Dakota County


10,320

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

100.0%

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 659 debt collectors in Dakota County, the top 10 (1.5%) are responsible for 6,739 (65.3%) of 10,320 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    1,906 lawsuits (18.5%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    1,183 lawsuits (11.5%)
  • Fairview Health Services
    1,155 lawsuits (11.2%)
  • Capital One
    569 lawsuits (5.5%)
  • Discover Bank
    506 lawsuits (4.9%)
  • Cavalry SPV I LLC
    354 lawsuits (3.4%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates
    298 lawsuits (2.9%)
  • TD Bank USA
    297 lawsuits (2.9%)
  • Citibank
    243 lawsuits (2.4%)
  • Accounts Receivable Services LLC
    228 lawsuits (2.2%)
  • Other
    3,581 lawsuits (34.7%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

December typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 414 filings, accounting for 10.0% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Dakota County is split into 106 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 106 Census tracts in Dakota County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 605.05
965-

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Census Tract 609.07
927-

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Census Tract 603.01
920-

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Census Tract 609.05
901-

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Census Tract 607.54
862-

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Census Tract 607.09
847-

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Census Tract 605.03
842-

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Census Tract 607.39
823-

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Census Tract 608.28
822-

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Census Tract 608.12
801-

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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: 94.3% of neighborhoods, 92.8% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 5.7% of neighborhoods, 7.2% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

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