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. STATE STATS
   

New Jersey Ranks First in the Nation in Percentage of Owner-Occupied Housing Units, 2005
Source: 2005 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau

Rank State Percentage   Rank State Percentage
             
1

Minnesota

75.8%


26

New Mexico

69.3%

2

West Virginia

75.4%

 

26

Tennessee

69.3%

3

Michigan

74.7%

 

28

Montana

69.1%

4

Iowa

73.1%

 

29

Maryland

69.0%

5

New Hampshire

73.0%

 

29

South Dakota

69.0%

6

Delaware

72.4%

 

31

Arizona

68.2%

7

Indiana

72.0%

 

31

Nebraska

68.2%

8

Maine

71.8%

 

31

North Carolina

68.2%

9

Pennsylvania

71.5%

 

34

Oklahoma

67.9%

9

Wyoming

71.5%

 

35

Arkansas

67.8%

11

Idaho

71.4%

 

35

Colorado

67.8%

12

Vermont

71.1%

 

35

Louisiana

67.8%

13

Kentucky

70.6%

 

38

North Dakota

67.5%

13

Missouri

70.6%

 

39

NEW JERSEY

67.3%

13

Utah

70.6%

 

40

Georgia

66.8%

16

Alabama

70.5%

 

41

Texas

64.7%

17

South Carolina

70.1%

 

41

Washington

64.7%

17

Wisconsin

70.1%

 

43

Massachusetts

64.0%

19

Illinois

69.9%

 

44

Oregon

63.8%

19

Mississippi

69.9%

 

45

Alaska

63.0%

19

Ohio

69.9%

 

46

Rhode Island

62.7%

22

Florida

69.6%

 

47

Nevada

60.7%

22

Virginia

69.6%

 

48

Hawaii

59.7%

24

Connecticut

69.5%

 

49

California

58.4%

24

Kansas

69.5%

 

50

New York

55.3%

             
          50 State Average
68.49%
          N.J. % Below Average 1.74%

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