October 2006 foreclosures
United States 115,568 1,001 42.06
Vermont 1 294,382 -85.71
New Hampshire 15 36,468 66.67
South Dakota 12 26,934 300.00
North Dakota 16 18,104 300.00
Maine* 46 14,172 1433.33
District of Columbia 22 12,493 175.00
West Virginia 79 10,691 8.22
Mississippi 123 10,316 -26.35
Hawaii 65 7,085 51.16
Delaware* 50 6,861 733.33
Virginia 464 6,220 49.68
Maryland 384 5,579 -12.33
Louisiana 374 5,035 49.60
South Carolina 451 3,886 -12.09
Nebraska 189 3,802 -6.44
Alabama 519 3,783 228.48
Wisconsin 679 3,391 28.11
Minnesota 623 3,319 153.25
Wyoming 69 3,244 331.25
Iowa 407 3,028 190.71
Montana 146 2,823 40.38
Kansas 416 2,711 320.20
Rhode Island* 184 2,390 18,300.00
New Mexico 333 2,344 -74.35
Idaho 233 2,257 31.64
North Carolina 1,635 2,153 40.95
Alaska 98 2,094 7.69
Kentucky 864 2,026 476.00
Pennsylvania 2,698 1,946 1.97
Massachusetts 1,367 1,918 60.82
Oregon 777 1,874 71.52
New York 4,305 1,784 21.40
Washington 1,595 1,499 59.34
Missouri 1,700 1,434 75.98
Arkansas 952 1,232 54.80
Connecticut 1,175 1,179 -46.27
Oklahoma 1,336 1,119 47.62
Texas 9,728 827 -40.63
Arizona 2,764 792 42.84
California 16,098 759 244.05
Indiana 3,507 720 65.66
Utah 1,070 718 13.23
New Jersey 4,904 675 -37.41
Tennessee 3,671 668 98.86
Ohio 7,319 654 55.72
Florida 11,413 640 49.60
Illinois 7,744 632 144.29
Michigan 8,232 513 88.42
Georgia 6,895 449 99.39
Nevada 2,229 389 557.52
Colorado 5,592 327 117.76
Source: RealtyTrac
*RealtyTrac has expanded its coverage in these states since October 2005. The percent increase from that time is actually lower than indicated.