CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — A new survey from real estate company Malibu real estate agents showed the homeownership rates of each state using census data on housing units, owner-occupied units and total population to find out which states have the largest percentage of homeowners.
Main ranked the best in the country with a homeownership rate of 32.71%, and West Virginia was second best with a homeownership rate of 32.15.
The two worst states for homeownership were California (18.35%) and Hawaii (19.36%).
| State | Population | Total Housing Units | Total Occupied Units | Number of Owner-Occupied Housing Units | Homeownership rate | |
| 1 | Maine | 1,338,404 | 745,334 | 576,888.52 | 437,858.38 | 32.71% |
| 2 | West Virginia | 1,805,832 | 858,481 | 734,859.74 | 580,539.19 | 32.15% |
| 3 | Vermont | 626,299 | 336,779 | 272,117.43 | 201,094.78 | 32.11% |
| 4 | Wyoming | 577,737 | 274,371 | 242,818.34 | 175,072.02 | 30.30% |
| 5 | Missouri | 6,126,452 | 2,807,604 | 2,549,304.43 | 1,855,893.63 | 30.29% |
