
    332 lawsuits (3.0%)
  • Synchrony Bank
    268 lawsuits (2.4%)
  • Other
    3,372 lawsuits (30.4%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

August typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 438 filings, accounting for 9.6% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - October 2023

Galveston County is split into 102 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
$20,872$216,264No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

June 2021 - October 2023

The table to the right shows data for the 101 Census tracts in Galveston County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: October 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - Oct '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 233
557100

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Census Tract 232
31471

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Census Tract 223
29484

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Census Tract 221
25180

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Census Tract 227
24641

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Census Tract 219.01
23711

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Census Tract 219.02
21538

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Census Tract 218
21263

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Census Tract 236
20342

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Census Tract 220.01
20247

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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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