| Here is a list of the top 20 states with the highest foreclosure rates in the first half of this year. The ratio shows, for example, that one out of every 21 households in Nevada received a foreclosure notice during the six-month period. Also highlighted: The number of properties that received notices. |
| Rate rank State Ratio of foreclosures to households in state Total properties with filings |
| 1 Nevada 1:21 52,217 |
| 2 Arizona 1:36 77,525 |
| 3 California 1:51 263,500 |
| 4 Utah 1:61 15,691 |
| 5 Georgia 1:67 60,870 |
| 6 Idaho 1:67 9,623 |
| 7 Michigan 1:74 61,005 |
| 8 Florida 1:78 113,631 |
| 9 Colorado 1:84 25,744 |
| 10 Illinois 1:87 60,636 |
| 11 Oregon 1:114 14,395 |
| 12 Ohio 1:115 44,419 |
| 13 Hawaii 1:115 4,481 |
| 14 Wisconsin 1:120 51,587 |
| 15 Washington 1:126 22,388 |
| 16 South Carolina 1:132 15,780 |
| 17 Arkansas 1:135 9,727 |
| 18 Delaware 1:139 2,857 |
| 19 Rhode Island 1:146 3,095 |
| 20 Minnesota 1:159 14,659 |
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| SOURCE: RealtyTrac |
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