| State |
Percent |
Rank (2) |
State |
Percent |
Rank (2) |
| Alabama |
41.3% |
36 |
Montana |
40.4% |
41 |
| Alaska |
38.0 |
47 |
Nebraska |
37.7 |
48 |
| Arizona |
46.4 |
17 |
Nevada |
47.3 |
11 |
| Arkansas |
42.3 |
34 |
New Hampshire |
44.9 |
23 |
| California |
52.1 |
2 |
New Jersey |
47.5 |
7 |
| Colorado |
47.3 |
11 |
New Mexico |
42.7 |
32 |
| Connecticut |
48.2 |
5 |
New York |
47.9 |
6 |
| Delaware |
47.5 |
7 |
North Carolina |
41.8 |
35 |
| D.C. |
45.5 |
21 |
North Dakota |
34.4 |
50 |
| Florida |
53.7 |
1 |
Ohio |
44.1 |
24 |
| Georgia |
45.3 |
22 |
Oklahoma |
40.0 |
44 |
| Hawaii |
50.4 |
3 |
Oregon |
47.4 |
10 |
| Idaho |
41.3 |
36 |
Pennsylvania |
43.6 |
27 |
| Illinois |
45.6 |
20 |
Rhode Island |
46.5 |
15 |
| Indiana |
43.5 |
28 |
South Carolina |
40.8 |
39 |
| Iowa |
39.7 |
45 |
South Dakota |
34.9 |
49 |
| Kansas |
40.3 |
42 |
Tennessee |
43.0 |
30 |
| Kentucky |
40.7 |
40 |
Texas |
43.9 |
25 |
| Louisiana |
43.5 |
28 |
Utah |
40.2 |
43 |
| Maine |
47.3 |
11 |
Vermont |
47.5 |
7 |
| Maryland |
46.9 |
14 |
Virginia |
43.7 |
26 |
| Massachusetts |
46.5 |
15 |
Washington |
45.7 |
19 |
| Michigan |
48.8 |
4 |
West Virginia |
38.2 |
46 |
| Minnesota |
46.4 |
17 |
Wisconsin |
42.5 |
33 |
| Mississippi |
43.0 |
30 |
Wyoming |
32.5 |
51 |
| Missouri |
41.1 |
38 |
United States |
46.1% |
|
(1) Based on renter-occupied units spending 30 percent or more on rent and utilities such as electric, gas, water and sewer, and fuel (oil, coal, etc.) if paid by the renter.
(2) States with the same percentages receive the same rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. |