North Dakota


33,893

lawsuits from July 2022 to March 2025

99.0%

of defendants did not have legal representation

80.8%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 1,352 debt collectors in North Dakota, the top 10 (0.7%) are responsible for 23,056 (68.0%) of 33,893 lawsuits.

  • DCI Credit Services
    4,987 lawsuits (14.7%)
  • LVNV Funding LLC
    2,779 lawsuits (8.2%)
  • Ingenuity RM
    2,732 lawsuits (8.1%)
  • Credit Bureau Of Bismarck
    2,369 lawsuits (7.0%)
  • AR Audit Services
    2,030 lawsuits (6.0%)
  • Midland Credit
    2,019 lawsuits (6.0%)
  • ProCollect Services
    1,952 lawsuits (5.8%)
  • AAA Collections Inc
    1,618 lawsuits (4.8%)
  • Discover Bank
    1,329 lawsuits (3.9%)
  • Hospital Services Inc.
    1,241 lawsuits (3.7%)
  • Other
    10,837 lawsuits (32.0%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

On average, March is the month with the most debt collection lawsuits filed, accounting for 10.1% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

North Dakota is split into 393 zips. On the map you can see debt collection lawsuit statistics, shown as circles, and ACS statistics, shown as shaded backgrounds, for each zip code.

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0.020.240.4No DataSelect American Community Survey (2023, 5 year estimate) statistic:
Median Household Income
$26,250$215,556No Data

Overview of Debt Collection Lawsuits by Zip Code

July 2022 - March 2025

The table to the right shows data for the 1526 Census tracts in North Dakota. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Zip 58801
4,8933,761Jump to map
Zip 58701
4,3013,552Jump to map
Zip 58201
4,1313,243Jump to map
Zip 58554
3,7262,911Jump to map
Zip 58103
3,4122,738Jump to map
Zip 58504
3,3912,640Jump to map
Zip 58501
3,3252,530Jump to map
Zip 58601
2,9312,422Jump to map
Zip 58104
2,7442,120Jump to map
Zip 58703
2,6272,118Jump to map
The top zip codes are listed above. Use the 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: 23.6% of neighborhoods, 94.5% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 75.4% of neighborhoods, 4.1% of lawsuits

  • Other: 1.0% of neighborhoods, 1.3% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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