Table 3.  Rental Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2004

 

                     1986     1987     1988     1989    1989\r    1990

 

United States....     7.3      7.7      7.7      7.1      7.4      7.2

 

Alabama..........     5.0      5.0      6.8      6.0      6.9      8.1

Alaska...........    15.3     15.9     14.3     11.0     11.0      6.8

Arizona..........    13.1     12.7     11.8     10.2     10.5     10.7

Arkansas.........     7.4      7.8      8.5      6.4      8.0      7.9

California.......     4.9      5.4      6.2      5.8      5.9      6.0

Colorado.........    13.6     11.6     13.0     11.7     12.4     10.2

Connecticut......     5.0      4.8      5.8      5.9      5.9      7.5

Delaware.........     4.9      5.5      6.9      5.6      6.7      6.0

District of Columbia  3.5      4.8      5.2      5.1      5.1      7.7

Florida..........    11.0     11.0     10.5      9.1      9.5      9.0

Georgia..........     6.2      6.1      7.5      9.3     10.0      9.4

Hawaii...........     5.7      6.5      6.3      6.6      6.6      6.6

Idaho............     8.8      9.0      6.4      6.0      6.0      5.4

Illinois.........     6.9      5.9      6.9      7.0      7.2      6.1

Indiana..........     7.5      8.2      7.9      6.0      6.2      5.3

Iowa.............     9.5      8.0      8.1      8.5      8.5      7.8

Kansas...........    10.3      9.4     10.1      8.5      9.3      7.8

Kentucky.........     6.5      7.9      6.5      6.7      7.2      5.8

Louisiana........    12.1     15.6     13.6     12.4     13.2     13.1

Maine............     5.1      5.4      5.1      6.0      6.0      9.7

Maryland.........     5.3      6.9      5.0      5.5      5.5      5.2

Massachusetts....     3.8      3.6      4.4      5.0      5.0      6.9

Michigan.........     5.0      6.8      7.3      7.4      7.5      7.3

Minnesota........     4.9      4.9      5.5      5.8      5.8      6.5

Mississippi......     9.1     10.7      9.8      9.6     10.5      8.7

Missouri.........     9.7      8.8      7.5      7.7      8.3      9.6

Montana..........     8.1     10.3      9.3      8.9      9.7      8.1

Nebraska.........     8.3      6.7      7.0      6.2      6.6      6.5

Nevada...........    11.8      9.5      9.3     10.9     10.9      8.4

New Hampshire....     4.9      7.7      6.7      7.7      7.7      9.7

New Jersey.......     4.0      3.9      5.1      4.6      4.6      5.9

New Mexico.......     9.3     10.7      8.8     11.1     12.7     13.7

New York.........     2.9      3.3      4.1      3.7      3.7      4.9

North Carolina...     7.0      6.1      7.0      6.7      7.4      7.2

North Dakota.....     9.3      8.9      7.0      7.9      7.9      8.0

Ohio.............     6.3      6.5      6.4      5.8      5.9      5.5

Oklahoma.........    17.2     18.9     15.8     13.2     14.7     14.6

Oregon...........     7.0      6.1      6.0      4.0      4.2      3.3

Pennsylvania.....     5.4      5.7      6.0      5.9      6.0      7.2

Rhode Island.....     4.9      4.8      5.0      7.4      7.4      9.6

South Carolina...     6.2      9.1     10.6      8.4      9.1      8.4

South Dakota.....     8.4      6.9      6.8      6.1      7.1      5.3

Tennessee........     6.0      7.6      7.2      8.0      9.1      9.5

Texas............    16.2     17.1     14.5     12.2     12.5      9.7

Utah.............    21.5     21.5     25.8     10.1     10.6     12.6

Vermont..........     4.7      4.8      2.6      2.9      2.9      6.2

Virginia.........     6.0      7.0      7.3      6.2      6.6      5.8

Washington.......     4.2      4.7      4.2      5.4      5.5      3.3

West Virginia....     9.1      8.8     10.6     10.7     11.5      8.2

Wisconsin........     4.7      4.7      4.2      3.9      4.1      3.3

Wyoming..........    15.0     16.8     12.0     10.5     12.1      7.9

 

Table 3.  Rental Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2004 - Continued

 

                     1991     1992     1993    1993\r    1994     1995

 

United States....     7.4      7.4      7.4      7.3      7.4      7.6

 

Alabama..........     7.2      6.4      6.3      6.8      7.2      8.5

Alaska...........     5.7      5.8      5.4      4.9      4.5      6.0

Arizona..........     9.6      9.5      7.6      7.4      8.8      7.2

Arkansas.........     8.6      6.9      7.1      7.2      6.8      7.4

California.......     6.2      7.5      8.2      8.2      7.9      8.5

Colorado.........     5.8      5.8      4.7      4.9      5.3      4.3

Connecticut......     7.7      8.3     11.2     11.1     11.4     15.2

Delaware.........     8.0      9.1      8.3      8.4      8.3     10.6

District of Columbia  8.8      9.7      8.5      7.7     10.3     12.9

Florida..........     9.1      8.7      8.2      8.3      8.0      7.8

Georgia..........     9.7      8.9      7.3      7.3      9.1     11.3

Hawaii...........     5.8      5.8      7.1      6.8      7.4      6.3

Idaho............     3.9      2.7      4.4      3.7      3.6      4.5

Illinois.........     6.5      7.0      6.2      6.3      6.8      7.4

Indiana..........     6.2      7.0      7.3      7.2      5.0      5.2

Iowa.............     7.0      3.9      4.3      4.3      4.9      5.3

Kansas...........     6.9      5.9      6.1      6.2      9.0      6.2

Kentucky.........     7.6      8.7      8.6      8.5      7.6      5.1

Louisiana........     9.5      7.8      7.1      7.2      9.4      9.6

Maine............    10.8     10.7     10.4     10.4     11.0      8.6

Maryland.........     6.7      7.2      8.8      8.7      8.1      5.7

Massachusetts....     8.3      8.8      7.9      7.8      7.1      6.2

Michigan.........     7.2      7.7      8.0      7.9      8.9      8.8

Minnesota........     6.6      5.4      5.5      4.9      5.2      6.7

Mississippi......     7.8      7.4      8.1      8.0      7.9     13.2

Missouri.........    11.1      9.9      9.1      9.4     10.1     10.0

Montana..........     6.6      4.2      3.3      3.4      3.5      3.6

Nebraska.........     8.1      7.5      5.9      5.9      5.5      5.5

Nevada...........     8.5      9.0      9.5      9.1      6.1      6.8

New Hampshire....    11.0      9.5      6.6      6.7      7.7      5.4

New Jersey.......     7.7      6.9      8.3      8.2      7.1      6.6

New Mexico.......    13.2      7.8      3.7      3.5      5.1      4.8

New York.........     5.5      5.8      5.6      5.5      5.9      6.3

North Carolina...     7.7      7.0      6.0      5.6      6.1      8.2

North Dakota.....     6.2      5.1      5.0      4.8      5.1      6.7

Ohio.............     5.4      6.2      7.0      7.1      6.8      7.4

Oklahoma.........     9.5      9.7     11.6     11.5      8.9     10.3

Oregon...........     5.1      4.9      5.5      5.6      3.9      4.0

Pennsylvania.....     7.1      7.0      7.3      7.5      8.0      8.0

Rhode Island.....     9.6      8.7      8.6      8.6      8.0      7.1

South Carolina...    11.1     10.0     11.2     10.6     12.3      9.3

South Dakota.....     4.5      3.1      4.4      4.3      5.3      5.9

Tennessee........     8.5      6.0      4.7      4.6      4.6      5.4

Texas............     9.6      8.9      9.1      8.9      7.9      8.2

Utah.............    14.9     14.6     13.1     15.7      7.1     12.3

Vermont..........     6.5      5.3      5.1      5.2     10.3      5.3

Virginia.........    10.3      8.2      7.5      7.7      8.9      7.6

Washington.......     4.1      4.1      5.6      5.0      5.9      6.0

West Virginia....     6.3      5.4      5.6      6.0      8.5      7.6

Wisconsin........     4.6      4.9      4.6      4.0      4.6      5.7

Wyoming..........     7.7      6.7      5.0      5.5      6.7      5.0

 

Table 3.  Rental Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2004 - Continued

 

                     1996     1997     1998     1999     2000     2001

 

United States....     7.8      7.7      7.9      8.1      8.0      8.4

 

Alabama..........     8.7      7.3      9.7     13.5     14.4     14.2

Alaska...........     5.9      7.4      5.8      6.5      6.9      5.2

Arizona..........    10.2      9.1      9.3     10.6     10.7     10.9

Arkansas.........     7.2      8.1     13.1     11.4     11.4     13.4

California.......     7.2      6.5      6.0      5.0      4.5      4.2

Colorado.........     6.1      3.7      5.3      6.8      5.4      9.1

Connecticut......    10.7      7.7      9.2      7.3      8.6      8.0

Delaware.........     7.7      8.5     11.2      9.9     10.6     10.5

District of Columbia 13.4     13.2     12.6     12.0     11.7     12.5

Florida..........     9.0      9.5      8.8     10.3     10.8     11.5

Georgia..........    11.6     11.2     12.0     10.3      9.7     12.3

Hawaii...........     6.0      7.1      6.9      7.6      5.3      8.2

Idaho............     5.8      6.8      5.5      6.1      6.7      6.0

Illinois.........     7.9      8.5      7.4      6.9      7.8      9.0

Indiana..........     6.9      7.2      8.1     11.5     10.6     10.3

Iowa.............     5.5      6.4      6.0      7.3      6.9      8.2

Kansas...........     9.9      9.4      8.4      7.7      9.2     10.1

Kentucky.........     5.8      9.4      8.3     10.1      9.5     10.1

Louisiana........     7.8      8.4      9.7     12.8     11.2      8.8

Maine............     7.2      6.1      6.2      7.4      6.0      4.9

Maryland.........     6.7      8.0      5.7      5.5      4.6      7.6

Massachusetts....     5.8      5.2      5.7      4.7      3.5      3.3

Michigan.........    10.2      8.9      8.3     10.2      9.6     10.9

Minnesota........     5.5      4.7      6.2      5.2      5.2      5.5

Mississippi......    13.2     11.5      9.9     11.2     11.6     13.5

Missouri.........     8.6      8.9      9.2      9.9     15.0     17.4

Montana..........     5.1      5.0      5.8      5.4      7.5      6.6

Nebraska.........     6.6      6.3      7.3      9.9      7.4      9.3

Nevada...........     7.1      7.5      9.3      9.7     11.6     12.0

New Hampshire....     5.6      6.2      3.9      4.4      3.2      3.3

New Jersey.......     7.7      5.5      4.5      3.9      4.3      4.3

New Mexico.......     7.1      9.5     10.2     12.5     13.2     12.7

New York.........     6.9      6.2      6.6      6.1      5.5      5.3

North Carolina...     8.0      9.7     11.5     10.8     11.2     12.4

North Dakota.....     8.5      8.3      9.9     10.6     11.7      9.9

Ohio.............     8.1      8.9      8.7      9.8      9.0      9.6

Oklahoma.........    11.0     11.4     12.9     14.0     15.2     12.0

Oregon...........     5.9      5.4      7.7      7.6      6.8      6.8

Pennsylvania.....     8.7     10.1      9.1     10.3      8.3      7.3

Rhode Island.....     7.2      6.0      5.3      5.1      5.3      3.9

South Carolina...    14.1     15.1     16.7     16.4     15.5     17.3

South Dakota.....     9.9     12.6      9.4     10.0      7.7      8.2

Tennessee........     5.4      7.2      7.4      8.2      7.1      9.5

Texas............     8.0      8.4      8.6      9.3     10.8     10.3

Utah.............    13.4     14.4     14.6     10.1      7.6      7.2

Vermont..........     4.2      3.7      5.7      3.6      3.8      6.1

Virginia.........     7.4      6.3      8.4      9.0      7.7      7.9

Washington.......     5.6      4.4      6.2      5.1      4.9      7.8

West Virginia....     5.8      7.5      9.5      9.4     10.0     11.0

Wisconsin........     5.5      4.9      6.4      6.0      4.7      4.8

Wyoming..........     6.4      8.2      9.8     10.3      8.1      7.8

 

Table 3.  Rental Vacancy Rates, by State:  1986 to 2004 - Continued

 

                     2002    2002\r    2003     2004

 

United States....     9.0      8.9      9.8     10.2

 

Alabama..........    13.2     13.4     14.0     14.8

Alaska...........     5.7      5.9      8.6      7.0

Arizona..........    12.3     11.2     12.0     11.3

Arkansas.........    10.8     10.7     12.7     13.5

California.......     4.9      5.0      5.4      5.4

Colorado.........    11.0     10.5     12.2     12.7

Connecticut......     4.7      4.6      9.1      8.4

Delaware.........     8.8      8.7     10.5     11.0

District of Columbia 11.6     10.8     10.7     11.3

Florida..........    10.5     10.2     11.5     11.7

Georgia..........    14.5     14.2     14.7     16.3

Hawaii...........     7.3      7.3      8.9      7.7

Idaho............     6.2      6.4      9.7      9.8

Illinois.........    11.0     10.9     12.0     14.8

Indiana..........    11.7     12.1     12.8     12.9

Iowa.............     8.5      8.6      8.3      9.4

Kansas...........    11.6     11.6     10.5     13.6

Kentucky.........     9.4      9.6      9.9     11.3

Louisiana........     8.2      8.3      8.8      7.3

Maine............     5.7      5.6      6.1      6.8

Maryland.........     7.4      7.5      9.4      8.2

Massachusetts....     4.9      4.9      5.2      6.5

Michigan.........    10.5     10.5     10.5     13.0

Minnesota........     6.7      6.6      7.9      9.1

Mississippi......    15.2     15.4     15.8     12.5

Missouri.........     9.3      9.2      9.5     10.3

Montana..........     6.9      7.0      8.5      9.7

Nebraska.........    10.2     10.2     10.0      9.5

Nevada...........    14.4     13.6     11.6     10.6

New Hampshire....     3.4      3.4      6.0      4.8

New Jersey.......     5.0      4.8      6.3      6.2

New Mexico.......    11.5     10.7     11.4      8.1

New York.........     5.8      5.8      5.6      6.1

North Carolina...    15.3     13.6     15.0     13.3

North Dakota.....    11.5     11.2      9.8     10.4

Ohio.............    11.1     11.0     11.8     13.0

Oklahoma.........    13.9     14.0     12.8     13.9

Oregon...........     8.5      8.4      9.9     11.8

Pennsylvania.....     7.9      7.9     10.0     11.7

Rhode Island.....     4.2      4.0      5.2      6.1

South Carolina...    15.3     15.7     16.2     14.7

South Dakota.....     9.8      9.5     12.8     11.2

Tennessee........    10.4     10.4      8.3     10.0

Texas............    12.5     12.6     14.1     13.9

Utah.............     6.6      6.5      8.2      8.9

Vermont..........     3.8      3.8      4.0      4.7

Virginia.........     8.2      8.0      9.0     11.4

Washington.......     7.9      7.6     10.1      9.6

West Virginia....    12.1     11.9     11.9     10.0

Wisconsin........     6.4      6.5      8.9      9.1

Wyoming..........     7.4      7.5      9.4      5.6

 

\r Revised.