The 10 States Crushed By Foreclosures

The U.S. property market witnessed a massive drop in foreclosure rates in 2011, with filings dipping to their lowest level since 2007.

But monthly data revealed some interesting trends. While foreclosure filings in California and Arizona eased, there was a spike in Delaware's foreclosure filings.

There were 205,024 foreclosure filings on U.S. properties in December, down 9% from November, and a whopping 20% from a year ago, according to RealtyTrac.




Nevada
1 in every 177 homes received a foreclosure filing in December 2011
Total properties with foreclosure filings: 6,416

California
1 in every 254 homes received a foreclosure filing in December 2011
Total properties with foreclosure filings: 52.808

Michigan
1 in every 346 homes received a foreclosure filing in December 2011
Total properties with foreclosure filings: 13,128

Arizona
1 in every 357 homes received a foreclosure filing in December 2011
Total properties with foreclosure filings: 7,706

Florida
1 in every 360 homes received a foreclosure filing in December 2011
Total properties with foreclosure filings: 24,576

Georgia 
1 in every 381 homes received a foreclosure filing in December 2011
Total properties with foreclosure filings: 10,657

Illinois 
1 in every 419 homes received a foreclosure filing in December 2011
Total properties with foreclosure filings: 12,639

Delaware
1 in every 485 homes received a foreclosure filing in December 2011
Total properties with foreclosure filings: 817

Utath 
1 in every 548 homes received a foreclosure filing in December 2011
Total properties with foreclosure filings: 1,739

Ohio
1 in every 583 homes received a foreclosure filing in December 2011
Total properties with foreclosure filings: 8,738

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