Table 13.  Homeownership Rates by State: 1984 to 1997

                    1984     1985     1986     1987     1988     1989     1990     1991

United States...    64.5     63.9     63.8     64.0     63.8     63.9     63.9     64.1

Alabama.........    73.7     70.4     70.3     67.9     66.5     67.6     68.4     69.9
Alaska..........    57.6     61.2     61.5     59.7     57.0     58.7     58.4     57.1
Arizona.........    65.2     64.7     62.5     63.3     66.1     63.9     64.5     66.3
Arkansas........    65.9     66.6     67.5     68.1     67.0     66.3     67.8     68.6
California......    53.7     54.2     53.8     54.3     54.4     53.6     53.8     54.5
Colorado........    64.7     63.6     63.7     61.8     60.1     58.6     59.0     59.8
Connecticut.....    67.8     69.0     68.1     67.0     66.5     66.4     67.9     65.5
Delaware........    70.4     70.3     71.0     71.1     70.1     68.7     67.7     70.2
District of Columbia37.3     37.4     34.6     35.8     37.5     38.7     36.4     35.1
Florida.........    66.5     67.2     66.5     66.3     64.9     64.4     65.1     66.1
Georgia.........    63.6     62.7     62.4     63.9     64.8     64.7     64.3     65.7
Hawaii..........    50.7     51.0     50.9     50.7     53.2     54.7     55.5     55.2
Idaho...........    69.7     71.0     69.8     71.6     71.5     70.2     69.4     68.4
Illinois........    62.4     60.6     60.9     61.0     61.4     61.9     63.0     63.0
Indiana.........    69.9     67.6     67.6     69.1     68.3     68.2     67.0     66.1
Iowa............    71.3     69.9     69.2     67.7     68.3     69.6     70.7     68.4
Kansas..........    72.7     68.3     66.4     67.9     68.6     68.1     69.0     69.7
Kentucky........    70.2     68.5     68.1     67.6     65.4     64.9     65.8     67.2
Louisiana.......    70.1     70.2     70.4     71.0     68.5     66.3     67.8     68.9
Maine...........    74.1     73.7     74.0     73.2     72.2     73.6     74.2     72.0
Maryland........    67.8     65.6     62.8     62.7     63.5     65.5     64.9     63.8
Massachusetts...    61.7     60.5     60.3     60.6     60.0     58.9     58.6     60.2
Michigan........    72.7     70.7     70.9     71.7     72.5     73.2     72.3     70.6
Minnesota.......    72.6     70.0     68.0     68.9     69.1     68.3     68.0     68.9
Mississippi.....    72.3     69.6     70.4     72.5     73.7     72.2     69.4     71.8
Missouri........    69.5     69.2     67.8     66.1     64.8     63.7     64.0     64.2
Montana.........    66.4     66.5     64.4     65.0     65.4     67.9     69.1     69.6
Nebraska........    69.3     68.5     68.3     66.8     66.6     67.2     67.3     67.5
Nevada..........    58.9     57.0     54.5     54.1     54.3     54.3     55.8     55.8
New Hampshire...    67.1     65.5     64.8     66.4     67.9     67.0     65.0     66.8
New Jersey......    63.4     62.3     63.3     64.0     64.8     65.7     65.0     64.8
New Mexico......    68.0     68.2     67.8     67.2     65.4     65.5     68.6     69.5
New York........    51.1     50.3     51.3     52.0     50.7     52.3     53.3     52.6
North Carolina..    68.8     68.0     68.2     68.4     68.3     69.4     69.0     69.3
North Dakota....    70.1     69.9     69.2     68.9     67.7     67.1     67.2     65.4
Ohio............    67.7     67.9     68.2     68.6     69.6     69.6     68.7     68.7
Oklahoma........    71.0     70.5     69.7     70.9     72.1     71.4     70.3     69.2
Oregon..........    61.9     61.5     63.9     64.6     64.0     63.4     64.4     65.2
Pennsylvania....    71.1     71.6     72.3     71.8     72.1     72.8     73.8     74.0
Rhode Island....    60.9     61.4     62.2     60.4     62.0     61.2     58.5     58.2
South Carolina..    69.1     72.0     70.3     72.8     73.8     71.0     71.4     73.1
South Dakota....    69.6     67.6     65.9     66.8     66.4     65.8     66.2     66.1
Tennessee.......    67.6     67.6     67.4     67.2     66.9     67.3     68.3     68.0
Texas...........    62.5     60.5     61.0     61.1     59.9     61.0     59.7     59.0
Utah............    69.9     71.5     68.0     69.0     70.2     70.4     70.1     70.7
Vermont.........    66.9     69.5     69.8     70.5     68.7     69.7     72.6     70.8
Virginia........    68.3     68.5     68.2     69.0     69.8     70.2     69.8     68.9
Washington......    65.7     66.8     65.1     64.4     64.2     64.2     61.8     61.8
West Virginia...    72.0     75.9     76.4     72.5     73.2     74.8     72.0     72.4
Wisconsin.......    65.2     63.8     66.5     68.2     68.0     69.3     68.3     68.9
Wyoming.........    68.8     73.2     72.0     68.9     67.8     69.6     68.9     68.7


Table 13.  Homeownership Rates by State: 1984 to 1997 - Continued

                    1992     1993   1993/r     1994     1995     1996     1997

United States...    64.1     64.5     64.0     64.0     64.7     65.4     65.7

Alabama.........    70.3     70.5     70.2     68.5     70.1     71.0     71.3
Alaska..........    55.5     56.0     55.4     58.8     60.9     62.9     67.2
Arizona.........    69.3     69.6     69.1     67.7     62.9     62.0     63.0
Arkansas........    70.3     70.8     70.5     68.1     67.2     66.6     66.7
California......    55.3     56.8     56.0     55.5     55.4     55.0     55.7
Colorado........    60.9     62.3     61.8     62.9     64.6     64.5     64.1
Connecticut.....    66.1     65.0     64.5     63.8     68.2     69.0     68.1
Delaware........    73.8     74.4     74.1     70.5     71.7     71.5     69.2
District of Columbia35.0     36.4     35.7     37.8     39.2     40.4     42.5
Florida.........    66.0     66.0     65.5     65.7     66.6     67.1     66.9
Georgia.........    66.9     66.8     66.5     63.4     66.6     69.3     70.9
Hawaii..........    53.8     53.2     52.8     52.3     50.2     50.6     50.2
Idaho...........    70.3     72.5     72.1     70.7     72.0     71.4     72.3
Illinois........    62.4     62.3     61.8     64.2     66.4     68.2     68.1
Indiana.........    67.6     69.0     68.7     68.4     71.0     74.2     74.1
Iowa............    66.3     68.6     68.2     70.1     71.4     72.8     72.7
Kansas..........    69.8     69.3     68.9     69.0     67.5     67.5     66.5
Kentucky........    69.0     69.0     68.8     70.6     71.2     73.2     75.0
Louisiana.......    66.7     65.8     65.4     65.8     65.3     64.9     66.4
Maine...........    72.0     72.1     71.9     72.6     76.7     76.5     74.9
Maryland........    64.8     65.8     65.5     64.1     65.8     66.9     70.5
Massachusetts...    61.8     61.2     60.7     60.6     60.2     61.7     62.3
Michigan........    70.6     72.6     72.3     72.0     72.2     73.3     73.3
Minnesota.......    66.7     66.2     65.8     68.9     73.3     75.4     75.4
Mississippi.....    70.4     69.9     69.7     69.2     71.1     73.0     73.7
Missouri........    65.2     66.8     66.4     68.4     69.4     70.2     70.5
Montana.........    69.9     70.0     69.7     68.8     68.7     68.6     67.5
Nebraska........    68.4     68.0     67.7     68.0     67.1     66.8     66.7
Nevada..........    55.1     56.2     55.8     55.8     58.6     61.1     61.2
New Hampshire...    66.6     65.7     65.4     65.1     66.0     65.0     66.8
New Jersey......    64.6     65.2     64.5     64.1     64.9     64.6     63.1
New Mexico......    70.5     69.5     69.1     66.8     67.0     67.1     69.6
New York........    53.3     53.5     52.8     52.5     52.7     52.7     52.6
North Carolina..    68.6     69.1     68.8     68.7     70.1     70.4     70.2
North Dakota....    63.7     63.1     62.7     63.3     67.3     68.2     68.1
Ohio............    69.1     68.8     68.5     67.4     67.9     69.2     69.0
Oklahoma........    68.9     70.7     70.3     68.5     69.8     68.4     68.5
Oregon..........    64.3     64.1     63.8     63.9     63.2     63.1     61.0
Pennsylvania....    73.1     72.3     72.0     71.8     71.5     71.7     73.3
Rhode Island....    56.8     58.1     57.6     56.5     57.9     56.6     58.7
South Carolina..    71.0     71.4     71.1     72.0     71.3     72.9     74.1
South Dakota....    66.5     66.1     65.6     66.4     67.5     67.8     67.6
Tennessee.......    67.4     64.4     64.1     65.2     67.0     68.8     70.2
Texas...........    58.3     59.3     58.7     59.7     61.4     61.8     61.5
Utah............    70.0     69.4     68.9     69.3     71.5     72.7     72.5
Vermont.........    70.8     68.5     68.5     69.4     70.4     70.3     69.1
Virginia........    67.8     68.8     68.5     69.3     68.1     68.5     68.4
Washington......    62.5     63.5     63.1     62.4     61.6     63.1     62.9
West Virginia...    73.3     73.6     73.3     73.7     73.1     74.3     74.6
Wisconsin.......    69.4     66.0     65.7     64.2     67.5     68.2     68.3
Wyoming.........    67.9     67.6     67.1     65.8     69.0     68.0     67.6

/r Revised.