Delaware County


5,039

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

97.5%

of defendants did not have legal representation

0.0%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 363 debt collectors in Delaware County, the top 10 (2.8%) are responsible for 2,731 (54.2%) of 5,039 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    641 lawsuits (12.7%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    512 lawsuits (10.2%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    324 lawsuits (6.4%)
  • Capital One
    252 lawsuits (5.0%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    217 lawsuits (4.3%)
  • Discover Bank
    217 lawsuits (4.3%)
  • Mariner Finance LLC
    181 lawsuits (3.6%)
  • Credit Acceptance Corporation
    160 lawsuits (3.2%)
  • Atlas Collections
    122 lawsuits (2.4%)
  • Onemain Financial Group LLC
    105 lawsuits (2.1%)
  • Other
    2,308 lawsuits (45.8%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

March typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 204 filings, accounting for 10.0% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Delaware County is split into 34 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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Median Household Income
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Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

July 2022 - March 2025

The table to the right shows data for the 34 Census tracts in Delaware County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 20
932-

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Census Tract 5
745-

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Census Tract 24.01
648-

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Census Tract 13
600-

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Census Tract 27
578-

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Census Tract 12
575-

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Census Tract 11
563-

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Census Tract 15
557-

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Census Tract 22.01
531-

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Census Tract 21
528-

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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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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: 94.1% of neighborhoods, 93.4% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 2.9% of neighborhoods, 4.0% of lawsuits

  • Black: 2.9% of neighborhoods, 2.6% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

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