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US states by homeownership rate (US, housing units), 2024

West Virginia had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 51 states in 2024, at 74.9%. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 41.5%. The median was 67.4% and the figure for the United States was 65.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest74.9West Virginia
Lowest41.5District of Columbia
Median67.451 states
United States65.2History

All states, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

West VirginiaWest Virginia: 74.9 %74.9MaineMaine: 74.3 %74.3MichiganMichigan: 73.2 %73.2VermontVermont: 73.2 %73.2DelawareDelaware: 73 %73New HampshireNew Hampshire: 72.8 %72.8MinnesotaMinnesota: 72.2 %72.2IdahoIdaho: 72.1 %72.1South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 71.9 %71.9WyomingWyoming: 71.8 %71.8IowaIowa: 71.7 %71.7IndianaIndiana: 70.6 %70.6UtahUtah: 70.3 %70.3AlabamaAlabama: 70.2 %70.2MississippiMississippi: 70 %70New MexicoNew Mexico: 70 %70PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 69.3 %69.3MontanaMontana: 69.2 %69.2South DakotaSouth Dakota: 68.6 %68.6KentuckyKentucky: 68.3 %68.3MissouriMissouri: 68.1 %68.1WisconsinWisconsin: 67.9 %67.9FloridaFlorida: 67.6 %67.6MarylandMaryland: 67.6 %67.6LouisianaLouisiana: 67.4 %67.4ArizonaArizona: 67.4 %67.4VirginiaVirginia: 67.3 %67.3OhioOhio: 67.2 %67.2KansasKansas: 67.2 %67.2IllinoisIllinois: 67.1 %67.1TennesseeTennessee: 66.9 %66.9AlaskaAlaska: 66.8 %66.8North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 66.6 %66.6NebraskaNebraska: 66.5 %66.5ConnecticutConnecticut: 66.5 %66.5ArkansasArkansas: 66.4 %66.4ColoradoColorado: 66.2 %66.2OklahomaOklahoma: 65.8 %65.8GeorgiaGeorgia: 65.7 %65.7New JerseyNew Jersey: 63.8 %63.8WashingtonWashington: 63.8 %63.8Rhode IslandRhode Island: 63.6 %63.6OregonOregon: 63.3 %63.3HawaiiHawaii: 63 %63North DakotaNorth Dakota: 62.9 %62.9TexasTexas: 62.6 %62.6MassachusettsMassachusetts: 62.5 %62.5NevadaNevada: 60 %60CaliforniaCalifornia: 55.9 %55.9New YorkNew York: 54.4 %54.4District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 41.5 %41.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2024 (%)Change on 2023
1West Virginia74.9+0.6 pts
2Maine74.3+0.3 pts
3Michigan73.2+0.3 pts
4Vermont73.2+0.4 pts
5Delaware73+0.7 pts
6New Hampshire72.8+0.3 pts
7Minnesota72.2-0.2 pts
8Idaho72.1-0.2 pts
9South Carolina71.9+0.4 pts
10Wyoming71.8-0.2 pts
11Iowa71.7+0.2 pts
12Indiana70.6+0.2 pts
13Utah70.3-0.4 pts
14Alabama70.2+0.3 pts
15Mississippi70+0.5 pts
16New Mexico70+0.6 pts
17Pennsylvania69.30 pts
18Montana69.2-0.3 pts
19South Dakota68.6-0.1 pts
20Kentucky68.30 pts
21Missouri68.1+0.2 pts
22Wisconsin67.9-0 pts
23Florida67.6+0.3 pts
24Maryland67.6+0.1 pts
25Louisiana67.4+0.1 pts
26Arizona67.4+0.4 pts
27Virginia67.3+0.2 pts
28Ohio67.2+0.2 pts
29Kansas67.2+0.3 pts
30Illinois67.1+0.3 pts
31Tennessee66.9-0.1 pts
32Alaska66.8+0.3 pts
33North Carolina66.6+0.3 pts
34Nebraska66.50 pts
35Connecticut66.5+0.3 pts
36Arkansas66.4+0.3 pts
37Colorado66.2-0.1 pts
38Oklahoma65.8-0 pts
39Georgia65.7+0.3 pts
40New Jersey63.8+0.1 pts
41Washington63.8-0.1 pts
42Rhode Island63.6+0.4 pts
43Oregon63.3-0.1 pts
44Hawaii63+0.5 pts
45North Dakota62.9-0.6 pts
46Texas62.60 pts
47Massachusetts62.5-0.1 pts
48Nevada60+0.7 pts
49California55.9+0.1 pts
50New York54.40 pts
51District of Columbia41.5+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

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. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which state has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

West Virginia, with 74.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

District of Columbia, with 41.5% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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