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Share of householders who moved in 1989 or earlier: U.S. states ranked

Measure: Share of householders who moved in 1989 or earlier (%). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Year householder moved in, by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 1989.

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2026-11-03
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National value: 8.1 (United States).

Washington: 5.7Idaho: 5.6Montana: 7.4North Dakota: 8Minnesota: 8.9Michigan: 10.6Ohio: 10Pennsylvania: 12.8New York: 11.6Vermont: 10.9New Hampshire: 9.5Maine: 11.1Arizona: 4California: 7.8New Mexico: 8.7Texas: 5.5Louisiana: 10.3Mississippi: 10Alabama: 8.9Florida: 4.4Georgia: 6.2South Carolina: 8.1North Carolina: 7.7Virginia: 8.4District of Columbia: 5.5Maryland: 8.8Delaware: 8.1New Jersey: 9.6Connecticut: 10.9Rhode Island: 11Massachusetts: 10.8Oregon: 6.2Utah: 6.1Wyoming: 7.4Nevada: 2.4Colorado: 4.8South Dakota: 8.1Nebraska: 9Kansas: 8Oklahoma: 7Iowa: 9.7Missouri: 8Wisconsin: 9.3Illinois: 9Kentucky: 9.1Arkansas: 7.1Tennessee: 7.9West Virginia: 13.5Indiana: 8.7Alaska: 7.6Hawaii: 14.1

Small states, hard to see on the map:

  • Lowest: 2.4 to 6.2 %
  • Group 2: 6.2 to 8 %
  • Group 3: 8 to 8.9 %
  • Group 4: 8.9 to 10.3 %
  • Highest: 10.3 to 14.1 %
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

1Hawaii14.1
2West Virginia13.5
3Pennsylvania12.8
4New York11.6
5Maine11.1
6Rhode Island11
7Connecticut10.9
7Vermont10.9
9Massachusetts10.8
10Michigan10.6
11Louisiana10.3
12Mississippi10
12Ohio10
14Iowa9.7
15New Jersey9.6
16New Hampshire9.5
17Wisconsin9.3
18Kentucky9.1
19Illinois9
19Nebraska9
21Alabama8.9
21Minnesota8.9
23Maryland8.8
24Indiana8.7
24New Mexico8.7
26Virginia8.4
27Delaware8.1
27South Carolina8.1
27South Dakota8.1
30Kansas8
30Missouri8
30North Dakota8
33Tennessee7.9
34California7.8
35North Carolina7.7
36Alaska7.6
37Montana7.4
37Wyoming7.4
39Arkansas7.1
40Oklahoma7
41Georgia6.2
41Oregon6.2
43Utah6.1
44Washington5.7
45Idaho5.6
46District of Columbia5.5
46Texas5.5
48Colorado4.8
49Florida4.4
50Arizona4
51Nevada2.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table DP04: Selected Housing Characteristics. Reference period: 2025.

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U.S. states ranked by share of householders who moved in 1989 or earlier (%) (1989). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table DP04; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-03. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-1989-or-earlier/

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