| NJ Ranks 5th in Percent of Renter-Occupied Units that Spend 30 Percent or More of Household Income on Rent or Utilities, 2005
Source: 2005 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau
| Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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1 |
California |
51.7 |
|
25 |
Pennsylvania |
42.9 |
2 |
Florida |
50.9 |
|
27 |
New Hampshire |
42.6 |
3 |
New York |
48.3 |
|
28 |
Delaware |
42.5 |
4 |
Oregon |
48.1 |
|
29 |
North Carolina |
42.3 |
5 |
Michigan |
47.6 |
|
30 |
Idaho |
42.2 |
5 |
New Jersey |
47.6 |
|
30 |
Virginia |
42.2 |
7 |
Nevada |
46.9 |
|
32 |
South Carolina |
41.9 |
8 |
Colorado |
46.5 |
|
33 |
Utah |
41.6 |
9 |
Massachusetts |
46.4 |
|
33 |
Wisconsin |
41.6 |
10 |
Illinois |
46.1 |
|
35 |
Missouri |
41.4 |
11 |
Washington |
46.0 |
|
36 |
Mississippi |
41.3 |
12 |
Vermont |
45.7 |
|
36 |
Tennessee |
41.3 |
13 |
Maryland |
45.3 |
|
38 |
Oklahoma |
40.9 |
13 |
Rhode Island |
45.3 |
|
39 |
Montana |
40.3 |
13 |
Texas |
45.3 |
|
40 |
Kansas |
40.2 |
16 |
Connecticut |
44.8 |
|
41 |
Arkansas |
40.0 |
16 |
Minnesota |
44.8 |
|
41 |
Kentucky |
40.0 |
18 |
Arizona |
44.6 |
|
43 |
Iowa |
39.7 |
19 |
New Mexico |
44.3 |
|
44 |
Alabama |
38.8 |
20 |
Georgia |
44.2 |
|
45 |
Alaska |
38.7 |
21 |
Ohio |
44.1 |
|
46 |
West Virginia |
38.6 |
22 |
Hawaii |
43.9 |
|
47 |
Nebraska |
35.6 |
23 |
Indiana |
43.4 |
|
48 |
South Dakota |
34.7 |
23 |
Maine |
43.4 |
|
49 |
North Dakota |
32.8 |
25 |
Louisiana |
42.9 |
|
50 |
Wyoming |
30.6 |
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50
State Average
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42.86% |
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N.J.
% Above Average |
11.06% |
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