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US states by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

West Virginia had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 51 states in 2021, at 73.9%. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 41.5%. The median was 66.7% and the figure for the United States was 64.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest73.9West Virginia
Lowest41.5District of Columbia
Median66.751 states
United States64.6History

All states, 2021

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West VirginiaWest Virginia: 73.9 %73.9MaineMaine: 73.4 %73.4MinnesotaMinnesota: 72.3 %72.3MichiganMichigan: 72.2 %72.2VermontVermont: 72.1 %72.1WyomingWyoming: 71.7 %71.7IdahoIdaho: 71.7 %71.7New HampshireNew Hampshire: 71.6 %71.6IowaIowa: 71.6 %71.6DelawareDelaware: 71.5 %71.5UtahUtah: 70.5 %70.5South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 70.3 %70.3IndianaIndiana: 69.9 %69.9AlabamaAlabama: 69.4 %69.4PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 69.2 %69.2MontanaMontana: 69.1 %69.1MississippiMississippi: 68.9 %68.9South DakotaSouth Dakota: 68.5 %68.5New MexicoNew Mexico: 68.2 %68.2KentuckyKentucky: 67.8 %67.8MissouriMissouri: 67.6 %67.6WisconsinWisconsin: 67.4 %67.4MarylandMaryland: 67.3 %67.3TennesseeTennessee: 66.9 %66.9NebraskaNebraska: 66.8 %66.8LouisianaLouisiana: 66.7 %66.7VirginiaVirginia: 66.6 %66.6KansasKansas: 66.6 %66.6OhioOhio: 66.6 %66.6IllinoisIllinois: 66.5 %66.5FloridaFlorida: 66.5 %66.5ConnecticutConnecticut: 66.2 %66.2ColoradoColorado: 66.1 %66.1ArkansasArkansas: 66.1 %66.1OklahomaOklahoma: 66.1 %66.1North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 65.9 %65.9ArizonaArizona: 65.8 %65.8AlaskaAlaska: 65.7 %65.7GeorgiaGeorgia: 64.5 %64.5New JerseyNew Jersey: 63.8 %63.8WashingtonWashington: 63.6 %63.6OregonOregon: 63.2 %63.2North DakotaNorth Dakota: 63 %63MassachusettsMassachusetts: 62.4 %62.4TexasTexas: 62.4 %62.4Rhode IslandRhode Island: 62.3 %62.3HawaiiHawaii: 61 %61NevadaNevada: 57.8 %57.8CaliforniaCalifornia: 55.5 %55.5New 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

RankStates2021 (%)
1West Virginia73.9
2Maine73.4
3Minnesota72.3
4Michigan72.2
5Vermont72.1
6Wyoming71.7
7Idaho71.7
8New Hampshire71.6
9Iowa71.6
10Delaware71.5
11Utah70.5
12South Carolina70.3
13Indiana69.9
14Alabama69.4
15Pennsylvania69.2
16Montana69.1
17Mississippi68.9
18South Dakota68.5
19New Mexico68.2
20Kentucky67.8
21Missouri67.6
22Wisconsin67.4
23Maryland67.3
24Tennessee66.9
25Nebraska66.8
26Louisiana66.7
27Virginia66.6
28Kansas66.6
29Ohio66.6
30Illinois66.5
31Florida66.5
32Connecticut66.2
33Colorado66.1
34Arkansas66.1
34Oklahoma66.1
36North Carolina65.9
37Arizona65.8
38Alaska65.7
39Georgia64.5
40New Jersey63.8
41Washington63.6
42Oregon63.2
43North Dakota63
44Massachusetts62.4
44Texas62.4
46Rhode Island62.3
47Hawaii61
48Nevada57.8
49California55.5
50New York54.4
51District of Columbia41.5

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

West Virginia, with 73.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 41.5% in 2021.

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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