Table 3. Rental Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2006 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989\r 1990 United States........ 7.3 7.7 7.7 7.1 7.4 7.2 Alabama.............. 5.0 5.0 6.8 6.0 6.9 8.1 Alaska............... 15.3 15.9 14.3 11.0 11.0 6.8 Arizona.............. 13.1 12.7 11.8 10.2 10.5 10.7 Arkansas............. 7.4 7.8 8.5 6.4 8.0 7.9 California........... 4.9 5.4 6.2 5.8 5.9 6.0 Colorado............. 13.6 11.6 13.0 11.7 12.4 10.2 Connecticut.......... 5.0 4.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 7.5 Delaware............. 4.9 5.5 6.9 5.6 6.7 6.0 District of Columbia. 3.5 4.8 5.2 5.1 5.1 7.7 Florida.............. 11.0 11.0 10.5 9.1 9.5 9.0 Georgia.............. 6.2 6.1 7.5 9.3 10.0 9.4 Hawaii............... 5.7 6.5 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.6 Idaho................ 8.8 9.0 6.4 6.0 6.0 5.4 Illinois............. 6.9 5.9 6.9 7.0 7.2 6.1 Indiana.............. 7.5 8.2 7.9 6.0 6.2 5.3 Iowa................. 9.5 8.0 8.1 8.5 8.5 7.8 Kansas............... 10.3 9.4 10.1 8.5 9.3 7.8 Kentucky............. 6.5 7.9 6.5 6.7 7.2 5.8 Louisiana............ 12.1 15.6 13.6 12.4 13.2 13.1 Maine................ 5.1 5.4 5.1 6.0 6.0 9.7 Maryland............. 5.3 6.9 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.2 Massachusetts........ 3.8 3.6 4.4 5.0 5.0 6.9 Michigan............. 5.0 6.8 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.3 Minnesota............ 4.9 4.9 5.5 5.8 5.8 6.5 Mississippi.......... 9.1 10.7 9.8 9.6 10.5 8.7 Missouri............. 9.7 8.8 7.5 7.7 8.3 9.6 Montana.............. 8.1 10.3 9.3 8.9 9.7 8.1 Nebraska............. 8.3 6.7 7.0 6.2 6.6 6.5 Nevada............... 11.8 9.5 9.3 10.9 10.9 8.4 New Hampshire........ 4.9 7.7 6.7 7.7 7.7 9.7 New Jersey........... 4.0 3.9 5.1 4.6 4.6 5.9 New Mexico........... 9.3 10.7 8.8 11.1 12.7 13.7 New York............. 2.9 3.3 4.1 3.7 3.7 4.9 North Carolina....... 7.0 6.1 7.0 6.7 7.4 7.2 North Dakota......... 9.3 8.9 7.0 7.9 7.9 8.0 Ohio................. 6.3 6.5 6.4 5.8 5.9 5.5 Oklahoma............. 17.2 18.9 15.8 13.2 14.7 14.6 Oregon............... 7.0 6.1 6.0 4.0 4.2 3.3 Pennsylvania......... 5.4 5.7 6.0 5.9 6.0 7.2 Rhode Island......... 4.9 4.8 5.0 7.4 7.4 9.6 South Carolina....... 6.2 9.1 10.6 8.4 9.1 8.4 South Dakota......... 8.4 6.9 6.8 6.1 7.1 5.3 Tennessee............ 6.0 7.6 7.2 8.0 9.1 9.5 Texas................ 16.2 17.1 14.5 12.2 12.5 9.7 Utah................. 21.5 21.5 25.8 10.1 10.6 12.6 Vermont.............. 4.7 4.8 2.6 2.9 2.9 6.2 Virginia............. 6.0 7.0 7.3 6.2 6.6 5.8 Washington........... 4.2 4.7 4.2 5.4 5.5 3.3 West Virginia........ 9.1 8.8 10.6 10.7 11.5 8.2 Wisconsin............ 4.7 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.1 3.3 Wyoming.............. 15.0 16.8 12.0 10.5 12.1 7.9 Table 3. Rental Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2006 - Continued 1991 1992 1993 1993\r 1994 1995 United States........ 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.6 Alabama.............. 7.2 6.4 6.3 6.8 7.2 8.5 Alaska............... 5.7 5.8 5.4 4.9 4.5 6.0 Arizona.............. 9.6 9.5 7.6 7.4 8.8 7.2 Arkansas............. 8.6 6.9 7.1 7.2 6.8 7.4 California........... 6.2 7.5 8.2 8.2 7.9 8.5 Colorado............. 5.8 5.8 4.7 4.9 5.3 4.3 Connecticut.......... 7.7 8.3 11.2 11.1 11.4 15.2 Delaware............. 8.0 9.1 8.3 8.4 8.3 10.6 District of Columbia. 8.8 9.7 8.5 7.7 10.3 12.9 Florida.............. 9.1 8.7 8.2 8.3 8.0 7.8 Georgia.............. 9.7 8.9 7.3 7.3 9.1 11.3 Hawaii............... 5.8 5.8 7.1 6.8 7.4 6.3 Idaho................ 3.9 2.7 4.4 3.7 3.6 4.5 Illinois............. 6.5 7.0 6.2 6.3 6.8 7.4 Indiana.............. 6.2 7.0 7.3 7.2 5.0 5.2 Iowa................. 7.0 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.9 5.3 Kansas............... 6.9 5.9 6.1 6.2 9.0 6.2 Kentucky............. 7.6 8.7 8.6 8.5 7.6 5.1 Louisiana............ 9.5 7.8 7.1 7.2 9.4 9.6 Maine................ 10.8 10.7 10.4 10.4 11.0 8.6 Maryland............. 6.7 7.2 8.8 8.7 8.1 5.7 Massachusetts........ 8.3 8.8 7.9 7.8 7.1 6.2 Michigan............. 7.2 7.7 8.0 7.9 8.9 8.8 Minnesota............ 6.6 5.4 5.5 4.9 5.2 6.7 Mississippi.......... 7.8 7.4 8.1 8.0 7.9 13.2 Missouri............. 11.1 9.9 9.1 9.4 10.1 10.0 Montana.............. 6.6 4.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Nebraska............. 8.1 7.5 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.5 Nevada............... 8.5 9.0 9.5 9.1 6.1 6.8 New Hampshire........ 11.0 9.5 6.6 6.7 7.7 5.4 New Jersey........... 7.7 6.9 8.3 8.2 7.1 6.6 New Mexico........... 13.2 7.8 3.7 3.5 5.1 4.8 New York............. 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.9 6.3 North Carolina....... 7.7 7.0 6.0 5.6 6.1 8.2 North Dakota......... 6.2 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.1 6.7 Ohio................. 5.4 6.2 7.0 7.1 6.8 7.4 Oklahoma............. 9.5 9.7 11.6 11.5 8.9 10.3 Oregon............... 5.1 4.9 5.5 5.6 3.9 4.0 Pennsylvania......... 7.1 7.0 7.3 7.5 8.0 8.0 Rhode Island......... 9.6 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.0 7.1 South Carolina....... 11.1 10.0 11.2 10.6 12.3 9.3 South Dakota......... 4.5 3.1 4.4 4.3 5.3 5.9 Tennessee............ 8.5 6.0 4.7 4.6 4.6 5.4 Texas................ 9.6 8.9 9.1 8.9 7.9 8.2 Utah................. 14.9 14.6 13.1 15.7 7.1 12.3 Vermont.............. 6.5 5.3 5.1 5.2 10.3 5.3 Virginia............. 10.3 8.2 7.5 7.7 8.9 7.6 Washington........... 4.1 4.1 5.6 5.0 5.9 6.0 West Virginia........ 6.3 5.4 5.6 6.0 8.5 7.6 Wisconsin............ 4.6 4.9 4.6 4.0 4.6 5.7 Wyoming.............. 7.7 6.7 5.0 5.5 6.7 5.0 Table 3. Rental Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2006 - Continued 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 United States........ 7.8 7.7 7.9 8.1 8.0 8.4 Alabama.............. 8.7 7.3 9.7 13.5 14.4 14.2 Alaska............... 5.9 7.4 5.8 6.5 6.9 5.2 Arizona.............. 10.2 9.1 9.3 10.6 10.7 10.9 Arkansas............. 7.2 8.1 13.1 11.4 11.4 13.4 California........... 7.2 6.5 6.0 5.0 4.5 4.2 Colorado............. 6.1 3.7 5.3 6.8 5.4 9.1 Connecticut.......... 10.7 7.7 9.2 7.3 8.6 8.0 Delaware............. 7.7 8.5 11.2 9.9 10.6 10.5 District of Columbia. 13.4 13.2 12.6 12.0 11.7 12.5 Florida.............. 9.0 9.5 8.8 10.3 10.8 11.5 Georgia.............. 11.6 11.2 12.0 10.3 9.7 12.3 Hawaii............... 6.0 7.1 6.9 7.6 5.3 8.2 Idaho................ 5.8 6.8 5.5 6.1 6.7 6.0 Illinois............. 7.9 8.5 7.4 6.9 7.8 9.0 Indiana.............. 6.9 7.2 8.1 11.5 10.6 10.3 Iowa................. 5.5 6.4 6.0 7.3 6.9 8.2 Kansas............... 9.9 9.4 8.4 7.7 9.2 10.1 Kentucky............. 5.8 9.4 8.3 10.1 9.5 10.1 Louisiana............ 7.8 8.4 9.7 12.8 11.2 8.8 Maine................ 7.2 6.1 6.2 7.4 6.0 4.9 Maryland............. 6.7 8.0 5.7 5.5 4.6 7.6 Massachusetts........ 5.8 5.2 5.7 4.7 3.5 3.3 Michigan............. 10.2 8.9 8.3 10.2 9.6 10.9 Minnesota............ 5.5 4.7 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.5 Mississippi.......... 13.2 11.5 9.9 11.2 11.6 13.5 Missouri............. 8.6 8.9 9.2 9.9 15.0 17.4 Montana.............. 5.1 5.0 5.8 5.4 7.5 6.6 Nebraska............. 6.6 6.3 7.3 9.9 7.4 9.3 Nevada............... 7.1 7.5 9.3 9.7 11.6 12.0 New Hampshire........ 5.6 6.2 3.9 4.4 3.2 3.3 New Jersey........... 7.7 5.5 4.5 3.9 4.3 4.3 New Mexico........... 7.1 9.5 10.2 12.5 13.2 12.7 New York............. 6.9 6.2 6.6 6.1 5.5 5.3 North Carolina....... 8.0 9.7 11.5 10.8 11.2 12.4 North Dakota......... 8.5 8.3 9.9 10.6 11.7 9.9 Ohio................. 8.1 8.9 8.7 9.8 9.0 9.6 Oklahoma............. 11.0 11.4 12.9 14.0 15.2 12.0 Oregon............... 5.9 5.4 7.7 7.6 6.8 6.8 Pennsylvania......... 8.7 10.1 9.1 10.3 8.3 7.3 Rhode Island......... 7.2 6.0 5.3 5.1 5.3 3.9 South Carolina....... 14.1 15.1 16.7 16.4 15.5 17.3 South Dakota......... 9.9 12.6 9.4 10.0 7.7 8.2 Tennessee............ 5.4 7.2 7.4 8.2 7.1 9.5 Texas................ 8.0 8.4 8.6 9.3 10.8 10.3 Utah................. 13.4 14.4 14.6 10.1 7.6 7.2 Vermont.............. 4.2 3.7 5.7 3.6 3.8 6.1 Virginia............. 7.4 6.3 8.4 9.0 7.7 7.9 Washington........... 5.6 4.4 6.2 5.1 4.9 7.8 West Virginia........ 5.8 7.5 9.5 9.4 10.0 11.0 Wisconsin............ 5.5 4.9 6.4 6.0 4.7 4.8 Wyoming.............. 6.4 8.2 9.8 10.3 8.1 7.8 Table 3. Rental Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2006 - Continued 2002 2002\r 2003 2004 2005 2006 United States........ 9.0 8.9 9.8 10.2 9.8 9.7 Alabama.............. 13.2 13.4 14.0 14.8 13.2 13.4 Alaska............... 5.7 5.9 8.6 7.0 7.9 8.5 Arizona.............. 12.3 11.2 12.0 11.3 11.6 9.3 Arkansas............. 10.8 10.7 12.7 13.5 13.7 13.5 California........... 4.9 5.0 5.4 5.4 6.0 5.8 Colorado............. 11.0 10.5 12.2 12.7 13.5 10.5 Connecticut.......... 4.7 4.6 9.1 8.4 8.3 7.9 Delaware............. 8.8 8.7 10.5 11.0 11.3 12.2 District of Columbia. 11.6 10.8 10.7 11.3 7.7 7.8 Florida.............. 10.5 10.2 11.5 11.7 10.1 10.7 Georgia.............. 14.5 14.2 14.7 16.3 14.6 13.0 Hawaii............... 7.3 7.3 8.9 7.7 5.1 5.5 Idaho................ 6.2 6.4 9.7 9.8 7.0 7.4 Illinois............. 11.0 10.9 12.0 14.8 13.4 12.6 Indiana.............. 11.7 12.1 12.8 12.9 14.2 14.0 Iowa................. 8.5 8.6 8.3 9.4 13.1 13.5 Kansas............... 11.6 11.6 10.5 13.6 12.8 11.3 Kentucky............. 9.4 9.6 9.9 11.3 11.2 9.8 Louisiana............ 8.2 8.3 8.8 7.3 8.8 7.9 Maine................ 5.7 5.6 6.1 6.8 6.8 6.8 Maryland............. 7.4 7.5 9.4 8.2 8.8 10.2 Massachusetts........ 4.9 4.9 5.2 6.5 5.7 6.2 Michigan............. 10.5 10.5 10.5 13.0 13.1 18.1 Minnesota............ 6.7 6.6 7.9 9.1 10.5 8.9 Mississippi.......... 15.2 15.4 15.8 12.5 13.2 12.9 Missouri............. 9.3 9.2 9.5 10.3 13.8 11.3 Montana.............. 6.9 7.0 8.5 9.7 10.3 7.9 Nebraska............. 10.2 10.2 10.0 9.5 10.3 10.2 Nevada............... 14.4 13.6 11.6 10.6 8.4 9.1 New Hampshire........ 3.4 3.4 6.0 4.8 5.1 6.0 New Jersey........... 5.0 4.8 6.3 6.2 6.2 7.3 New Mexico........... 11.5 10.7 11.4 8.1 7.7 8.1 New York............. 5.8 5.8 5.6 6.1 5.1 5.8 North Carolina....... 15.3 13.6 15.0 13.3 13.8 11.7 North Dakota......... 11.5 11.2 9.8 10.4 8.5 8.9 Ohio................. 11.1 11.0 11.8 13.0 13.4 12.3 Oklahoma............. 13.9 14.0 12.8 13.9 12.6 11.2 Oregon............... 8.5 8.4 9.9 11.8 8.3 7.5 Pennsylvania......... 7.9 7.9 10.0 11.7 10.0 10.6 Rhode Island......... 4.2 4.0 5.2 6.1 7.7 7.5 South Carolina....... 15.3 15.7 16.2 14.7 10.0 10.6 South Dakota......... 9.8 9.5 12.8 11.2 8.8 8.3 Tennessee............ 10.4 10.4 8.3 10.0 10.3 10.5 Texas................ 12.5 12.6 14.1 13.9 13.6 13.5 Utah................. 6.6 6.5 8.2 8.9 7.0 5.7 Vermont.............. 3.8 3.8 4.0 4.7 4.4 3.6 Virginia............. 8.2 8.0 9.0 11.4 7.8 8.3 Washington........... 7.9 7.6 10.1 9.6 6.8 6.3 West Virginia........ 12.1 11.9 11.9 10.0 11.9 10.8 Wisconsin............ 6.4 6.5 8.9 9.1 9.0 8.2 Wyoming.............. 7.4 7.5 9.4 5.6 6.0 4.6 \r Revised.