Denton County


24,638

lawsuits from July 2022 to January 2025

97.8%

of defendants did not have legal representation

22.0%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 2,709 debt collectors in Denton County, the top 10 (0.4%) are responsible for 15,118 (61.4%) of 24,638 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    3,100 lawsuits (12.6%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    2,781 lawsuits (11.3%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    2,470 lawsuits (10.0%)
  • Discover Bank
    1,455 lawsuits (5.9%)
  • Capital One
    1,266 lawsuits (5.1%)
  • JP Morgan Chase
    1,183 lawsuits (4.8%)
  • Citibank
    869 lawsuits (3.5%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    732 lawsuits (3.0%)
  • Synchrony Bank
    645 lawsuits (2.6%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    617 lawsuits (2.5%)
  • Other
    9,520 lawsuits (38.6%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

February typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 921 filings, accounting for 9.5% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Denton County is split into 193 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 193 Census tracts in Denton 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 203.2
99127

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Census Tract 216.2
7188

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Census Tract 212.02
68918

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Census Tract 203.14
68012

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Census Tract 203.19
6528

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Census Tract 214.15
61938

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Census Tract 201.25
5696

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Census Tract 201.2
534135

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Census Tract 201.21
5321

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Census Tract 214.11
52429

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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: 56.5% of neighborhoods, 51.2% of lawsuits

  • No Majority: 38.9% of neighborhoods, 44.4% of lawsuits

  • Latinx: 4.1% of neighborhoods, 3.9% of lawsuits

  • Asian: 0.5% of neighborhoods, 0.5% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

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