Zombie Foreclosure Rates by State – Q4 2026
Industry Update
October 30, 2026
Source: ATTOM
What Is the Current Percentage of Zombie Foreclosures in the U.S.?
In the fourth quarter of 2026, the share of zombie foreclosures across the United States remained a small portion of properties in the foreclosure process.
Residential Properties Nationwide in the Process of Foreclosure: 269,195
Percentage of Zombie Foreclosures: 3.0 percent of residential properties in the foreclosure process were considered “zombie” properties – homes that sit vacant while in pre-foreclosure status.
What’s Driving Q4 2026 Zombie Foreclosure Trends?
Zombie foreclosure activity remained limited relative to total foreclosure volume nationwide in Q4 2026. The data reveals that nationally 8,040 pre-foreclosure properties were vacant among 269,195 residential properties in the foreclosure process. Individual state-level rates varied with Kansas leading the nation with the highest percentage of zombie foreclosures.
Zombie Foreclosure Rates by State – Q4 2026
The complete state-by-state ranking for the fourth quarter of 2026 is listed below, including each state’s share of zombie foreclosure properties and the top four counties with the highest percentage of total vacant properties.
2.7 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the third quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (78 zombie foreclosures)
- Kansas
10.0 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (68 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Shawnee, Wyandotte, Sedgwick, Johnson
- Vermont
9.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (1 zombie foreclosure)
Counties: Chittenden
- Maryland
8.3 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (180 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Baltimore City, Baltimore, Prince George’s County, Worcester
- Iowa
7.8 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (117 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Black Hawk, Scott, Linn, Polk
- Indiana
7.2 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (350 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Lake, St Joseph, Marion, Vanderburgh
- New Mexico
6.9 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (45 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Santa Fe, Bernalillo, Dona Ana, Sandoval
- Oregon
6.9 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (51 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Multnomah, Jackson, Marion, Lane
- Maine
6.2 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (40 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Penobscot, York, Cumberland
- Ohio
6.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (614 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Mahoning, Lucas, Montgomery, Trumbull
- Oklahoma
6.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (82 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Oklahoma, Tulsa, Cleveland, Canadian
- South Dakota
6.0 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (5 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Minnehaha
- Missouri
5.8 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (30 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Saint Louis City, Saint Louis, Jackson, Greene
- Montana
5.2 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (10 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Yellowstone
- Wyoming
4.8 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (6 zombie foreclosures)
Counties:
- Nebraska
4.8 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (15 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Douglas, Lancaster, Sarpy
- Kentucky
4.5 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (53 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Jefferson, Fayette, Kenton
- Illinois
4.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (687 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Saint Clair, Peoria, Madison, Rock Island
- Colorado
4.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (108 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Pueblo, Denver, Arapahoe, El Paso
- North Dakota
4.0 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (6 zombie foreclosures)
Counties:
- Washington
3.9 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (57 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Spokane, Yakima, Pierce, Whatcom
- Pennsylvania
3.8 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (252 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Beaver, Schuylkill, Allegheny, Philadelphia
- Wisconsin
3.7 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (52 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Milwaukee, Winnebago, Rock, Racine
- Michigan
3.4 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (82 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Wayne, Genesee, Saginaw, Berrien
- North Carolina
3.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (129 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Cumberland, Gaston, Forsyth, Guilford
- New York
3.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (1,432 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Broome, Niagara, Oneida, Erie
- Mississippi
2.9 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (11 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Hinds, Harrison, De Soto
- Florida
2.8 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (2,220 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Pinellas, Sarasota, Volusia, Brevard
- Alabama
2.7 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (35 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Montgomery, Jefferson, Mobile, Tuscaloosa
- West Virginia
2.6 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (2 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Kanawha
- Arizona
2.5 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (56 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Pima, Mohave, Maricopa, Yuma
- Louisiana
2.4 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (39 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Caddo, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge, Orleans
- Nevada
2.4 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (43 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Clark, Washoe
- Georgia
2.3 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (84 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Bibb, Richmond, Muscogee, Clayton
- Minnesota
2.3 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (40 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Saint Louis, Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka
- Rhode Island
2.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (2 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Washington, Kent, Providence
- Arkansas
2.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (10 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Pulaski, Washington, Benton
- Connecticut
2.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (11 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Southeastern Connecticut, South Central Connecticut, Greater Bridgeport, Lower Connecticut River Valley
- Texas
2.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (192 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Jefferson, Galveston, Nueces, Lubbock
- South Carolina
2.1 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (141 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Beaufort, Anderson, Aiken, Richland
- Delaware
2.0 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (12 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: New Castle, Kent, Sussex
- Massachusetts
1.9 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (55 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Barnstable, Berkshire, Hampden, Essex
- Utah
1.8 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (30 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Washington, Weber, Salt Lake, Utah
- Tennessee
1.7 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (26 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Shelby, Hamilton, Sullivan, Montgomery
- Hawaii
1.7 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (36 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Honolulu, Hawaii, Maui
- Virginia
1.7 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (27 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Richmond City, Norfolk City, Virginia Beach City, Arlington
- California
1.7 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (267 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Riverside, Los Angeles, Kern, San Luis Obispo
- Alaska
1.5 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (3 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Anchorage
- Idaho
1.4 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (7 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Ada, Kootenai, Canyon
- New Jersey
0.8 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (213 zombie foreclosures)
Counties: Cape May, Essex, Bergen, Atlantic
- New Hampshire
0.5 percent of residential properties in the process of foreclosure during the fourth quarter were vacant or zombie foreclosures (1 zombie foreclosure)
Counties: Rockingham, Hillsborough
Conclusion
Zombie foreclosures continue the trend of accounting for a small share of overall foreclosure activity nationwide in Q4 2026. States at the top of the ranking posted higher zombie foreclosure rates relative to others, though overall levels remained low compared with total foreclosure activity.
For full report, please click the source link above.