Tarrant County


74,051

lawsuits from July 2022 to January 2025

90.7%

of defendants did not have legal representation

34.2%

of lawsuits resulted in default judgments


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Top Debt Collectors

July 2022 - March 2025

Out of 7,077 debt collectors in Tarrant County, the top 10 (0.1%) are responsible for 45,258 (61.1%) of 74,051 lawsuits.

  • LVNV Funding LLC
    10,538 lawsuits (14.2%)
  • Midland Credit Management
    8,029 lawsuits (10.8%)
  • Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC
    7,799 lawsuits (10.5%)
  • Discover Bank
    3,454 lawsuits (4.7%)
  • Capital One
    3,103 lawsuits (4.2%)
  • Bank Of America N.A
    2,701 lawsuits (3.6%)
  • JP Morgan Chase
    2,689 lawsuits (3.6%)
  • Jefferson Capital Systems LLC
    2,407 lawsuits (3.3%)
  • Conn Appliances
    2,407 lawsuits (3.3%)
  • Cavalry SPV
    2,131 lawsuits (2.9%)
  • Other
    28,793 lawsuits (38.9%)

Debt Collection Lawsuits By Year

April typically has the most debt collection lawsuits filed each year, with an average of 2,611 filings, accounting for 9.0% of the filings for the year.

Geography of Debt Collection Lawsuits

July 2022 - March 2025

Tarrant County is split into 449 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 449 Census tracts in Tarrant County. Use the search below to find a specific tract.

Last updated: March 2025

LocationLawsuitsLawsuits Trend
Jul '22 - Mar '25
Default Judgments
Census Tract 141.09
1,494502

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Census Tract 140.12
1,225459

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Census Tract 139.31
1,099299

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Census Tract 110.22
1,061369

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Census Tract 139.3
1,010291

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Census Tract 113.16
930148

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Census Tract 115.68
893137

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Census Tract 140.03
870301

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Census Tract 110.28
861260

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Census Tract 110.23
847216

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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

  • No Majority: 36.3% of neighborhoods, 45.8% of lawsuits

  • White: 42.3% of neighborhoods, 36.0% of lawsuits

  • Latinx: 17.4% of neighborhoods, 14.4% of lawsuits

  • Black: 4.0% of neighborhoods, 3.8% of lawsuits

Difference from Proportionate Filings Based on Neighborhood Racial Majority Proportions

Proportionate Filings

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