Hamilton County


19,512

lawsuits from July 2022 to January 2024

100.0%

of defendants did not have legal representation

85.9%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 689 debt collectors in Hamilton County, the top 10 (1.5%) are responsible for 11,999 (61.5%) of 19,512 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    2,439 lawsuits (12.5%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    2,051 lawsuits (10.5%)
  • Trihealth Inc
    1,781 lawsuits (9.1%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    1,499 lawsuits (7.7%)
  • Capital One
    990 lawsuits (5.1%)
  • Discover Bank
    904 lawsuits (4.6%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    715 lawsuits (3.7%)
  • Credit Acceptance Corporation
    671 lawsuits (3.4%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    508 lawsuits (2.6%)
  • Citibank
    441 lawsuits (2.3%)
  • Other
    7,513 lawsuits (38.5%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

June typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 1,297 filings, accounting for 10.4% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Hamilton County is split into 226 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 234 Census tracts in Hamilton County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 215.72
991544

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Census Tract 218.01
932476

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Census Tract 215.09
810485

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Census Tract 101
728435

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Census Tract 274
728429

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Census Tract 83
706439

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Census Tract 221.02
700419

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Census Tract 100.02
693436

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Census Tract 215.04
679391

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Census Tract 215.08
676393

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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: 61.5% of neighborhoods, 48.0% of lawsuits

  • Black: 20.5% of neighborhoods, 29.1% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 17.9% of neighborhoods, 22.9% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

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