Harris County


162,287

lawsuits from June 2021 to May 2024

90.6%

of defendants did not have legal representation

77.9%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - May 2024

Out of 1,635 debt collectors in Harris County, the top 10 (0.6%) are responsible for 116,415 (71.7%) of 162,287 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    30,295 lawsuits (18.7%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    18,987 lawsuits (11.7%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    18,786 lawsuits (11.6%)
  • Conn Appliances
    15,273 lawsuits (9.4%)
  • Capital One
    6,686 lawsuits (4.1%)
  • JP Morgan Chase
    6,603 lawsuits (4.1%)
  • Bank Of America
    6,320 lawsuits (3.9%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    5,451 lawsuits (3.4%)
  • Credit Corp Solutions Inc
    4,566 lawsuits (2.8%)
  • Synchrony Bank
    3,448 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Other
    45,872 lawsuits (28.3%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

April typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 4,966 filings, accounting for 9.2% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - May 2024

Harris County is split into 1115 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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Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

June 2021 - May 2024

The table to the right shows data for the 1115 Census tracts in Harris County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: May 2024

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
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Default Judgments
Census Tract 429.02
1,638523

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Census Tract 504.08
907213

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Census Tract 422.03
718261

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Census Tract 323.05
683166

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Census Tract 560
674173

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Census Tract 430.06
649235

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Census Tract 422.02
616220

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Census Tract 421.03
609229

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Census Tract 503.04
601160

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Census Tract 411.04
589150

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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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