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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 2023, at 74.3%. District of Columbia had the lowest, at 41.1%. The median was 67.2% and the figure for the United States was 65%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest74.3West Virginia
Lowest41.1District of Columbia
Median67.251 states
United States65History

All states, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

West VirginiaWest Virginia: 74.3 %74.3MaineMaine: 74 %74MichiganMichigan: 72.9 %72.9VermontVermont: 72.8 %72.8New HampshireNew Hampshire: 72.5 %72.5MinnesotaMinnesota: 72.4 %72.4IdahoIdaho: 72.4 %72.4DelawareDelaware: 72.3 %72.3WyomingWyoming: 71.9 %71.9IowaIowa: 71.5 %71.5South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 71.4 %71.4UtahUtah: 70.6 %70.6IndianaIndiana: 70.4 %70.4AlabamaAlabama: 69.9 %69.9MississippiMississippi: 69.5 %69.5MontanaMontana: 69.4 %69.4New MexicoNew Mexico: 69.3 %69.3PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 69.3 %69.3South DakotaSouth Dakota: 68.6 %68.6KentuckyKentucky: 68.3 %68.3MissouriMissouri: 67.9 %67.9WisconsinWisconsin: 67.9 %67.9MarylandMaryland: 67.5 %67.5FloridaFlorida: 67.3 %67.3LouisianaLouisiana: 67.3 %67.3VirginiaVirginia: 67.2 %67.2TennesseeTennessee: 67 %67OhioOhio: 67 %67ArizonaArizona: 67 %67KansasKansas: 66.9 %66.9IllinoisIllinois: 66.8 %66.8AlaskaAlaska: 66.6 %66.6NebraskaNebraska: 66.5 %66.5North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 66.4 %66.4ColoradoColorado: 66.3 %66.3ConnecticutConnecticut: 66.2 %66.2ArkansasArkansas: 66.1 %66.1OklahomaOklahoma: 65.8 %65.8GeorgiaGeorgia: 65.4 %65.4WashingtonWashington: 63.9 %63.9New JerseyNew Jersey: 63.7 %63.7North DakotaNorth Dakota: 63.4 %63.4OregonOregon: 63.4 %63.4Rhode IslandRhode Island: 63.3 %63.3MassachusettsMassachusetts: 62.6 %62.6TexasTexas: 62.6 %62.6HawaiiHawaii: 62.6 %62.6NevadaNevada: 59.3 %59.3CaliforniaCalifornia: 55.8 %55.8New YorkNew York: 54.3 %54.3District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 41.1 %41.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankStates2023 (%)Change on 2022
1West Virginia74.3+0.2 pts
2Maine74+0.5 pts
3Michigan72.9+0.4 pts
4Vermont72.8+0.1 pts
5New Hampshire72.5+0.2 pts
6Minnesota72.4+0.1 pts
7Idaho72.4+0.4 pts
8Delaware72.3+0.3 pts
9Wyoming71.90 pts
10Iowa71.50 pts
11South Carolina71.4+0.5 pts
12Utah70.6-0.1 pts
13Indiana70.4+0.2 pts
14Alabama69.9+0.2 pts
15Mississippi69.5+0.3 pts
16Montana69.4+0.4 pts
17New Mexico69.3+0.7 pts
18Pennsylvania69.3+0.1 pts
19South Dakota68.6+0.2 pts
20Kentucky68.3+0.2 pts
21Missouri67.9+0.3 pts
22Wisconsin67.9+0.2 pts
23Maryland67.50 pts
24Florida67.3+0.4 pts
24Louisiana67.3+0.2 pts
26Virginia67.2+0.3 pts
27Tennessee67-0 pts
28Ohio67+0.2 pts
29Arizona67+0.7 pts
30Kansas66.90 pts
31Illinois66.8+0.2 pts
32Alaska66.6+0.3 pts
33Nebraska66.5-0 pts
34North Carolina66.4+0.2 pts
35Colorado66.3+0.1 pts
36Connecticut66.20 pts
37Arkansas66.1-0.1 pts
38Oklahoma65.8-0.1 pts
39Georgia65.4+0.3 pts
40Washington63.9+0.1 pts
41New Jersey63.7-0.2 pts
42North Dakota63.4+0.2 pts
43Oregon63.4+0.1 pts
44Rhode Island63.3+0.6 pts
45Massachusetts62.6+0.2 pts
46Texas62.6+0.2 pts
47Hawaii62.6+0.8 pts
48Nevada59.3+0.9 pts
49California55.8+0.2 pts
50New York54.30 pts
51District of Columbia41.1-0.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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

West Virginia, with 74.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

District of Columbia, with 41.1% in 2023.

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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