Wayne County


3,938

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

98.2%

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 222 debt collectors in Wayne County, the top 10 (4.5%) are responsible for 2,842 (72.2%) of 3,938 lawsuits.

  • Finance System Of Richmond Inc
    1,067 lawsuits (27.1%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    454 lawsuits (11.5%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    293 lawsuits (7.4%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    245 lawsuits (6.2%)
  • Atlas Collections
    184 lawsuits (4.7%)
  • Capital One
    157 lawsuits (4.0%)
  • Discover Bank
    152 lawsuits (3.9%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    122 lawsuits (3.1%)
  • Sac Finance Inc
    91 lawsuits (2.3%)
  • Mariner Finance LLC
    77 lawsuits (2.0%)
  • Other
    1,096 lawsuits (27.8%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

March typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 159 filings, accounting for 10.0% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Wayne County is split into 18 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
$23,728$94,079No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

July 2022 - March 2025

The table to the right shows data for the 18 Census tracts in Wayne County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 9
1,481-

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Census Tract 2
1,240-

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Census Tract 10
1,220-

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Census Tract 7
1,149-

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Census Tract 5
1,122-

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Census Tract 106
763-

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Census Tract 8
710-

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Census Tract 108
642-

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Census Tract 4
505-

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Census Tract 104
485-

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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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