U.S. Census Bureau
 Housing Vacancies and Homeownership (CPS/HVS)




Annual Statistics: 2007


Table 3.  Rental Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2007

                          1986     1987     1988     1989  1989\r      1990    1991

United States........     7.3      7.7      7.7      7.1      7.4      7.2      7.4

Alabama..............     5.0      5.0      6.8      6.0      6.9      8.1      7.2
Alaska...............    15.3     15.9     14.3     11.0     11.0      6.8      5.7
Arizona..............    13.1     12.7     11.8     10.2     10.5     10.7      9.6
Arkansas.............     7.4      7.8      8.5      6.4      8.0      7.9      8.6
California...........     4.9      5.4      6.2      5.8      5.9      6.0      6.2
Colorado.............    13.6     11.6     13.0     11.7     12.4     10.2      5.8
Connecticut..........     5.0      4.8      5.8      5.9      5.9      7.5      7.7
Delaware.............     4.9      5.5      6.9      5.6      6.7      6.0      8.0
District of Columbia.     3.5      4.8      5.2      5.1      5.1      7.7      8.8
Florida..............    11.0     11.0     10.5      9.1      9.5      9.0      9.1
Georgia..............     6.2      6.1      7.5      9.3     10.0      9.4      9.7
Hawaii...............     5.7      6.5      6.3      6.6      6.6      6.6      5.8
Idaho................     8.8      9.0      6.4      6.0      6.0      5.4      3.9
Illinois.............     6.9      5.9      6.9      7.0      7.2      6.1      6.5
Indiana..............     7.5      8.2      7.9      6.0      6.2      5.3      6.2
Iowa.................     9.5      8.0      8.1      8.5      8.5      7.8      7.0
Kansas...............    10.3      9.4     10.1      8.5      9.3      7.8      6.9
Kentucky.............     6.5      7.9      6.5      6.7      7.2      5.8      7.6
Louisiana............    12.1     15.6     13.6     12.4     13.2     13.1      9.5
Maine................     5.1      5.4      5.1      6.0      6.0      9.7     10.8
Maryland.............     5.3      6.9      5.0      5.5      5.5      5.2      6.7
Massachusetts........     3.8      3.6      4.4      5.0      5.0      6.9      8.3
Michigan.............     5.0      6.8      7.3      7.4      7.5      7.3      7.2
Minnesota............     4.9      4.9      5.5      5.8      5.8      6.5      6.6
Mississippi..........     9.1     10.7      9.8      9.6     10.5      8.7      7.8
Missouri.............     9.7      8.8      7.5      7.7      8.3      9.6     11.1
Montana..............     8.1     10.3      9.3      8.9      9.7      8.1      6.6
Nebraska.............     8.3      6.7      7.0      6.2      6.6      6.5      8.1
Nevada...............    11.8      9.5      9.3     10.9     10.9      8.4      8.5
New Hampshire........     4.9      7.7      6.7      7.7      7.7      9.7     11.0
New Jersey...........     4.0      3.9      5.1      4.6      4.6      5.9      7.7
New Mexico...........     9.3     10.7      8.8     11.1     12.7     13.7     13.2
New York.............     2.9      3.3      4.1      3.7      3.7      4.9      5.5
North Carolina.......     7.0      6.1      7.0      6.7      7.4      7.2      7.7
North Dakota.........     9.3      8.9      7.0      7.9      7.9      8.0      6.2
Ohio.................     6.3      6.5      6.4      5.8      5.9      5.5      5.4
Oklahoma.............    17.2     18.9     15.8     13.2     14.7     14.6      9.5
Oregon...............     7.0      6.1      6.0      4.0      4.2      3.3      5.1
Pennsylvania.........     5.4      5.7      6.0      5.9      6.0      7.2      7.1
Rhode Island.........     4.9      4.8      5.0      7.4      7.4      9.6      9.6
South Carolina.......     6.2      9.1     10.6      8.4      9.1      8.4     11.1
South Dakota.........     8.4      6.9      6.8      6.1      7.1      5.3      4.5
Tennessee............     6.0      7.6      7.2      8.0      9.1      9.5      8.5
Texas................    16.2     17.1     14.5     12.2     12.5      9.7      9.6
Utah.................    21.5     21.5     25.8     10.1     10.6     12.6     14.9
Vermont..............     4.7      4.8      2.6      2.9      2.9      6.2      6.5
Virginia.............     6.0      7.0      7.3      6.2      6.6      5.8     10.3
Washington...........     4.2      4.7      4.2      5.4      5.5      3.3      4.1
West Virginia........     9.1      8.8     10.6     10.7     11.5      8.2      6.3
Wisconsin............     4.7      4.7      4.2      3.9      4.1      3.3      4.6
Wyoming..............    15.0     16.8     12.0     10.5     12.1      7.9      7.7

Table 3.  Rental Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2007 - Continued

                         1992     1993   1993\r     1994     1995     1996     1997

United States........     7.4      7.4      7.3      7.4      7.6      7.8      7.7

Alabama..............     6.4      6.3      6.8      7.2      8.5      8.7      7.3
Alaska...............     5.8      5.4      4.9      4.5      6.0      5.9      7.4
Arizona..............     9.5      7.6      7.4      8.8      7.2     10.2      9.1
Arkansas.............     6.9      7.1      7.2      6.8      7.4      7.2      8.1
California...........     7.5      8.2      8.2      7.9      8.5      7.2      6.5
Colorado.............     5.8      4.7      4.9      5.3      4.3      6.1      3.7
Connecticut..........     8.3     11.2     11.1     11.4     15.2     10.7      7.7
Delaware.............     9.1      8.3      8.4      8.3     10.6      7.7      8.5
District of Columbia.     9.7      8.5      7.7     10.3     12.9     13.4     13.2
Florida..............     8.7      8.2      8.3      8.0      7.8      9.0      9.5
Georgia..............     8.9      7.3      7.3      9.1     11.3     11.6     11.2
Hawaii...............     5.8      7.1      6.8      7.4      6.3      6.0      7.1
Idaho................     2.7      4.4      3.7      3.6      4.5      5.8      6.8
Illinois.............     7.0      6.2      6.3      6.8      7.4      7.9      8.5
Indiana..............     7.0      7.3      7.2      5.0      5.2      6.9      7.2
Iowa.................     3.9      4.3      4.3      4.9      5.3      5.5      6.4
Kansas...............     5.9      6.1      6.2      9.0      6.2      9.9      9.4
Kentucky.............     8.7      8.6      8.5      7.6      5.1      5.8      9.4
Louisiana............     7.8      7.1      7.2      9.4      9.6      7.8      8.4
Maine................    10.7     10.4     10.4     11.0      8.6      7.2      6.1
Maryland.............     7.2      8.8      8.7      8.1      5.7      6.7      8.0
Massachusetts........     8.8      7.9      7.8      7.1      6.2      5.8      5.2
Michigan.............     7.7      8.0      7.9      8.9      8.8     10.2      8.9
Minnesota............     5.4      5.5      4.9      5.2      6.7      5.5      4.7
Mississippi..........     7.4      8.1      8.0      7.9     13.2     13.2     11.5
Missouri.............     9.9      9.1      9.4     10.1     10.0      8.6      8.9
Montana..............     4.2      3.3      3.4      3.5      3.6      5.1      5.0
Nebraska.............     7.5      5.9      5.9      5.5      5.5      6.6      6.3
Nevada...............     9.0      9.5      9.1      6.1      6.8      7.1      7.5
New Hampshire........     9.5      6.6      6.7      7.7      5.4      5.6      6.2
New Jersey...........     6.9      8.3      8.2      7.1      6.6      7.7      5.5
New Mexico...........     7.8      3.7      3.5      5.1      4.8      7.1      9.5
New York.............     5.8      5.6      5.5      5.9      6.3      6.9      6.2
North Carolina.......     7.0      6.0      5.6      6.1      8.2      8.0      9.7
North Dakota.........     5.1      5.0      4.8      5.1      6.7      8.5      8.3
Ohio.................     6.2      7.0      7.1      6.8      7.4      8.1      8.9
Oklahoma.............     9.7     11.6     11.5      8.9     10.3     11.0     11.4
Oregon...............     4.9      5.5      5.6      3.9      4.0      5.9      5.4
Pennsylvania.........     7.0      7.3      7.5      8.0      8.0      8.7     10.1
Rhode Island.........     8.7      8.6      8.6      8.0      7.1      7.2      6.0
South Carolina.......    10.0     11.2     10.6     12.3      9.3     14.1     15.1
South Dakota.........     3.1      4.4      4.3      5.3      5.9      9.9     12.6
Tennessee............     6.0      4.7      4.6      4.6      5.4      5.4      7.2
Texas................     8.9      9.1      8.9      7.9      8.2      8.0      8.4
Utah.................    14.6     13.1     15.7      7.1     12.3     13.4     14.4
Vermont..............     5.3      5.1      5.2     10.3      5.3      4.2      3.7
Virginia.............     8.2      7.5      7.7      8.9      7.6      7.4      6.3
Washington...........     4.1      5.6      5.0      5.9      6.0      5.6      4.4
West Virginia........     5.4      5.6      6.0      8.5      7.6      5.8      7.5
Wisconsin............     4.9      4.6      4.0      4.6      5.7      5.5      4.9
Wyoming..............     6.7      5.0      5.5      6.7      5.0      6.4      8.2

Table 3.  Rental Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2007 - Continued

                         1998     1999     2000     2001      2002  2002\r      2003

United States........     7.9      8.1      8.0      8.4      9.0      8.9       9.8

Alabama..............     9.7     13.5     14.4     14.2     13.2     13.4     14.0
Alaska...............     5.8      6.5      6.9      5.2      5.7      5.9      8.6
Arizona..............     9.3     10.6     10.7     10.9     12.3     11.2     12.0
Arkansas.............    13.1     11.4     11.4     13.4     10.8     10.7     12.7
California...........     6.0      5.0      4.5      4.2      4.9      5.0      5.4
Colorado.............     5.3      6.8      5.4      9.1     11.0     10.5     12.2
Connecticut..........     9.2      7.3      8.6      8.0      4.7      4.6      9.1
Delaware.............    11.2      9.9     10.6     10.5      8.8      8.7     10.5
District of Columbia.    12.6     12.0     11.7     12.5     11.6     10.8     10.7
Florida..............     8.8     10.3     10.8     11.5     10.5     10.2     11.5
Georgia..............    12.0     10.3      9.7     12.3     14.5     14.2     14.7
Hawaii...............     6.9      7.6      5.3      8.2      7.3      7.3      8.9
Idaho................     5.5      6.1      6.7      6.0      6.2      6.4      9.7
Illinois.............     7.4      6.9      7.8      9.0     11.0     10.9     12.0
Indiana..............     8.1     11.5     10.6     10.3     11.7     12.1     12.8
Iowa.................     6.0      7.3      6.9      8.2      8.5      8.6      8.3
Kansas...............     8.4      7.7      9.2     10.1     11.6     11.6     10.5
Kentucky.............     8.3     10.1      9.5     10.1      9.4      9.6      9.9
Louisiana............     9.7     12.8     11.2      8.8      8.2      8.3      8.8
Maine................     6.2      7.4      6.0      4.9      5.7      5.6      6.1
Maryland.............     5.7      5.5      4.6      7.6      7.4      7.5      9.4
Massachusetts........     5.7      4.7      3.5      3.3      4.9      4.9      5.2
Michigan.............     8.3     10.2      9.6     10.9     10.5     10.5     10.5
Minnesota............     6.2      5.2      5.2      5.5      6.7      6.6      7.9
Mississippi..........     9.9     11.2     11.6     13.5     15.2     15.4     15.8
Missouri.............     9.2      9.9     15.0     17.4      9.3      9.2      9.5
Montana..............     5.8      5.4      7.5      6.6      6.9      7.0      8.5
Nebraska.............     7.3      9.9      7.4      9.3     10.2     10.2     10.0
Nevada...............     9.3      9.7     11.6     12.0     14.4     13.6     11.6
New Hampshire........     3.9      4.4      3.2      3.3      3.4      3.4      6.0
New Jersey...........     4.5      3.9      4.3      4.3      5.0      4.8      6.3
New Mexico...........    10.2     12.5     13.2     12.7     11.5     10.7     11.4
New York.............     6.6      6.1      5.5      5.3      5.8      5.8      5.6
North Carolina.......    11.5     10.8     11.2     12.4     15.3     13.6     15.0
North Dakota.........     9.9     10.6     11.7      9.9     11.5     11.2      9.8
Ohio.................     8.7      9.8      9.0      9.6     11.1     11.0     11.8
Oklahoma.............    12.9     14.0     15.2     12.0     13.9     14.0     12.8
Oregon...............     7.7      7.6      6.8      6.8      8.5      8.4      9.9
Pennsylvania.........     9.1     10.3      8.3      7.3      7.9      7.9     10.0
Rhode Island.........     5.3      5.1      5.3      3.9      4.2      4.0      5.2
South Carolina.......    16.7     16.4     15.5     17.3     15.3     15.7     16.2
South Dakota.........     9.4     10.0      7.7      8.2      9.8      9.5     12.8
Tennessee............     7.4      8.2      7.1      9.5     10.4     10.4      8.3
Texas................     8.6      9.3     10.8     10.3     12.5     12.6     14.1
Utah.................    14.6     10.1      7.6      7.2      6.6      6.5      8.2
Vermont..............     5.7      3.6      3.8      6.1      3.8      3.8      4.0
Virginia.............     8.4      9.0      7.7      7.9      8.2      8.0      9.0
Washington...........     6.2      5.1      4.9      7.8      7.9      7.6     10.1
West Virginia........     9.5      9.4     10.0     11.0     12.1     11.9     11.9
Wisconsin............     6.4      6.0      4.7      4.8      6.4      6.5      8.9
Wyoming..............     9.8     10.3      8.1      7.8      7.4      7.5      9.4

Table 3.  Rental Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2007 - Continued

                          2004     2005     2006     2007

United States........    10.2      9.8       9.7      9.7

Alabama..............    14.8      13.2     13.4     15.3
Alaska...............     7.0       7.9      8.5      7.7
Arizona..............    11.3      11.6      9.3      9.6
Arkansas.............    13.5      13.7     13.5     11.8
California...........     5.4       6.0      5.8      6.1
Colorado.............    12.7      13.5     10.5     10.1
Connecticut..........     8.4       8.3      7.9      8.0
Delaware.............    11.0      11.3     12.2     15.0
District of Columbia.    11.3       7.7      7.8      9.6
Florida..............    11.7      10.1     10.7     13.7
Georgia..............    16.3      14.6     13.0     13.1
Hawaii...............     7.7       5.1      5.5      6.3
Idaho................     9.8       7.0      7.4      8.1
Illinois.............    14.8      13.4     12.6     10.4
Indiana..............    12.9      14.2     14.0     13.3
Iowa.................     9.4      13.1     13.5     10.9
Kansas...............    13.6      12.8     11.3     11.1
Kentucky.............    11.3      11.2      9.8     10.4
Louisiana............     7.3       8.8      7.9      8.8
Maine................     6.8       6.8      6.8      6.4
Maryland.............     8.2       8.8     10.2     11.4
Massachusetts........     6.5       5.7      6.2      5.7
Michigan.............    13.0      13.1     18.1     17.0
Minnesota............     9.1      10.5      8.9      7.6
Mississippi..........    12.5      13.2     12.9      9.4
Missouri.............    10.3      13.8     11.3     11.7
Montana..............     9.7      10.3      7.9      6.0
Nebraska.............     9.5      10.3     10.2     10.2
Nevada...............    10.6       8.4      9.1      9.8
New Hampshire........     4.8       5.1      6.0      5.7
New Jersey...........     6.2       6.2      7.3      6.8
New Mexico...........     8.1       7.7      8.1      9.3
New York.............     6.1       5.1      5.8      6.1
North Carolina.......    13.3      13.8     11.7     12.4
North Dakota.........    10.4       8.5      8.9      7.6
Ohio.................    13.0      13.4     12.3     11.9
Oklahoma.............    13.9      12.6     11.2      9.8
Oregon...............    11.8       8.3      7.5      5.9
Pennsylvania.........    11.7      10.0     10.6     10.0
Rhode Island.........     6.1       7.7      7.5      9.5
South Carolina.......    14.7      10.0     10.6     10.6
South Dakota.........    11.2       8.8      8.3      8.9
Tennessee............    10.0      10.3     10.5      9.2
Texas................    13.9      13.6     13.5     13.8
Utah.................     8.9       7.0      5.7      5.5
Vermont..............     4.7       4.4      3.6      4.9
Virginia.............    11.4       7.8      8.3      9.7
Washington...........     9.6       6.8      6.3      4.5
West Virginia........    10.0      11.9     10.8      9.6
Wisconsin............     9.1       9.0      8.2      7.9
Wyoming..............     5.6       6.0      4.6      5.4

\r Revised.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: February 20, 2008