PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME SPENT ON HOME OWNERSHIP COSTS, 2012
State Percent (1) Rank (2) State Percent (1) Rank (2)
Alabama 28.1% 37 Montana 31.7% 24
Alaska 31.5 27 Nebraska 24.2 46
Arizona 33.4 16 Nevada 39.1 6
Arkansas 25.3 43 New Hampshire 37.8 9
California 45.5 2 New Jersey 43.7 3
Colorado 32.1 22 New Mexico 33.4 16
Connecticut 38.7 7 New York 39.3 5
Delaware 33.1 19 North Carolina 30.4 30
D.C. 31.9 23 North Dakota 17.3 51
Florida 42.9 4 Ohio 27.2 39
Georgia 32.5 20 Oklahoma 26.0 42
Hawaii 47.9 1 Oregon 37.9 8
Idaho 32.5 20 Pennsylvania 30.1 32
Illinois 35.1 13 Rhode Island 37.8 9
Indiana 23.7 47 South Carolina 30.0 33
Iowa 22.3 50 South Dakota 23.2 48
Kansas 25.0 44 Tennessee 30.5 29
Kentucky 26.1 41 Texas 29.0 35
Louisiana 28.5 36 Utah 31.7 24
Maine 34.4 15 Vermont 35.8 12
Maryland 33.2 18 Virginia 31.3 28
Massachusetts 35.1 13 Washington 36.6 11
Michigan 30.4 30 West Virginia 22.4 49
Minnesota 26.9 40 Wisconsin 29.8 34
Mississippi 31.7 24 Wyoming 24.4 45
Missouri 27.7 38 United States 33.7%  

(1) Percent of mortgaged owner-occupied housing units spending 30 percent or more of household income on selected owner costs such as all mortgage payments (first mortgage, home equity loans, etc.), real estate taxes, property insurance, utilities, fuel and condominium fees if applicable.
(2) States with the same percentages receive the same rank.

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