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AMERICA’S EMPTY HOMES

Data shows the number of vacant homes in each state, according to the 2020 U.S. Census.

States in red have a higher rate of vacancy [empty homes]; states in blue have a higher rate of occupancy.


S T A T S

top 12 // empty homes

1. Florida: 1,336,283

2. Texas: 1,098,177

3. California: 916,517

4. New York: 772,894

5. North Carolina: 547,854

6. Pennsylvania: 532,230

7. Michigan: 528,413

8. Ohio: 433,751

9. Illinois: 428,034

10. Georgia: 390,148

11. Arizona: 376,122

12. New Jersey: 335,127

total homes

140,498,736

total occupied homes

126,817,580

total vacant homes

13,681,156

average occupancy

89.2%

average vacancy

10.8%

bottom 12 // occupied homes

1. Wyoming: 234,965

2. Alaska: 269,148

3. Vermont: 271,890

4. District of Columbia: 312,448

5. North Dakota: 322,553

6. South Dakota: 350,560

7. Delaware: 386,375

8. Rhode Island: 441,274

9. Montana: 447,812

10. Hawaii: 490,267

11. New Hampshire: 556,357

12. Maine: 582,437