Fulton County


1,192

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

97.1%

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 194 debt collectors in Fulton County, the top 10 (5.2%) are responsible for 646 (54.2%) of 1,192 lawsuits.

  • Rochester Community School Corporation
    122 lawsuits (10.2%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    111 lawsuits (9.3%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    79 lawsuits (6.6%)
  • General Audit Corporation
    78 lawsuits (6.5%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    59 lawsuits (4.9%)
  • Discover Bank
    47 lawsuits (3.9%)
  • Credit Acceptance Corporation
    40 lawsuits (3.4%)
  • Sac Finance Inc
    39 lawsuits (3.3%)
  • Capital One
    37 lawsuits (3.1%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    34 lawsuits (2.9%)
  • Other
    546 lawsuits (45.8%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

February typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 90 filings, accounting for 17.9% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Fulton County is split into 6 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 6 Census tracts in Fulton 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 531
1,339-

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Census Tract 532
567-

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Census Tract 535
382-

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Census Tract 530
363-

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Census Tract 534
291-

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Census Tract 533
192-

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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.

Number of Lawsuits by Neighborhood Racial Majority

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