Alaska

Highest foreclosure rate: Northwest Arctic Borough
Foreclosure rate through Q2 2008: 7.16%
Population: 4,352
Owner-occupied homes: 653
Median home price: N/A
Median household income: $41,458

The 36,000-square-mile borough is located in northwest Alaska, 33 miles north of the Arctic Circle, is the second-largest borough in the state. It has 11 villages, which are not connected by roads. The borough includes the massive Red Dog lead-and-zinc mine, which employs about 450 people.