Shelby County


2,193

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

97.9%

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 240 debt collectors in Shelby County, the top 10 (4.2%) are responsible for 1,276 (58.2%) of 2,193 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    261 lawsuits (11.9%)
  • Receivables Management Partners LLC
    216 lawsuits (9.8%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    185 lawsuits (8.4%)
  • Eagle Accounts Group Inc
    105 lawsuits (4.8%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    102 lawsuits (4.7%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    99 lawsuits (4.5%)
  • Capital One
    94 lawsuits (4.3%)
  • Sac Finance Inc
    87 lawsuits (4.0%)
  • Discover Bank
    86 lawsuits (3.9%)
  • Mariner Finance LLC
    41 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Other
    917 lawsuits (41.8%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

March typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 88 filings, accounting for 10.0% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Shelby County is split into 10 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
$45,253$89,818No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

July 2022 - March 2025

The table to the right shows data for the 10 Census tracts in Shelby County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 107
1,162-

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Census Tract 105
977-

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Census Tract 106.01
829-

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Census Tract 103
697-

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Census Tract 106.02
674-

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Census Tract 102
609-

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Census Tract 108
584-

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Census Tract 104
572-

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Census Tract 109
561-

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Census Tract 101
429-

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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.

Number of Lawsuits by Neighborhood Racial Majority

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