# US states by rental vacancy rate (US), 2025

All 51 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rental_vacancy_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- 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 (https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/files/annual25/ann25t_3.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rental-vacancy-rate/us-states

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Louisiana | 11.1 |
| 2 | Texas | 11 |
| 3 | Florida | 10.2 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 10.1 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 9.8 |
| 6 | Alabama | 9.5 |
| 7 | Missouri | 9.4 |
| 8 | Indiana | 8.9 |
| 8 | West Virginia | 8.9 |
| 10 | Hawaii | 8.7 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 8.7 |
| 12 | Arizona | 8.4 |
| 13 | Michigan | 8 |
| 14 | District of Columbia | 7.9 |
| 14 | Iowa | 7.9 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 7.7 |
| 17 | Mississippi | 7.6 |
| 17 | Oregon | 7.6 |
| 17 | Utah | 7.6 |
| 20 | North Dakota | 7.3 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | 7.1 |
| 21 | Wyoming | 7.1 |
| 23 | South Dakota | 6.7 |
| 24 | Georgia | 6.6 |
| 24 | Kentucky | 6.6 |
| 24 | New Mexico | 6.6 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | 6.6 |
| 24 | Washington | 6.6 |
| 29 | Nevada | 6.5 |
| 30 | Kansas | 6.4 |
| 30 | North Carolina | 6.4 |
| 32 | Idaho | 6.2 |
| 33 | Virginia | 6 |
| 34 | Montana | 5.9 |
| 34 | Nebraska | 5.9 |
| 34 | Ohio | 5.9 |
| 37 | Colorado | 5.8 |
| 38 | Illinois | 5.7 |
| 38 | Maryland | 5.7 |
| 40 | Delaware | 5.6 |
| 41 | Alaska | 5.3 |
| 41 | New York | 5.3 |
| 43 | Minnesota | 5.1 |
| 44 | New Jersey | 4.9 |
| 45 | California | 4.8 |
| 46 | Connecticut | 4.7 |
| 47 | Rhode Island | 4 |
| 48 | New Hampshire | 3.9 |
| 49 | Massachusetts | 3.4 |
| 50 | Vermont | 3 |
| 51 | Maine | 2.2 |