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Most homes without air conditioning, US states

US states ranked by the share 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. A measure of vulnerability to extreme heat (experimental, modeled data). Alaska leads at 93.0%. 51 states qualify in total. The top 25 average 17.3%, against an all-states median of 3.6%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPHOMES WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONINGVS –

USUnited States332,387,5407.1%–

01Alaska, AKAK735,70693.0%–

02Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23543.4%–

03Washington, WAWA7,816,11634.2%–

04Vermont, VTVT647,10627.2%–

05Montana, MTMT1,116,87527.0%–

06California, CACA39,287,37721.4%–

07Wyoming, WYWY582,39721.1%–

08Maine, MEME1,387,81718.3%–

09Oregon, OROR4,254,29318.1%–

10New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24614.1%–

11Colorado, COCO5,862,18913.4%–

12New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86812.8%–

13New York, NYNY19,852,3669.8%–

14Idaho, IDID1,934,2629.3%–

15Michigan, MIMI10,077,7618.6%–

16Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,8018.4%–

17West Virginia, WVWV1,778,3738.2%–

18Utah, UTUT3,392,3318.2%–

19Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,8727.7%–

20Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,0565.9%–

21Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,6395.7%–

22Connecticut, CTCT3,624,5085.1%–

23South Dakota, SDSD907,4284.6%–

24Nevada, NVNV3,184,6123.9%–

25Minnesota, MNMN5,739,4453.9%–

26Ohio, OHOH11,810,2933.6%–

27North Carolina, NCNC10,730,4042.7%–

28Arkansas, ARAR3,049,3912.6%–

29Kentucky, KYKY4,534,8242.2%–

30North Dakota, NDND784,8412.1%–

31Arizona, AZAZ7,378,8382.0%–

32District of Columbia, DCDC681,2941.8%–

33Tennessee, TNTN7,066,3831.8%–

34Virginia, VAVA8,705,1701.8%–

35Illinois, ILIL12,694,7981.8%–

36Maryland, MDMD6,206,0111.7%–

37Kansas, KSKS2,947,1971.4%–

38Mississippi, MSMS2,946,7791.1%–

39Iowa, IAIA3,210,5071.1%–

40South Carolina, SCSC5,296,2251.1%–

41Indiana, ININ6,851,0731.1%–

42New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,8091.1%–

43Texas, TXTX30,188,4241.0%–

44Nebraska, NENE1,978,7070.9%–

45Louisiana, LALA4,611,9610.9%–

46Missouri, MOMO6,191,8140.9%–

47Georgia, GAGA10,940,4070.9%–

48Alabama, ALAL5,086,7680.8%–

49Delaware, DEDE1,021,1910.5%–

50Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,6340.5%–

51Florida, FLFL22,416,0770.5%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest homes without air conditioning?

Alaska ranks #1 with 93.0% (2023 American Community Survey).

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

Alaska, Hawaii, Washington, Vermont, Montana.

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 measured?

Share of occupied homes with no air conditioning, from the Census Bureau's experimental 2023 Local Air Conditioning Estimates (a model combining the American Housing Survey and American Community Survey). A measure of vulnerability to extreme heat. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2023).