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