Jefferson County


6,775

lawsuits from July 2022 to December 2024

93.8%

of defendants did not have legal representation

44.0%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 334 debt collectors in Jefferson County, the top 10 (3.0%) are responsible for 4,351 (64.2%) of 6,775 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    1,326 lawsuits (19.6%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    741 lawsuits (10.9%)
  • Capital One N.A.
    458 lawsuits (6.8%)
  • Midland Credit Management Inc
    410 lawsuits (6.1%)
  • Discover Bank
    326 lawsuits (4.8%)
  • Cavalry SPV I LLC
    301 lawsuits (4.4%)
  • Citibank N.A.
    291 lawsuits (4.3%)
  • First Community Credit Union
    190 lawsuits (2.8%)
  • Bank Of America N.A.
    155 lawsuits (2.3%)
  • Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a
    153 lawsuits (2.3%)
  • Other
    2,424 lawsuits (35.8%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

October typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 282 filings, accounting for 10.5% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Jefferson County is split into 49 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
$46,068$133,125No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Census Tract

July 2022 - March 2025

The table to the right shows data for the 49 Census tracts in Jefferson County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 2.08
461160

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Census Tract 2.06
418164

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Census Tract 1.17
398137

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Census Tract 12
379142

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Census Tract 8.01
340136

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Census Tract 8.02
322119

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Census Tract 1.18
319125

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Census Tract 6.05
317127

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Census Tract 6.03
313124

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Census Tract 9
311121

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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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