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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.

All statesAll rankings
RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS 2000
USUnited States331,449,28137.0%–
01District of Columbia, DCDC681,29461.7%+2.4 pts
02New York, NYNY19,852,36648.7%+1.7 pts
03California, CACA39,287,37745.5%+2.4 pts
04Nevada, NVNV3,184,61243.2%+4.1 pts
05Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23541.2%−2.3 pts
06Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80140.6%+0.7 pts
07Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05639.6%+1.3 pts
08Texas, TXTX30,188,42438.8%+2.6 pts
09New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80938.7%+4.4 pts
10North Dakota, NDND784,84138.4%+5.0 pts
11Oregon, OROR4,254,29338.3%+2.5 pts
12Washington, WAWA7,816,11637.8%+2.4 pts
13Georgia, GAGA10,940,40737.1%+4.6 pts
14Alaska, AKAK735,70636.1%−1.4 pts
15Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50835.8%+2.6 pts
16Colorado, COCO5,862,18935.5%+2.8 pts
17Illinois, ILIL12,694,79835.4%+2.6 pts
18Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63435.3%+3.8 pts
19Virginia, VAVA8,705,17035.1%+3.2 pts
20North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40435.1%+4.4 pts
21Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39135.0%+4.4 pts
22Maryland, MDMD6,206,01135.0%+2.7 pts
23Florida, FLFL22,416,07734.9%+5.0 pts
24Kansas, KSKS2,947,19734.7%+3.9 pts
25Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83834.7%+2.7 pts
26Ohio, OHOH11,810,29334.6%+3.7 pts
27Louisiana, LALA4,611,96134.5%+2.4 pts
28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38334.5%+4.4 pts
29Nebraska, NENE1,978,70734.4%+1.9 pts
30Missouri, MOMO6,191,81434.0%+4.3 pts
31Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87233.7%+2.1 pts
32Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82433.6%+4.3 pts
33South Dakota, SDSD907,42833.0%+1.2 pts
34Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63932.7%+4.0 pts
35Montana, MTMT1,116,87532.7%+1.8 pts
36New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24632.5%+2.5 pts
37Alabama, ALAL5,086,76832.3%+4.8 pts
38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77931.8%+4.2 pts
39Indiana, ININ6,851,07331.6%+3.0 pts
40Utah, UTUT3,392,33131.0%+2.5 pts
41Wyoming, WYWY582,39730.6%+0.6 pts
42South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22530.3%+2.5 pts
43Vermont, VTVT647,10630.1%+0.7 pts
44Iowa, IAIA3,210,50729.6%+2.0 pts
45Idaho, IDID1,934,26229.6%+2.0 pts
46New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86829.5%−0.8 pts
47Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44529.4%+4.0 pts
48Delaware, DEDE1,021,19129.2%+1.5 pts
49Michigan, MIMI10,077,76129.1%+2.9 pts
50Maine, MEME1,387,81728.9%+0.5 pts
51West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37327.4%+2.6 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 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.