RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest renter share, US states

US states with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2024 ACS). District of Columbia leads at 58.5%. 51 states qualify in total.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

USUnited States334,922,49935.0%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29458.5%−1%

02New York, NYNY19,852,36645.7%−3%

03California, CACA39,287,37744.1%+2%

04Nevada, NVNV3,184,61240.0%+2%

05Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05637.5%−2%

06Texas, TXTX30,188,42437.4%+3%

07North Dakota, NDND784,84137.1%+11%

08Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23537.0%−15%

09Oregon, OROR4,254,29336.7%+3%

10Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80136.4%−9%

11Washington, WAWA7,816,11636.2%+2%

12New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80936.2%+5%

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,40734.3%+6%

14Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63434.2%+8%

15Colorado, COCO5,862,18933.8%+3%

16Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39133.6%+10%

17Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50833.5%+1%

18Nebraska, NENE1,978,70733.5%+3%

19North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40433.4%+9%

20Alaska, AKAK735,70633.2%−12%

21Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38333.1%+10%

22Illinois, ILIL12,694,79832.9%+1%

23Kansas, KSKS2,947,19732.8%+7%

24Ohio, OHOH11,810,29332.8%+6%

25Virginia, VAVA8,705,17032.7%+2%

26Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83832.6%+2%

27Louisiana, LALA4,611,96132.6%+2%

28Maryland, MDMD6,206,01132.4%+0%

29Florida, FLFL22,416,07732.4%+8%

30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87232.2%+2%

31Missouri, MOMO6,191,81431.9%+7%

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82431.7%+8%

33South Dakota, SDSD907,42831.4%−1%

34Montana, MTMT1,116,87530.8%−0%

35Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63930.7%+7%

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24630.0%+0%

37Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77930.0%+8%

38Alabama, ALAL5,086,76829.8%+8%

39Utah, UTUT3,392,33129.8%+4%

40Indiana, ININ6,851,07329.4%+3%

41Iowa, IAIA3,210,50728.3%+2%

42Wyoming, WYWY582,39728.2%−6%

43South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22528.1%+1%

44Idaho, IDID1,934,26227.9%+1%

45Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44527.8%+9%

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86827.2%−10%

47Delaware, DEDE1,021,19127.0%−2%

48Vermont, VTVT647,10626.8%−9%

49Michigan, MIMI10,077,76126.8%+2%

50Maine, MEME1,387,81725.7%−10%

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37325.1%+1%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest renter-occupied?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 58.5% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by renter-occupied?

District of Columbia, New York, California, Nevada, Massachusetts.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is renter-occupied measured?

Share of occupied homes that are renter-occupied. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).