Elkhart County


13,794

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

98.7%

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 544 debt collectors in Elkhart County, the top 10 (1.8%) are responsible for 7,438 (53.9%) of 13,794 lawsuits.

  • One Advantage LLC
    1,735 lawsuits (12.6%)
  • Radiology Inc
    1,142 lawsuits (8.3%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    873 lawsuits (6.3%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    829 lawsuits (6.0%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    711 lawsuits (5.2%)
  • Credit Service International
    583 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Discover Bank
    467 lawsuits (3.4%)
  • Capital One
    400 lawsuits (2.9%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    352 lawsuits (2.6%)
  • Affiliated Family Dentists Pc
    346 lawsuits (2.5%)
  • Other
    6,356 lawsuits (46.1%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

April typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 553 filings, accounting for 9.9% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Elkhart County is split into 45 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
$32,889$119,219No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

July 2022 - March 2025

The table to the right shows data for the 45 Census tracts in Elkhart County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

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Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 5.01
1,787-

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Census Tract 15.01
1,715-

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Census Tract 17.02
1,619-

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Census Tract 19.01
1,590-

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Census Tract 15.02
1,543-

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Census Tract 26
1,367-

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Census Tract 16.01
1,238-

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Census Tract 21.02
1,226-

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Census Tract 14.02
1,077-

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Census Tract 12
1,063-

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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: 82.2% of neighborhoods, 78.6% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 15.6% of neighborhoods, 19.3% of lawsuits

  • Latinx: 2.2% of neighborhoods, 2.1% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

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