Table 4. Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2007 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989\r 1990 1991 United States..... 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 Alabama........... 2.8 2.0 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.5 2.7 Alaska............ 2.4 4.5 5.6 3.8 3.8 2.6 2.4 Arizona........... 2.2 3.6 2.5 2.8 3.4 2.5 2.1 Arkansas.......... 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.7 2.3 2.5 3.0 California........ 1.1 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.8 1.6 Colorado.......... 2.6 2.9 2.7 3.7 3.8 2.2 2.1 Connecticut....... 0.4 0.5 1.5 2.7 2.7 2.4 1.6 Delaware.......... 1.2 0.8 1.1 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.3 District of Columb 2.5 2.0 1.4 1.9 1.9 2.4 2.9 Florida........... 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.7 3.2 2.7 3.4 Georgia........... 1.4 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.4 Hawaii............ 0.8 1.1 0.4 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.4 Idaho............. 2.6 3.2 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.7 Illinois.......... 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.8 1.9 1.3 1.3 Indiana........... 1.8 2.1 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.3 Iowa.............. 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.5 1.8 0.8 0.9 Kansas............ 2.0 1.7 1.9 2.8 3.2 2.0 1.6 Kentucky.......... 1.7 1.8 1.4 0.9 1.0 1.7 1.6 Louisiana......... 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.4 1.7 1.9 Maine............. 1.1 1.3 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.5 Maryland.......... 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.7 1.7 Massachusetts..... 0.7 1.7 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 Michigan.......... 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 Minnesota......... 1.5 1.3 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.0 Mississippi....... 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.5 Missouri.......... 1.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 Montana........... 2.0 2.3 2.9 2.3 2.3 3.0 2.2 Nebraska.......... 2.9 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 Nevada............ 3.3 3.4 3.8 2.4 2.4 2.7 3.0 New Hampshire..... 1.6 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.2 New Jersey........ 0.7 1.1 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.1 New Mexico........ 1.7 2.3 2.4 1.9 2.4 2.4 1.8 New York.......... 1.1 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 North Carolina.... 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6 North Dakota...... 2.5 2.9 2.3 2.4 2.4 3.6 2.3 Ohio.............. 1.2 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.2 Oklahoma.......... 4.6 3.2 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.1 2.2 Oregon............ 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.8 Pennsylvania...... 1.3 1.2 1.6 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.3 Rhode Island...... 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.1 1.5 South Carolina.... 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.2 South Dakota...... 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.1 1.7 1.2 1.1 Tennessee......... 1.5 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.3 2.4 1.7 Texas............. 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.2 2.5 2.4 Utah.............. 2.9 2.3 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.9 1.7 Vermont........... 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.4 Virginia.......... 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.9 Washington........ 1.6 1.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.4 West Virginia..... 2.2 1.9 2.0 1.6 1.8 2.9 2.2 Wisconsin......... 1.8 1.1 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.3 Wyoming........... 3.3 3.2 2.8 1.7 2.5 2.0 2.0 Table 4. Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2007 - Continued 1992 1993 1993\r 1994 1995 1996 1997 United States..... 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 Alabama........... 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.7 Alaska............ 1.5 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.7 1.3 Arizona........... 2.1 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.7 2.8 Arkansas.......... 1.7 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 California........ 2.1 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 1.8 Colorado.......... 1.8 1.4 1.5 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.6 Connecticut....... 1.4 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.8 2.0 1.5 Delaware.......... 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.8 2.8 1.4 2.6 District of Columb 3.3 2.3 2.1 3.5 3.9 3.5 3.3 Florida........... 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.4 2.1 2.4 2.5 Georgia........... 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.8 1.2 2.0 1.5 Hawaii............ 2.5 3.1 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.6 Idaho............. 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.1 0.8 Illinois.......... 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.6 Indiana........... 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.4 Iowa.............. 0.8 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.8 1.2 Kansas............ 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.2 2.3 1.8 1.9 Kentucky.......... 1.1 1.2 1.2 0.6 0.6 1.2 1.3 Louisiana......... 1.1 0.9 0.9 1.5 0.8 1.1 1.3 Maine............. 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.1 1.1 1.6 Maryland.......... 1.1 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 Massachusetts..... 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.1 0.8 Michigan.......... 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.3 1.4 1.2 Minnesota......... 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.5 1.1 0.8 Mississippi....... 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 Missouri.......... 1.4 1.6 1.7 2.0 2.2 2.0 1.3 Montana........... 2.2 2.4 2.6 1.8 1.0 1.4 2.0 Nebraska.......... 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.7 2.0 1.5 Nevada............ 2.3 1.9 1.9 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.3 New Hampshire..... 1.8 2.1 2.2 1.8 1.1 1.6 2.2 New Jersey........ 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.6 2.0 New Mexico........ 1.4 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.3 2.2 New York.......... 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.7 2.0 North Carolina.... 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.8 North Dakota...... 1.7 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.9 Ohio.............. 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.1 1.0 Oklahoma.......... 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.7 1.5 1.6 2.3 Oregon............ 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.8 1.4 1.8 Pennsylvania...... 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.4 1.6 1.4 Rhode Island...... 0.7 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.2 South Carolina.... 1.2 1.2 1.1 2.4 2.6 1.7 1.5 South Dakota...... 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.9 1.7 1.9 Tennessee......... 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.3 Texas............. 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.4 1.8 Utah.............. 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.3 1.2 1.0 2.0 Vermont........... 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.9 1.9 1.4 1.5 Virginia.......... 2.0 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.6 2.2 2.4 Washington........ 1.5 0.7 0.7 0.8 1.2 1.4 1.2 West Virginia..... 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.5 Wisconsin......... 1.6 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 0.6 Wyoming........... 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 2.6 Table 4. Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2007 - Continued 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2002\r 2003 United States..... 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.8 Alabama........... 2.7 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.0 Alaska............ 2.7 1.8 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.7 Arizona........... 2.8 1.9 1.6 2.1 2.4 2.2 2.1 Arkansas.......... 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.5 1.8 1.7 2.2 California........ 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 Colorado.......... 0.7 1.0 1.6 2.0 2.0 1.9 2.1 Connecticut....... 0.8 1.7 0.7 0.9 1.6 1.6 1.7 Delaware.......... 2.5 2.3 1.6 1.5 2.4 2.4 1.7 District of Columb 3.0 3.5 1.9 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.7 Florida........... 2.3 2.3 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4 Georgia........... 1.6 1.8 1.9 2.2 1.8 1.8 2.6 Hawaii............ 1.3 1.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.2 Idaho............. 1.2 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.4 Illinois.......... 1.7 1.5 1.1 1.7 1.9 1.9 1.5 Indiana........... 1.7 1.4 1.1 1.6 2.0 2.1 2.0 Iowa.............. 1.2 1.2 1.6 2.6 2.0 2.0 2.0 Kansas............ 2.4 1.8 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 Kentucky.......... 1.5 1.4 1.5 2.0 1.7 1.7 1.9 Louisiana......... 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.9 0.9 0.9 1.6 Maine............. 1.7 1.8 1.3 1.8 1.0 0.9 1.2 Maryland.......... 2.4 1.9 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.3 2.4 Massachusetts..... 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.7 Michigan.......... 1.2 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.9 Minnesota......... 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.1 Mississippi....... 1.2 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.9 Missouri.......... 1.8 1.6 1.8 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.4 Montana........... 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.5 2.0 Nebraska.......... 1.1 1.4 2.0 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 Nevada............ 2.5 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.4 New Hampshire..... 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.1 1.0 1.0 New Jersey........ 1.4 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 New Mexico........ 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.1 2.0 New York.......... 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.3 North Carolina.... 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.9 2.8 2.5 2.7 North Dakota...... 1.7 1.3 1.8 3.2 2.5 2.5 2.0 Ohio.............. 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.9 Oklahoma.......... 2.5 2.8 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.7 Oregon............ 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 1.9 1.9 1.8 Pennsylvania...... 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.6 Rhode Island...... 1.5 0.9 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.7 South Carolina.... 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.7 2.0 2.1 2.0 South Dakota...... 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.3 2.0 Tennessee......... 1.2 1.7 1.9 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.7 Texas............. 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.8 Utah.............. 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.8 Vermont........... 0.9 1.2 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.9 Virginia.......... 2.8 3.0 2.2 2.5 2.2 2.1 1.7 Washington........ 0.9 2.3 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.9 1.8 West Virginia..... 2.1 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 2.1 Wisconsin......... 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8 Wyoming........... 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 Table 4. Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State: 1986 to 2007 - Continued 2004 2005 2006 2007 United States..... 1.7 1.9 2.4 2.7 Alabama........... 2.5 2.0 2.8 2.9 Alaska............ 1.8 1.5 1.7 2.6 Arizona........... 1.6 1.2 3.0 3.8 Arkansas.......... 2.3 2.3 1.9 2.2 California........ 0.9 1.2 1.9 2.3 Colorado.......... 2.8 2.7 3.0 3.1 Connecticut....... 0.9 1.3 2.1 2.3 Delaware.......... 1.4 1.7 2.6 2.8 District of Columb 2.4 2.0 3.7 3.2 Florida........... 1.7 2.0 4.3 5.1 Georgia........... 2.2 2.7 3.4 3.8 Hawaii............ 1.3 0.6 1.0 1.7 Idaho............. 1.4 1.4 2.2 2.9 Illinois.......... 1.7 1.9 2.3 2.6 Indiana........... 2.5 2.4 3.2 3.2 Iowa.............. 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.9 Kansas............ 2.8 2.7 2.1 1.9 Kentucky.......... 2.1 2.2 3.4 2.8 Louisiana......... 1.3 1.3 1.4 2.5 Maine............. 0.8 1.4 1.9 2.5 Maryland.......... 1.8 1.3 2.1 2.7 Massachusetts..... 0.7 1.1 1.8 1.7 Michigan.......... 2.2 2.7 3.4 3.8 Minnesota......... 1.1 1.5 2.0 2.8 Mississippi....... 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.5 Missouri.......... 3.1 2.6 2.8 2.1 Montana........... 1.7 1.2 1.9 1.4 Nebraska.......... 1.5 1.8 2.6 2.5 Nevada............ 3.2 3.0 3.0 4.6 New Hampshire..... 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.9 New Jersey........ 0.7 1.2 1.6 1.6 New Mexico........ 1.6 1.5 1.7 2.8 New York.......... 1.3 2.0 1.8 2.2 North Carolina.... 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.4 North Dakota...... 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.5 Ohio.............. 2.1 2.6 2.7 3.2 Oklahoma.......... 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.4 Oregon............ 1.7 1.6 1.7 2.1 Pennsylvania...... 1.4 1.6 1.6 2.1 Rhode Island...... 0.6 1.6 1.3 1.5 South Carolina.... 1.9 2.1 2.4 3.1 South Dakota...... 1.6 1.9 2.0 1.7 Tennessee......... 2.4 1.7 1.8 2.1 Texas............. 2.2 2.6 2.2 2.5 Utah.............. 1.9 1.6 2.1 2.0 Vermont........... 0.8 0.5 1.2 1.0 Virginia.......... 1.0 1.3 1.8 2.6 Washington........ 1.3 1.0 1.3 1.5 West Virginia..... 1.5 1.7 2.0 1.5 Wisconsin......... 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.7 Wyoming........... 1.2 1.1 1.4 1.7 \r Revised.