Clay County


7,571

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

97.5%

of defendants did not have legal representation

37.4%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 366 debt collectors in Clay County, the top 10 (2.7%) are responsible for 4,356 (57.5%) of 7,571 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    1,318 lawsuits (17.4%)
  • State Of Missouri Ex Rel Barbara O'riley Collector
    597 lawsuits (7.9%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    554 lawsuits (7.3%)
  • Capital One N.A.
    401 lawsuits (5.3%)
  • The Board Of Trustees Of North Kansas City Hospital
    317 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    311 lawsuits (4.1%)
  • Board Of Trustees Of North Kansas City Hospital
    253 lawsuits (3.3%)
  • Cavalry SPV I LLC
    237 lawsuits (3.1%)
  • Citibank N.A.
    189 lawsuits (2.5%)
  • Wakefield & Associates Llc
    179 lawsuits (2.4%)
  • Other
    3,215 lawsuits (42.5%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

October typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 363 filings, accounting for 12.1% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Clay County is split into 55 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
$46,544$168,220No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

July 2022 - March 2025

The table to the right shows data for the 55 Census tracts in Clay County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 212.08
437140

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Census Tract 213.07
435151

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Census Tract 213.13
430144

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Census Tract 206.04
425146

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Census Tract 203
419134

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Census Tract 212.04
407129

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Census Tract 205
391130

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Census Tract 213.14
365130

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Census Tract 211.01
342127

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Census Tract 221
33896

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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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