Hennepin County


18,242

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 1,432 debt collectors in Hennepin County, the top 10 (0.7%) are responsible for 10,847 (59.5%) of 18,242 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    4,400 lawsuits (24.1%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    1,366 lawsuits (7.5%)
  • Fairview Health Services
    962 lawsuits (5.3%)
  • Discover Bank
    935 lawsuits (5.1%)
  • Cavalry SPV I LLC
    848 lawsuits (4.6%)
  • TD Bank USA
    661 lawsuits (3.6%)
  • Capital One
    588 lawsuits (3.2%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates
    444 lawsuits (2.4%)
  • Midwest Bonding
    341 lawsuits (1.9%)
  • Citibank
    302 lawsuits (1.7%)
  • Other
    7,395 lawsuits (40.5%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

December typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 709 filings, accounting for 9.8% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Hennepin County is split into 329 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 329 Census tracts in Hennepin 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 268.16
1,292-

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Census Tract 268.14
1,205-

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Census Tract 268.11
1,148-

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Census Tract 268.19
977-

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Census Tract 268.09
952-

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Census Tract 1.02
923-

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Census Tract 268.18
918-

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Census Tract 268.12
899-

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Census Tract 268.07
897-

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Census Tract 9
872-

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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

  • No Majority: 18.2% of neighborhoods, 27.8% of lawsuits

  • White: 77.5% of neighborhoods, 66.4% of lawsuits

  • Black: 4.3% of neighborhoods, 5.8% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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