Table 4.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2002
 
 
                    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 Colu     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
 
Table 4.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2002 - Continued
 
                    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 Colu     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
 
Table 4.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2002 - Continued
 
                    1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001
 
United States...     1.6      1.6      1.7      1.7      1.6      1.8
 
Alabama.........     1.8      1.7      2.7      2.3      2.3      2.4
Alaska..........     1.7      1.3      2.7      1.8      1.5      1.1
Arizona.........     1.7      2.8      2.8      1.9      1.6      2.1
Arkansas........     1.4      1.4      2.0      2.4      2.4      2.5
California......     2.0      1.8      1.7      1.5      1.2      1.1
Colorado........     0.9      0.6      0.7      1.0      1.6      2.0
Connecticut.....     2.0      1.5      0.8      1.7      0.7      0.9
Delaware........     1.4      2.6      2.5      2.3      1.6      1.5
District of Colu     3.5      3.3      3.0      3.5      1.9      3.3
Florida.........     2.4      2.5      2.3      2.3      2.6      2.0
Georgia.........     2.0      1.5      1.6      1.8      1.9      2.2
Hawaii..........     1.4      1.6      1.3      1.8      0.9      0.8
Idaho...........     1.1      0.8      1.2      2.0      1.8      1.7
Illinois........     1.4      1.6      1.7      1.5      1.1      1.7
Indiana.........     1.1      1.4      1.7      1.4      1.1      1.6
Iowa............     0.8      1.2      1.2      1.2      1.6      2.6
Kansas..........     1.8      1.9      2.4      1.8      1.7      2.3
Kentucky........     1.2      1.3      1.5      1.4      1.5      2.0
Louisiana.......     1.1      1.3      1.5      1.4      1.7      1.9
Maine...........     1.1      1.6      1.7      1.8      1.3      1.8
Maryland........     2.3      2.1      2.4      1.9      1.5      1.7
Massachusetts...     1.1      0.8      0.9      0.9      0.6      0.9
Michigan........     1.4      1.2      1.2      1.0      1.3      1.7
Minnesota.......     1.1      0.8      0.7      0.8      0.9      1.2
Mississippi.....     1.0      1.1      1.2      1.8      2.0      1.6
Missouri........     2.0      1.3      1.8      1.6      1.8      2.4
Montana.........     1.4      2.0      1.8      1.7      1.9      1.6
Nebraska........     2.0      1.5      1.1      1.4      2.0      2.0
Nevada..........     2.0      2.3      2.5      2.6      2.3      2.4
New Hampshire...     1.6      2.2      1.3      1.0      0.7      0.5
New Jersey......     1.6      2.0      1.4      1.2      1.0      0.9
New Mexico......     1.3      2.2      1.8      2.4      2.4      2.4
New York........     1.7      2.0      1.9      1.6      1.5      1.5
North Carolina..     1.4      1.8      2.1      1.9      1.9      2.9
North Dakota....     1.8      1.9      1.7      1.3      1.8      3.2
Ohio............     1.1      1.0      1.5      1.1      1.3      1.5
Oklahoma........     1.6      2.3      2.5      2.8      2.2      2.4
Oregon..........     1.4      1.8      2.0      2.2      2.4      2.6
Pennsylvania....     1.6      1.4      1.7      1.6      1.4      1.4
Rhode Island....     1.6      1.2      1.5      0.9      1.1      0.8
South Carolina..     1.7      1.5      1.2      1.5      1.4      1.7
South Dakota....     1.7      1.9      1.8      1.5      1.6      1.2
Tennessee.......     1.6      1.3      1.2      1.7      1.9      2.4
Texas...........     1.4      1.8      2.0      1.6      1.6      1.6
Utah............     1.0      2.0      1.6      1.7      1.8      2.0
Vermont.........     1.4      1.5      0.9      1.2      0.9      1.3
Virginia........     2.2      2.4      2.8      3.0      2.2      2.5
Washington......     1.4      1.2      0.9      2.3      1.9      1.7
West Virginia...     2.2      2.5      2.1      2.3      2.4      2.4
Wisconsin.......     1.0      0.6      0.7      0.9      1.2      1.2
Wyoming.........     1.4      2.6      2.0      2.3      2.3      2.2
 
Table 4.  Homeowner Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2002 - Continued
 
                    2002
 
United States...     1.7
 
Alabama.........     2.5
Alaska..........     1.0
Arizona.........     2.4
Arkansas........     1.8
California......     1.2
Colorado........     2.0
Connecticut.....     1.6
Delaware........     2.4
District of Colu     3.3
Florida.........     2.0
Georgia.........     1.8
Hawaii..........     0.9
Idaho...........     1.7
Illinois........     1.9
Indiana.........     2.0
Iowa............     2.0
Kansas..........     2.3
Kentucky........     1.7
Louisiana.......     0.9
Maine...........     1.0
Maryland........     1.3
Massachusetts...     0.5
Michigan........     1.8
Minnesota.......     1.0
Mississippi.....     1.4
Missouri........     2.0
Montana.........     1.5
Nebraska........     1.8
Nevada..........     2.4
New Hampshire...     1.1
New Jersey......     0.9
New Mexico......     2.4
New York........     1.3
North Carolina..     2.8
North Dakota....     2.5
Ohio............     1.9
Oklahoma........     2.6
Oregon..........     1.9
Pennsylvania....     1.5
Rhode Island....     0.6
South Carolina..     2.0
South Dakota....     1.3
Tennessee.......     2.1
Texas...........     1.5
Utah............     1.8
Vermont.........     1.1
Virginia........     2.2
Washington......     2.0
West Virginia...     2.2
Wisconsin.......     1.1
Wyoming.........     1.3
 
rRevised.