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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 2021, at 79%. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 42.3%. The median was 68.3% and the figure for the United States was 65.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest79West Virginia
Lowest42.3District of Columbia
Median68.351 states
United States65.5History

Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 73.4 %Alaska: 64 %Arizona: 65.2 %Arkansas: 66.1 %California: 54.2 %Colorado: 65.9 %Connecticut: 66.1 %Delaware: 73.5 %District of Columbia: 42.3 %Florida: 67.2 %Georgia: 64 %Hawaii: 58.1 %Idaho: 71 %Illinois: 68.3 %Indiana: 73 %Iowa: 72.1 %Kansas: 69.3 %Kentucky: 72.1 %Louisiana: 68.9 %Maine: 75.9 %Maryland: 69.7 %Massachusetts: 62 %Michigan: 73 %Minnesota: 75.6 %Mississippi: 71.3 %Missouri: 72.8 %Montana: 68.1 %Nebraska: 68.4 %Nevada: 60.5 %New Hampshire: 74 %New Jersey: 62.7 %New Mexico: 69 %New York: 53.6 %North Carolina: 65.8 %North Dakota: 63.5 %Ohio: 67.4 %Oklahoma: 67 %Oregon: 65.8 %Pennsylvania: 70.2 %Rhode Island: 62.8 %South Carolina: 73.2 %South Dakota: 71.1 %Tennessee: 67.7 %Texas: 64.1 %Utah: 68.8 %Vermont: 73.9 %Virginia: 68 %Washington: 63.4 %West Virginia: 79 %Wisconsin: 68.3 %Wyoming: 72.1 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

West Virginia: 79 %West Virginia79Maine: 75.9 %Maine75.9Minnesota: 75.6 %Minnesota75.6New Hampshire: 74 %New Hampshire74Vermont: 73.9 %Vermont73.9Delaware: 73.5 %Delaware73.5Alabama: 73.4 %Alabama73.4South Carolina: 73.2 %South Carolina73.2Indiana: 73 %Indiana73Michigan: 73 %Michigan73Missouri: 72.8 %Missouri72.8Iowa: 72.1 %Iowa72.1Kentucky: 72.1 %Kentucky72.1Wyoming: 72.1 %Wyoming72.1Mississippi: 71.3 %Mississippi71.3South Dakota: 71.1 %South Dakota71.1Idaho: 71 %Idaho71Pennsylvania: 70.2 %Pennsylvania70.2Maryland: 69.7 %Maryland69.7Kansas: 69.3 %Kansas69.3New Mexico: 69 %New Mexico69Louisiana: 68.9 %Louisiana68.9Utah: 68.8 %Utah68.8Nebraska: 68.4 %Nebraska68.4Illinois: 68.3 %Illinois68.3Wisconsin: 68.3 %Wisconsin68.3Montana: 68.1 %Montana68.1Virginia: 68 %Virginia68Tennessee: 67.7 %Tennessee67.7Ohio: 67.4 %Ohio67.4Florida: 67.2 %Florida67.2Oklahoma: 67 %Oklahoma67Arkansas: 66.1 %Arkansas66.1Connecticut: 66.1 %Connecticut66.1Colorado: 65.9 %Colorado65.9North Carolina: 65.8 %North Carolina65.8Oregon: 65.8 %Oregon65.8Arizona: 65.2 %Arizona65.2Texas: 64.1 %Texas64.1Alaska: 64 %Alaska64Georgia: 64 %Georgia64North Dakota: 63.5 %North Dakota63.5Washington: 63.4 %Washington63.4Rhode Island: 62.8 %Rhode Island62.8New Jersey: 62.7 %New Jersey62.7Massachusetts: 62 %Massachusetts62Nevada: 60.5 %Nevada60.5Hawaii: 58.1 %Hawaii58.1California: 54.2 %California54.2New York: 53.6 %New York53.6District of Columbia: 42.3 %District of Columbia42.3West Virginia: 79 %West Virginia79Maine: 75.9 %Maine75.9Minnesota: 75.6 %Minnesota75.6New Hampshire: 74 %New Hampshire74Vermont: 73.9 %Vermont73.9Delaware: 73.5 %Delaware73.5Alabama: 73.4 %Alabama73.4South Carolina: 73.2 %South Carolina73.2Indiana: 73 %Indiana73Michigan: 73 %Michigan73Missouri: 72.8 %Missouri72.8Iowa: 72.1 %Iowa72.1Kentucky: 72.1 %Kentucky72.1Wyoming: 72.1 %Wyoming72.1Mississippi: 71.3 %Mississippi71.3South Dakota: 71.1 %South Dakota71.1Idaho: 71 %Idaho71Pennsylvania: 70.2 %Pennsylvania70.2Maryland: 69.7 %Maryland69.7Kansas: 69.3 %Kansas69.3New Mexico: 69 %New Mexico69Louisiana: 68.9 %Louisiana68.9Utah: 68.8 %Utah68.8Nebraska: 68.4 %Nebraska68.4Illinois: 68.3 %Illinois68.3Wisconsin: 68.3 %Wisconsin68.3Montana: 68.1 %Montana68.1Virginia: 68 %Virginia68Tennessee: 67.7 %Tennessee67.7Ohio: 67.4 %Ohio67.4Florida: 67.2 %Florida67.2Oklahoma: 67 %Oklahoma67Arkansas: 66.1 %Arkansas66.1Connecticut: 66.1 %Connecticut66.1Colorado: 65.9 %Colorado65.9North Carolina: 65.8 %North Carolina65.8Oregon: 65.8 %Oregon65.8Arizona: 65.2 %Arizona65.2Texas: 64.1 %Texas64.1Alaska: 64 %Alaska64Georgia: 64 %Georgia64North Dakota: 63.5 %North Dakota63.5Washington: 63.4 %Washington63.4Rhode Island: 62.8 %Rhode Island62.8New Jersey: 62.7 %New Jersey62.7Massachusetts: 62 %Massachusetts62Nevada: 60.5 %Nevada60.5Hawaii: 58.1 %Hawaii58.1California: 54.2 %California54.2New York: 53.6 %New York53.6District of Columbia: 42.3 %District of Columbia42.3
%. 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

RankStates2021 (%)Change on 2020
1West Virginia79+0.8 pts
2Maine75.9-1.2 pts
3Minnesota75.6+1.1 pts
4New Hampshire74-0.5 pts
5Vermont73.9+0.8 pts
6Delaware73.5-4.4 pts
7Alabama73.4-1.4 pts
8South Carolina73.2-0.4 pts
9Indiana73+0.3 pts
9Michigan73-1.3 pts
11Missouri72.8+1.7 pts
12Iowa72.10 pts
12Kentucky72.1-0.4 pts
12Wyoming72.1-1.8 pts
15Mississippi71.3-2.9 pts
16South Dakota71.1-0.3 pts
17Idaho71-0.5 pts
18Pennsylvania70.2+0.3 pts
19Maryland69.7-2.3 pts
20Kansas69.3-0.2 pts
21New Mexico69-1.3 pts
22Louisiana68.9-0.2 pts
23Utah68.8-2.9 pts
24Nebraska68.4-1.4 pts
25Illinois68.3+1 pts
25Wisconsin68.3+0.4 pts
27Montana68.1-0.3 pts
28Virginia68-2.4 pts
29Tennessee67.7-2.3 pts
30Ohio67.4-2 pts
31Florida67.2-1.5 pts
32Oklahoma67-4 pts
33Arkansas66.1-2.7 pts
33Connecticut66.1-0.8 pts
35Colorado65.9+1 pts
36North Carolina65.8-2.9 pts
36Oregon65.8+0.6 pts
38Arizona65.2-3.5 pts
39Texas64.1-2.4 pts
40Alaska64-0.1 pts
40Georgia64-3.3 pts
42North Dakota63.5-0.7 pts
43Washington63.4-0.7 pts
44Rhode Island62.8-1.7 pts
45New Jersey62.7-1.6 pts
46Massachusetts62-0.7 pts
47Nevada60.5-0.7 pts
48Hawaii58.1-0.7 pts
49California54.2-1.7 pts
50New York53.60 pts
51District of Columbia42.3-0.2 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), 2021) [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), 2021. 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=2021. 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), 2021. 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=2021.

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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), 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

West Virginia, with 79% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 42.3% in 2021.

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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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