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