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Rental vacancy rate (US) in Tennessee

Rental vacancy rate (US) in Tennessee was 8.7% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 51 states in 2025.

20258.7%
Change on 2024+0.5 pts
Rank10th of 51US states ranked
Series high12.82009
Series low4.61993

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Rental vacancy rate (US) in Tennessee, 1986 to 2025

46810121419861992199820042010201620251986: 6 %1987: 7.6 %1988: 7.2 %1989: 9.1 %1990: 9.5 %1991: 8.5 %1992: 6 %1993: 4.6 %1994: 4.6 %1995: 5.4 %1996: 5.4 %1997: 7.2 %1998: 7.4 %1999: 8.2 %2000: 7.1 %2001: 9.5 %2002: 10.4 %2003: 8.3 %2004: 10 %2005: 10.3 %2006: 10.5 %2007: 9.2 %2008: 12.1 %2009: 12.8 %2010: 12.5 %2011: 12 %2012: 11.6 %2013: 8.9 %2014: 8.5 %2015: 7.5 %2016: 7.4 %2017: 7.8 %2018: 8.6 %2019: 10.1 %2020: 8 %2021: 7.3 %2022: 7.3 %2023: 7.8 %2024: 8.2 %2025: 8.7 %
%. Source: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-04-28.
All 40 values
Period%
20258.7
20248.2
20237.8
20227.3
20217.3
20208
201910.1
20188.6
20177.8
20167.4
20157.5
20148.5
20138.9
201211.6
201112
201012.5
200912.8
200812.1
20079.2
200610.5
200510.3
200410
20038.3
200210.4 Series break
20019.5
20007.1
19998.2
19987.4
19977.2
19965.4
19955.4
19944.6
19934.6 Series break
19926
19918.5
19909.5
19899.1 Series break
19887.2
19877.6
19866

Compared with United States

Place2025
Tennessee8.7
United States7.1

Rankings

Definition

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.

How to cite

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.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages (Rental vacancy rate (US), Tennessee, 1986 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx

MLA 9

Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, Rental vacancy rate (US), Tennessee, 1986 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 28 Apr. 2026, https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rental-vacancy-rate/tennessee. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Rental vacancy rate (US), Tennessee, 1986 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rental-vacancy-rate/tennessee.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, Rental vacancy rate (US), Tennessee, 1986 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rental-vacancy-rate/tennessee (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the rental vacancy rate (US) in Tennessee?

Rental vacancy rate (US) in Tennessee was 8.7% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5 pts from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest rental vacancy rate (US) in Tennessee?

12.8% in 2009, the highest value since 1986 in this series.

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