Harris County


132,194

lawsuits from June 2021 to November 2023

90.7%

of defendants did not have legal representation

77.1%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

June 2021 - November 2023

Out of 1,128 debt collectors in Harris County, the top 10 (0.9%) are responsible for 97,334 (73.6%) of 132,194 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    25,353 lawsuits (19.2%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    15,155 lawsuits (11.5%)
  • Conn Appliances
    14,651 lawsuits (11.1%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    13,671 lawsuits (10.3%)
  • Capital One
    5,658 lawsuits (4.3%)
  • Bank Of America, N.A
    5,407 lawsuits (4.1%)
  • JP Morgan Chase
    4,780 lawsuits (3.6%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    4,469 lawsuits (3.4%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    4,388 lawsuits (3.3%)
  • Credit Corp Solutions Inc
    3,802 lawsuits (2.9%)
  • Other
    34,860 lawsuits (26.4%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

December typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 4,998 filings, accounting for 9.4% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

June 2021 - November 2023

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 - November 2023

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: November 2023

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jun '21 - Nov '23
Default Judgments
Census Tract 429.02
1,217342

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Census Tract 504.08
679110

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Census Tract 422.03
571173

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Census Tract 323.05
558121

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Census Tract 430.06
536163

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Census Tract 560
49584

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Census Tract 308.02
48627

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Census Tract 422.02
476136

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Census Tract 503.04
47180

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Census Tract 411.04
46474

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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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