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People living in group quarters by state

Share of the population living in group quarters at the 2020 Census, by type: adult correctional facilities, nursing and skilled-nursing facilities, college and university student housing, military quarters, juvenile and other institutions, and other noninstitutional facilities (such as group homes and shelters). Shares derived by Quadranac from the 2020 Census redistricting data; the Census Bureau applied disclosure avoidance to these counts.

Reference period
2020
Licence
Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
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People living in group quarters by state: Living in group quarters (% of population, derived)51 areas ranked by Living in group quarters (% of population, derived). Highest: District of Columbia (5.9); lowest: Nevada (1.2); national value 2.5.District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 5.95.9Rhode IslandRhode Island: 4.24.2AlaskaAlaska: 4.14.1VermontVermont: 3.93.9South DakotaSouth Dakota: 3.63.6MassachusettsMassachusetts: 3.53.5North DakotaNorth Dakota: 3.43.4MississippiMississippi: 3.23.2IowaIowa: 3.13.1New HampshireNew Hampshire: 3.13.1PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 3.13.1ConnecticutConnecticut: 3.03.0KansasKansas: 3.03.0New YorkNew York: 3.03.0OklahomaOklahoma: 3.03.0West VirginiaWest Virginia: 2.92.9HawaiiHawaii: 2.82.8KentuckyKentucky: 2.82.8ArkansasArkansas: 2.72.7IdahoIdaho: 2.72.7LouisianaLouisiana: 2.72.7MaineMaine: 2.72.7MissouriMissouri: 2.72.7MontanaMontana: 2.72.7North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 2.72.7South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 2.72.7VirginiaVirginia: 2.72.7IndianaIndiana: 2.62.6WisconsinWisconsin: 2.62.6AlabamaAlabama: 2.52.5NebraskaNebraska: 2.52.5OhioOhio: 2.52.5GeorgiaGeorgia: 2.42.4MinnesotaMinnesota: 2.42.4CaliforniaCalifornia: 2.32.3DelawareDelaware: 2.32.3OregonOregon: 2.32.3TennesseeTennessee: 2.32.3WyomingWyoming: 2.32.3ArizonaArizona: 2.22.2ColoradoColorado: 2.22.2FloridaFlorida: 2.22.2MichiganMichigan: 2.22.2IllinoisIllinois: 2.12.1TexasTexas: 2.12.1WashingtonWashington: 2.12.1MarylandMaryland: 2.02.0New MexicoNew Mexico: 2.02.0New JerseyNew Jersey: 1.91.9UtahUtah: 1.71.7NevadaNevada: 1.21.2National 2.5
People living in group quarters by state: Living in group quarters (% of population, derived)51 areas ranked by Living in group quarters (% of population, derived). Highest: District of Columbia (5.9); lowest: Nevada (1.2); national value 2.5.District of Colum…District of Columbia: 5.95.9Rhode IslandRhode Island: 4.24.2AlaskaAlaska: 4.14.1VermontVermont: 3.93.9South DakotaSouth Dakota: 3.63.6MassachusettsMassachusetts: 3.53.5North DakotaNorth Dakota: 3.43.4MississippiMississippi: 3.23.2IowaIowa: 3.13.1New HampshireNew Hampshire: 3.13.1PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 3.13.1ConnecticutConnecticut: 3.03.0KansasKansas: 3.03.0New YorkNew York: 3.03.0OklahomaOklahoma: 3.03.0West VirginiaWest Virginia: 2.92.9HawaiiHawaii: 2.82.8KentuckyKentucky: 2.82.8ArkansasArkansas: 2.72.7IdahoIdaho: 2.72.7LouisianaLouisiana: 2.72.7MaineMaine: 2.72.7MissouriMissouri: 2.72.7MontanaMontana: 2.72.7North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 2.72.7South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 2.72.7VirginiaVirginia: 2.72.7IndianaIndiana: 2.62.6WisconsinWisconsin: 2.62.6AlabamaAlabama: 2.52.5NebraskaNebraska: 2.52.5OhioOhio: 2.52.5GeorgiaGeorgia: 2.42.4MinnesotaMinnesota: 2.42.4CaliforniaCalifornia: 2.32.3DelawareDelaware: 2.32.3OregonOregon: 2.32.3TennesseeTennessee: 2.32.3WyomingWyoming: 2.32.3ArizonaArizona: 2.22.2ColoradoColorado: 2.22.2FloridaFlorida: 2.22.2MichiganMichigan: 2.22.2IllinoisIllinois: 2.12.1TexasTexas: 2.12.1WashingtonWashington: 2.12.1MarylandMaryland: 2.02.0New MexicoNew Mexico: 2.02.0New JerseyNew Jersey: 1.91.9UtahUtah: 1.71.7NevadaNevada: 1.21.2National 2.5
Living in group quarters (% of population, derived), 2020, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Living in group quarters (% of population, derived). Highest: District of Columbia (5.9); lowest: Nevada (1.2); national value 2.5. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census.

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United States2.50.60.50.80.100.48,239,016
Alabama2.50.80.60.900.10.2127,934
Alaska4.10.70.20.20.80.12.230,291
Arizona2.20.90.30.50.10.10.4160,269
Arkansas2.70.90.60.900.10.282,518
California2.30.50.30.60.100.7917,932
Colorado2.20.60.40.70.200.3126,848
Connecticut30.40.61.40.10.10.4108,002
Delaware2.30.50.51.1000.222,745
District of Columbia5.90.30.43.50.10.11.540,682
Florida2.20.70.50.50.100.3464,583
Georgia2.40.90.40.80.100.2255,178
Hawaii2.80.30.40.31.100.740,741
Idaho2.70.60.51.200.10.349,729
Illinois2.10.50.60.60.100.3275,365
Indiana2.60.60.71.1000.2178,374
Iowa3.10.40.91.500.10.398,558
Kansas30.60.710.20.10.386,940
Kentucky2.80.90.60.90.10.10.3124,909
Louisiana2.71.10.50.70.100.2124,123
Maine2.70.20.81.100.10.436,454
Maryland20.40.50.7000.3125,505
Massachusetts3.50.30.62.100.10.5245,518
Michigan2.20.50.40.8000.3221,716
Minnesota2.40.30.70.8000.6138,293
Mississippi3.210.71.10.10.10.293,671
Missouri2.70.60.70.90.20.10.3169,014
Montana2.70.50.60.70.10.10.729,304
Nebraska2.50.50.61.1000.349,502
Nevada1.20.60.20.1000.236,954
New Hampshire3.10.30.71.7000.442,735
New Jersey1.90.40.50.7000.3180,375
New Mexico20.70.30.40.10.10.442,850
New York30.30.61.100.10.9608,783
North Carolina2.70.60.510.400.3285,522
North Dakota3.40.311.40.100.526,250
Ohio2.50.60.70.9000.3299,628
Oklahoma310.60.90.20.10.3117,304
Oregon2.30.50.30.600.10.896,930
Pennsylvania3.10.60.71.400.10.4404,096
Rhode Island4.20.30.82.40.100.545,755
South Carolina2.70.60.410.300.3138,603
South Dakota3.60.80.910.10.10.732,153
Tennessee2.30.70.50.8000.2156,422
Texas2.10.90.40.50.100.2606,045
Utah1.70.30.20.700.10.355,465
Vermont3.90.20.62.5000.624,901
Virginia2.70.70.41.10.300.2236,646
Washington2.10.30.30.50.200.6160,207
West Virginia2.91.10.60.900.10.252,067
Wisconsin2.60.60.51000.4151,299
Wyoming2.30.60.50.80.10.10.313,328

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census, 2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171), Tables P1 and P5: Group Quarters Population by Major Group Quarters Type. Reference period: 2020.

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Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census
Dataset
2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171), Tables P1 and P5: Group Quarters Population by Major Group Quarters Type
Table
People living in group quarters by state
Data last updated
2026-11-09
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https://quadranac.com/tables/us-group-quarters/

People living in group quarters by state (United States, 2020). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census, 2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171), Tables P1 and P5: Group Quarters Population by Major Group Quarters Type. Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-group-quarters/