December 2006 foreclosures
State Total filings Rate (One for
every no. of
households)
12-month
increase (%)
United States 109,652 1,055 34.89
Texas 14,195 567 11.31
California 12,623 968 64.49
Florida 8,321 878 3.37
Ohio 7,349 651 8.60
Illinois 6,903 708 65.30
Michigan 6,812 620 52.67
Georgia 6,455 480 114.67
Colorado 4,864 376 284.81
Mass.* 4,843 541 937.04
New York 4,690 1,637 4.22
New Jersey 3,865 856 44.76
Pennsylvania 3,704 1,417 12.11
Indiana 3,436 735 1.45
Tennessee 2,852 860 43.82
Arizona 2,525 867 7.54
Nevada 2,213 392 96.89
Missouri 1,975 1,234 96.91
Washington 1,261 1,897 12.79
North Carolina 1,260 2,794 -15.94
Connecticut 1,074 1,290 6.13
Arkansas 767 1,529 -20.19
Oklahoma 756 1,977 -53.68
Utah 722 1,065 -17.11
Minnesota 717 2,884 205.11
Alabama 652 3,011 715.00
Wisconsin 589 3,910 40.57
Kentucky 517 3,386 39.73
Iowa 473 2,606 42.90
Louisiana 395 4,768 287.25
Virginia 369 7,822 -0.54
Kansas 355 3,177 24.56
South Carolina 348 5,036 -37.30
New Mexico 314 2,486 -53.41
Oregon 268 5,432 -47.45
Nebraska 256 2,807 12.78
Maryland 195 10,987 -47.44
Mississippi 169 7,508 131.51
West Virginia 110 7,678 -6.78
Montana 87 4,737 14.47
Idaho 80 6,573 -63.13
Alaska 79 2,597 -20.20
Rhode Island* 51 8,624 2450.00
Hawaii 43 10,710 -30.65
Delaware 32 10,721 113.33
Wyoming 31 7,221 106.67
South Dakota 20 16,160 81.82
North Dakota 14 20,691 133.33
New Hampshire 12 45,585 71.43
Maine 6 108,649 0.00
District of Columbia 4 68,711 -66.67
Vermont 1 294,382 -83.33
Source: RealtyTrac
*Actual increases may not be as high due to expanded data coverage in this state.