North Carolina Tax Foreclosure Statistics

Right now

Counted as of October 2, 2026 — statewide, across every county Tax Foreclosures NC tracks:

Medians are taken over the listings that state the figure; every count is as of the date shown.

Most active counties right now

Counties with their own guide are linked — the guide carries the same live count.

Most listings on record

Tax Foreclosures NC has 1,548 tax-foreclosure listings on record across 92 North Carolina counties as of October 2, 2026. Records here begin on April 21, 2026; these are running totals since then, not an annual rate.

New listings by month

The first month of these records is left out: it holds everything that was already listed when the records begin, so it would not be new. The current month is counted to date.

How these numbers are counted

• Active listing — a tax-foreclosure listing that appears in the current day's data and is not a finished auction — the same rule behind every county guide's live count. Listings marked redeemed, postponed or stayed stay in the count until they leave the day's data.
• Open upset-bid window — any listing in the current day's data whose upset-bid deadline is the as-of date or later, including a sale that has been held and is awaiting confirmation. North Carolina keeps bidding open for ten days after a sale, and each raised bid restarts the clock. How upset bids work →
• Sale date in the next thirty days — an active listing whose sale date falls within the thirty days after the as-of date, not counting listings marked redeemed. A sale can still be postponed or stayed after it is counted.
• Median bids — the median opening bid is taken over active listings that state one; the median current high bid is taken over every listing in an open upset-bid window. Medians, not averages, so one unusual property cannot skew the figure.
• On record — running totals of every listing in these records since they begin (the start date is stated above), with municipal tax sales counted under their county. They are counts of what we track, not an official tally; the county and the court file govern.
• Coverage — 90+ North Carolina counties to date. How many of them have something active changes from day to day.

Frequently asked

How many tax foreclosure listings are there in North Carolina right now?

Tax Foreclosures NC is tracking 486 active tax-foreclosure listings across 75 North Carolina counties as of October 2, 2026, and the figure updates daily.

Which North Carolina counties have the most tax foreclosures?

By active listings as of October 2, 2026, the busiest counties are Harnett, Caldwell and Rowan. Over the full record, Guilford, Mecklenburg and Cumberland have had the most listings.

How often are these statistics updated?

Daily, after the day's listings are refreshed. Every figure on the page is stated with the date it was counted.

Can I quote these figures?

Yes — quote any figure on this page with credit to Tax Foreclosures NC and a link back to it. The listing-level data behind the numbers is available to subscribers.

Looking for one county? The county guides explain how sales work locally and carry a live count each. New to tax foreclosures? Start with how it works, step by step →