The Current Zombie Foreclosure Rate By State In the U.S. Right Now
In the second quarter of 2026, the zombie foreclosure rate across the United States remained a small portion of properties in the foreclosure process.
Residential Properties Nationwide in the Process of Foreclosure: 245,376
The Zombie Foreclosure rate: 3.4% of residential properties in the foreclosure process were considered “zombie” properties. These are homes that sit vacant while in pre-foreclosure status.
What’s Driving Q2 2026 Zombie Foreclosure Rate?
In the second quarter of 2026, zombie foreclosure activity remained limited relative to total foreclosure volume nationwide. The data shows 8,312 vacant pre-foreclosure properties among 245,376 residential properties in the foreclosure process, with state-level rates varying across the ranking.
Zombie Foreclosure Rate by State – Q2 2026
Below is the complete state-by-state Zombie foreclosure rate for the second quarter of 2026, listing each state’s share of zombie foreclosure properties and the top four counties leading in percentage of total vacant properties.
1. Vermont
Vermont has a Zombie foreclosure rate of 12.5% of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Number 1 County with Zombie foreclosures: Chittenden
2. Kansas
11.3% of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures.
Counties with the most Zombie foreclosures: Wyandotte, Shawnee, Sedgwick, Johnson
3. Iowa
The Zombie foreclosure rate in Iowa is 8.8% of residential properties in Iowa were in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with the most Zombie foreclosures: Black Hawk, Scott, Linn, Polk
4. Wyoming
8.8% of residential properties in Wyoming are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
5. West Virginia
The Zombie foreclosure rate in West Virginia is 7.5% of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures.
County with the highest Zombie foreclosure rate: Kanawha
6. Missouri
The Zombie foreclosure rate in Missouri is 7.3% of residential properties in the process of foreclosure.
Counties with the highest foreclosure rate: Saint Louis City, Saint Louis, Jackson, Greene
7. Oregon
The Zombie foreclosure rate in Oregon is 7.3% of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with the highest foreclosure rate: Multnomah, Jackson, Marion, Lane
8. North Dakota
The Zombie foreclosure rate in South Dakota is 7% of residential properties.
9. Ohio
The Zombie foreclosure rate in Ohio is 6.8% of residential properties are in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest foreclosure rate: Mahoning, Lucas, Cuyahoga, Montgomery
10. Indiana
The Zombie foreclosure rate in Ohio is 6.7% of residential properties.
Counties with the highest foreclosure rate: Lake, Marion, St Joseph, Vanderburgh
11. New Mexico
The Zombie foreclosure rate in Ohio is 6.6% of residential properties in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest foreclosure rate: Santa Fe, Bernalillo, Dona Ana, Sandoval
12. Oklahoma
Oklahoma had 6.4% of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with highest foreclosure rate: Oklahoma, Tulsa, Cleveland, Canadian
13. Maryland
6.4% of residential properties in Maryland are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (127 zombie foreclosures)
Counties witht the highest foreclosure rates: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Prince George’s County, Worcester
14. Alaska
5.9% of residential properties in Alaska are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter
County with the highest number of foreclosures: Anchorage
15. South Dakota
5.3% of residential properties in South Dakota are in the process of foreclosure
County with highest number of foreclosures: Minnehaha
16. Nebraska
4.3% of residential properties in Nebraska are in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest number of foreclosures: Douglas, Lancaster, Sarpy
17. Illinois
4.3% of residential properties in Illinois are the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with the highest foreclosures: Saint Clair, Peoria, Madison, Rock Island
18. Minnesota
4.3% of residential properties in Minnesota are in the process of foreclosure.
Counties with the highest foreclosure rate: Saint Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Olmsted
19. Montana
4.0% of residential properties in Montana are in the process of foreclosure.
County with the highest foreclosure rate: Yellowstone
20. Hawaii
3.9% of residential properties in Hawaii are in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest foreclosure rate: Hawaii, Honolulu, Maui
21. Kentucky
3.9% of residential properties in Kentucky are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with the highest rate of foreclosure activity: Jefferson, Kenton, Fayette
22. Pennsylvania
3.9% of residential properties in Pennsylvania are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with the highest number of foreclosures: Schuylkill, Beaver, Allegheny, Luzerne
23. Colorado
3.8% of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with highest number of foreclosures: Pueblo, Denver, Arapahoe, Boulder
24. Michigan
3.7% of Michigan residential properties are in the process of foreclosure.
Counties with the highest number of foreclosures: Wayne, Genesee, Saginaw, Berrien
25. Washington
3.6% of Washington residential properties are in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest rate of foreclosures: Spokane, Pierce, Yakima, Kitsap
26. Florida
3.6% of Florida residential properties are in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest rate of foreclosures: Pinellas, Sarasota, Collier, Volusia
27. Arkansas
3.6% of residential properties in Arkansas are in the process of foreclosure.
Counties with the highest rate of foreclosures: Pulaski, Washington, Benton
28. Delaware
3.5% of residential properties in Delaware ar in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter
Counties with the highest Zombie foreclosure rates: New Castle, Kent, Sussex
29. Wisconsin
3.3% of residential properties in Wisconsin are in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest rate of foreclosure: Milwaukee, Winnebago, Rock, Racine
30. Tennessee
3.3% of Tennessee residential properties in the process of foreclosure.
Counties with the most foreclosures: Shelby, Hamilton, Sullivan, Montgomery
31. Georgia
3.2% of Georgia residential properties in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest rates of foreclosure: Bibb, Richmond, Muscogee, Clayton
32. Nevada
3.1% of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (47 zombie foreclosures)
Counties with the highest foreclosures: Clark, Washoe
33. New York
3.1% of residential properties in New York are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (1352 zombie foreclosures)
Counties with the highest foreclosure rates: Broome, Niagara, Oneida, Schenectady
34. North Carolina
3.1% of North Carolina residential properties are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with the highest foreclosure rates: Forsyth, Gaston, Cumberland, New Hanover
35. Arizona
3.0% of Arizona residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with highest foreclosures: Pima, Mohave, Maricopa, Yuma
36. Alabama
2.8% of residential properties in Alabama are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with the highest number of foreclosures: Montgomery, Jefferson, Mobile, Tuscaloosa
37. Mississippi
2.8% of residential properties in Mississippi are in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest number of foreclosures: Hinds, Harrison, De Soto
38. Texas
2.7% of Texas residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (201 zombie foreclosures)
Counties with the highest foreclosure filings: Jefferson, Lubbock, Galveston, Nueces
39. Idaho
2.6% of Idaho residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with the highest number of foreclosure filings: Ada, Kootenai, Canyon
40. Maine
2.6% of Maine residential properties are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter
Counties with the highest number of foreclosure filings: Penobscot, York, Cumberland
41. South Carolina
2.3% of residential properties in South Carolina are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (150 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Beaufort, Horry, Anderson, Aiken
42. Connecticut
2.2% of residential properties in Connecticut are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter
Areas with the highest rate of foreclosure filings: Southeastern Connecticut, South Central Connecticut, Naugatuck Valley, Greater Bridgeport
43. California
2.2% of residential properties in California were in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter
Counties with the highest rate of foreclosures: Riverside, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, San Diego
44. Louisiana
2.1% of residential properties in Lousiana are in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter
Counties with the highest rate of foreclosures: Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Orleans
45. Virginia
2.0% of Virginia residential properties in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest rate of foreclosures: Richmond City, Norfolk City, Virginia Beach City, Arlington
46. Massachusetts
1.8% of Massachusetts residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the second quarter.
Counties with the highest rate of foreclosures: Barnstable, Berkshire, Suffolk, Essex
47. Utah
1.8% of Utah residential properties are in the process of foreclosure.
Counties with the highest rate of foreclosures: Washington, Salt Lake, Weber, Utah
48. Rhode Island
1% of residential properties in Rhode Island are in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest rate of foreclosures: Washington, Kent, Providence
49. New Hampshire
1% of residential properties in New Hampshire are in the process of foreclosure
Counties with highest number of foreclosures: Rockingham, Hillsborough
50. New Jersey
0.8% of residential properties in New Jersey are in the process of foreclosure
Counties with the highest number of foreclosure filings: Cape May, Middlesex, Atlantic, Essex
Conclusion
Zombie foreclosures remain a small share of overall foreclosure activity nationwide in Q2 2026. States at the top of the ranking posted higher zombie foreclosure rates relative to others, though overall levels remained limited compared with total foreclosure activity.
For full details, explore ATTOM’s Q2 2026 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report to examine state, MSA, county, and zip code level data.
