Homes built in 2020 or later by state

Utah has the highest estimate (8.6%); Connecticut has the lowest (1.3%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year, 2024.

50 ranked states; DC and Puerto Rico appear as reference rows where the source supplies them. Highest does not mean best. Ranks reflect point estimates; close values may not differ statistically.

Lowest state estimate 1.3% Connecticut
Highest state estimate 8.6% Utah
Utah: 8.6% Texas: 7.9% Idaho: 7.5% South Carolina: 7.4% Florida: 6.5% Delaware: 6.4% Nevada: 6.4% North Carolina: 6.2% Tennessee: 6.0% Colorado: 5.9% Arizona: 5.6% Georgia: 5.4% South Dakota: 5.4% Alabama: 4.9% Washington: 4.7% Montana: 4.3% Arkansas: 4.2% Oregon: 4.2% Oklahoma: 4.1% Minnesota: 3.9% Kentucky: 3.8% Nebraska: 3.8% North Dakota: 3.6% Indiana: 3.5% Louisiana: 3.5% Mississippi: 3.4% Iowa: 3.3% Virginia: 3.3% Wyoming: 3.3% Missouri: 3.2% Wisconsin: 3.0% Kansas: 2.8% Maryland: 2.8% New Hampshire: 2.8% Maine: 2.7% California: 2.6% Hawaii: 2.6% New Mexico: 2.6% New Jersey: 2.3% Ohio: 2.3% West Virginia: 2.1% Massachusetts: 2.0% Michigan: 2.0% Pennsylvania: 2.0% Alaska: 1.7% Vermont: 1.7% Illinois: 1.6% New York: 1.5% Rhode Island: 1.5% Connecticut: 1.3%
Each dot is a state. The scale runs from the lowest to highest estimate; intervals are not shown here. Read about uncertainty.

State distribution and comparisons

The middle of the 50-state distribution is 3.45%: the average of the 25th and 26th ordered state estimates. This treats each state equally, so it answers a different question from a population-weighted national estimate.

No other state is statistically tied with Utah at 90% confidence. Every other state differs from the highest point estimate under this pairwise test. This is not a confidence interval for rank, and testing multiple pairs increases false-positive risk.

See the top ten estimates with their 90% margins of error1.2%9.1%UtahTexasIdahoSouth CarolinaFloridaDelawareNevadaNorth CarolinaTennesseeColorado

Shared axis spans the complete 50-state estimate ± MOE range. Intervals describe individual estimates; overlapping intervals alone are not our significance test.

How does this compare with homes built before 1940?

These states’ ranks change the most between homes built in 2020 or later and homes built before 1940. These comparisons identify different questions worth investigating; a rank gap does not measure a causal effect or a statistical difference between unlike units.

StateHomes built in 2020 or laterHomes built before 1940
New York1.5% · #4830.1% · #2
Rhode Island1.5% · #4827.3% · #3
Nevada6.4% · #60.9% · #50

Inspect these states, definitions and pairwise differences.

The state-by-state view

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Ranked among 50 states; District of Columbia and Puerto Rico shown for reference. Rank 1 = highest value.

Homes built in 2020 or later · 2024 · Percent
RankState / jurisdictionValue90% margin of errorDifference from previous rank
1Utah8.6%± 0.5%Highest estimate
2Texas7.9%± 0.2%Different at 90%
3Idaho7.5%± 0.5%Not distinguishable at 90%
4South Carolina7.4%± 0.4%Not distinguishable at 90%
5Florida6.5%± 0.2%Different at 90%
6Delaware6.4%± 0.7%Not distinguishable at 90%
6Nevada6.4%± 0.4%Not distinguishable at 90%
8North Carolina6.2%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
9Tennessee6.0%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
10Colorado5.9%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
11Arizona5.6%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
12Georgia5.4%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
12South Dakota5.4%± 0.6%Not distinguishable at 90%
14Alabama4.9%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
15Washington4.7%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
16Montana4.3%± 0.4%Not distinguishable at 90%
17Arkansas4.2%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
17Oregon4.2%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
19Oklahoma4.1%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
20Minnesota3.9%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
21Kentucky3.8%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
21Nebraska3.8%± 0.5%Not distinguishable at 90%
23North Dakota3.6%± 0.6%Not distinguishable at 90%
24Indiana3.5%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
24Louisiana3.5%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
26Mississippi3.4%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
27Iowa3.3%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
27Virginia3.3%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
27Wyoming3.3%± 0.6%Not distinguishable at 90%
30Missouri3.2%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
31Wisconsin3.0%± 0.1%Not distinguishable at 90%
32Kansas2.8%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
32Maryland2.8%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
32New Hampshire2.8%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
35Maine2.7%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
36California2.6%± 0.1%Not distinguishable at 90%
36Hawaii2.6%± 0.4%Not distinguishable at 90%
36New Mexico2.6%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
39New Jersey2.3%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
39Ohio2.3%± 0.1%Not distinguishable at 90%
41West Virginia2.1%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
42Massachusetts2.0%± 0.2%Not distinguishable at 90%
42Michigan2.0%± 0.1%Not distinguishable at 90%
42Pennsylvania2.0%± 0.1%Not distinguishable at 90%
45Alaska1.7%± 0.4%Not distinguishable at 90%
45Vermont1.7%± 0.4%Not distinguishable at 90%
47Illinois1.6%± 0.1%Not distinguishable at 90%
48New York1.5%± 0.1%Not distinguishable at 90%
48Rhode Island1.5%± 0.3%Not distinguishable at 90%
50Connecticut1.3%± 0.1%Not distinguishable at 90%
Ref.District of ColumbiaNot ranked among states5.5%± 0.8%Reference jurisdiction
Ref.Puerto RicoNot ranked among states0.3%± 0.1%Reference jurisdiction

50 states plus 2 reference rows.

What this ranking measures

Housing units built in 2020 or later as a share of all housing units in the 2024 survey.

This is the age composition of the stock, not annual housing starts or building permits.

The size of the gap

The difference between the highest and lowest state estimates is 7.3 percentage points. The U.S. benchmark is 4.1%. It is not a simple average of the states.

18 states have point estimates above the U.S. benchmark and 31 below it, with 1 equal to it. These counts do not establish statistical significance.

How much should you read into a rank?

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error published by the Census Bureau. For two different states, we flag a difference only when its absolute size exceeds the square root of the sum of their squared margins of error. The comparison tool applies this check to every selected pair.

Non-significance is not proof of equality. These pairwise tests are not adjusted for multiple comparisons and do not form ranking confidence intervals. Statistical method and limitations.

Ranks use the full precision of the source file, so only truly equal values share a rank (1, 2, 2, 4).

Keep exploring

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Explore the same states in a side-by-side comparison, or combine this measure with others in the custom ranking tool.

Source and method

Producer
U.S. Census Bureau
Product / file
ACS 1-year · GCT2502
Period
2024
Unit
Percent
Calculation
Published estimate; no transformation of the value. Rank = 1 + number of eligible jurisdictions with a higher value.
Coverage
The 50 states are ranked. Washington, D.C., can be added with the toggle above the table; Puerto Rico is shown for reference only, where the source covers it.
Cadence
Annual. 2025 ACS 1-year estimates scheduled for October 29, 2026 (Census ACS updates page); adoption follows editorial review.
Independence
Rank the States is independent. The agencies that produce the source data do not endorse these rankings.

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Last updated Oct. 23, 2026. Earlier editions stay available on the data page, and every change is listed in the update log. If a number or definition looks wrong, report an error with the state, value, and source you checked.

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