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US states by homeowner vacancy rate (US)

Florida had the highest homeowner vacancy rate (US) of 51 states in 2024, at 1.7%. Connecticut had the lowest, at 0.3%. The median was 0.9% and the figure for the United States was 1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1.7Florida
Lowest0.3Connecticut
Median0.951 states
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Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 1.2 %Alaska: 0.9 %Arizona: 0.9 %Arkansas: 1.1 %California: 0.8 %Colorado: 0.7 %Connecticut: 0.3 %Delaware: 0.5 %District of Columbia: 1.2 %Florida: 1.7 %Georgia: 0.9 %Hawaii: 1 %Idaho: 0.8 %Illinois: 0.8 %Indiana: 1 %Iowa: 0.9 %Kansas: 0.9 %Kentucky: 1.2 %Louisiana: 1.6 %Maine: 1.1 %Maryland: 0.6 %Massachusetts: 0.5 %Michigan: 0.9 %Minnesota: 0.4 %Mississippi: 0.5 %Missouri: 1 %Montana: 0.8 %Nebraska: 0.8 %Nevada: 0.8 %New Hampshire: 0.5 %New Jersey: 0.5 %New Mexico: 1.2 %New York: 1 %North Carolina: 0.8 %North Dakota: 1.5 %Ohio: 0.6 %Oklahoma: 1.1 %Oregon: 0.7 %Pennsylvania: 0.8 %Rhode Island: 0.4 %South Carolina: 1.1 %South Dakota: 1 %Tennessee: 1.2 %Texas: 1.6 %Utah: 0.6 %Vermont: 0.5 %Virginia: 0.9 %Washington: 1.1 %West Virginia: 0.9 %Wisconsin: 0.5 %Wyoming: 0.9 %
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%, 2024. 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, 2024

Florida: 1.7 %Florida1.7Louisiana: 1.6 %Louisiana1.6Texas: 1.6 %Texas1.6North Dakota: 1.5 %North Dakota1.5Alabama: 1.2 %Alabama1.2District of Columbia: 1.2 %District of Columbia1.2Kentucky: 1.2 %Kentucky1.2New Mexico: 1.2 %New Mexico1.2Tennessee: 1.2 %Tennessee1.2Arkansas: 1.1 %Arkansas1.1Maine: 1.1 %Maine1.1Oklahoma: 1.1 %Oklahoma1.1South Carolina: 1.1 %South Carolina1.1Washington: 1.1 %Washington1.1Hawaii: 1 %Hawaii1Indiana: 1 %Indiana1Missouri: 1 %Missouri1New York: 1 %New York1South Dakota: 1 %South Dakota1Alaska: 0.9 %Alaska0.9Arizona: 0.9 %Arizona0.9Georgia: 0.9 %Georgia0.9Iowa: 0.9 %Iowa0.9Kansas: 0.9 %Kansas0.9Michigan: 0.9 %Michigan0.9Virginia: 0.9 %Virginia0.9West Virginia: 0.9 %West Virginia0.9Wyoming: 0.9 %Wyoming0.9California: 0.8 %California0.8Idaho: 0.8 %Idaho0.8Illinois: 0.8 %Illinois0.8Montana: 0.8 %Montana0.8Nebraska: 0.8 %Nebraska0.8Nevada: 0.8 %Nevada0.8North Carolina: 0.8 %North Carolina0.8Pennsylvania: 0.8 %Pennsylvania0.8Colorado: 0.7 %Colorado0.7Oregon: 0.7 %Oregon0.7Maryland: 0.6 %Maryland0.6Ohio: 0.6 %Ohio0.6Utah: 0.6 %Utah0.6Delaware: 0.5 %Delaware0.5Massachusetts: 0.5 %Massachusetts0.5Mississippi: 0.5 %Mississippi0.5New Hampshire: 0.5 %New Hampshire0.5New Jersey: 0.5 %New Jersey0.5Vermont: 0.5 %Vermont0.5Wisconsin: 0.5 %Wisconsin0.5Minnesota: 0.4 %Minnesota0.4Rhode Island: 0.4 %Rhode Island0.4Connecticut: 0.3 %Connecticut0.3Florida: 1.7 %Florida1.7Louisiana: 1.6 %Louisiana1.6Texas: 1.6 %Texas1.6North Dakota: 1.5 %North Dakota1.5Alabama: 1.2 %Alabama1.2District of Columbia: 1.2 %District of Columbia1.2Kentucky: 1.2 %Kentucky1.2New Mexico: 1.2 %New Mexico1.2Tennessee: 1.2 %Tennessee1.2Arkansas: 1.1 %Arkansas1.1Maine: 1.1 %Maine1.1Oklahoma: 1.1 %Oklahoma1.1South Carolina: 1.1 %South Carolina1.1Washington: 1.1 %Washington1.1Hawaii: 1 %Hawaii1Indiana: 1 %Indiana1Missouri: 1 %Missouri1New York: 1 %New York1South Dakota: 1 %South Dakota1Alaska: 0.9 %Alaska0.9Arizona: 0.9 %Arizona0.9Georgia: 0.9 %Georgia0.9Iowa: 0.9 %Iowa0.9Kansas: 0.9 %Kansas0.9Michigan: 0.9 %Michigan0.9Virginia: 0.9 %Virginia0.9West Virginia: 0.9 %West Virginia0.9Wyoming: 0.9 %Wyoming0.9California: 0.8 %California0.8Idaho: 0.8 %Idaho0.8Illinois: 0.8 %Illinois0.8Montana: 0.8 %Montana0.8Nebraska: 0.8 %Nebraska0.8Nevada: 0.8 %Nevada0.8North Carolina: 0.8 %North Carolina0.8Pennsylvania: 0.8 %Pennsylvania0.8Colorado: 0.7 %Colorado0.7Oregon: 0.7 %Oregon0.7Maryland: 0.6 %Maryland0.6Ohio: 0.6 %Ohio0.6Utah: 0.6 %Utah0.6Delaware: 0.5 %Delaware0.5Massachusetts: 0.5 %Massachusetts0.5Mississippi: 0.5 %Mississippi0.5New Hampshire: 0.5 %New Hampshire0.5New Jersey: 0.5 %New Jersey0.5Vermont: 0.5 %Vermont0.5Wisconsin: 0.5 %Wisconsin0.5Minnesota: 0.4 %Minnesota0.4Rhode Island: 0.4 %Rhode Island0.4Connecticut: 0.3 %Connecticut0.3
%. 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

RankStates2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Florida1.7+0.7 pts
2Louisiana1.6+0.1 pts
2Texas1.6+0.3 pts
4North Dakota1.5+0.8 pts
5Alabama1.2+0.3 pts
5District of Columbia1.2+0.1 pts
5Kentucky1.2+0.7 pts
5New Mexico1.2+0.3 pts
5Tennessee1.2+0.3 pts
10Arkansas1.1-0.1 pts
10Maine1.1+0.4 pts
10Oklahoma1.1-0.2 pts
10South Carolina1.1+0.5 pts
10Washington1.1+0.4 pts
15Hawaii1+0.3 pts
15Indiana1+0.2 pts
15Missouri1+0.2 pts
15New York10 pts
15South Dakota1+0.1 pts
20Alaska0.9+0.2 pts
20Arizona0.90 pts
20Georgia0.9-0.2 pts
20Iowa0.9+0.1 pts
20Kansas0.9-0.2 pts
20Michigan0.9+0.2 pts
20Virginia0.9+0.3 pts
20West Virginia0.90 pts
20Wyoming0.90 pts
29California0.8+0.1 pts
29Idaho0.8+0.1 pts
29Illinois0.8+0.2 pts
29Montana0.80 pts
29Nebraska0.8+0.2 pts
29Nevada0.8-0.2 pts
29North Carolina0.8+0.3 pts
29Pennsylvania0.8+0.1 pts
37Colorado0.7-0.2 pts
37Oregon0.7-0.1 pts
39Maryland0.6+0.1 pts
39Ohio0.60 pts
39Utah0.6-0.1 pts
42Delaware0.5+0.1 pts
42Massachusetts0.5+0.1 pts
42Mississippi0.5-0.3 pts
42New Hampshire0.5+0.2 pts
42New Jersey0.5-0.1 pts
42Vermont0.5+0.2 pts
42Wisconsin0.50 pts
49Minnesota0.4-0.2 pts
49Rhode Island0.4+0.1 pts
51Connecticut0.3-0.4 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), 2024) [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), 2024. 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=2024. 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), 2024. 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?period=2024.

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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), 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Florida, with 1.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Connecticut, with 0.3% in 2024.

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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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