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US states by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Maine had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 51 states in 2024, at 20.6%. Connecticut had the lowest, at 7%. The median was 10.3% and the figure for the United States was 10.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.6Maine
Lowest7Connecticut
Median10.351 states
United States10.1History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 14.6 %Alaska: 17.6 %Arizona: 10.6 %Arkansas: 13.5 %California: 7.5 %Colorado: 8.3 %Connecticut: 7 %Delaware: 13.4 %District of Columbia: 10.1 %Florida: 14.7 %Georgia: 10.3 %Hawaii: 13.3 %Idaho: 10.3 %Illinois: 7.7 %Indiana: 8.8 %Iowa: 8.5 %Kansas: 9.2 %Kentucky: 10.3 %Louisiana: 14.4 %Maine: 20.6 %Maryland: 7.7 %Massachusetts: 8.1 %Michigan: 11.8 %Minnesota: 9.3 %Mississippi: 14.6 %Missouri: 11.2 %Montana: 13.2 %Nebraska: 7.6 %Nevada: 9.3 %New Hampshire: 14.3 %New Jersey: 7.5 %New Mexico: 12.5 %New York: 10.1 %North Carolina: 12.5 %North Dakota: 12.3 %Ohio: 8.1 %Oklahoma: 12 %Oregon: 7.5 %Pennsylvania: 9.2 %Rhode Island: 9.1 %South Carolina: 13.3 %South Dakota: 10.5 %Tennessee: 10.2 %Texas: 9.4 %Utah: 8.1 %Vermont: 19.4 %Virginia: 8.7 %Washington: 7.3 %West Virginia: 15.4 %Wisconsin: 10.8 %Wyoming: 12.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2024

Maine: 20.6 %Maine20.6Vermont: 19.4 %Vermont19.4Alaska: 17.6 %Alaska17.6West Virginia: 15.4 %West Virginia15.4Florida: 14.7 %Florida14.7Mississippi: 14.6 %Mississippi14.6Alabama: 14.6 %Alabama14.6Louisiana: 14.4 %Louisiana14.4New Hampshire: 14.3 %New Hampshire14.3Arkansas: 13.5 %Arkansas13.5Delaware: 13.4 %Delaware13.4South Carolina: 13.3 %South Carolina13.3Hawaii: 13.3 %Hawaii13.3Montana: 13.2 %Montana13.2North Carolina: 12.5 %North Carolina12.5New Mexico: 12.5 %New Mexico12.5North Dakota: 12.3 %North Dakota12.3Wyoming: 12.2 %Wyoming12.2Oklahoma: 12 %Oklahoma12Michigan: 11.8 %Michigan11.8Missouri: 11.2 %Missouri11.2Wisconsin: 10.8 %Wisconsin10.8Arizona: 10.6 %Arizona10.6South Dakota: 10.5 %South Dakota10.5Idaho: 10.3 %Idaho10.3Kentucky: 10.3 %Kentucky10.3Georgia: 10.3 %Georgia10.3Tennessee: 10.2 %Tennessee10.2District of Columbia: 10.1 %District of Columbia10.1New York: 10.1 %New York10.1Texas: 9.4 %Texas9.4Nevada: 9.3 %Nevada9.3Minnesota: 9.3 %Minnesota9.3Kansas: 9.2 %Kansas9.2Pennsylvania: 9.2 %Pennsylvania9.2Rhode Island: 9.1 %Rhode Island9.1Indiana: 8.8 %Indiana8.8Virginia: 8.7 %Virginia8.7Iowa: 8.5 %Iowa8.5Colorado: 8.3 %Colorado8.3Ohio: 8.1 %Ohio8.1Massachusetts: 8.1 %Massachusetts8.1Utah: 8.1 %Utah8.1Maryland: 7.7 %Maryland7.7Illinois: 7.7 %Illinois7.7Nebraska: 7.6 %Nebraska7.6Oregon: 7.5 %Oregon7.5California: 7.5 %California7.5New Jersey: 7.5 %New Jersey7.5Washington: 7.3 %Washington7.3Connecticut: 7 %Connecticut7Maine: 20.6 %Maine20.6Vermont: 19.4 %Vermont19.4Alaska: 17.6 %Alaska17.6West Virginia: 15.4 %West Virginia15.4Florida: 14.7 %Florida14.7Mississippi: 14.6 %Mississippi14.6Alabama: 14.6 %Alabama14.6Louisiana: 14.4 %Louisiana14.4New Hampshire: 14.3 %New Hampshire14.3Arkansas: 13.5 %Arkansas13.5Delaware: 13.4 %Delaware13.4South Carolina: 13.3 %South Carolina13.3Hawaii: 13.3 %Hawaii13.3Montana: 13.2 %Montana13.2North Carolina: 12.5 %North Carolina12.5New Mexico: 12.5 %New Mexico12.5North Dakota: 12.3 %North Dakota12.3Wyoming: 12.2 %Wyoming12.2Oklahoma: 12 %Oklahoma12Michigan: 11.8 %Michigan11.8Missouri: 11.2 %Missouri11.2Wisconsin: 10.8 %Wisconsin10.8Arizona: 10.6 %Arizona10.6South Dakota: 10.5 %South Dakota10.5Idaho: 10.3 %Idaho10.3Kentucky: 10.3 %Kentucky10.3Georgia: 10.3 %Georgia10.3Tennessee: 10.2 %Tennessee10.2District of Columbia: 10.1 %District of Columbia10.1New York: 10.1 %New York10.1Texas: 9.4 %Texas9.4Nevada: 9.3 %Nevada9.3Minnesota: 9.3 %Minnesota9.3Kansas: 9.2 %Kansas9.2Pennsylvania: 9.2 %Pennsylvania9.2Rhode Island: 9.1 %Rhode Island9.1Indiana: 8.8 %Indiana8.8Virginia: 8.7 %Virginia8.7Iowa: 8.5 %Iowa8.5Colorado: 8.3 %Colorado8.3Ohio: 8.1 %Ohio8.1Massachusetts: 8.1 %Massachusetts8.1Utah: 8.1 %Utah8.1Maryland: 7.7 %Maryland7.7Illinois: 7.7 %Illinois7.7Nebraska: 7.6 %Nebraska7.6Oregon: 7.5 %Oregon7.5California: 7.5 %California7.5New Jersey: 7.5 %New Jersey7.5Washington: 7.3 %Washington7.3Connecticut: 7 %Connecticut7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Maine20.6-0.5 pts
2Vermont19.4-0.7 pts
3Alaska17.6-0.6 pts
4West Virginia15.4-0.7 pts
5Florida14.7-0.5 pts
6Mississippi14.6-0.5 pts
7Alabama14.6-0.4 pts
8Louisiana14.4-0.4 pts
9New Hampshire14.3-0.2 pts
10Arkansas13.5-0.5 pts
11Delaware13.4-0.1 pts
12South Carolina13.3-0.5 pts
13Hawaii13.3-0.2 pts
14Montana13.2-0.3 pts
15North Carolina12.5-0.5 pts
16New Mexico12.5-0.6 pts
17North Dakota12.3-1 pts
18Wyoming12.2-1.2 pts
19Oklahoma12-0.5 pts
20Michigan11.8-0.3 pts
21Missouri11.2-0.3 pts
22Wisconsin10.8-0.3 pts
23Arizona10.6-0.4 pts
24South Dakota10.5-0.4 pts
25Idaho10.3-0.3 pts
26Kentucky10.3-0.6 pts
27Georgia10.3-0.3 pts
28Tennessee10.2-0.4 pts
29District of Columbia10.1+0.4 pts
30New York10.1-0.1 pts
31Texas9.4-0.3 pts
32Nevada9.3-0.1 pts
33Minnesota9.3-0.1 pts
34Kansas9.2-0.4 pts
35Pennsylvania9.2-0.3 pts
36Rhode Island9.1-0.7 pts
37Indiana8.8-0.4 pts
38Virginia8.7-0.3 pts
39Iowa8.5-0.2 pts
40Colorado8.3-0.3 pts
41Ohio8.1-0.3 pts
42Massachusetts8.1-0.3 pts
43Utah8.1-0.2 pts
44Maryland7.7-0.4 pts
45Illinois7.7-0.4 pts
46Nebraska7.6-0.4 pts
47Oregon7.50 pts
48California7.5-0.1 pts
49New Jersey7.5-0.4 pts
50Washington7.3-0.1 pts
51Connecticut7-0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

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 B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs (US states by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US states by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. US states by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/us-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US states by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Maine, with 20.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Connecticut, with 7% 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 B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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