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New Jersey Ranks 42nd in the Nation in Percentage of Owner-occupied Housing Units, 2003
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2003 American Community Survey

Rank State Percentage   Rank State Percentage
             
1 Minnesota 76.6
26 Wisconsin 69.1
2 Michigan 74.5   26 Virginia 69.1
3 Idaho 74.4   28 Montana 68.9
4 West Virginia 73.9   29 Kansas 68.6
5 Iowa 73.6   29 Illinois 68.6
6 Utah 73.3   31 Arizona 68.3
7 New Hampshire 72.9   31 Georgia 68.3
8 Delaware 72.8   31 North Carolina 68.3
9 Wyoming 72.4   34 Oklahoma 68.0
10 Indiana 71.8   35 Arkansas 67.8
10 Pennsylvania 71.8   35 Nebraska 67.8
12 Alabama 71.7   37 Connecticut 67.7
13 Vermont 71.2   38 North Dakota 67.2
14 Maine 70.6   39 Louisiana 67.1
15 Colorado 70.4   40 NEW JERSEY 66.7
15 Missouri 70.4   41 Massachusetts 64.5
17 Florida 70.2   42 Texas 64.4
17 Kentucky 70.2   43 Washington 64.3
17 Ohio 70.2   44 Oregon 63.2
20 Mississippi 70.1   45 Rhode Island 63.0
21 South Carolina 69.8   46 Alaska 62.4
22 New Mexico 69.5   47 Nevada 61.9
23 Maryland 69.4   48 California 58.1
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Tennessee 69.3   49 Hawaii 56.6
25 South Dakota 69.2   50 New York 54.2
             
          50 State Average
68.5%
          N.J. % Below Average 2.6%

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