Rental vacancy rate (US)
Vacant housing units available for year-round use and offered for rent as a percentage of the rental inventory (renter-occupied units, vacant units for rent and units rented but not yet occupied). Annual CPS/HVS average for the United States and states. Seasonal and other off-market vacancies are excluded.
Annual CPS/HVS survey estimates, distinct from ACS five-year estimates. State figures have sampling uncertainty, so a small change need not be statistically significant. Revised columns published on a new basis replace the original year and are marked as series breaks. Pandemic restrictions changed interviewing in 2020 and 2021, affecting comparability. The 2025 average covers 11 months: October was not collected during the lapse in federal funding, increasing uncertainty.
Key facts
- Rental vacancy rate (US) in the United States was 7.1% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Louisiana had the highest rental vacancy rate (US) of 51 states in 2025, at 11.1%, and Maine the lowest, at 2.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Published for 52 places, with figures from 1986 to 2025.
Rankings
US states by rental vacancy rate (US), 2025
Places with data
Countries
Regions and states
- California
- Texas
- Florida
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Michigan
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arkansas
- Arizona
- Connecticut
- Colorado
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest rental vacancy rate (US)? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"rental_vacancy_rate","level":"region","within":"United States"}
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