RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Highest renter share, US states · 2020

US states with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (2020 ACS). District of Columbia leads at 61.7%. 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 States331,449,28137.0%–

01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29461.7%+4%

02New York, NYNY19,852,36648.7%+4%

03California, CACA39,287,37745.5%+6%

04Nevada, NVNV3,184,61243.2%+10%

05Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23541.2%−5%

06Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80140.6%+2%

07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05639.6%+3%

08Texas, TXTX30,188,42438.8%+7%

09New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80938.7%+13%

10North Dakota, NDND784,84138.4%+15%

11Oregon, OROR4,254,29338.3%+7%

12Washington, WAWA7,816,11637.8%+7%

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,40737.1%+14%

14Alaska, AKAK735,70636.1%−4%

15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50835.8%+8%

16Colorado, COCO5,862,18935.5%+9%

17Illinois, ILIL12,694,79835.4%+8%

18Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63435.3%+12%

19Virginia, VAVA8,705,17035.1%+10%

20North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40435.1%+14%

21Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39135.0%+14%

22Maryland, MDMD6,206,01135.0%+8%

23Florida, FLFL22,416,07734.9%+17%

24Kansas, KSKS2,947,19734.7%+13%

25Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83834.7%+9%

26Ohio, OHOH11,810,29334.6%+12%

27Louisiana, LALA4,611,96134.5%+8%

28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38334.5%+15%

29Nebraska, NENE1,978,70734.4%+6%

30Missouri, MOMO6,191,81434.0%+14%

31Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87233.7%+7%

32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82433.6%+15%

33South Dakota, SDSD907,42833.0%+4%

34Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63932.7%+14%

35Montana, MTMT1,116,87532.7%+6%

36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24632.5%+8%

37Alabama, ALAL5,086,76832.3%+17%

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77931.8%+15%

39Indiana, ININ6,851,07331.6%+11%

40Utah, UTUT3,392,33131.0%+9%

41Wyoming, WYWY582,39730.6%+2%

42South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22530.3%+9%

43Vermont, VTVT647,10630.1%+2%

44Iowa, IAIA3,210,50729.6%+7%

45Idaho, IDID1,934,26229.6%+7%

46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86829.5%−3%

47Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44529.4%+16%

48Delaware, DEDE1,021,19129.2%+5%

49Michigan, MIMI10,077,76129.1%+11%

50Maine, MEME1,387,81728.9%+2%

51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37327.4%+10%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest renter-occupied?

District of Columbia ranks #1 with 61.7% (2020 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 states by renter-occupied?

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

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2020 Decennial Census data.

How is renter-occupied measured?

Share of occupied homes that are renter-occupied. Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Decennial Census.