RANKING · 2023 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most homes without air conditioning (total), US states

US states ranked by the estimated number of occupied homes with no air conditioning in 2023, from the Census Bureau's experimental Local Air Conditioning Estimates (LACE), a model combining the American Housing Survey and American Community Survey (experimental, modeled data). California leads at 2,873,171. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 323,481, against an all-states median of 59,173.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOMES WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING (COUNT)VS –

USUnited States332,387,540487,742–

01California, CACA39,287,3772,873,171–

02Washington, WAWA7,816,1161,033,388–

03New York, NYNY19,852,366751,009–

04Michigan, MIMI10,077,761347,521–

05Colorado, COCO5,862,189311,539–

06Oregon, OROR4,254,293307,804–

07Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,639298,451–

08Alaska, AKAK735,706249,096–

09Hawaii, HIHI1,445,235212,361–

10Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,872188,237–

11Ohio, OHOH11,810,293173,997–

12Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,056162,520–

13Montana, MTMT1,116,875122,271–

14New Mexico, NMNM2,120,246116,381–

15North Carolina, NCNC10,730,404113,123–

16Texas, TXTX30,188,424108,020–

17Maine, MEME1,387,817107,729–

18Illinois, ILIL12,694,79890,852–

19Utah, UTUT3,392,33189,643–

20Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44589,113–

21Vermont, VTVT647,10673,330–

22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50872,396–

23New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86870,688–

24Idaho, IDID1,934,26264,491–

25Virginia, VAVA8,705,17059,885–

26West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37359,173–

27Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83856,133–

28Wyoming, WYWY582,39750,268–

29Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38349,772–

30Nevada, NVNV3,184,61246,010–

31Florida, FLFL22,416,07742,615–

32Maryland, MDMD6,206,01139,599–

33Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82439,592–

34New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80938,037–

35Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80136,574–

36Georgia, GAGA10,940,40736,333–

37Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39130,983–

38Indiana, ININ6,851,07329,517–

39South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22522,604–

40Missouri, MOMO6,191,81422,438–

41South Dakota, SDSD907,42816,451–

42Kansas, KSKS2,947,19716,107–

43Louisiana, LALA4,611,96116,061–

44Alabama, ALAL5,086,76815,684–

45Iowa, IAIA3,210,50714,381–

46Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77912,364–

47Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6347,906–

48Nebraska, NENE1,978,7077,099–

49North Dakota, NDND784,8416,804–

50District of Columbia, DCDC681,2945,790–

51Delaware, DEDE1,021,1912,023–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest homes without air conditioning (count)?

California ranks #1 with 2,873,171 (2023 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 states by homes without air conditioning (count)?

California, Washington, New York, Michigan, Colorado.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2023 ACS 5-year data.

How is homes without air conditioning (count) measured?

Estimated number of occupied homes with no air conditioning, from the Census Bureau's experimental 2023 Local Air Conditioning Estimates. The raw-count companion to the no-air-conditioning share. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023).