Table 3. Rental Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2007 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 Table 3. Rental Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2007 - Continued 1992 1993 1993\r 1994 1995 1996 1997 United States........ 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.7 Alabama.............. 6.4 6.3 6.8 7.2 8.5 8.7 7.3 Alaska............... 5.8 5.4 4.9 4.5 6.0 5.9 7.4 Arizona.............. 9.5 7.6 7.4 8.8 7.2 10.2 9.1 Arkansas............. 6.9 7.1 7.2 6.8 7.4 7.2 8.1 California........... 7.5 8.2 8.2 7.9 8.5 7.2 6.5 Colorado............. 5.8 4.7 4.9 5.3 4.3 6.1 3.7 Connecticut.......... 8.3 11.2 11.1 11.4 15.2 10.7 7.7 Delaware............. 9.1 8.3 8.4 8.3 10.6 7.7 8.5 District of Columbia. 9.7 8.5 7.7 10.3 12.9 13.4 13.2 Florida.............. 8.7 8.2 8.3 8.0 7.8 9.0 9.5 Georgia.............. 8.9 7.3 7.3 9.1 11.3 11.6 11.2 Hawaii............... 5.8 7.1 6.8 7.4 6.3 6.0 7.1 Idaho................ 2.7 4.4 3.7 3.6 4.5 5.8 6.8 Illinois............. 7.0 6.2 6.3 6.8 7.4 7.9 8.5 Indiana.............. 7.0 7.3 7.2 5.0 5.2 6.9 7.2 Iowa................. 3.9 4.3 4.3 4.9 5.3 5.5 6.4 Kansas............... 5.9 6.1 6.2 9.0 6.2 9.9 9.4 Kentucky............. 8.7 8.6 8.5 7.6 5.1 5.8 9.4 Louisiana............ 7.8 7.1 7.2 9.4 9.6 7.8 8.4 Maine................ 10.7 10.4 10.4 11.0 8.6 7.2 6.1 Maryland............. 7.2 8.8 8.7 8.1 5.7 6.7 8.0 Massachusetts........ 8.8 7.9 7.8 7.1 6.2 5.8 5.2 Michigan............. 7.7 8.0 7.9 8.9 8.8 10.2 8.9 Minnesota............ 5.4 5.5 4.9 5.2 6.7 5.5 4.7 Mississippi.......... 7.4 8.1 8.0 7.9 13.2 13.2 11.5 Missouri............. 9.9 9.1 9.4 10.1 10.0 8.6 8.9 Montana.............. 4.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 5.1 5.0 Nebraska............. 7.5 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.5 6.6 6.3 Nevada............... 9.0 9.5 9.1 6.1 6.8 7.1 7.5 New Hampshire........ 9.5 6.6 6.7 7.7 5.4 5.6 6.2 New Jersey........... 6.9 8.3 8.2 7.1 6.6 7.7 5.5 New Mexico........... 7.8 3.7 3.5 5.1 4.8 7.1 9.5 New York............. 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.9 6.3 6.9 6.2 North Carolina....... 7.0 6.0 5.6 6.1 8.2 8.0 9.7 North Dakota......... 5.1 5.0 4.8 5.1 6.7 8.5 8.3 Ohio................. 6.2 7.0 7.1 6.8 7.4 8.1 8.9 Oklahoma............. 9.7 11.6 11.5 8.9 10.3 11.0 11.4 Oregon............... 4.9 5.5 5.6 3.9 4.0 5.9 5.4 Pennsylvania......... 7.0 7.3 7.5 8.0 8.0 8.7 10.1 Rhode Island......... 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.0 7.1 7.2 6.0 South Carolina....... 10.0 11.2 10.6 12.3 9.3 14.1 15.1 South Dakota......... 3.1 4.4 4.3 5.3 5.9 9.9 12.6 Tennessee............ 6.0 4.7 4.6 4.6 5.4 5.4 7.2 Texas................ 8.9 9.1 8.9 7.9 8.2 8.0 8.4 Utah................. 14.6 13.1 15.7 7.1 12.3 13.4 14.4 Vermont.............. 5.3 5.1 5.2 10.3 5.3 4.2 3.7 Virginia............. 8.2 7.5 7.7 8.9 7.6 7.4 6.3 Washington........... 4.1 5.6 5.0 5.9 6.0 5.6 4.4 West Virginia........ 5.4 5.6 6.0 8.5 7.6 5.8 7.5 Wisconsin............ 4.9 4.6 4.0 4.6 5.7 5.5 4.9 Wyoming.............. 6.7 5.0 5.5 6.7 5.0 6.4 8.2 Table 3. Rental Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2007 - Continued 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002\r 2003 United States........ 7.9 8.1 8.0 8.4 9.0 8.9 9.8 Alabama.............. 9.7 13.5 14.4 14.2 13.2 13.4 14.0 Alaska............... 5.8 6.5 6.9 5.2 5.7 5.9 8.6 Arizona.............. 9.3 10.6 10.7 10.9 12.3 11.2 12.0 Arkansas............. 13.1 11.4 11.4 13.4 10.8 10.7 12.7 California........... 6.0 5.0 4.5 4.2 4.9 5.0 5.4 Colorado............. 5.3 6.8 5.4 9.1 11.0 10.5 12.2 Connecticut.......... 9.2 7.3 8.6 8.0 4.7 4.6 9.1 Delaware............. 11.2 9.9 10.6 10.5 8.8 8.7 10.5 District of Columbia. 12.6 12.0 11.7 12.5 11.6 10.8 10.7 Florida.............. 8.8 10.3 10.8 11.5 10.5 10.2 11.5 Georgia.............. 12.0 10.3 9.7 12.3 14.5 14.2 14.7 Hawaii............... 6.9 7.6 5.3 8.2 7.3 7.3 8.9 Idaho................ 5.5 6.1 6.7 6.0 6.2 6.4 9.7 Illinois............. 7.4 6.9 7.8 9.0 11.0 10.9 12.0 Indiana.............. 8.1 11.5 10.6 10.3 11.7 12.1 12.8 Iowa................. 6.0 7.3 6.9 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.3 Kansas............... 8.4 7.7 9.2 10.1 11.6 11.6 10.5 Kentucky............. 8.3 10.1 9.5 10.1 9.4 9.6 9.9 Louisiana............ 9.7 12.8 11.2 8.8 8.2 8.3 8.8 Maine................ 6.2 7.4 6.0 4.9 5.7 5.6 6.1 Maryland............. 5.7 5.5 4.6 7.6 7.4 7.5 9.4 Massachusetts........ 5.7 4.7 3.5 3.3 4.9 4.9 5.2 Michigan............. 8.3 10.2 9.6 10.9 10.5 10.5 10.5 Minnesota............ 6.2 5.2 5.2 5.5 6.7 6.6 7.9 Mississippi.......... 9.9 11.2 11.6 13.5 15.2 15.4 15.8 Missouri............. 9.2 9.9 15.0 17.4 9.3 9.2 9.5 Montana.............. 5.8 5.4 7.5 6.6 6.9 7.0 8.5 Nebraska............. 7.3 9.9 7.4 9.3 10.2 10.2 10.0 Nevada............... 9.3 9.7 11.6 12.0 14.4 13.6 11.6 New Hampshire........ 3.9 4.4 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.4 6.0 New Jersey........... 4.5 3.9 4.3 4.3 5.0 4.8 6.3 New Mexico........... 10.2 12.5 13.2 12.7 11.5 10.7 11.4 New York............. 6.6 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.8 5.6 North Carolina....... 11.5 10.8 11.2 12.4 15.3 13.6 15.0 North Dakota......... 9.9 10.6 11.7 9.9 11.5 11.2 9.8 Ohio................. 8.7 9.8 9.0 9.6 11.1 11.0 11.8 Oklahoma............. 12.9 14.0 15.2 12.0 13.9 14.0 12.8 Oregon............... 7.7 7.6 6.8 6.8 8.5 8.4 9.9 Pennsylvania......... 9.1 10.3 8.3 7.3 7.9 7.9 10.0 Rhode Island......... 5.3 5.1 5.3 3.9 4.2 4.0 5.2 South Carolina....... 16.7 16.4 15.5 17.3 15.3 15.7 16.2 South Dakota......... 9.4 10.0 7.7 8.2 9.8 9.5 12.8 Tennessee............ 7.4 8.2 7.1 9.5 10.4 10.4 8.3 Texas................ 8.6 9.3 10.8 10.3 12.5 12.6 14.1 Utah................. 14.6 10.1 7.6 7.2 6.6 6.5 8.2 Vermont.............. 5.7 3.6 3.8 6.1 3.8 3.8 4.0 Virginia............. 8.4 9.0 7.7 7.9 8.2 8.0 9.0 Washington........... 6.2 5.1 4.9 7.8 7.9 7.6 10.1 West Virginia........ 9.5 9.4 10.0 11.0 12.1 11.9 11.9 Wisconsin............ 6.4 6.0 4.7 4.8 6.4 6.5 8.9 Wyoming.............. 9.8 10.3 8.1 7.8 7.4 7.5 9.4 Table 3. Rental Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2007 - Continued 2004 2005 2006 2007 United States........ 10.2 9.8 9.7 9.7 Alabama.............. 14.8 13.2 13.4 15.3 Alaska............... 7.0 7.9 8.5 7.7 Arizona.............. 11.3 11.6 9.3 9.6 Arkansas............. 13.5 13.7 13.5 11.8 California........... 5.4 6.0 5.8 6.1 Colorado............. 12.7 13.5 10.5 10.1 Connecticut.......... 8.4 8.3 7.9 8.0 Delaware............. 11.0 11.3 12.2 15.0 District of Columbia. 11.3 7.7 7.8 9.6 Florida.............. 11.7 10.1 10.7 13.7 Georgia.............. 16.3 14.6 13.0 13.1 Hawaii............... 7.7 5.1 5.5 6.3 Idaho................ 9.8 7.0 7.4 8.1 Illinois............. 14.8 13.4 12.6 10.4 Indiana.............. 12.9 14.2 14.0 13.3 Iowa................. 9.4 13.1 13.5 10.9 Kansas............... 13.6 12.8 11.3 11.1 Kentucky............. 11.3 11.2 9.8 10.4 Louisiana............ 7.3 8.8 7.9 8.8 Maine................ 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.4 Maryland............. 8.2 8.8 10.2 11.4 Massachusetts........ 6.5 5.7 6.2 5.7 Michigan............. 13.0 13.1 18.1 17.0 Minnesota............ 9.1 10.5 8.9 7.6 Mississippi.......... 12.5 13.2 12.9 9.4 Missouri............. 10.3 13.8 11.3 11.7 Montana.............. 9.7 10.3 7.9 6.0 Nebraska............. 9.5 10.3 10.2 10.2 Nevada............... 10.6 8.4 9.1 9.8 New Hampshire........ 4.8 5.1 6.0 5.7 New Jersey........... 6.2 6.2 7.3 6.8 New Mexico........... 8.1 7.7 8.1 9.3 New York............. 6.1 5.1 5.8 6.1 North Carolina....... 13.3 13.8 11.7 12.4 North Dakota......... 10.4 8.5 8.9 7.6 Ohio................. 13.0 13.4 12.3 11.9 Oklahoma............. 13.9 12.6 11.2 9.8 Oregon............... 11.8 8.3 7.5 5.9 Pennsylvania......... 11.7 10.0 10.6 10.0 Rhode Island......... 6.1 7.7 7.5 9.5 South Carolina....... 14.7 10.0 10.6 10.6 South Dakota......... 11.2 8.8 8.3 8.9 Tennessee............ 10.0 10.3 10.5 9.2 Texas................ 13.9 13.6 13.5 13.8 Utah................. 8.9 7.0 5.7 5.5 Vermont.............. 4.7 4.4 3.6 4.9 Virginia............. 11.4 7.8 8.3 9.7 Washington........... 9.6 6.8 6.3 4.5 West Virginia........ 10.0 11.9 10.8 9.6 Wisconsin............ 9.1 9.0 8.2 7.9 Wyoming.............. 5.6 6.0 4.6 5.4 \r Revised.