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US states by homeownership rate, annual survey average (US)

West Virginia had the highest homeownership rate, annual survey average (US) of 51 states in 2017, at 75.1%. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 40.3%. The median was 66.6% and the figure for the United States was 63.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.1West Virginia
Lowest40.3District of Columbia
Median66.651 states
United States63.9History

Map of states, 2017

Alabama: 70 %Alaska: 65.5 %Arizona: 64.4 %Arkansas: 65 %California: 54.4 %Colorado: 63.7 %Connecticut: 66.1 %Delaware: 70 %District of Columbia: 40.3 %Florida: 64.1 %Georgia: 62.8 %Hawaii: 55.9 %Idaho: 69.9 %Illinois: 65.4 %Indiana: 70 %Iowa: 70 %Kansas: 66 %Kentucky: 70.1 %Louisiana: 66.1 %Maine: 71 %Maryland: 66.9 %Massachusetts: 60 %Michigan: 72.9 %Minnesota: 72.7 %Mississippi: 71 %Missouri: 67.6 %Montana: 67.6 %Nebraska: 66.1 %Nevada: 55 %New Hampshire: 71.6 %New Jersey: 64.1 %New Mexico: 66.6 %New York: 51.1 %North Carolina: 66.3 %North Dakota: 62.6 %Ohio: 66 %Oklahoma: 68.9 %Oregon: 61.8 %Pennsylvania: 68.6 %Rhode Island: 56.6 %South Carolina: 72.8 %South Dakota: 67.8 %Tennessee: 67.2 %Texas: 61.7 %Utah: 71 %Vermont: 71.1 %Virginia: 67.5 %Washington: 63.6 %West Virginia: 75.1 %Wisconsin: 68 %Wyoming: 70.4 %
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%, 2017. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 15, homeownership rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2017

West Virginia: 75.1 %West Virginia75.1Michigan: 72.9 %Michigan72.9South Carolina: 72.8 %South Carolina72.8Minnesota: 72.7 %Minnesota72.7New Hampshire: 71.6 %New Hampshire71.6Vermont: 71.1 %Vermont71.1Maine: 71 %Maine71Mississippi: 71 %Mississippi71Utah: 71 %Utah71Wyoming: 70.4 %Wyoming70.4Kentucky: 70.1 %Kentucky70.1Alabama: 70 %Alabama70Delaware: 70 %Delaware70Indiana: 70 %Indiana70Iowa: 70 %Iowa70Idaho: 69.9 %Idaho69.9Oklahoma: 68.9 %Oklahoma68.9Pennsylvania: 68.6 %Pennsylvania68.6Wisconsin: 68 %Wisconsin68South Dakota: 67.8 %South Dakota67.8Missouri: 67.6 %Missouri67.6Montana: 67.6 %Montana67.6Virginia: 67.5 %Virginia67.5Tennessee: 67.2 %Tennessee67.2Maryland: 66.9 %Maryland66.9New Mexico: 66.6 %New Mexico66.6North Carolina: 66.3 %North Carolina66.3Connecticut: 66.1 %Connecticut66.1Louisiana: 66.1 %Louisiana66.1Nebraska: 66.1 %Nebraska66.1Kansas: 66 %Kansas66Ohio: 66 %Ohio66Alaska: 65.5 %Alaska65.5Illinois: 65.4 %Illinois65.4Arkansas: 65 %Arkansas65Arizona: 64.4 %Arizona64.4Florida: 64.1 %Florida64.1New Jersey: 64.1 %New Jersey64.1Colorado: 63.7 %Colorado63.7Washington: 63.6 %Washington63.6Georgia: 62.8 %Georgia62.8North Dakota: 62.6 %North Dakota62.6Oregon: 61.8 %Oregon61.8Texas: 61.7 %Texas61.7Massachusetts: 60 %Massachusetts60Rhode Island: 56.6 %Rhode Island56.6Hawaii: 55.9 %Hawaii55.9Nevada: 55 %Nevada55California: 54.4 %California54.4New York: 51.1 %New York51.1District of Columbia: 40.3 %District of Columbia40.3West Virginia: 75.1 %West Virginia75.1Michigan: 72.9 %Michigan72.9South Carolina: 72.8 %South Carolina72.8Minnesota: 72.7 %Minnesota72.7New Hampshire: 71.6 %New Hampshire71.6Vermont: 71.1 %Vermont71.1Maine: 71 %Maine71Mississippi: 71 %Mississippi71Utah: 71 %Utah71Wyoming: 70.4 %Wyoming70.4Kentucky: 70.1 %Kentucky70.1Alabama: 70 %Alabama70Delaware: 70 %Delaware70Indiana: 70 %Indiana70Iowa: 70 %Iowa70Idaho: 69.9 %Idaho69.9Oklahoma: 68.9 %Oklahoma68.9Pennsylvania: 68.6 %Pennsylvania68.6Wisconsin: 68 %Wisconsin68South Dakota: 67.8 %South Dakota67.8Missouri: 67.6 %Missouri67.6Montana: 67.6 %Montana67.6Virginia: 67.5 %Virginia67.5Tennessee: 67.2 %Tennessee67.2Maryland: 66.9 %Maryland66.9New Mexico: 66.6 %New Mexico66.6North Carolina: 66.3 %North Carolina66.3Connecticut: 66.1 %Connecticut66.1Louisiana: 66.1 %Louisiana66.1Nebraska: 66.1 %Nebraska66.1Kansas: 66 %Kansas66Ohio: 66 %Ohio66Alaska: 65.5 %Alaska65.5Illinois: 65.4 %Illinois65.4Arkansas: 65 %Arkansas65Arizona: 64.4 %Arizona64.4Florida: 64.1 %Florida64.1New Jersey: 64.1 %New Jersey64.1Colorado: 63.7 %Colorado63.7Washington: 63.6 %Washington63.6Georgia: 62.8 %Georgia62.8North Dakota: 62.6 %North Dakota62.6Oregon: 61.8 %Oregon61.8Texas: 61.7 %Texas61.7Massachusetts: 60 %Massachusetts60Rhode Island: 56.6 %Rhode Island56.6Hawaii: 55.9 %Hawaii55.9Nevada: 55 %Nevada55California: 54.4 %California54.4New York: 51.1 %New York51.1District of Columbia: 40.3 %District of Columbia40.3
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 15, homeownership rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2017 (%)Change on 2016
1West Virginia75.1+0.3 pts
2Michigan72.9+0.1 pts
3South Carolina72.8+3.9 pts
4Minnesota72.7+0.3 pts
5New Hampshire71.6-0.2 pts
6Vermont71.1-0.2 pts
7Maine71-1.6 pts
7Mississippi71+1.3 pts
7Utah71-0.3 pts
10Wyoming70.4+0.2 pts
11Kentucky70.1+2.2 pts
12Alabama70+0.3 pts
12Delaware70-3 pts
12Indiana70-0.9 pts
12Iowa700 pts
16Idaho69.9-0.6 pts
17Oklahoma68.9+2.1 pts
18Pennsylvania68.6+0.1 pts
19Wisconsin68+0.3 pts
20South Dakota67.8-1.6 pts
21Missouri67.6+0.9 pts
21Montana67.6+0.5 pts
23Virginia67.5+1.2 pts
24Tennessee67.2+0.8 pts
25Maryland66.9+0.4 pts
26New Mexico66.6-0.8 pts
27North Carolina66.3+0.6 pts
28Connecticut66.1+1.9 pts
28Louisiana66.1+1.9 pts
28Nebraska66.1-1.9 pts
31Kansas66-1.1 pts
31Ohio66-0.1 pts
33Alaska65.5+0.3 pts
34Illinois65.4+0.1 pts
35Arkansas65-2.6 pts
36Arizona64.4+2.5 pts
37Florida64.1-0.2 pts
37New Jersey64.1+1.9 pts
39Colorado63.7+1.3 pts
40Washington63.6+2 pts
41Georgia62.8+0.5 pts
42North Dakota62.6+1.2 pts
43Oregon61.8-0.8 pts
44Texas61.7+0.2 pts
45Massachusetts60+0.3 pts
46Rhode Island56.6+0.3 pts
47Hawaii55.9-1.8 pts
48Nevada55+0.5 pts
49California54.4+0.6 pts
50New York51.1-0.4 pts
51District of Columbia40.3-0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Owner households as a percentage of all households (occupied housing units), annual average of the Current Population Survey/Housing Vacancy Survey (CPS/HVS) of the U.S. Census Bureau. United States and states.

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 15, homeownership rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_15.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 15, homeownership rates by state, United States and states, annual averages (US states by homeownership rate, annual survey average (US), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_15.xlsx

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Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 15, homeownership rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, US states by homeownership rate, annual survey average (US), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 28 Apr. 2026, https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_15.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate-annual-survey/us-states?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 15, homeownership rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. US states by homeownership rate, annual survey average (US), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_15.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate-annual-survey/us-states?period=2017.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 15, homeownership rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, US states by homeownership rate, annual survey average (US), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_15.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/homeownership-rate-annual-survey/us-states?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest homeownership rate, annual survey average (US)?

West Virginia, with 75.1% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest homeownership rate, annual survey average (US)?

District of Columbia, with 40.3% in 2017.

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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 15, homeownership rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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