Jefferson County


1,159

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

96.9%

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 155 debt collectors in Jefferson County, the top 10 (6.5%) are responsible for 704 (60.7%) of 1,159 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    184 lawsuits (15.9%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    107 lawsuits (9.2%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    79 lawsuits (6.8%)
  • Capital One
    67 lawsuits (5.8%)
  • Discover Bank
    63 lawsuits (5.4%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    54 lawsuits (4.7%)
  • Sac Finance Inc
    44 lawsuits (3.8%)
  • Mariner Finance LLC
    40 lawsuits (3.5%)
  • Credit Acceptance Corporation
    34 lawsuits (2.9%)
  • Onemain Financial Group LLC
    32 lawsuits (2.8%)
  • Other
    455 lawsuits (39.3%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

March typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 57 filings, accounting for 12.1% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Jefferson County is split into 7 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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0.07.515.0+No DataSelect American Community Survey (2023, 5 year estimate) statistic:
Median Household Income
$50,485$72,337No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

July 2022 - March 2025

The table to the right shows data for the 7 Census tracts in Jefferson County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 661
447-

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Census Tract 665
359-

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Census Tract 664
353-

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Census Tract 662
299-

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Census Tract 663
241-

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Census Tract 660
237-

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Census Tract 666
135-

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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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Data for the Debt Collection Tracker was collected and prepared by our partners at JanuaryAdvisors.

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