1-PERSON OCCUPANCY RATES 2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950 1940 United States 25.8% 24.6% 22.7% 17.6% 13.3% 9.3% 7.7% Alabama 26.1% 23.8% 20.4% 14.6% 9.5% 6.7% 5.2% Alaska 23.5% 22.1% 20.1% 13.7% 16.2% 17.6% NA Arizona 24.8% 24.7% 20.9% 16.5% 13.6% 12.2% 11.5% Arkansas 25.6% 24.0% 21.3% 17.2% 12.6% 8.7% 6.3% California 23.5% 23.4% 24.7% 21.0% 17.9% 14.0% 13.5% Colorado 26.3% 26.6% 23.5% 18.0% 15.5% 12.5% 11.5% Connecticut 26.4% 24.2% 21.6% 16.0% 11.6% 7.3% 6.0% Delaware 25.0% 23.2% 20.9% 15.3% 10.9% 8.5% 7.2% Dist. of Columbia 43.8% 41.5% 39.5% 32.1% 27.0% 14.3% 9.9% Florida 26.6% 25.5% 23.6% 18.7% 14.5% 11.0% 9.6% Georgia 23.6% 22.7% 20.5% 14.4% 10.1% 6.9% 5.6% Hawaii 21.9% 19.4% 17.1% 12.8% 12.1% 10.5% NA Idaho 22.4% 22.4% 19.9% 16.5% 13.3% 10.9% 10.3% Illinois 26.8% 25.7% 24.0% 18.5% 14.4% 9.8% 7.6% Indiana 25.9% 24.1% 21.4% 16.5% 12.3% 9.2% 7.5% Iowa 27.2% 25.9% 23.4% 18.5% 13.8% 10.2% 8.1% Kansas 27.0% 25.9% 23.8% 18.4% 14.0% 11.3% 9.1% Kentucky 26.0% 23.3% 20.0% 15.2% 10.6% 7.3% 5.7% Louisiana 25.3% 23.7% 21.3% 16.0% 12.3% 9.2% 7.0% Maine 27.0% 23.3% 21.3% 16.8% 12.6% 9.8% 8.3% Maryland 25.0% 22.6% 20.8% 14.9% 10.1% 7.4% 6.8% Massachusetts 28.0% 25.8% 24.4% 18.8% 14.2% 8.8% 7.2% Michigan 26.2% 23.7% 21.1% 15.5% 11.6% 8.1% 6.5% Minnesota 26.9% 25.1% 23.2% 17.7% 13.7% 10.0% 8.2% Mississippi 24.6% 23.4% 20.4% 15.4% 10.7% 7.7% 6.3% Missouri 27.3% 26.0% 23.8% 19.3% 15.2% 10.9% 8.3% Montana 27.4% 26.3% 23.4% 19.8% 16.8% 14.4% 15.1% Nebraska 27.6% 26.5% 24.3% 19.3% 14.2% 10.5% 8.7% Nevada 24.9% 25.7% 24.6% 19.4% 18.9% 16.0% 17.7% New Hampshire 24.4% 22.0% 21.2% 17.0% 13.1% 10.7% 9.2% New Jersey 24.5% 23.1% 21.1% 15.8% 11.3% 7.1% 5.7% New Mexico 25.4% 23.0% 21.0% 14.9% 10.7% 9.1% 8.4% New York 28.1% 27.2% 26.0% 20.2% 15.5% 9.6% 7.6% North Carolina 25.4% 23.7% 20.0% 13.3% 8.3% 5.4% 4.0% North Dakota 29.3% 26.5% 22.9% 17.0% 11.9% 9.1% 7.9% Ohio 27.3% 25.0% 22.4% 16.6% 12.1% 8.5% 7.3% Oklahoma 26.7% 25.6% 23.4% 19.1% 15.5% 10.7% 7.4% Oregon 26.1% 25.3% 23.5% 19.2% 16.2% 12.9% 13.2% Pennsylvania 27.7% 25.6% 22.7% 17.3% 11.9% 7.9% 6.4% Rhode Island 28.6% 26.2% 24.0% 18.2% 13.7% 8.9% 7.4% South Carolina 25.0% 22.4% 19.2% 13.8% 9.4% 6.8% 5.8% South Dakota 27.6% 26.4% 23.5% 18.1% 12.8% 9.9% 8.8% Tennessee 25.8% 23.9% 20.4% 14.4% 9.7% 6.4% 5.1% Texas 23.7% 23.9% 21.7% 16.3% 12.6% 8.9% 6.8% Utah 17.8% 18.9% 17.2% 14.4% 12.0% 9.1% 7.9% Vermont 26.2% 23.4% 22.0% 16.8% 12.5% 9.4% 8.0% Virginia 25.1% 22.9% 20.5% 14.4% 9.4% 6.6% 5.6% Washington 26.2% 25.4% 24.2% 19.6% 17.6% 14.1% 14.9% West Virginia 27.1% 24.5% 20.7% 16.0% 10.1% 6.8% 5.1% Wisconsin 26.8% 24.3% 22.5% 16.9% 12.2% 8.2% 7.0% Wyoming 26.3% 24.5% 21.3% 18.0% 14.3% 12.3% 12.8%