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US states by housing units

California had the highest housing units of 51 states in 2021, at 14.33 million. Wyoming had the lowest, at 271,818. The median was 1.99 million and the figure for the United States was 139.65 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14,328,539California
Lowest271,818Wyoming
Median1,988,42051 states
United States139,647,020History

Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 2,278,526 countAlaska: 324,434 countArizona: 3,056,890 countArkansas: 1,361,880 countCalifornia: 14,328,539 countColorado: 2,454,873 countConnecticut: 1,527,039 countDelaware: 445,104 countDistrict of Columbia: 344,306 countFlorida: 9,764,897 countGeorgia: 4,375,039 countHawaii: 556,937 countIdaho: 742,145 countIllinois: 5,412,995 countIndiana: 2,911,562 countIowa: 1,407,100 countKansas: 1,272,290 countKentucky: 1,988,420 countLouisiana: 2,066,323 countMaine: 737,782 countMaryland: 2,516,341 countMassachusetts: 2,979,634 countMichigan: 4,566,504 countMinnesota: 2,470,483 countMississippi: 1,317,375 countMissouri: 2,782,081 countMontana: 512,553 countNebraska: 840,802 countNevada: 1,269,846 countNew Hampshire: 636,480 countNew Jersey: 3,738,342 countNew Mexico: 937,397 countNew York: 8,449,178 countNorth Carolina: 4,673,933 countNorth Dakota: 370,111 countOhio: 5,232,733 countOklahoma: 1,741,721 countOregon: 1,798,864 countPennsylvania: 5,728,788 countRhode Island: 481,168 countSouth Carolina: 2,325,248 countSouth Dakota: 391,857 countTennessee: 3,011,124 countTexas: 11,433,880 countUtah: 1,133,558 countVermont: 333,519 countVirginia: 3,596,100 countWashington: 3,170,695 countWest Virginia: 859,437 countWisconsin: 2,718,369 countWyoming: 271,818 count
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count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2021

California: 14,328,539 countCalifornia14,328,539Texas: 11,433,880 countTexas11,433,880Florida: 9,764,897 countFlorida9,764,897New York: 8,449,178 countNew York8,449,178Pennsylvania: 5,728,788 countPennsylvania5,728,788Illinois: 5,412,995 countIllinois5,412,995Ohio: 5,232,733 countOhio5,232,733North Carolina: 4,673,933 countNorth Carolina4,673,933Michigan: 4,566,504 countMichigan4,566,504Georgia: 4,375,039 countGeorgia4,375,039New Jersey: 3,738,342 countNew Jersey3,738,342Virginia: 3,596,100 countVirginia3,596,100Washington: 3,170,695 countWashington3,170,695Arizona: 3,056,890 countArizona3,056,890Tennessee: 3,011,124 countTennessee3,011,124Massachusetts: 2,979,634 countMassachusetts2,979,634Indiana: 2,911,562 countIndiana2,911,562Missouri: 2,782,081 countMissouri2,782,081Wisconsin: 2,718,369 countWisconsin2,718,369Maryland: 2,516,341 countMaryland2,516,341Minnesota: 2,470,483 countMinnesota2,470,483Colorado: 2,454,873 countColorado2,454,873South Carolina: 2,325,248 countSouth Carolina2,325,248Alabama: 2,278,526 countAlabama2,278,526Louisiana: 2,066,323 countLouisiana2,066,323Kentucky: 1,988,420 countKentucky1,988,420Oregon: 1,798,864 countOregon1,798,864Oklahoma: 1,741,721 countOklahoma1,741,721Connecticut: 1,527,039 countConnecticut1,527,039Iowa: 1,407,100 countIowa1,407,100Arkansas: 1,361,880 countArkansas1,361,880Mississippi: 1,317,375 countMississippi1,317,375Kansas: 1,272,290 countKansas1,272,290Nevada: 1,269,846 countNevada1,269,846Utah: 1,133,558 countUtah1,133,558New Mexico: 937,397 countNew Mexico937,397West Virginia: 859,437 countWest Virginia859,437Nebraska: 840,802 countNebraska840,802Idaho: 742,145 countIdaho742,145Maine: 737,782 countMaine737,782New Hampshire: 636,480 countNew Hampshire636,480Hawaii: 556,937 countHawaii556,937Montana: 512,553 countMontana512,553Rhode Island: 481,168 countRhode Island481,168Delaware: 445,104 countDelaware445,104South Dakota: 391,857 countSouth Dakota391,857North Dakota: 370,111 countNorth Dakota370,111District of Columbia: 344,306 countDistrict of Columbia344,306Vermont: 333,519 countVermont333,519Alaska: 324,434 countAlaska324,434Wyoming: 271,818 countWyoming271,818California: 14,328,539 countCalifornia14,328,539Texas: 11,433,880 countTexas11,433,880Florida: 9,764,897 countFlorida9,764,897New York: 8,449,178 countNew York8,449,178Pennsylvania: 5,728,788 countPennsylvania5,728,788Illinois: 5,412,995 countIllinois5,412,995Ohio: 5,232,733 countOhio5,232,733North Carolina: 4,673,933 countNorth Carolina4,673,933Michigan: 4,566,504 countMichigan4,566,504Georgia: 4,375,039 countGeorgia4,375,039New Jersey: 3,738,342 countNew Jersey3,738,342Virginia: 3,596,100 countVirginia3,596,100Washington: 3,170,695 countWashington3,170,695Arizona: 3,056,890 countArizona3,056,890Tennessee: 3,011,124 countTennessee3,011,124Massachusetts: 2,979,634 countMassachusetts2,979,634Indiana: 2,911,562 countIndiana2,911,562Missouri: 2,782,081 countMissouri2,782,081Wisconsin: 2,718,369 countWisconsin2,718,369Maryland: 2,516,341 countMaryland2,516,341Minnesota: 2,470,483 countMinnesota2,470,483Colorado: 2,454,873 countColorado2,454,873South Carolina: 2,325,248 countSouth Carolina2,325,248Alabama: 2,278,526 countAlabama2,278,526Louisiana: 2,066,323 countLouisiana2,066,323Kentucky: 1,988,420 countKentucky1,988,420Oregon: 1,798,864 countOregon1,798,864Oklahoma: 1,741,721 countOklahoma1,741,721Connecticut: 1,527,039 countConnecticut1,527,039Iowa: 1,407,100 countIowa1,407,100Arkansas: 1,361,880 countArkansas1,361,880Mississippi: 1,317,375 countMississippi1,317,375Kansas: 1,272,290 countKansas1,272,290Nevada: 1,269,846 countNevada1,269,846Utah: 1,133,558 countUtah1,133,558New Mexico: 937,397 countNew Mexico937,397West Virginia: 859,437 countWest Virginia859,437Nebraska: 840,802 countNebraska840,802Idaho: 742,145 countIdaho742,145Maine: 737,782 countMaine737,782New Hampshire: 636,480 countNew Hampshire636,480Hawaii: 556,937 countHawaii556,937Montana: 512,553 countMontana512,553Rhode Island: 481,168 countRhode Island481,168Delaware: 445,104 countDelaware445,104South Dakota: 391,857 countSouth Dakota391,857North Dakota: 370,111 countNorth Dakota370,111District of Columbia: 344,306 countDistrict of Columbia344,306Vermont: 333,519 countVermont333,519Alaska: 324,434 countAlaska324,434Wyoming: 271,818 countWyoming271,818
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2021
count
1California14,328,539
2Texas11,433,880
3Florida9,764,897
4New York8,449,178
5Pennsylvania5,728,788
6Illinois5,412,995
7Ohio5,232,733
8North Carolina4,673,933
9Michigan4,566,504
10Georgia4,375,039
11New Jersey3,738,342
12Virginia3,596,100
13Washington3,170,695
14Arizona3,056,890
15Tennessee3,011,124
16Massachusetts2,979,634
17Indiana2,911,562
18Missouri2,782,081
19Wisconsin2,718,369
20Maryland2,516,341
21Minnesota2,470,483
22Colorado2,454,873
23South Carolina2,325,248
24Alabama2,278,526
25Louisiana2,066,323
26Kentucky1,988,420
27Oregon1,798,864
28Oklahoma1,741,721
29Connecticut1,527,039
30Iowa1,407,100
31Arkansas1,361,880
32Mississippi1,317,375
33Kansas1,272,290
34Nevada1,269,846
35Utah1,133,558
36New Mexico937,397
37West Virginia859,437
38Nebraska840,802
39Idaho742,145
40Maine737,782
41New Hampshire636,480
42Hawaii556,937
43Montana512,553
44Rhode Island481,168
45Delaware445,104
46South Dakota391,857
47North Dakota370,111
48District of Columbia344,306
49Vermont333,519
50Alaska324,434
51Wyoming271,818

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

A survey estimate averaged over five years, not a count on one date.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units, US states by housing units, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-units/us-states?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which state has the highest housing units?

California, with 14.33 million in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest housing units?

Wyoming, with 271,818 in 2021.

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