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US states by rental vacancy rate (US), 2025

Louisiana had the highest rental vacancy rate (US) of 51 states in 2025, at 11.1%. Maine had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 6.6% and the figure for the United States was 7.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.1Louisiana
Lowest2.2Maine
Median6.651 states
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Map of states, 2025

Alabama: 9.5 %Alaska: 5.3 %Arizona: 8.4 %Arkansas: 10.1 %California: 4.8 %Colorado: 5.8 %Connecticut: 4.7 %Delaware: 5.6 %District of Columbia: 7.9 %Florida: 10.2 %Georgia: 6.6 %Hawaii: 8.7 %Idaho: 6.2 %Illinois: 5.7 %Indiana: 8.9 %Iowa: 7.9 %Kansas: 6.4 %Kentucky: 6.6 %Louisiana: 11.1 %Maine: 2.2 %Maryland: 5.7 %Massachusetts: 3.4 %Michigan: 8 %Minnesota: 5.1 %Mississippi: 7.6 %Missouri: 9.4 %Montana: 5.9 %Nebraska: 5.9 %Nevada: 6.5 %New Hampshire: 3.9 %New Jersey: 4.9 %New Mexico: 6.6 %New York: 5.3 %North Carolina: 6.4 %North Dakota: 7.3 %Ohio: 5.9 %Oklahoma: 7.7 %Oregon: 7.6 %Pennsylvania: 6.6 %Rhode Island: 4 %South Carolina: 9.8 %South Dakota: 6.7 %Tennessee: 8.7 %Texas: 11 %Utah: 7.6 %Vermont: 3 %Virginia: 6 %Washington: 6.6 %West Virginia: 8.9 %Wisconsin: 7.1 %Wyoming: 7.1 %
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  • 8.8 and over
%, 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2025

Louisiana: 11.1 %Louisiana11.1Texas: 11 %Texas11Florida: 10.2 %Florida10.2Arkansas: 10.1 %Arkansas10.1South Carolina: 9.8 %South Carolina9.8Alabama: 9.5 %Alabama9.5Missouri: 9.4 %Missouri9.4Indiana: 8.9 %Indiana8.9West Virginia: 8.9 %West Virginia8.9Hawaii: 8.7 %Hawaii8.7Tennessee: 8.7 %Tennessee8.7Arizona: 8.4 %Arizona8.4Michigan: 8 %Michigan8District of Columbia: 7.9 %District of Columbia7.9Iowa: 7.9 %Iowa7.9Oklahoma: 7.7 %Oklahoma7.7Mississippi: 7.6 %Mississippi7.6Oregon: 7.6 %Oregon7.6Utah: 7.6 %Utah7.6North Dakota: 7.3 %North Dakota7.3Wisconsin: 7.1 %Wisconsin7.1Wyoming: 7.1 %Wyoming7.1South Dakota: 6.7 %South Dakota6.7Georgia: 6.6 %Georgia6.6Kentucky: 6.6 %Kentucky6.6New Mexico: 6.6 %New Mexico6.6Pennsylvania: 6.6 %Pennsylvania6.6Washington: 6.6 %Washington6.6Nevada: 6.5 %Nevada6.5Kansas: 6.4 %Kansas6.4North Carolina: 6.4 %North Carolina6.4Idaho: 6.2 %Idaho6.2Virginia: 6 %Virginia6Montana: 5.9 %Montana5.9Nebraska: 5.9 %Nebraska5.9Ohio: 5.9 %Ohio5.9Colorado: 5.8 %Colorado5.8Illinois: 5.7 %Illinois5.7Maryland: 5.7 %Maryland5.7Delaware: 5.6 %Delaware5.6Alaska: 5.3 %Alaska5.3New York: 5.3 %New York5.3Minnesota: 5.1 %Minnesota5.1New Jersey: 4.9 %New Jersey4.9California: 4.8 %California4.8Connecticut: 4.7 %Connecticut4.7Rhode Island: 4 %Rhode Island4New Hampshire: 3.9 %New Hampshire3.9Massachusetts: 3.4 %Massachusetts3.4Vermont: 3 %Vermont3Maine: 2.2 %Maine2.2Louisiana: 11.1 %Louisiana11.1Texas: 11 %Texas11Florida: 10.2 %Florida10.2Arkansas: 10.1 %Arkansas10.1South Carolina: 9.8 %South Carolina9.8Alabama: 9.5 %Alabama9.5Missouri: 9.4 %Missouri9.4Indiana: 8.9 %Indiana8.9West Virginia: 8.9 %West Virginia8.9Hawaii: 8.7 %Hawaii8.7Tennessee: 8.7 %Tennessee8.7Arizona: 8.4 %Arizona8.4Michigan: 8 %Michigan8District of Columbia: 7.9 %District of Columbia7.9Iowa: 7.9 %Iowa7.9Oklahoma: 7.7 %Oklahoma7.7Mississippi: 7.6 %Mississippi7.6Oregon: 7.6 %Oregon7.6Utah: 7.6 %Utah7.6North Dakota: 7.3 %North Dakota7.3Wisconsin: 7.1 %Wisconsin7.1Wyoming: 7.1 %Wyoming7.1South Dakota: 6.7 %South Dakota6.7Georgia: 6.6 %Georgia6.6Kentucky: 6.6 %Kentucky6.6New Mexico: 6.6 %New Mexico6.6Pennsylvania: 6.6 %Pennsylvania6.6Washington: 6.6 %Washington6.6Nevada: 6.5 %Nevada6.5Kansas: 6.4 %Kansas6.4North Carolina: 6.4 %North Carolina6.4Idaho: 6.2 %Idaho6.2Virginia: 6 %Virginia6Montana: 5.9 %Montana5.9Nebraska: 5.9 %Nebraska5.9Ohio: 5.9 %Ohio5.9Colorado: 5.8 %Colorado5.8Illinois: 5.7 %Illinois5.7Maryland: 5.7 %Maryland5.7Delaware: 5.6 %Delaware5.6Alaska: 5.3 %Alaska5.3New York: 5.3 %New York5.3Minnesota: 5.1 %Minnesota5.1New Jersey: 4.9 %New Jersey4.9California: 4.8 %California4.8Connecticut: 4.7 %Connecticut4.7Rhode Island: 4 %Rhode Island4New Hampshire: 3.9 %New Hampshire3.9Massachusetts: 3.4 %Massachusetts3.4Vermont: 3 %Vermont3Maine: 2.2 %Maine2.2
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Louisiana11.1+1.7 pts
2Texas11+1.8 pts
3Florida10.2+0.2 pts
4Arkansas10.1+0.3 pts
5South Carolina9.8-0.8 pts
6Alabama9.5-0.6 pts
7Missouri9.4+0.7 pts
8Indiana8.9-1 pts
8West Virginia8.9-0.9 pts
10Hawaii8.7+1.3 pts
10Tennessee8.7+0.5 pts
12Arizona8.4-0.4 pts
13Michigan8+1.2 pts
14District of Columbia7.9+1.1 pts
14Iowa7.9-0.1 pts
16Oklahoma7.7-0.2 pts
17Mississippi7.60 pts
17Oregon7.6+0.9 pts
17Utah7.6+2.8 pts
20North Dakota7.3-0.5 pts
21Wisconsin7.1+3 pts
21Wyoming7.1+1.6 pts
23South Dakota6.7-0.9 pts
24Georgia6.6-1.7 pts
24Kentucky6.6-0.3 pts
24New Mexico6.60 pts
24Pennsylvania6.6-0.3 pts
24Washington6.6+0.6 pts
29Nevada6.5-1.6 pts
30Kansas6.4+1 pts
30North Carolina6.40 pts
32Idaho6.2+1.1 pts
33Virginia6+0.4 pts
34Montana5.9+1.7 pts
34Nebraska5.9+0.5 pts
34Ohio5.9+0.1 pts
37Colorado5.8+1.3 pts
38Illinois5.7-0.8 pts
38Maryland5.70 pts
40Delaware5.6+1.8 pts
41Alaska5.3+0.4 pts
41New York5.3-0.2 pts
43Minnesota5.1-0.3 pts
44New Jersey4.9+1.3 pts
45California4.80 pts
46Connecticut4.7+1.8 pts
47Rhode Island4+1.4 pts
48New Hampshire3.9-0.1 pts
49Massachusetts3.4+0.2 pts
50Vermont3-0.7 pts
51Maine2.2-0.7 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units available for year-round use and offered for rent as a percentage of the rental inventory (renter-occupied units, vacant units for rent and units rented but not yet occupied). Annual CPS/HVS average for the United States and states. Seasonal and other off-market vacancies are excluded.

Annual CPS/HVS survey estimates, distinct from ACS five-year estimates. State figures have sampling uncertainty, so a small change need not be statistically significant. Revised columns published on a new basis replace the original year and are marked as series breaks. Pandemic restrictions changed interviewing in 2020 and 2021, affecting comparability. The 2025 average covers 11 months: October was not collected during the lapse in federal funding, increasing uncertainty.

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. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages (US states by rental vacancy rate (US), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx

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Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, US states by rental vacancy rate (US), 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 28 Apr. 2026, https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rental-vacancy-rate/us-states. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages. US states by rental vacancy rate (US), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rental-vacancy-rate/us-states.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS) annual statistics, Table 3, rental vacancy rates by state, United States and states, annual averages, US states by rental vacancy rate (US), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rental-vacancy-rate/us-states (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which state has the highest rental vacancy rate (US)?

Louisiana, with 11.1% in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which state has the lowest rental vacancy rate (US)?

Maine, with 2.2% in 2025.

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