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US states by rental vacancy rate (US)

South Carolina had the highest rental vacancy rate (US) of 51 states in 2024, at 10.6%. Rhode Island had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 6.5% and the figure for the United States was 6.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.6South Carolina
Lowest2.6Rhode Island
Median6.551 states
United States6.8History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 10.1 %Alaska: 4.9 %Arizona: 8.8 %Arkansas: 9.8 %California: 4.8 %Colorado: 4.5 %Connecticut: 2.9 %Delaware: 3.8 %District of Columbia: 6.8 %Florida: 10 %Georgia: 8.3 %Hawaii: 7.4 %Idaho: 5.1 %Illinois: 6.5 %Indiana: 9.9 %Iowa: 8 %Kansas: 5.4 %Kentucky: 6.9 %Louisiana: 9.4 %Maine: 2.9 %Maryland: 5.7 %Massachusetts: 3.2 %Michigan: 6.8 %Minnesota: 5.4 %Mississippi: 7.6 %Missouri: 8.7 %Montana: 4.2 %Nebraska: 5.4 %Nevada: 8.1 %New Hampshire: 4 %New Jersey: 3.6 %New Mexico: 6.6 %New York: 5.5 %North Carolina: 6.4 %North Dakota: 7.8 %Ohio: 5.8 %Oklahoma: 7.9 %Oregon: 6.7 %Pennsylvania: 6.9 %Rhode Island: 2.6 %South Carolina: 10.6 %South Dakota: 7.6 %Tennessee: 8.2 %Texas: 9.2 %Utah: 4.8 %Vermont: 3.7 %Virginia: 5.6 %Washington: 6 %West Virginia: 9.8 %Wisconsin: 4.1 %Wyoming: 5.5 %
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%, 2024. 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, 2024

South Carolina: 10.6 %South Carolina10.6Alabama: 10.1 %Alabama10.1Florida: 10 %Florida10Indiana: 9.9 %Indiana9.9Arkansas: 9.8 %Arkansas9.8West Virginia: 9.8 %West Virginia9.8Louisiana: 9.4 %Louisiana9.4Texas: 9.2 %Texas9.2Arizona: 8.8 %Arizona8.8Missouri: 8.7 %Missouri8.7Georgia: 8.3 %Georgia8.3Tennessee: 8.2 %Tennessee8.2Nevada: 8.1 %Nevada8.1Iowa: 8 %Iowa8Oklahoma: 7.9 %Oklahoma7.9North Dakota: 7.8 %North Dakota7.8Mississippi: 7.6 %Mississippi7.6South Dakota: 7.6 %South Dakota7.6Hawaii: 7.4 %Hawaii7.4Kentucky: 6.9 %Kentucky6.9Pennsylvania: 6.9 %Pennsylvania6.9District of Columbia: 6.8 %District of Columbia6.8Michigan: 6.8 %Michigan6.8Oregon: 6.7 %Oregon6.7New Mexico: 6.6 %New Mexico6.6Illinois: 6.5 %Illinois6.5North Carolina: 6.4 %North Carolina6.4Washington: 6 %Washington6Ohio: 5.8 %Ohio5.8Maryland: 5.7 %Maryland5.7Virginia: 5.6 %Virginia5.6New York: 5.5 %New York5.5Wyoming: 5.5 %Wyoming5.5Kansas: 5.4 %Kansas5.4Minnesota: 5.4 %Minnesota5.4Nebraska: 5.4 %Nebraska5.4Idaho: 5.1 %Idaho5.1Alaska: 4.9 %Alaska4.9California: 4.8 %California4.8Utah: 4.8 %Utah4.8Colorado: 4.5 %Colorado4.5Montana: 4.2 %Montana4.2Wisconsin: 4.1 %Wisconsin4.1New Hampshire: 4 %New Hampshire4Delaware: 3.8 %Delaware3.8Vermont: 3.7 %Vermont3.7New Jersey: 3.6 %New Jersey3.6Massachusetts: 3.2 %Massachusetts3.2Connecticut: 2.9 %Connecticut2.9Maine: 2.9 %Maine2.9Rhode Island: 2.6 %Rhode Island2.6South Carolina: 10.6 %South Carolina10.6Alabama: 10.1 %Alabama10.1Florida: 10 %Florida10Indiana: 9.9 %Indiana9.9Arkansas: 9.8 %Arkansas9.8West Virginia: 9.8 %West Virginia9.8Louisiana: 9.4 %Louisiana9.4Texas: 9.2 %Texas9.2Arizona: 8.8 %Arizona8.8Missouri: 8.7 %Missouri8.7Georgia: 8.3 %Georgia8.3Tennessee: 8.2 %Tennessee8.2Nevada: 8.1 %Nevada8.1Iowa: 8 %Iowa8Oklahoma: 7.9 %Oklahoma7.9North Dakota: 7.8 %North Dakota7.8Mississippi: 7.6 %Mississippi7.6South Dakota: 7.6 %South Dakota7.6Hawaii: 7.4 %Hawaii7.4Kentucky: 6.9 %Kentucky6.9Pennsylvania: 6.9 %Pennsylvania6.9District of Columbia: 6.8 %District of Columbia6.8Michigan: 6.8 %Michigan6.8Oregon: 6.7 %Oregon6.7New Mexico: 6.6 %New Mexico6.6Illinois: 6.5 %Illinois6.5North Carolina: 6.4 %North Carolina6.4Washington: 6 %Washington6Ohio: 5.8 %Ohio5.8Maryland: 5.7 %Maryland5.7Virginia: 5.6 %Virginia5.6New York: 5.5 %New York5.5Wyoming: 5.5 %Wyoming5.5Kansas: 5.4 %Kansas5.4Minnesota: 5.4 %Minnesota5.4Nebraska: 5.4 %Nebraska5.4Idaho: 5.1 %Idaho5.1Alaska: 4.9 %Alaska4.9California: 4.8 %California4.8Utah: 4.8 %Utah4.8Colorado: 4.5 %Colorado4.5Montana: 4.2 %Montana4.2Wisconsin: 4.1 %Wisconsin4.1New Hampshire: 4 %New Hampshire4Delaware: 3.8 %Delaware3.8Vermont: 3.7 %Vermont3.7New Jersey: 3.6 %New Jersey3.6Massachusetts: 3.2 %Massachusetts3.2Connecticut: 2.9 %Connecticut2.9Maine: 2.9 %Maine2.9Rhode Island: 2.6 %Rhode Island2.6
%. 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

RankStates2024 (%)Change on 2023
1South Carolina10.6+0.3 pts
2Alabama10.1+0.8 pts
3Florida10+1.5 pts
4Indiana9.9-0.6 pts
5Arkansas9.8-1.3 pts
5West Virginia9.8+2.7 pts
7Louisiana9.4+1 pts
8Texas9.20 pts
9Arizona8.8+1.1 pts
10Missouri8.7+1.3 pts
11Georgia8.30 pts
12Tennessee8.2+0.4 pts
13Nevada8.1+1.1 pts
14Iowa8-0.2 pts
15Oklahoma7.9-0.6 pts
16North Dakota7.8-0.7 pts
17Mississippi7.6-1 pts
17South Dakota7.6+1.1 pts
19Hawaii7.4-1.5 pts
20Kentucky6.9+3.4 pts
20Pennsylvania6.9+0.8 pts
22District of Columbia6.8-0.6 pts
22Michigan6.8-0.5 pts
24Oregon6.7+0.7 pts
25New Mexico6.6+0.8 pts
26Illinois6.5-1 pts
27North Carolina6.4-1.2 pts
28Washington6+1.8 pts
29Ohio5.8+0.3 pts
30Maryland5.7-1.6 pts
31Virginia5.6+0.7 pts
32New York5.5+0.8 pts
32Wyoming5.5+1.1 pts
34Kansas5.4-2.9 pts
34Minnesota5.4-1.5 pts
34Nebraska5.4+0.5 pts
37Idaho5.1-0.1 pts
38Alaska4.90 pts
39California4.8+0.4 pts
39Utah4.8-0.5 pts
41Colorado4.5-0.6 pts
42Montana4.2-0.3 pts
43Wisconsin4.1-1 pts
44New Hampshire4-0.7 pts
45Delaware3.8+0.2 pts
46Vermont3.7+0.2 pts
47New Jersey3.6+0.5 pts
48Massachusetts3.2+0.7 pts
49Connecticut2.9-0.9 pts
49Maine2.90 pts
51Rhode Island2.6-1.1 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), 2024) [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), 2024. 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=2024. 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), 2024. 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=2024.

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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), 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

South Carolina, with 10.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Rhode Island, with 2.6% in 2024.

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