Highest State Foreclosure Rates

Photo: AP Foreclosure filings, defined as a default notice, bank repossession or auction sale notice, were down 3 percent in October from the previous month, but showed a 18.9-percent increase from a year ago, according to RealtyTrac's U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. In October 2009, one in 385 households in the country had received a foreclosure filing. Here's a look at the states with the 10 highest foreclosure rates in October 2009. Updated Nov. 12, 2009 » Read the Story

Salt Lake City, Utah | Photo: AP Rate: One in every 385 households » Read the Story

Baltimore Harbor, Md. Photo: Peter Essick/Aurora/Getty Images Rate: One in every 348 households » Read the Story

Atlanta, Ga. | Photo: Matt Lemmon Rate: One in every 318 households » Read the Story

Detroit, Michigan Rate: One in every 275 households » Read the Story

Chicago skyline shot from the top of the Hancock Tower | Photo: John, jacreative Rate: One in every 263 households » Read the Story

Boise, Idaho. | Photo: John D Rate: One in every 255 households » Read the Story

Phoenix, Ariz. | Photo: Sean Horan Rate: One in every 200 households» Read the Story

Miami, Fla. | Photo: ijoiseyshowaa Rate: One in every 168 households » Read the Story

San Francisco, Calif. |Photo: AP Rate: One in every 156 households » Read the Story

Las Vegas, Nev. | Photo: John Barreiros Rate: One in every 80 households » Read the Story