RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

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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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOUSING VACANCY RATEVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,49910.0%–

01Maine, MEME1,387,81720.6%−10%

02Vermont, VTVT647,10619.4%−1%

03Alaska, AKAK735,70617.6%+4%

04West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37315.4%−2%

05Florida, FLFL22,416,07714.7%−24%

06Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77914.6%+5%

07Alabama, ALAL5,086,76814.5%−4%

08Louisiana, LALA4,611,96114.4%+2%

09New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86814.3%−8%

10Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39113.5%−4%

11Delaware, DEDE1,021,19113.4%−21%

12South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22513.3%−20%

13Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23513.3%−3%

14Montana, MTMT1,116,87513.2%−12%

15North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40412.5%−12%

16New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24612.5%−16%

17North Dakota, NDND784,84112.3%+6%

18Wyoming, WYWY582,39712.2%−17%

19Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63412.0%−11%

20Michigan, MIMI10,077,76111.8%−22%

21Missouri, MOMO6,191,81411.2%−11%

22Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87210.8%−12%

23Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83810.5%−35%

24South Dakota, SDSD907,42810.5%−11%

25Idaho, IDID1,934,26210.3%−18%

26Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82410.3%−16%

27Georgia, GAGA10,940,40710.3%−25%

28Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38310.2%−14%

29District of Columbia, DCDC681,29410.1%−18%

30New York, NYNY19,852,36610.0%−4%

31Texas, TXTX30,188,4249.4%−23%

32Nevada, NVNV3,184,6129.3%−34%

33Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4459.3%−10%

34Kansas, KSKS2,947,1979.2%−7%

35Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6399.2%−15%

36Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8019.1%−17%

37Indiana, ININ6,851,0738.8%−22%

38Virginia, VAVA8,705,1708.7%−16%

39Iowa, IAIA3,210,5078.5%+1%

40Colorado, COCO5,862,1898.3%−30%

41Ohio, OHOH11,810,2938.1%−25%

42Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0568.1%−18%

43Utah, UTUT3,392,3318.1%−18%

44Maryland, MDMD6,206,0117.7%−22%

45Illinois, ILIL12,694,7987.7%−18%

46Nebraska, NENE1,978,7077.6%−22%

47Oregon, OROR4,254,2937.5%−18%

48California, CACA39,287,3777.5%−12%

49New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8097.5%−25%

50Washington, WAWA7,816,1167.3%−18%

51Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5087.0%−11%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · 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).