Table 3. Rental Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2001 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 Colum 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 2001 - 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 Colum 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 2001 - 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 Colum 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 rRevised.