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




Annual Statistics: 2005


Table 4.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2005


                       1986     1987     1988     1989  1989\r      1990


United States.....     1.6      1.7      1.6      1.6      1.8      1.7

Alabama...........     2.8      2.0      1.7      1.8      1.9      1.5
Alaska............     2.4      4.5      5.6      3.8      3.8      2.6
Arizona...........     2.2      3.6      2.5      2.8      3.4      2.5
Arkansas..........     1.8      1.7      1.9      1.7      2.3      2.5
California........     1.1      1.2      1.1      0.9      1.0      1.8
Colorado..........     2.6      2.9      2.7      3.7      3.8      2.2
Connecticut.......     0.4      0.5      1.5      2.7      2.7      2.4
Delaware..........     1.2      0.8      1.1      1.6      1.6      2.1
District of Columb     2.5      2.0      1.4      1.9      1.9      2.4
Florida...........     2.5      2.5      2.3      2.7      3.2      2.7
Georgia...........     1.4      1.5      2.0      2.0      2.0      1.8
Hawaii............     0.8      1.1      0.4      1.0      1.0      0.8
Idaho.............     2.6      3.2      1.9      1.5      1.5      1.5
Illinois..........     1.2      1.2      1.3      1.8      1.9      1.3
Indiana...........     1.8      2.1      1.3      1.1      1.3      1.5
Iowa..............     2.0      1.7      1.4      1.5      1.8      0.8
Kansas............     2.0      1.7      1.9      2.8      3.2      2.0
Kentucky..........     1.7      1.8      1.4      0.9      1.0      1.7
Louisiana.........     2.3      2.1      2.2      2.4      2.4      1.7
Maine.............     1.1      1.3      1.4      0.9      1.1      1.0
Maryland..........     0.8      0.9      0.6      0.8      0.8      1.7
Massachusetts.....     0.7      1.7      1.8      1.3      1.3      1.4
Michigan..........     1.1      1.1      0.8      0.9      1.0      1.1
Minnesota.........     1.5      1.3      0.8      0.6      0.9      1.2
Mississippi.......     1.3      1.5      1.6      1.9      1.9      1.6
Missouri..........     1.3      1.7      2.0      1.7      1.9      1.8
Montana...........     2.0      2.3      2.9      2.3      2.3      3.0
Nebraska..........     2.9      1.9      1.6      1.4      1.4      1.6
Nevada............     3.3      3.4      3.8      2.4      2.4      2.7
New Hampshire.....     1.6      1.4      1.2      1.4      1.4      1.7
New Jersey........     0.7      1.1      1.6      1.8      1.8      1.8
New Mexico........     1.7      2.3      2.4      1.9      2.4      2.4
New York..........     1.1      1.3      1.6      1.6      1.6      1.8
North Carolina....     1.3      1.5      1.5      1.3      1.5      1.6
North Dakota......     2.5      2.9      2.3      2.4      2.4      3.6
Ohio..............     1.2      1.1      0.9      1.0      1.1      1.2
Oklahoma..........     4.6      3.2      2.8      3.3      3.7      3.1
Oregon............     1.5      1.2      1.3      1.1      1.1      0.8
Pennsylvania......     1.3      1.2      1.6      1.1      1.2      1.1
Rhode Island......     0.4      0.8      1.3      1.3      1.3      2.1
South Carolina....     1.4      1.7      1.7      1.1      1.2      1.0
South Dakota......     1.7      1.6      1.8      1.1      1.7      1.2
Tennessee.........     1.5      1.0      1.3      1.2      1.3      2.4
Texas.............     2.9      3.0      2.9      2.9      3.2      2.5
Utah..............     2.9      2.3      2.1      1.8      2.1      1.9
Vermont...........     0.8      0.8      0.9      1.3      1.3      1.9
Virginia..........     0.8      1.1      1.0      1.6      1.6      1.7
Washington........     1.6      1.4      1.2      0.7      0.9      0.8
West Virginia.....     2.2      1.9      2.0      1.6      1.8      2.9
Wisconsin.........     1.8      1.1      1.2      0.7      0.8      0.9
Wyoming...........     3.3      3.2      2.8      1.7      2.5      2.0

Table 4.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2005 - Continued

                      1991     1992     1993   1993\r     1994     1995

United States.....     1.7      1.5      1.4      1.4      1.5      1.5

Alabama...........     2.7      1.3      1.3      1.4      1.4      1.5
Alaska............     2.4      1.5      1.3      1.2      1.3      1.3
Arizona...........     2.1      2.1      1.3      1.3      1.5      1.9
Arkansas..........     3.0      1.7      0.9      0.9      1.2      1.5
California........     1.6      2.1      1.6      1.7      2.0      2.1
Colorado..........     2.1      1.8      1.4      1.5      0.8      0.9
Connecticut.......     1.6      1.4      1.1      1.1      1.4      1.8
Delaware..........     2.3      2.0      1.6      1.6      1.8      2.8
District of Columb     2.9      3.3      2.3      2.1      3.5      3.9
Florida...........     3.4      3.0      2.7      2.8      2.4      2.1
Georgia...........     1.4      1.7      1.2      1.2      1.8      1.2
Hawaii............     1.4      2.5      3.1      3.0      2.0      2.0
Idaho.............     1.7      1.0      0.9      0.8      0.9      0.9
Illinois..........     1.3      1.3      1.1      1.1      1.2      1.1
Indiana...........     1.3      1.1      0.9      0.9      0.7      1.2
Iowa..............     0.9      0.8      0.5      0.5      0.8      1.0
Kansas............     1.6      1.4      1.5      1.6      1.2      2.3
Kentucky..........     1.6      1.1      1.2      1.2      0.6      0.6
Louisiana.........     1.9      1.1      0.9      0.9      1.5      0.8
Maine.............     1.5      2.3      2.0      1.9      1.5      1.1
Maryland..........     1.7      1.1      2.0      2.0      2.3      2.3
Massachusetts.....     1.2      1.0      1.2      1.2      1.4      1.2
Michigan..........     1.2      1.2      1.1      1.1      0.9      1.3
Minnesota.........     1.0      1.0      1.0      0.9      1.2      1.5
Mississippi.......     1.5      1.0      0.9      0.9      0.8      0.9
Missouri..........     1.7      1.4      1.6      1.7      2.0      2.2
Montana...........     2.2      2.2      2.4      2.6      1.8      1.0
Nebraska..........     1.4      0.8      1.0      1.0      0.8      0.7
Nevada............     3.0      2.3      1.9      1.9      2.3      2.4
New Hampshire.....     2.2      1.8      2.1      2.2      1.8      1.1
New Jersey........     1.1      1.2      1.2      1.3      1.2      1.5
New Mexico........     1.8      1.4      1.0      0.9      1.1      1.1
New York..........     1.8      1.7      1.7      1.7      1.9      1.6
North Carolina....     1.6      1.7      1.4      1.3      1.1      1.2
North Dakota......     2.3      1.7      1.2      1.2      1.2      1.4
Ohio..............     1.2      1.0      1.0      1.0      0.9      1.2
Oklahoma..........     2.2      1.9      1.5      1.5      1.7      1.5
Oregon............     0.8      0.8      0.4      0.4      1.0      0.8
Pennsylvania......     1.3      1.0      0.9      1.0      1.1      1.4
Rhode Island......     1.5      0.7      1.6      1.7      2.0      1.9
South Carolina....     1.2      1.2      1.2      1.1      2.4      2.6
South Dakota......     1.1      0.9      0.7      0.7      1.4      1.9
Tennessee.........     1.7      1.1      1.0      1.0      1.4      1.5
Texas.............     2.4      1.6      1.8      1.9      1.8      1.9
Utah..............     1.7      1.1      0.9      1.0      1.3      1.2
Vermont...........     1.4      1.8      1.3      1.3      1.9      1.9
Virginia..........     1.9      2.0      1.6      1.7      1.5      1.6
Washington........     1.4      1.5      0.7      0.7      0.8      1.2
West Virginia.....     2.2      1.3      1.4      1.5      1.9      1.9
Wisconsin.........     1.3      1.6      1.1      1.0      0.8      0.9
Wyoming...........     2.0      1.5      1.2      1.3      1.3      1.4

Table 4.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2005 - Continued

                      1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001

United States.....     1.6      1.6      1.7      1.7      1.6      1.8

Alabama...........     1.8      1.7      2.7      2.3      2.3      2.4
Alaska............     1.7      1.3      2.7      1.8      1.5      1.1
Arizona...........     1.7      2.8      2.8      1.9      1.6      2.1
Arkansas..........     1.4      1.4      2.0      2.4      2.4      2.5
California........     2.0      1.8      1.7      1.5      1.2      1.1
Colorado..........     0.9      0.6      0.7      1.0      1.6      2.0
Connecticut.......     2.0      1.5      0.8      1.7      0.7      0.9
Delaware..........     1.4      2.6      2.5      2.3      1.6      1.5
District of Columb     3.5      3.3      3.0      3.5      1.9      3.3
Florida...........     2.4      2.5      2.3      2.3      2.6      2.0
Georgia...........     2.0      1.5      1.6      1.8      1.9      2.2
Hawaii............     1.4      1.6      1.3      1.8      0.9      0.8
Idaho.............     1.1      0.8      1.2      2.0      1.8      1.7
Illinois..........     1.4      1.6      1.7      1.5      1.1      1.7
Indiana...........     1.1      1.4      1.7      1.4      1.1      1.6
Iowa..............     0.8      1.2      1.2      1.2      1.6      2.6
Kansas............     1.8      1.9      2.4      1.8      1.7      2.3
Kentucky..........     1.2      1.3      1.5      1.4      1.5      2.0
Louisiana.........     1.1      1.3      1.5      1.4      1.7      1.9
Maine.............     1.1      1.6      1.7      1.8      1.3      1.8
Maryland..........     2.3      2.1      2.4      1.9      1.5      1.7
Massachusetts.....     1.1      0.8      0.9      0.9      0.6      0.9
Michigan..........     1.4      1.2      1.2      1.0      1.3      1.7
Minnesota.........     1.1      0.8      0.7      0.8      0.9      1.2
Mississippi.......     1.0      1.1      1.2      1.8      2.0      1.6
Missouri..........     2.0      1.3      1.8      1.6      1.8      2.4
Montana...........     1.4      2.0      1.8      1.7      1.9      1.6
Nebraska..........     2.0      1.5      1.1      1.4      2.0      2.0
Nevada............     2.0      2.3      2.5      2.6      2.3      2.4
New Hampshire.....     1.6      2.2      1.3      1.0      0.7      0.5
New Jersey........     1.6      2.0      1.4      1.2      1.0      0.9
New Mexico........     1.3      2.2      1.8      2.4      2.4      2.4
New York..........     1.7      2.0      1.9      1.6      1.5      1.5
North Carolina....     1.4      1.8      2.1      1.9      1.9      2.9
North Dakota......     1.8      1.9      1.7      1.3      1.8      3.2
Ohio..............     1.1      1.0      1.5      1.1      1.3      1.5
Oklahoma..........     1.6      2.3      2.5      2.8      2.2      2.4
Oregon............     1.4      1.8      2.0      2.2      2.4      2.6
Pennsylvania......     1.6      1.4      1.7      1.6      1.4      1.4
Rhode Island......     1.6      1.2      1.5      0.9      1.1      0.8
South Carolina....     1.7      1.5      1.2      1.5      1.4      1.7
South Dakota......     1.7      1.9      1.8      1.5      1.6      1.2
Tennessee.........     1.6      1.3      1.2      1.7      1.9      2.4
Texas.............     1.4      1.8      2.0      1.6      1.6      1.6
Utah..............     1.0      2.0      1.6      1.7      1.8      2.0
Vermont...........     1.4      1.5      0.9      1.2      0.9      1.3
Virginia..........     2.2      2.4      2.8      3.0      2.2      2.5
Washington........     1.4      1.2      0.9      2.3      1.9      1.7
West Virginia.....     2.2      2.5      2.1      2.3      2.4      2.4
Wisconsin.........     1.0      0.6      0.7      0.9      1.2      1.2
Wyoming...........     1.4      2.6      2.0      2.3      2.3      2.2

Table 4.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2005 - Continued

                      2002   2002\r     2003     2004     2005

United States.....     1.7      1.7      1.8      1.7      1.9

Alabama...........     2.5      2.5      2.0      2.5      2.0
Alaska............     1.0      1.0      1.7      1.8      1.5
Arizona...........     2.4      2.2      2.1      1.6      1.2
Arkansas..........     1.8      1.7      2.2      2.3      2.3
California........     1.2      1.2      1.2      0.9      1.2
Colorado..........     2.0      1.9      2.1      2.8      2.7
Connecticut.......     1.6      1.6      1.7      0.9      1.3
Delaware..........     2.4      2.4      1.7      1.4      1.7
District of Columb     3.3      3.1      2.7      2.4      2.0
Florida...........     2.0      2.0      2.4      1.7      2.0
Georgia...........     1.8      1.8      2.6      2.2      2.7
Hawaii............     0.9      0.9      1.2      1.3      0.6
Idaho.............     1.7      1.7      1.4      1.4      1.4
Illinois..........     1.9      1.9      1.5      1.7      1.9
Indiana...........     2.0      2.1      2.0      2.5      2.4
Iowa..............     2.0      2.0      2.0      2.4      2.4
Kansas............     2.3      2.3      2.2      2.8      2.7
Kentucky..........     1.7      1.7      1.9      2.1      2.2
Louisiana.........     0.9      0.9      1.6      1.3      1.3
Maine.............     1.0      0.9      1.2      0.8      1.4
Maryland..........     1.3      1.3      2.4      1.8      1.3
Massachusetts.....     0.5      0.5      0.7      0.7      1.1
Michigan..........     1.8      1.8      1.9      2.2      2.7
Minnesota.........     1.0      1.0      1.1      1.1      1.5
Mississippi.......     1.4      1.4      1.9      1.4      1.8
Missouri..........     2.0      2.0      2.4      3.1      2.6
Montana...........     1.5      1.5      2.0      1.7      1.2
Nebraska..........     1.8      1.8      1.8      1.5      1.8
Nevada............     2.4      2.3      2.4      3.2      3.0
New Hampshire.....     1.1      1.0      1.0      0.9      1.0
New Jersey........     0.9      0.9      0.8      0.7      1.2
New Mexico........     2.4      2.1      2.0      1.6      1.5
New York..........     1.3      1.4      1.3      1.3      2.0
North Carolina....     2.8      2.5      2.7      2.5      2.4
North Dakota......     2.5      2.5      2.0      1.5      1.3
Ohio..............     1.9      1.8      1.9      2.1      2.6
Oklahoma..........     2.6      2.6      2.7      2.7      2.5
Oregon............     1.9      1.9      1.8      1.7      1.6
Pennsylvania......     1.5      1.5      1.6      1.4      1.6
Rhode Island......     0.6      0.6      0.7      0.6      1.6
South Carolina....     2.0      2.1      2.0      1.9      2.1
South Dakota......     1.3      1.3      2.0      1.6      1.9
Tennessee.........     2.1      2.1      1.7      2.4      1.7
Texas.............     1.5      1.5      1.8      2.2      2.6
Utah..............     1.8      1.9      2.8      1.9      1.6
Vermont...........     1.1      1.1      0.9      0.8      0.5
Virginia..........     2.2      2.1      1.7      1.0      1.3
Washington........     2.0      1.9      1.8      1.3      1.0
West Virginia.....     2.2      2.1      2.1      1.5      1.7
Wisconsin.........     1.1      1.1      0.8      1.5      1.6
Wyoming...........     1.3      1.3      1.3      1.2      1.1

\r Revised.



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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: March 01, 2006