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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest renter share, US states · 2010

US states with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2010 ACS). District of Columbia leads at 58.0%. 51 states qualify in total.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000
USUnited States308,745,53835.1%–
01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29458.0%−1.3 pts
02New York, NYNY19,852,36646.7%−0.3 pts
03California, CACA39,287,37744.1%+1.0 pts
04Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23542.3%−1.2 pts
05Nevada, NVNV3,184,61241.2%+2.1 pts
06Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80139.3%−0.7 pts
07Oregon, OROR4,254,29337.8%+2.1 pts
08Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05637.7%−0.6 pts
09Alaska, AKAK735,70636.9%−0.6 pts
10Texas, TXTX30,188,42436.3%+0.1 pts
11Washington, WAWA7,816,11636.1%+0.7 pts
12New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80934.6%+0.2 pts
13North Dakota, NDND784,84134.6%+1.2 pts
14Colorado, COCO5,862,18934.5%+1.8 pts
15Georgia, GAGA10,940,40734.3%+1.8 pts
16Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83834.0%+2.0 pts
17North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40433.3%+2.7 pts
18Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39133.0%+2.4 pts
19Nebraska, NENE1,978,70732.8%+0.2 pts
20Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63432.8%+1.2 pts
21Louisiana, LALA4,611,96132.8%+0.7 pts
22Virginia, VAVA8,705,17032.8%+0.8 pts
23Florida, FLFL22,416,07732.6%+2.7 pts
24Illinois, ILIL12,694,79832.5%−0.2 pts
25Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50832.5%−0.7 pts
26Maryland, MDMD6,206,01132.5%+0.2 pts
27Ohio, OHOH11,810,29332.4%+1.5 pts
28Kansas, KSKS2,947,19732.2%+1.5 pts
29Montana, MTMT1,116,87532.0%+1.1 pts
30Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87231.9%+0.4 pts
31South Dakota, SDSD907,42831.9%+0.1 pts
32Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38331.8%+1.7 pts
33New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24631.5%+1.5 pts
34Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82431.3%+2.1 pts
35Missouri, MOMO6,191,81431.2%+1.5 pts
36Wyoming, WYWY582,39730.8%+0.8 pts
37South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22530.7%+2.9 pts
38Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63930.4%+1.7 pts
39Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77930.4%+2.7 pts
40Alabama, ALAL5,086,76830.3%+2.8 pts
41Indiana, ININ6,851,07330.1%+1.6 pts
42Idaho, IDID1,934,26230.1%+2.5 pts
43Utah, UTUT3,392,33129.6%+1.1 pts
44Vermont, VTVT647,10629.3%−0.2 pts
45New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86829.0%−1.3 pts
46Maine, MEME1,387,81728.7%+0.3 pts
47Delaware, DEDE1,021,19127.9%+0.2 pts
48Iowa, IAIA3,210,50727.9%+0.3 pts
49Michigan, MIMI10,077,76127.9%+1.6 pts
50Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44527.0%+1.5 pts
51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37326.6%+1.7 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest renter-occupied?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 58.0% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by renter-occupied?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is renter-occupied measured?

Share of occupied homes that are renter-occupied. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.