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US states by rental vacancy rate (US)

Arkansas had the highest rental vacancy rate (US) of 51 states in 2014, at 14.7%. Montana had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 8% and the figure for the United States was 7.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.7Arkansas
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Median851 states
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Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 14 %Alaska: 6.8 %Arizona: 9.5 %Arkansas: 14.7 %California: 4.5 %Colorado: 4.9 %Connecticut: 5.8 %Delaware: 7.4 %District of Columbia: 6.5 %Florida: 10.1 %Georgia: 9.7 %Hawaii: 8.3 %Idaho: 6.1 %Illinois: 9.2 %Indiana: 10.8 %Iowa: 5.7 %Kansas: 8.8 %Kentucky: 6.5 %Louisiana: 8.4 %Maine: 5.1 %Maryland: 7.5 %Massachusetts: 5.6 %Michigan: 8.2 %Minnesota: 5.6 %Mississippi: 11.1 %Missouri: 9.9 %Montana: 4 %Nebraska: 5.5 %Nevada: 9.7 %New Hampshire: 5.6 %New Jersey: 6.2 %New Mexico: 10.8 %New York: 4.9 %North Carolina: 8.1 %North Dakota: 8.6 %Ohio: 7.4 %Oklahoma: 11.4 %Oregon: 4.1 %Pennsylvania: 8.7 %Rhode Island: 6.7 %South Carolina: 12 %South Dakota: 8.3 %Tennessee: 8.5 %Texas: 9.5 %Utah: 8.6 %Vermont: 5 %Virginia: 7.4 %Washington: 4.9 %West Virginia: 9.1 %Wisconsin: 4.6 %Wyoming: 8 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Arkansas: 14.7 %Arkansas14.7Alabama: 14 %Alabama14South Carolina: 12 %South Carolina12Oklahoma: 11.4 %Oklahoma11.4Mississippi: 11.1 %Mississippi11.1Indiana: 10.8 %Indiana10.8New Mexico: 10.8 %New Mexico10.8Florida: 10.1 %Florida10.1Missouri: 9.9 %Missouri9.9Georgia: 9.7 %Georgia9.7Nevada: 9.7 %Nevada9.7Arizona: 9.5 %Arizona9.5Texas: 9.5 %Texas9.5Illinois: 9.2 %Illinois9.2West Virginia: 9.1 %West Virginia9.1Kansas: 8.8 %Kansas8.8Pennsylvania: 8.7 %Pennsylvania8.7North Dakota: 8.6 %North Dakota8.6Utah: 8.6 %Utah8.6Tennessee: 8.5 %Tennessee8.5Louisiana: 8.4 %Louisiana8.4Hawaii: 8.3 %Hawaii8.3South Dakota: 8.3 %South Dakota8.3Michigan: 8.2 %Michigan8.2North Carolina: 8.1 %North Carolina8.1Wyoming: 8 %Wyoming8Maryland: 7.5 %Maryland7.5Delaware: 7.4 %Delaware7.4Ohio: 7.4 %Ohio7.4Virginia: 7.4 %Virginia7.4Alaska: 6.8 %Alaska6.8Rhode Island: 6.7 %Rhode Island6.7District of Columbia: 6.5 %District of Columbia6.5Kentucky: 6.5 %Kentucky6.5New Jersey: 6.2 %New Jersey6.2Idaho: 6.1 %Idaho6.1Connecticut: 5.8 %Connecticut5.8Iowa: 5.7 %Iowa5.7Massachusetts: 5.6 %Massachusetts5.6Minnesota: 5.6 %Minnesota5.6New Hampshire: 5.6 %New Hampshire5.6Nebraska: 5.5 %Nebraska5.5Maine: 5.1 %Maine5.1Vermont: 5 %Vermont5Colorado: 4.9 %Colorado4.9New York: 4.9 %New York4.9Washington: 4.9 %Washington4.9Wisconsin: 4.6 %Wisconsin4.6California: 4.5 %California4.5Oregon: 4.1 %Oregon4.1Montana: 4 %Montana4Arkansas: 14.7 %Arkansas14.7Alabama: 14 %Alabama14South Carolina: 12 %South Carolina12Oklahoma: 11.4 %Oklahoma11.4Mississippi: 11.1 %Mississippi11.1Indiana: 10.8 %Indiana10.8New Mexico: 10.8 %New Mexico10.8Florida: 10.1 %Florida10.1Missouri: 9.9 %Missouri9.9Georgia: 9.7 %Georgia9.7Nevada: 9.7 %Nevada9.7Arizona: 9.5 %Arizona9.5Texas: 9.5 %Texas9.5Illinois: 9.2 %Illinois9.2West Virginia: 9.1 %West Virginia9.1Kansas: 8.8 %Kansas8.8Pennsylvania: 8.7 %Pennsylvania8.7North Dakota: 8.6 %North Dakota8.6Utah: 8.6 %Utah8.6Tennessee: 8.5 %Tennessee8.5Louisiana: 8.4 %Louisiana8.4Hawaii: 8.3 %Hawaii8.3South Dakota: 8.3 %South Dakota8.3Michigan: 8.2 %Michigan8.2North Carolina: 8.1 %North Carolina8.1Wyoming: 8 %Wyoming8Maryland: 7.5 %Maryland7.5Delaware: 7.4 %Delaware7.4Ohio: 7.4 %Ohio7.4Virginia: 7.4 %Virginia7.4Alaska: 6.8 %Alaska6.8Rhode Island: 6.7 %Rhode Island6.7District of Columbia: 6.5 %District of Columbia6.5Kentucky: 6.5 %Kentucky6.5New Jersey: 6.2 %New Jersey6.2Idaho: 6.1 %Idaho6.1Connecticut: 5.8 %Connecticut5.8Iowa: 5.7 %Iowa5.7Massachusetts: 5.6 %Massachusetts5.6Minnesota: 5.6 %Minnesota5.6New Hampshire: 5.6 %New Hampshire5.6Nebraska: 5.5 %Nebraska5.5Maine: 5.1 %Maine5.1Vermont: 5 %Vermont5Colorado: 4.9 %Colorado4.9New York: 4.9 %New York4.9Washington: 4.9 %Washington4.9Wisconsin: 4.6 %Wisconsin4.6California: 4.5 %California4.5Oregon: 4.1 %Oregon4.1Montana: 4 %Montana4
%. 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

RankStates2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Arkansas14.7+1.5 pts
2Alabama14+2.2 pts
3South Carolina12+0.8 pts
4Oklahoma11.4+1 pts
5Mississippi11.1-2.5 pts
6Indiana10.8-2.3 pts
6New Mexico10.8+1.2 pts
8Florida10.1-0.2 pts
9Missouri9.9-1.1 pts
10Georgia9.7-0.9 pts
10Nevada9.7-3.4 pts
12Arizona9.5-1.3 pts
12Texas9.5-0.6 pts
14Illinois9.2-0.4 pts
15West Virginia9.1-1.5 pts
16Kansas8.8-1.2 pts
17Pennsylvania8.7-1.3 pts
18North Dakota8.6+0.4 pts
18Utah8.6+1.9 pts
20Tennessee8.5-0.4 pts
21Louisiana8.4-0.4 pts
22Hawaii8.3-1.8 pts
22South Dakota8.3+0.9 pts
24Michigan8.2-1.6 pts
25North Carolina8.1-1.5 pts
26Wyoming8+0.4 pts
27Maryland7.5-1.1 pts
28Delaware7.4-1.2 pts
28Ohio7.4-0.8 pts
28Virginia7.4+0.1 pts
31Alaska6.8+1.5 pts
32Rhode Island6.7+0.6 pts
33District of Columbia6.5-1.2 pts
33Kentucky6.5-2.3 pts
35New Jersey6.2-1.6 pts
36Idaho6.1-0.3 pts
37Connecticut5.8-1.9 pts
38Iowa5.7-0.7 pts
39Massachusetts5.6-1.7 pts
39Minnesota5.6-1 pts
39New Hampshire5.6-0.8 pts
42Nebraska5.5-1 pts
43Maine5.1-0.4 pts
44Vermont5-0.7 pts
45Colorado4.9-1.9 pts
45New York4.9-0.8 pts
45Washington4.9+0.4 pts
48Wisconsin4.6-1.7 pts
49California4.5-0.6 pts
50Oregon4.1+0.2 pts
51Montana4-1.2 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), 2014) [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), 2014. 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?period=2014. 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), 2014. 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?period=2014.

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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), 2014 [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?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Arkansas, with 14.7% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Montana, with 4% in 2014.

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