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US states by homeowner vacancy rate (US)

Alaska had the highest homeowner vacancy rate (US) of 51 states in 2020, at 1.9%. Utah had the lowest, at 0.4%. The median was 1% and the figure for the United States was 1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1.9Alaska
Lowest0.4Utah
Median151 states
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Map of states, 2020

Alabama: 1.1 %Alaska: 1.9 %Arizona: 0.8 %Arkansas: 1.4 %California: 0.7 %Colorado: 0.6 %Connecticut: 0.6 %Delaware: 0.9 %District of Columbia: 1.4 %Florida: 1.5 %Georgia: 1 %Hawaii: 1.3 %Idaho: 0.8 %Illinois: 1.3 %Indiana: 0.8 %Iowa: 0.7 %Kansas: 1.2 %Kentucky: 1.2 %Louisiana: 1.9 %Maine: 1.2 %Maryland: 0.9 %Massachusetts: 0.5 %Michigan: 1.1 %Minnesota: 0.6 %Mississippi: 1.3 %Missouri: 0.9 %Montana: 1.3 %Nebraska: 0.7 %Nevada: 1.1 %New Hampshire: 0.5 %New Jersey: 1.1 %New Mexico: 1.3 %New York: 1.3 %North Carolina: 0.9 %North Dakota: 1.3 %Ohio: 0.7 %Oklahoma: 1.1 %Oregon: 0.9 %Pennsylvania: 1 %Rhode Island: 1.1 %South Carolina: 0.8 %South Dakota: 1.1 %Tennessee: 0.9 %Texas: 1.1 %Utah: 0.4 %Vermont: 0.7 %Virginia: 0.6 %Washington: 0.8 %West Virginia: 1.1 %Wisconsin: 0.5 %Wyoming: 1.3 %
  • Under 0.7
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Alaska: 1.9 %Alaska1.9Louisiana: 1.9 %Louisiana1.9Florida: 1.5 %Florida1.5Arkansas: 1.4 %Arkansas1.4District of Columbia: 1.4 %District of Columbia1.4Hawaii: 1.3 %Hawaii1.3Illinois: 1.3 %Illinois1.3Mississippi: 1.3 %Mississippi1.3Montana: 1.3 %Montana1.3New Mexico: 1.3 %New Mexico1.3New York: 1.3 %New York1.3North Dakota: 1.3 %North Dakota1.3Wyoming: 1.3 %Wyoming1.3Kansas: 1.2 %Kansas1.2Kentucky: 1.2 %Kentucky1.2Maine: 1.2 %Maine1.2Alabama: 1.1 %Alabama1.1Michigan: 1.1 %Michigan1.1Nevada: 1.1 %Nevada1.1New Jersey: 1.1 %New Jersey1.1Oklahoma: 1.1 %Oklahoma1.1Rhode Island: 1.1 %Rhode Island1.1South Dakota: 1.1 %South Dakota1.1Texas: 1.1 %Texas1.1West Virginia: 1.1 %West Virginia1.1Georgia: 1 %Georgia1Pennsylvania: 1 %Pennsylvania1Delaware: 0.9 %Delaware0.9Maryland: 0.9 %Maryland0.9Missouri: 0.9 %Missouri0.9North Carolina: 0.9 %North Carolina0.9Oregon: 0.9 %Oregon0.9Tennessee: 0.9 %Tennessee0.9Arizona: 0.8 %Arizona0.8Idaho: 0.8 %Idaho0.8Indiana: 0.8 %Indiana0.8South Carolina: 0.8 %South Carolina0.8Washington: 0.8 %Washington0.8California: 0.7 %California0.7Iowa: 0.7 %Iowa0.7Nebraska: 0.7 %Nebraska0.7Ohio: 0.7 %Ohio0.7Vermont: 0.7 %Vermont0.7Colorado: 0.6 %Colorado0.6Connecticut: 0.6 %Connecticut0.6Minnesota: 0.6 %Minnesota0.6Virginia: 0.6 %Virginia0.6Massachusetts: 0.5 %Massachusetts0.5New Hampshire: 0.5 %New Hampshire0.5Wisconsin: 0.5 %Wisconsin0.5Utah: 0.4 %Utah0.4Alaska: 1.9 %Alaska1.9Louisiana: 1.9 %Louisiana1.9Florida: 1.5 %Florida1.5Arkansas: 1.4 %Arkansas1.4District of Columbia: 1.4 %District of Columbia1.4Hawaii: 1.3 %Hawaii1.3Illinois: 1.3 %Illinois1.3Mississippi: 1.3 %Mississippi1.3Montana: 1.3 %Montana1.3New Mexico: 1.3 %New Mexico1.3New York: 1.3 %New York1.3North Dakota: 1.3 %North Dakota1.3Wyoming: 1.3 %Wyoming1.3Kansas: 1.2 %Kansas1.2Kentucky: 1.2 %Kentucky1.2Maine: 1.2 %Maine1.2Alabama: 1.1 %Alabama1.1Michigan: 1.1 %Michigan1.1Nevada: 1.1 %Nevada1.1New Jersey: 1.1 %New Jersey1.1Oklahoma: 1.1 %Oklahoma1.1Rhode Island: 1.1 %Rhode Island1.1South Dakota: 1.1 %South Dakota1.1Texas: 1.1 %Texas1.1West Virginia: 1.1 %West Virginia1.1Georgia: 1 %Georgia1Pennsylvania: 1 %Pennsylvania1Delaware: 0.9 %Delaware0.9Maryland: 0.9 %Maryland0.9Missouri: 0.9 %Missouri0.9North Carolina: 0.9 %North Carolina0.9Oregon: 0.9 %Oregon0.9Tennessee: 0.9 %Tennessee0.9Arizona: 0.8 %Arizona0.8Idaho: 0.8 %Idaho0.8Indiana: 0.8 %Indiana0.8South Carolina: 0.8 %South Carolina0.8Washington: 0.8 %Washington0.8California: 0.7 %California0.7Iowa: 0.7 %Iowa0.7Nebraska: 0.7 %Nebraska0.7Ohio: 0.7 %Ohio0.7Vermont: 0.7 %Vermont0.7Colorado: 0.6 %Colorado0.6Connecticut: 0.6 %Connecticut0.6Minnesota: 0.6 %Minnesota0.6Virginia: 0.6 %Virginia0.6Massachusetts: 0.5 %Massachusetts0.5New Hampshire: 0.5 %New Hampshire0.5Wisconsin: 0.5 %Wisconsin0.5Utah: 0.4 %Utah0.4
%. 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

RankStates2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Alaska1.9-0.1 pts
1Louisiana1.9-0.1 pts
3Florida1.5-0.3 pts
4Arkansas1.4-0.6 pts
4District of Columbia1.4+0.2 pts
6Hawaii1.3-0.3 pts
6Illinois1.3-0.1 pts
6Mississippi1.3-0.1 pts
6Montana1.3-0.1 pts
6New Mexico1.3-0.7 pts
6New York1.3-0.2 pts
6North Dakota1.3-1 pts
6Wyoming1.3-0.3 pts
14Kansas1.2-0.1 pts
14Kentucky1.2+0.1 pts
14Maine1.2-0.1 pts
17Alabama1.1-0.8 pts
17Michigan1.10 pts
17Nevada1.1-0.9 pts
17New Jersey1.1-0.3 pts
17Oklahoma1.1-1.3 pts
17Rhode Island1.1-0.1 pts
17South Dakota1.1+0.4 pts
17Texas1.1-0.6 pts
17West Virginia1.1-0.5 pts
26Georgia1-0.8 pts
26Pennsylvania1-0.2 pts
28Delaware0.9-0.4 pts
28Maryland0.9-0.8 pts
28Missouri0.9-0.5 pts
28North Carolina0.9-0.4 pts
28Oregon0.9-0.1 pts
28Tennessee0.9-0.7 pts
34Arizona0.8-0.5 pts
34Idaho0.8-0.4 pts
34Indiana0.8-0.8 pts
34South Carolina0.8-0.5 pts
34Washington0.8-0.1 pts
39California0.7-0.3 pts
39Iowa0.7-0.3 pts
39Nebraska0.7-0.2 pts
39Ohio0.7-0.5 pts
39Vermont0.7-0.6 pts
44Colorado0.6-0.1 pts
44Connecticut0.6-0.6 pts
44Minnesota0.6-0.1 pts
44Virginia0.6-0.8 pts
48Massachusetts0.5-0.4 pts
48New Hampshire0.5-0.3 pts
48Wisconsin0.5-0.4 pts
51Utah0.4-0.5 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.

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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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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), 2020. 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?period=2020. 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), 2020 [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?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Alaska, with 1.9% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Utah, with 0.4% in 2020.

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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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