Table 3. Rental Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 1995 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 Connecticu.......... 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 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 rRevised.