The 12 States That Are Still Getting Buried Under Foreclosures

180,817 homes received foreclosure filings in November, down 3 percent from the previous month, and 19 percent from a year ago, according to RealtyTrac's foreclosure report.

The drop in foreclosure activity was largely driven by a drop in foreclosure starts - the pace at which mortgages enter the foreclosure process - which were down 13 percent on the month.

Despite this many states continue to experience a high foreclosure rate. We highlighted the 12 states with the highest number of foreclosures and included the total foreclosure filings, foreclosure starts, and the increase or decrease in foreclosure rate.

Note: Rankings are based on the foreclosure rate, not total foreclosure filings. Foreclosure rate is defined as a foreclosure filing for 1 in every x homes.

Wisconsin

1 in every 765 homes received a foreclosure filing in November 2012

Foreclosure properties: 3,431

Foreclosure starts: 1,097

November 2012 foreclosure filings were down 21.70 percent from a year ago

Source: RealtyTrac

Washington

1 in every 756 homes received a foreclosure filing in November 2012

Foreclosure properties: 3,816

Foreclosure starts: 2,779

November 2012 foreclosure filings were up 45.37 percent from a year ago

Source: RealtyTrac

Indiana

1 in every 684 homes received a foreclosure filing in November 2012

Foreclosure properties: 4,085

Foreclosure starts: 841

November 2012 foreclosure filings were up 31.14 percent from a year ago

Source: RealtyTrac

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