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US states by homeowner vacancy rate (US), 2025

District of Columbia had the highest homeowner vacancy rate (US) of 51 states in 2025, at 2.3%. Connecticut had the lowest, at 0.2%. The median was 1.1% and the figure for the United States was 1.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest2.3District of Columbia
Lowest0.2Connecticut
Median1.151 states
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Map of states, 2025

Alabama: 1.5 %Alaska: 1 %Arizona: 1.1 %Arkansas: 1.6 %California: 1.1 %Colorado: 1.2 %Connecticut: 0.2 %Delaware: 0.7 %District of Columbia: 2.3 %Florida: 2.2 %Georgia: 1.2 %Hawaii: 1.3 %Idaho: 1.3 %Illinois: 0.8 %Indiana: 1.2 %Iowa: 0.9 %Kansas: 1.2 %Kentucky: 0.6 %Louisiana: 2 %Maine: 0.7 %Maryland: 0.8 %Massachusetts: 0.5 %Michigan: 0.8 %Minnesota: 0.3 %Mississippi: 1.2 %Missouri: 1.3 %Montana: 1.2 %Nebraska: 0.6 %Nevada: 1.2 %New Hampshire: 0.4 %New Jersey: 0.7 %New Mexico: 1.5 %New York: 1.2 %North Carolina: 1.1 %North Dakota: 1.2 %Ohio: 0.9 %Oklahoma: 1.4 %Oregon: 1.2 %Pennsylvania: 1 %Rhode Island: 0.5 %South Carolina: 1.2 %South Dakota: 0.8 %Tennessee: 1.2 %Texas: 1.2 %Utah: 1 %Vermont: 0.4 %Virginia: 1.1 %Washington: 1.4 %West Virginia: 0.8 %Wisconsin: 0.6 %Wyoming: 0.7 %
  • Under 0.6
  • 0.6 to 0.8
  • 0.8 to 1.1
  • 1.1 to 1.2
  • 1.2 to 1.3
  • 1.3 and over
%, 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2025

District of Columbia: 2.3 %District of Columbia2.3Florida: 2.2 %Florida2.2Louisiana: 2 %Louisiana2Arkansas: 1.6 %Arkansas1.6Alabama: 1.5 %Alabama1.5New Mexico: 1.5 %New Mexico1.5Oklahoma: 1.4 %Oklahoma1.4Washington: 1.4 %Washington1.4Hawaii: 1.3 %Hawaii1.3Idaho: 1.3 %Idaho1.3Missouri: 1.3 %Missouri1.3Colorado: 1.2 %Colorado1.2Georgia: 1.2 %Georgia1.2Indiana: 1.2 %Indiana1.2Kansas: 1.2 %Kansas1.2Mississippi: 1.2 %Mississippi1.2Montana: 1.2 %Montana1.2Nevada: 1.2 %Nevada1.2New York: 1.2 %New York1.2North Dakota: 1.2 %North Dakota1.2Oregon: 1.2 %Oregon1.2South Carolina: 1.2 %South Carolina1.2Tennessee: 1.2 %Tennessee1.2Texas: 1.2 %Texas1.2Arizona: 1.1 %Arizona1.1California: 1.1 %California1.1North Carolina: 1.1 %North Carolina1.1Virginia: 1.1 %Virginia1.1Alaska: 1 %Alaska1Pennsylvania: 1 %Pennsylvania1Utah: 1 %Utah1Iowa: 0.9 %Iowa0.9Ohio: 0.9 %Ohio0.9Illinois: 0.8 %Illinois0.8Maryland: 0.8 %Maryland0.8Michigan: 0.8 %Michigan0.8South Dakota: 0.8 %South Dakota0.8West Virginia: 0.8 %West Virginia0.8Delaware: 0.7 %Delaware0.7Maine: 0.7 %Maine0.7New Jersey: 0.7 %New Jersey0.7Wyoming: 0.7 %Wyoming0.7Kentucky: 0.6 %Kentucky0.6Nebraska: 0.6 %Nebraska0.6Wisconsin: 0.6 %Wisconsin0.6Massachusetts: 0.5 %Massachusetts0.5Rhode Island: 0.5 %Rhode Island0.5New Hampshire: 0.4 %New Hampshire0.4Vermont: 0.4 %Vermont0.4Minnesota: 0.3 %Minnesota0.3Connecticut: 0.2 %Connecticut0.2District of Columbia: 2.3 %District of Columbia2.3Florida: 2.2 %Florida2.2Louisiana: 2 %Louisiana2Arkansas: 1.6 %Arkansas1.6Alabama: 1.5 %Alabama1.5New Mexico: 1.5 %New Mexico1.5Oklahoma: 1.4 %Oklahoma1.4Washington: 1.4 %Washington1.4Hawaii: 1.3 %Hawaii1.3Idaho: 1.3 %Idaho1.3Missouri: 1.3 %Missouri1.3Colorado: 1.2 %Colorado1.2Georgia: 1.2 %Georgia1.2Indiana: 1.2 %Indiana1.2Kansas: 1.2 %Kansas1.2Mississippi: 1.2 %Mississippi1.2Montana: 1.2 %Montana1.2Nevada: 1.2 %Nevada1.2New York: 1.2 %New York1.2North Dakota: 1.2 %North Dakota1.2Oregon: 1.2 %Oregon1.2South Carolina: 1.2 %South Carolina1.2Tennessee: 1.2 %Tennessee1.2Texas: 1.2 %Texas1.2Arizona: 1.1 %Arizona1.1California: 1.1 %California1.1North Carolina: 1.1 %North Carolina1.1Virginia: 1.1 %Virginia1.1Alaska: 1 %Alaska1Pennsylvania: 1 %Pennsylvania1Utah: 1 %Utah1Iowa: 0.9 %Iowa0.9Ohio: 0.9 %Ohio0.9Illinois: 0.8 %Illinois0.8Maryland: 0.8 %Maryland0.8Michigan: 0.8 %Michigan0.8South Dakota: 0.8 %South Dakota0.8West Virginia: 0.8 %West Virginia0.8Delaware: 0.7 %Delaware0.7Maine: 0.7 %Maine0.7New Jersey: 0.7 %New Jersey0.7Wyoming: 0.7 %Wyoming0.7Kentucky: 0.6 %Kentucky0.6Nebraska: 0.6 %Nebraska0.6Wisconsin: 0.6 %Wisconsin0.6Massachusetts: 0.5 %Massachusetts0.5Rhode Island: 0.5 %Rhode Island0.5New Hampshire: 0.4 %New Hampshire0.4Vermont: 0.4 %Vermont0.4Minnesota: 0.3 %Minnesota0.3Connecticut: 0.2 %Connecticut0.2
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2025 (%)Change on 2024
1District of Columbia2.3+1.1 pts
2Florida2.2+0.5 pts
3Louisiana2+0.4 pts
4Arkansas1.6+0.5 pts
5Alabama1.5+0.3 pts
5New Mexico1.5+0.3 pts
7Oklahoma1.4+0.3 pts
7Washington1.4+0.3 pts
9Hawaii1.3+0.3 pts
9Idaho1.3+0.5 pts
9Missouri1.3+0.3 pts
12Colorado1.2+0.5 pts
12Georgia1.2+0.3 pts
12Indiana1.2+0.2 pts
12Kansas1.2+0.3 pts
12Mississippi1.2+0.7 pts
12Montana1.2+0.4 pts
12Nevada1.2+0.4 pts
12New York1.2+0.2 pts
12North Dakota1.2-0.3 pts
12Oregon1.2+0.5 pts
12South Carolina1.2+0.1 pts
12Tennessee1.20 pts
12Texas1.2-0.4 pts
25Arizona1.1+0.2 pts
25California1.1+0.3 pts
25North Carolina1.1+0.3 pts
25Virginia1.1+0.2 pts
29Alaska1+0.1 pts
29Pennsylvania1+0.2 pts
29Utah1+0.4 pts
32Iowa0.90 pts
32Ohio0.9+0.3 pts
34Illinois0.80 pts
34Maryland0.8+0.2 pts
34Michigan0.8-0.1 pts
34South Dakota0.8-0.2 pts
34West Virginia0.8-0.1 pts
39Delaware0.7+0.2 pts
39Maine0.7-0.4 pts
39New Jersey0.7+0.2 pts
39Wyoming0.7-0.2 pts
43Kentucky0.6-0.6 pts
43Nebraska0.6-0.2 pts
43Wisconsin0.6+0.1 pts
46Massachusetts0.50 pts
46Rhode Island0.5+0.1 pts
48New Hampshire0.4-0.1 pts
48Vermont0.4-0.1 pts
50Minnesota0.3-0.1 pts
51Connecticut0.2-0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units available for year-round use and offered for sale only as a percentage of the homeowner inventory (owner-occupied units, vacant units for sale only and units sold but not yet occupied). Annual CPS/HVS average for the United States and states. Units offered both for rent and sale are excluded from the numerator.

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_4.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages (US states by homeowner vacancy rate (US), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_4.xlsx

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Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, US states by homeowner vacancy rate (US), 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 28 Apr. 2026, https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_4.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeowner-vacancy-rate/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. US states by homeowner vacancy rate (US), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_4.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeowner-vacancy-rate/us-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, US states by homeowner vacancy rate (US), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_4.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeowner-vacancy-rate/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest homeowner vacancy rate (US)?

District of Columbia, with 2.3% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest homeowner vacancy rate (US)?

Connecticut, with 0.2% in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 4, homeowner vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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