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Highest housing vacancy, US states

US states ranked by the share of housing units that are vacant (2024 ACS). Maine leads at 20.6%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 13.6%, against an all-states median of 10.3%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2010
USUnited States334,922,49910.0%–
01Maine, MEME1,387,81720.6%−2.3 pts
02Vermont, VTVT647,10619.4%−0.3 pts
03Alaska, AKAK735,70617.6%+0.7 pts
04West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37315.4%−0.4 pts
05Florida, FLFL22,416,07714.7%−4.6 pts
06Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77914.6%+0.7 pts
07Alabama, ALAL5,086,76814.5%−0.6 pts
08Louisiana, LALA4,611,96114.4%+0.3 pts
09New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86814.3%−1.2 pts
10Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39113.5%−0.6 pts
11Delaware, DEDE1,021,19113.4%−3.5 pts
12South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22513.3%−3.3 pts
13Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23513.3%−0.4 pts
14Montana, MTMT1,116,87513.2%−1.8 pts
15North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40412.5%−1.7 pts
16New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24612.5%−2.3 pts
17North Dakota, NDND784,84112.3%+0.7 pts
18Wyoming, WYWY582,39712.2%−2.5 pts
19Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412.0%−1.5 pts
20Michigan, MIMI10,077,76111.8%−3.3 pts
21Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411.2%−1.3 pts
22Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87210.8%−1.5 pts
23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83810.5%−5.6 pts
24South Dakota, SDSD907,42810.5%−1.3 pts
25Idaho, IDID1,934,26210.3%−2.3 pts
26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82410.3%−2.0 pts
27Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710.3%−3.4 pts
28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38310.2%−1.6 pts
29District of Columbia, DCDC681,29410.1%−2.2 pts
30New York, NYNY19,852,36610.0%−0.4 pts
31Texas, TXTX30,188,4249.4%−2.8 pts
32Nevada, NVNV3,184,6129.3%−4.8 pts
33Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4459.3%−1.1 pts
34Kansas, KSKS2,947,1979.2%−0.7 pts
35Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6399.2%−1.6 pts
36Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8019.1%−1.8 pts
37Indiana, ININ6,851,0738.8%−2.5 pts
38Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708.7%−1.6 pts
39Iowa, IAIA3,210,5078.5%+0.1 pts
40Colorado, COCO5,862,1898.3%−3.5 pts
41Ohio, OHOH11,810,2938.1%−2.8 pts
42Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0568.1%−1.7 pts
43Utah, UTUT3,392,3318.1%−1.7 pts
44Maryland, MDMD6,206,0117.7%−2.2 pts
45Illinois, ILIL12,694,7987.7%−1.7 pts
46Nebraska, NENE1,978,7077.6%−2.1 pts
47Oregon, OROR4,254,2937.5%−1.7 pts
48California, CACA39,287,3777.5%−1.1 pts
49New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8097.5%−2.5 pts
50Washington, WAWA7,816,1167.3%−1.6 pts
51Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5087.0%−0.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Maine ranks #1 with 20.6% (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by housing vacancy rate?

Maine, Vermont, Alaska, West Virginia, Florida.

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 housing vacancy rate measured?

Share of housing units that are vacant. Source: ACS B25002. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).