Housing Shortage Dashboard
Estimated housing unit deficits by state. The U.S. needs millions more homes than currently exist.
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For every 100 extremely low-income renter households, only 35 affordable and available homes exist. The remaining 65 families compete for housing they can't afford — or go without. See rent burden data →
National Shortage
🏚️5.8M
Estimated units needed
Worst State
📉CA
1200K unit deficit
Annual Permits
📋1.48M
New housing permits (2024)
States Tracked
🗺️51
With shortage estimates
Top 15 States by Housing Shortage
Source: National Association of Realtors, Freddie Mac estimates
All States Ranked by Housing Shortage
| # | State | Shortage | Permits (2024) | Population | Shortage per 1K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 1,200,000 | 101,545 | 39,029,342 | 30.7 |
| 2 | New York | 600,000 | 46,549 | 19,677,151 | 30.5 |
| 3 | Florida | 500,000 | 173,326 | 22,610,726 | 22.1 |
| 4 | Texas | 350,000 | 225,756 | 30,503,301 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Washington | 225,000 | 37,778 | 7,812,880 | 28.8 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 200,000 | 14,338 | 7,029,917 | 28.4 |
| 7 | Georgia | 180,000 | 68,367 | 10,912,876 | 16.5 |
| 8 | North Carolina | 160,000 | 95,163 | 10,698,973 | 15.0 |
| 9 | New Jersey | 150,000 | 34,932 | 9,288,994 | 16.1 |
| 10 | Colorado | 140,000 | 32,185 | 5,877,610 | 23.8 |
| 11 | Arizona | 135,000 | 59,616 | 7,431,344 | 18.2 |
| 12 | Illinois | 120,000 | 20,326 | 12,582,032 | 9.5 |
| 13 | Virginia | 120,000 | 34,059 | 8,642,274 | 13.9 |
| 14 | Oregon | 110,000 | 14,621 | 4,240,137 | 25.9 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 110,000 | 44,863 | 7,051,339 | 15.6 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | 100,000 | 24,810 | 12,972,008 | 7.7 |
| 17 | Connecticut | 85,000 | 5,926 | 3,626,205 | 23.4 |
| 18 | Maryland | 85,000 | 16,823 | 6,177,224 | 13.8 |
| 19 | Nevada | 85,000 | 19,994 | 3,177,772 | 26.7 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 80,000 | 47,072 | 5,282,634 | 15.1 |
| 21 | Minnesota | 75,000 | 20,913 | 5,717,184 | 13.1 |
| 22 | Ohio | 75,000 | 31,411 | 11,756,058 | 6.4 |
| 23 | Michigan | 60,000 | 21,750 | 10,037,261 | 6.0 |
| 24 | Indiana | 55,000 | 26,633 | 6,833,037 | 8.0 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 55,000 | 23,826 | 5,895,908 | 9.3 |
| 26 | Hawaii | 50,000 | 3,879 | 1,440,196 | 34.7 |
| 27 | Louisiana | 50,000 | 14,310 | 4,590,241 | 10.9 |
| 28 | Missouri | 50,000 | 18,464 | 6,154,913 | 8.1 |
| 29 | Alabama | 45,000 | 20,725 | 5,108,468 | 8.8 |
| 30 | Utah | 45,000 | 23,902 | 3,417,734 | 13.2 |
| 31 | Kentucky | 40,000 | 16,264 | 4,512,310 | 8.9 |
| 32 | Idaho | 35,000 | 17,630 | 1,939,033 | 18.1 |
| 33 | District of Columbia | 35,000 | 1,737 | 689,545 | 50.8 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 30,000 | 7,572 | 2,113,344 | 14.2 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 30,000 | 13,669 | 4,019,800 | 7.5 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 28,000 | 13,684 | 3,067,732 | 9.1 |
| 37 | Iowa | 25,000 | 12,544 | 3,200,517 | 7.8 |
| 38 | Maine | 25,000 | 6,034 | 1,385,340 | 18.0 |
| 39 | Mississippi | 25,000 | 7,883 | 2,940,057 | 8.5 |
| 40 | Kansas | 22,000 | 9,063 | 2,937,150 | 7.5 |
| 41 | Nebraska | 22,000 | 10,479 | 1,967,923 | 11.2 |
| 42 | Rhode Island | 22,000 | 1,757 | 1,095,610 | 20.1 |
| 43 | New Hampshire | 20,000 | 4,965 | 1,395,847 | 14.3 |
| 44 | Delaware | 18,000 | 7,141 | 1,018,396 | 17.7 |
| 45 | Montana | 18,000 | 5,367 | 1,122,867 | 16.0 |
| 46 | Vermont | 15,000 | 2,654 | 647,064 | 23.2 |
| 47 | Alaska | 12,000 | 1,032 | 733,583 | 16.4 |
| 48 | South Dakota | 10,000 | 6,017 | 909,824 | 11.0 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 10,000 | 4,192 | 1,775,156 | 5.6 |
| 50 | North Dakota | 8,000 | 2,319 | 779,094 | 10.3 |
| 51 | Wyoming | 5,000 | 2,135 | 576,851 | 8.7 |