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About the Midwest: Livability

Homeownership Rates

Alliant Energy service territory

Rank

State

Percent of households
occupied by owner

10

Iowa

74.3 percent

12

Minnesota

73.7 percent

29

Wisconsin

70.0 percent

State-by-state rankings

Rank

State

Percent of households
occupied by owner

1

Michigan

77.4 percent

2

Delaware

76.8 percent

2

Idaho

76.8 percent

4

West Virginia

76.5 percent

5

Utah

76.4 percent

6

Mississippi

75.3 percent

7

Indiana

75.2 percent

8

Maine

74.8 percent

8

New Hampshire

74.8 percent

10

Iowa

74.3 percent

11

Wyoming

74.0 percent

12

Minnesota

73.7 percent

13

Louisiana

73.6 percent

13

South Carolina

73.6 percent

15

Alabama

73.5 percent

16

Vermont

73.1 percent

17

Oklahoma

72.7 percent

18

Pennsylvania

72.5 percent

19

Kentucky

72.0 percent

20

Tennessee

71.8 percent

21

New Mexico

71.4 percent

22

Kansas

71.0 percent

23

Nebraska

70.8 percent

24

North Carolina

70.7 percent

25

Florida

70.6 percent

25

Missouri

70.6 percent

27

Connecticut

70.2 percent

27

South Dakota

70.2 percent

29

Maryland

70.0 percent

29

Montana

70.0 percent

29

Ohio

70.0 percent

29

Virginia

70.0 percent

29

Wisconsin

70.0 percent

34

Arkansas

69.6 percent

35

Arizona

68.7 percent

36

Illinois

68.5 percent

37

Colorado

68.2 percent

38

Georgia

67.1 percent

39

Alaska

66.9 percent

39

Washington

66.9 percent

41

New Jersey

66.7 percent

42

Oregon

66.4 percent

43

Texas

65.9 percent

44

Massachusetts

64.9 percent

45

Rhode Island

64.7 percent

46

North Dakota

64.3 percent

47

Nevada

62.5 percent

48

California

58.5 percent

49

Hawaii

57.9 percent

50

New York

54.9 percent

Source: Housing Vacancies and Homeownership Quarterly Statistics: Q2, 2008 , U.S. Census Bureau