A Firm Foundation: How Insurance Supports the Economy

Homes By State

A 2016 Insurance Information Institute poll conducted by ORC International found that 95 percent of homeowners had homeowners insurance but only 41 percent of renters had renters insurance.

 

Percent Of Occupied Housing Units That Are Owner Occupied, 2015

 

State Percent Rank (1) State Percent Rank (1)
Alabama 67.9% 15 Montana 66.7 19
Alaska 63.9 33 Nebraska 65.9 24
Arizona 61.9 39 Nevada 54.0 47
Arkansas 65.2 30 New Hampshire 70.9 3
California 53.6 48 New Jersey 63.0 37
Colorado 63.7 36 New Mexico 67.5 16
Connecticut 66.2 22 New York 53.1 49
D.C. 39.9 50 North Carolina 63.9 33
Delaware 70.8 5 North Dakota 61.7 41
Florida 63.8 35 Ohio 65.4 27
Georgia 61.8 40 Oklahoma 65.3 28
Hawaii 56.6 46 Oregon 61.1 43
Idaho 69.0 9 Pennsylvania 68.7 11
Illinois 65.3 28 Rhode Island 59.0 45
Indiana 68.2 12 South Carolina 68.1 13
Iowa 70.7 6 South Dakota 68.2 12
Kansas 66.4 20 Tennessee 65.8 26
Kentucky 66.3 21 Texas 61.1 43
Louisiana 64.6 32 Utah 68.9 10
Maine 71.0 2 Vermont 70.7 6
Maryland 65.9 24 Virginia 65.0 31
Massachusetts 61.7 41 Washington 62.4 38
Michigan 70.4 8 West Virginia 72.3 1
Minnesota 70.9 3 Wisconsin 66.8 18
Mississippi 67.4 17 Wyoming 68.0 14
Missouri 66.1 23 United States 63.0%  

(1) States with the same percentages receive the same rank.

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau; American Community Survey.

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