Foreclosure rates are through the roof in these states
According to ATTOM, the nation’s leading property data provider, 35,602 properties recorded foreclosure filings in September 2025, a 20 percent increase year-over-year. Foreclosure starts in March 2026 were up 21 percent from a year earlier.
The states below are ranked by foreclosure rate using ATTOM’s September 2025 data. Rates are expressed as one filing for every X housing units.
The lower the number, the worse the rate.
Florida
Florida recorded one foreclosure filing for every 2,182 housing units in September 2025, with 4,621 total filings out of 10,082,356 units. Top counties: Hardee, Highlands, Osceola.
Delaware
Delaware recorded one filing for every 2,417 housing units, with 541 filings out of 1,307,338 units. Top counties: New Castle, Kent, Sussex.
Nevada
Nevada recorded one filing for every 2,417 housing units in September 2025. Top counties: Lyon, Clark, Churchill.
Indiana
Indiana recorded one filing for every 2,697 housing units, with 1,095 filings out of 2,953,344 units. Top counties: Clinton, Vigo, Pulaski.
South Carolina
South Carolina recorded one filing for every 2,883 housing units, with 833 filings out of 2,401,638 units. Top counties: Lexington, Kershaw, and Allendale.
Illinois
Illinois recorded one filing for every 2,883 housing units, with 1,888 filings out of 5,443,501 units. Top counties: Montgomery, Marshall, Rock Island.
Utah
Utah recorded one filing for every 3,075 housing units, with 388 filings out of 1,193,082 units. Top counties: Iron, Tooele, Box Elder.
Ohio
Ohio recorded one filing for every 3,114 housing units, with 1,693 filings out of 5,271,573 units. Top counties: Huron, Cuyahoga, Highland.
Iowa
Iowa recorded one filing for every 3,222 housing units, with 443 filings out of 1,427,175 units. Top counties: Clay, Hancock, Cedar.
New Jersey
New Jersey recorded one filing for every 3,059 housing units in October 2024, with 1,228 filings out of 3,756,340 units. Top counties: Cumberland, Salem, Sussex.
Wrap up
Ten states, ten warning signs. Overall foreclosure activity remains well below 2008 crisis levels, but the year-over-year trend is pointing in one direction.
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