RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest renter share, US states · 2000

US states with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2023 ACS). District of Columbia leads at 59.2%. 51 states qualify in total.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29459.2%+0%

02New York, NYNY19,852,36647.0%+0%

03Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23543.5%+0%

04California, CACA39,287,37743.1%+0%

05Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80140.0%+0%

06Nevada, NVNV3,184,61239.1%+0%

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05638.3%+0%

08Alaska, AKAK735,70637.5%+0%

09Texas, TXTX30,188,42436.2%+0%

10Oregon, OROR4,254,29335.7%+0%

11Washington, WAWA7,816,11635.4%+0%

12New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80934.4%+0%

13North Dakota, NDND784,84133.4%+0%

14Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50833.2%+0%

15Illinois, ILIL12,694,79832.7%+0%

16Colorado, COCO5,862,18932.7%+0%

17Nebraska, NENE1,978,70732.6%+0%

18Georgia, GAGA10,940,40732.5%+0%

19Maryland, MDMD6,206,01132.3%+0%

20Louisiana, LALA4,611,96132.1%+0%

21Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83832.0%+0%

22Virginia, VAVA8,705,17031.9%+0%

23South Dakota, SDSD907,42831.8%+0%

24Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63431.6%+0%

25Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87231.6%+0%

26Montana, MTMT1,116,87530.9%+0%

27Ohio, OHOH11,810,29330.9%+0%

28Kansas, KSKS2,947,19730.8%+0%

29North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40430.6%+0%

30Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39130.6%+0%

31New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86830.3%+0%

32Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38330.1%+0%

33New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24630.0%+0%

34Wyoming, WYWY582,39730.0%+0%

35Florida, FLFL22,416,07729.9%+0%

36Missouri, MOMO6,191,81429.7%+0%

37Vermont, VTVT647,10629.4%+0%

38Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82429.2%+0%

39Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63928.7%+0%

40Indiana, ININ6,851,07328.6%+0%

41Utah, UTUT3,392,33128.5%+0%

42Maine, MEME1,387,81728.4%+0%

43South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22527.8%+0%

44Delaware, DEDE1,021,19127.7%+0%

45Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77927.7%+0%

46Iowa, IAIA3,210,50727.7%+0%

47Idaho, IDID1,934,26227.6%+0%

48Alabama, ALAL5,086,76827.5%+0%

49Michigan, MIMI10,077,76126.2%+0%

50Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44525.4%+0%

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37324.8%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest renter-occupied?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 59.2% (2000 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by renter-occupied?

District of Columbia, New York, Hawaii, California, Rhode Island.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2000 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 (2000).