# 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.

## 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.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `rental_vacancy_rate`
- Unit: %
- Note: 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.
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## Latest figures

| Place | Period | % | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2025 | 7.1 | U.S. Census Bureau. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/rental-vacancy-rate/us-states.md) (51 places)