| State |
Percent (1) |
Rank (2) |
State |
Percent (1) |
Rank (2) |
| Alabama |
46.7% |
28 |
Montana |
39.9% |
48 |
| Alaska |
41.5 |
45 |
Nebraska |
41.0 |
46 |
| Arizona |
49.1 |
12 |
Nevada |
50.3 |
9 |
| Arkansas |
43.3 |
40 |
New Hampshire |
47.7 |
21 |
| California |
54.4 |
2 |
New Jersey |
51.5 |
3 |
| Colorado |
49.0 |
13 |
New Mexico |
42.4 |
41 |
| Connecticut |
50.5 |
8 |
New York |
50.2 |
10 |
| Delaware |
50.9 |
7 |
North Carolina |
47.2 |
24 |
| D.C. |
47.5 |
22 |
North Dakota |
36.2 |
50 |
| Florida |
55.6 |
1 |
Ohio |
47.9 |
19 |
| Georgia |
49.0 |
13 |
Oklahoma |
41.8 |
43 |
| Hawaii |
51.3 |
4 |
Oregon |
51.2 |
5 |
| Idaho |
46.9 |
27 |
Pennsylvania |
46.3 |
34 |
| Illinois |
48.8 |
15 |
Rhode Island |
48.1 |
18 |
| Indiana |
46.7 |
28 |
South Carolina |
47.2 |
24 |
| Iowa |
42.3 |
42 |
South Dakota |
37.2 |
49 |
| Kansas |
41.8 |
43 |
Tennessee |
46.7 |
28 |
| Kentucky |
43.7 |
39 |
Texas |
46.3 |
34 |
| Louisiana |
46.4 |
33 |
Utah |
45.8 |
36 |
| Maine |
45.1 |
38 |
Vermont |
49.9 |
11 |
| Maryland |
48.7 |
16 |
Virginia |
46.6 |
31 |
| Massachusetts |
47.8 |
20 |
Washington |
48.4 |
17 |
| Michigan |
51.2 |
5 |
West Virginia |
40.2 |
47 |
| Minnesota |
47.5 |
22 |
Wisconsin |
46.5 |
32 |
| Mississippi |
47.0 |
26 |
Wyoming |
34.3 |
51 |
| Missouri |
45.8 |
36 |
United States |
48.9% |
|
(1) Percent of 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. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey. |