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In 2000, 1-in-4 households consisted of one person living alone, a significant increase over the 7.7 percent in 1940. This type of household increased each decade over the 60-year period from 1940 to 2000 (see graph).
In recent decades, renters have been much more likely than owners to live alone. However this was not the case back in 1940, when one-person occupancy rates for owners and renters were not much different. The one-person occupancy rate for renters climbed rapidly from 1940 (8 percent) to 1980 (36 percent). The greatest disparities between renters and owners occurred between 1960 and 1980, when renters were more than twice as likely as owners to live alone. There was a small drop in the rate of renters living alone between 1980 and 1990, but it rebounded with an increase in 2000.
Where are one-person households more likely to be found? The District of Columbia was the clear leader in 2000, with 44 percent. It emerged as the clear leader in 1960, at 27 percent. Its rate rose rapidly over the next two decades to the 40 percent level in 1980. In 2000, North Dakota was fairly high as well (29 percent), but not by much over several other states, such as Rhode Island, New York, and Massachusetts. Utah was the least likely state to have one-person households. In earlier censuses, however, the leaders in one-person households were in the far West¾note the high rates for Alaska, Montana, Nevada, and Washington in 1940 and 1950. The states with lowest live-alone rates were generally in the South in earlier decades¾note North Carolina and some of its neighbors from 1940 to 1960.
While D.C. tops the list in 2000 for the percent of owners living alone, oddly enough, 60 years earlier, it was least likely to have owners who lived alone. The 1940 leaders were states in the far West, especially Nevada.
Renters living alone were also high in D.C. in 2000; almost half of their renter-occupied units consisted of only one person. Minnesota and North Dakota also had high levels of renters living alone, in the upper 40 percents. Similar to owners living alone, in 1940, the leaders in one-person renter households were also living in the far West.
1-PERSON OCCUPANCY RATES
2000 1990 1980 1970 1960 1950 1940
United States 25.8% 24.6% 22.7% 17.6% 13.3% 9.3% 7.7%
Alabama 26.1% 23.8% 20.4% 14.6% 9.5% 6.7% 5.2%
Alaska 23.5% 22.1% 20.1% 13.7% 16.2% 17.6% NA
Arizona 24.8% 24.7% 20.9% 16.5% 13.6% 12.2% 11.5%
Arkansas 25.6% 24.0% 21.3% 17.2% 12.6% 8.7% 6.3%
California 23.5% 23.4% 24.7% 21.0% 17.9% 14.0% 13.5%
Colorado 26.3% 26.6% 23.5% 18.0% 15.5% 12.5% 11.5%
Connecticut 26.4% 24.2% 21.6% 16.0% 11.6% 7.3% 6.0%
Delaware 25.0% 23.2% 20.9% 15.3% 10.9% 8.5% 7.2%
Dist. of Columbia 43.8% 41.5% 39.5% 32.1% 27.0% 14.3% 9.9%
Florida 26.6% 25.5% 23.6% 18.7% 14.5% 11.0% 9.6%
Georgia 23.6% 22.7% 20.5% 14.4% 10.1% 6.9% 5.6%
Hawaii 21.9% 19.4% 17.1% 12.8% 12.1% 10.5% NA
Idaho 22.4% 22.4% 19.9% 16.5% 13.3% 10.9% 10.3%
Illinois 26.8% 25.7% 24.0% 18.5% 14.4% 9.8% 7.6%
Indiana 25.9% 24.1% 21.4% 16.5% 12.3% 9.2% 7.5%
Iowa 27.2% 25.9% 23.4% 18.5% 13.8% 10.2% 8.1%
Kansas 27.0% 25.9% 23.8% 18.4% 14.0% 11.3% 9.1%
Kentucky 26.0% 23.3% 20.0% 15.2% 10.6% 7.3% 5.7%
Louisiana 25.3% 23.7% 21.3% 16.0% 12.3% 9.2% 7.0%
Maine 27.0% 23.3% 21.3% 16.8% 12.6% 9.8% 8.3%
Maryland 25.0% 22.6% 20.8% 14.9% 10.1% 7.4% 6.8%
Massachusetts 28.0% 25.8% 24.4% 18.8% 14.2% 8.8% 7.2%
Michigan 26.2% 23.7% 21.1% 15.5% 11.6% 8.1% 6.5%
Minnesota 26.9% 25.1% 23.2% 17.7% 13.7% 10.0% 8.2%
Mississippi 24.6% 23.4% 20.4% 15.4% 10.7% 7.7% 6.3%
Missouri 27.3% 26.0% 23.8% 19.3% 15.2% 10.9% 8.3%
Montana 27.4% 26.3% 23.4% 19.8% 16.8% 14.4% 15.1%
Nebraska 27.6% 26.5% 24.3% 19.3% 14.2% 10.5% 8.7%
Nevada 24.9% 25.7% 24.6% 19.4% 18.9% 16.0% 17.7%
New Hampshire 24.4% 22.0% 21.2% 17.0% 13.1% 10.7% 9.2%
New Jersey 24.5% 23.1% 21.1% 15.8% 11.3% 7.1% 5.7%
New Mexico 25.4% 23.0% 21.0% 14.9% 10.7% 9.1% 8.4%
New York 28.1% 27.2% 26.0% 20.2% 15.5% 9.6% 7.6%
North Carolina 25.4% 23.7% 20.0% 13.3% 8.3% 5.4% 4.0%
North Dakota 29.3% 26.5% 22.9% 17.0% 11.9% 9.1% 7.9%
Ohio 27.3% 25.0% 22.4% 16.6% 12.1% 8.5% 7.3%
Oklahoma 26.7% 25.6% 23.4% 19.1% 15.5% 10.7% 7.4%
Oregon 26.1% 25.3% 23.5% 19.2% 16.2% 12.9% 13.2%
Pennsylvania 27.7% 25.6% 22.7% 17.3% 11.9% 7.9% 6.4%
Rhode Island 28.6% 26.2% 24.0% 18.2% 13.7% 8.9% 7.4%
South Carolina 25.0% 22.4% 19.2% 13.8% 9.4% 6.8% 5.8%
South Dakota 27.6% 26.4% 23.5% 18.1% 12.8% 9.9% 8.8%
Tennessee 25.8% 23.9% 20.4% 14.4% 9.7% 6.4% 5.1%
Texas 23.7% 23.9% 21.7% 16.3% 12.6% 8.9% 6.8%
Utah 17.8% 18.9% 17.2% 14.4% 12.0% 9.1% 7.9%
Vermont 26.2% 23.4% 22.0% 16.8% 12.5% 9.4% 8.0%
Virginia 25.1% 22.9% 20.5% 14.4% 9.4% 6.6% 5.6%
Washington 26.2% 25.4% 24.2% 19.6% 17.6% 14.1% 14.9%
West Virginia 27.1% 24.5% 20.7% 16.0% 10.1% 6.8% 5.1%
Wisconsin 26.8% 24.3% 22.5% 16.9% 12.2% 8.2% 7.0%
Wyoming 26.3% 24.5% 21.3% 18.0% 14.3% 12.3% 12.8%
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Owner-occupied housing units Renter-occupied housing units
Total 1-person households Total 1-person households
Number Percent Number Percent
United States 69,816,513 14,198,89 20.3% 35,663,588 13,029,087 36.5%
Alabama 1,258,686 272,229 21.6% 478,394 181,698 38.0%
Alaska 138,503 25,159 18.2% 83,097 26,914 32.4%
Arizona 1,293,637 267,418 20.7% 607,690 204,515 33.7%
Arkansas 723,458 153,624 21.2% 319,238 112,976 35.4%
California 6,546,237 1,242,064 19.0% 4,956,633 1,465,064 29.6%
Colorado 1,116,305 231,741 20.8% 541,933 204,015 37.6%
Connecticut 869,742 172,318 19.8% 431,928 171,942 39.8%
Delaware 216,046 45,232 20.9% 82,690 29,456 35.6%
Dist. of Columbia 101,216 36,276 35.8% 147,122 72,469 49.3%
Florida 4,441,711 1,029,184 23.2% 1,896,218 658,176 34.7%
Georgia 2,029,293 389,777 19.2% 977,076 320,800 32.8%
Hawaii 227,783 39,318 17.3% 175,457 48,853 27.8%
Idaho 339,913 63,673 18.7% 129,732 41,561 32.0%
Illinois 3,089,124 643,122 20.8% 1,502,655 586,659 39.0%
Indiana 1,669,083 337,347 20.2% 667,223 268,031 40.2%
Iowa 831,427 175,923 21.2% 317,849 137,180 43.2%
Kansas 718,873 151,806 21.1% 319,018 128,502 40.3%
Kentucky 1,125,298 237,862 21.1% 465,349 176,103 37.8%
Louisiana 1,124,995 231,406 20.6% 531,058 187,763 35.4%
Maine 370,920 75,258 20.3% 147,280 64,690 43.9%
Maryland 1,341,594 263,254 19.6% 639,265 232,216 36.3%
Massachusetts 1,508,248 297,972 19.8% 935,332 386,506 41.3%
Michigan 2,793,346 582,710 20.9% 992,315 410,915 41.4%
Minnesota 1,412,724 281,926 20.0% 482,403 227,493 47.2%
Mississippi 757,151 163,601 21.6% 289,283 94,235 32.6%
Missouri 1,542,310 328,294 21.3% 652,284 271,623 41.6%
Montana 247,700 53,676 21.7% 110,967 44,751 40.3%
Nebraska 449,306 93,302 20.8% 216,878 90,208 41.6%
Nevada 457,245 89,499 19.6% 293,920 97,284 33.1%
New Hampshire 330,783 58,473 17.7% 143,823 57,552 40.0%
New Jersey 2,011,298 376,091 18.7% 1,053,347 375,262 35.6%
New Mexico 474,435 99,124 20.9% 203,536 3,050 35.9%
New York 3,739,247 754,298 20.2% 3,317,613 1,228,239 37.0%
North Carolina 2,172,270 458,832 21.1% 959,743 336,231 35.0%
North Dakota 171,310 36,077 21.1% 85,842 39,315 45.8%
Ohio 3,072,514 645,800 21.0% 1,373,259 569,726 41.5%
Oklahoma 918,141 203,533 22.2% 424,152 155,108 36.6%
Oregon 856,890 174,743 20.4% 476,833 172,975 36.3%
Pennsylvania 3,406,167 717,397 21.1% 1,370,836 603,673 44.0%
Rhode Island 245,150 48,814 19.9% 163,274 67,831 41.5%
South Carolina 1,107,619 233,888 21.1% 426,235 149,230 35.0%
South Dakota 197,907 39,463 19.9% 92,338 40,557 43.9%
Tennessee 1,561,461 324,104 20.8% 671,444 252,225 37.6%
Texas 4,717,294 846,125 17.9% 2,676,060 905,517 33.8%
Utah 501,659 73,434 14.6% 199,622 51,231 25.7%
Vermont 169,777 33,987 20.0% 70,857 29,238 41.3%
Virginia 1,837,958 376,352 20.5% 861,215 300,196 34.9%
Washington 1,466,985 293,442 20.0% 804,413 300,698 37.4%
West Virginia 553,626 125,952 22.8% 182,855 73,645 40.3%
Wisconsin 1,426,660 275,357 19.3% 657,884 282,653 43.0%
Wyoming 135,488 28,638 21.1% 58,120 22,337 38.4%
1 9 9 0
Owner-occupied housing units Renter-occupied housing units
Total 1-person households Total 1-person households
Number Percent Number Percent
US 59,024,811 11,005,717 18.6% 32,922,599 11,574,703 35.2%
AL 1,061,897 204,906 19.3% 444,893 153,172 34.4%
AK 105,989 18,059 17.0% 82,926 23,767 28.7%
AZ 878,561 171,067 19.5% 490,282 166,614 34.0%
AR 619,938 124,183 20.0% 271,241 89,595 33.0%
CA 5,773,943 1,061,431 18.4% 4,607,263 1,368,436 29.7%
CO 798,277 153,761 19.3% 484,212 187,201 38.7%
CT 807,481 141,963 17.6% 422,998 155,198 36.7%
DE 173,813 31,868 18.3% 73,684 25,583 34.7%
DC 97,108 30,797 31.7% 152,526 72,829 47.7%
FL 3,452,160 751,710 21.8% 1,682,709 558,244 33.2%
GA 1,536,759 272,951 17.8% 829,856 264,751 31.9%
HI 191,911 28,156 14.7% 164,356 40,829 24.8%
ID 252,734 45,452 18.0% 107,989 35,348 32.7%
IL 2,699,182 505,850 18.7% 1,503,058 575,263 38.3%
IN 1,450,898 265,757 18.3% 614,457 231,084 37.6%
IA 745,377 150,508 20.2% 318,948 124,958 39.2%
KS 641,762 130,505 20.3% 302,964 114,651 37.8%
KY 960,469 180,181 18.8% 419,313 141,066 33.6%
LA 987,919 189,585 19.2% 511,350 166,475 32.6%
ME 327,888 56,263 17.2% 137,424 52,211 38.0%
MD 1,137,296 195,755 17.2% 611,695 198,817 32.5%
MA 1,331,493 230,849 17.3% 915,617 349,925 38.2%
MI 2,427,643 434,700 17.9% 991,688 374,749 37.8%
MN 1,183,673 210,336 17.8% 464,180 203,195 43.8%
MS 651,587 131,829 20.2% 259,787 81,120 31.2%
MO 1,348,746 265,548 19.7% 612,460 245,136 40.0%
MT 205,899 41,315 20.1% 100,264 39,176 39.1%
NE 400,394 80,287 20.1% 201,969 79,384 39.3%
NV 255,388 47,938 18.8% 210,909 71,689 34.0%
NH 280,372 43,555 15.5% 130,814 46,809 35.8%
NJ 1,813,381 301,411 16.6% 981,330 344,760 35.1%
NM 365,965 66,681 18.2% 176,744 58,202 32.9%
NY 3,464,436 624,856 18.0% 3,174,886 1,181,407 37.2%
NC 1,711,817 330,978 19.3% 805,209 265,981 33.0%
ND 157,950 29,665 18.8% 82,928 34,288 41.3%
OH 2,758,149 505,541 18.3% 1,329,397 514,909 38.7%
OK 821,188 174,378 21.2% 384,947 134,991 35.1%
OR 695,957 132,626 19.1% 407,356 146,090 35.9%
PA 3,176,121 603,219 19.0% 1,319,845 547,475 41.5%
RI 224,792 39,157 17.4% 153,185 59,954 39.1%
SC 878,704 164,323 18.7% 379,340 117,024 30.8%
SD 171,161 32,904 19.2% 87,873 35,404 40.3%
TN 1,261,118 234,137 18.6% 592,607 207,992 35.1%
TX 3,695,115 658,572 17.8% 2,375,822 794,364 33.4%
UT 365,979 53,094 14.5% 171,294 48,546 28.3%
VT 145,368 25,215 17.3% 65,282 24,151 37.0%
VA 1,519,521 279,910 18.4% 772,309 243,860 31.6%
WA 1,171,580 218,207 18.6% 700,851 258,113 36.8%
WV 510,058 104,081 20.4% 178,499 64,654 36.2%
WI 1,215,350 207,718 17.1% 606,768 235,955 38.9%
WY 114,544 21,979 19.2% 54,295 19,308 35.6%
1 9 8 0
Owner-occupied housing units Renter-occupied housing units
Total 1-person households Total 1-person households
Number Percent Number Percent
US 51,794,545 7,941,413 15.3% 28,595,128 10,306,123 36.0%
AL 941,219 146,846 15.6% 400,637 126,786 31.6%
AK 76,663 10,878 14.2% 54,800 15,589 28.4%
AZ 653,833 103,427 15.8% 303,199 96,272 31.8%
AR 575,478 98,176 17.1% 240,587 75,666 31.5%
CA 4,825,252 761,813 15.8% 3,804,614 1,369,065 36.0%
CO 684,408 106,519 15.6% 376,841 143,262 38.0%
CT 699,224 91,604 13.1% 394,454 144,164 36.5%
DE 143,073 20,647 14.4% 64,008 22,563 35.3%
DC 89,846 22,346 24.9% 163,297 77,675 47.6%
FL 2,557,079 474,964 18.6% 1,187,175 410,534 34.6%
GA 1,216,459 177,175 14.6% 655,193 206,631 31.5%
HI 151,954 16,940 11.1% 142,098 33,364 23.5%
ID 233,393 35,033 15.0% 90,714 29,507 32.5%
IL 2,533,832 391,714 15.5% 1,511,542 578,343 38.3%
IN 1,381,918 213,770 15.5% 545,132 199,222 36.5%
IA 756,517 130,634 17.3% 296,516 115,297 38.9%
KS 612,435 109,916 17.9% 259,804 97,371 37.5%
KY 884,825 134,143 15.2% 378,530 117,932 31.2%
LA 925,139 145,088 15.7% 486,649 155,754 32.0%
ME 280,377 42,057 15.0% 114,807 42,236 36.8%
MD 905,535 121,692 13.4% 555,330 182,515 32.9%
MA 1,169,819 157,552 13.5% 862,898 338,125 39.2%
MI 2,321,883 339,146 14.6% 873,330 333,755 38.2%
MN 1,035,689 152,623 14.7% 409,533 183,168 44.7%
MS 587,696 98,054 16.7% 239,473 70,390 29.4%
MO 1,248,785 209,252 16.8% 544,614 218,121 40.1%
MT 194,580 31,479 16.2% 89,162 34,871 39.1%
NE 390,931 66,747 17.1% 180,469 72,195 40.0%
NV 181,274 29,239 16.1% 123,053 45,604 37.1%
NH 218,823 30,245 13.8% 104,670 38,398 36.7%
NJ 1,579,827 195,860 12.4% 968,767 341,650 35.3%
NM 300,570 47,240 15.7% 140,896 45,622 32.4%
NY 3,083,406 421,632 13.7% 3,257,023 1,227,693 37.7%
NC 1,397,425 214,377 15.3% 645,866 193,273 29.9%
ND 156,498 23,802 15.2% 71,166 28,226 39.7%
OH 2,622,919 387,417 14.8% 1,210,909 471,914 39.0%
OK 790,614 145,984 18.5% 327,947 115,780 35.3%
OR 645,941 105,985 16.4% 345,652 126,972 36.7%
PA 2,950,649 450,059 15.3% 1,268,957 505,841 39.9%
RI 199,075 26,896 13.5% 139,515 54,492 39.1%
SC 722,547 108,953 15.1% 307,434 88,426 28.8%
SD 168,002 27,644 16.5% 74,521 29,265 39.3%
TN 1,110,074 165,833 14.9% 508,431 164,219 32.3%
TX 3,169,512 490,651 15.5% 1,759,755 577,867 32.8%
UT 317,172 39,495 12.5% 131,431 37,601 28.6%
VT 122,560 18,652 15.2% 55,765 20,631 37.0%
VA 1,221,555 176,769 14.5% 641,518 205,828 32.1%
WA 1,011,319 163,176 16.1% 529,191 209,093 39.5%
WV 504,921 82,244 16.3% 181,390 59,787 33.0%
WI 1,127,367 161,583 14.3% 524,894 209,683 39.9%
WY 114,653 17,442 15.2% 50,971 17,885 35.1%
1 9 7 0
Owner-occupied housing units Renter-occupied housing units
Total 1-person households Total 1-person households
Number Percent Number Percent
US 39,885,180 4,725,129 11.8% 23,564,567 6,421,055 27.2%
AL 689,411 80,641 11.7% 344,702 70,467 20.4%
AK 39,747 3,851 9.7% 39,312 6,988 17.8%
AZ 352,043 42,197 12.0% 187,114 46,666 24.9%
AR 410,438 60,016 14.6% 204,986 45,950 22.4%
CA 3,611,347 423,156 11.7% 2,962,514 955,487 32.3%
CO 438,120 49,556 11.3% 252,808 74,888 29.6%
CT 583,381 56,434 9.7% 349,888 92,995 26.6%
DE 112,120 11,663 10.4% 52,684 13,556 25.7%
DC 73,980 11,266 15.2% 188,558 72,973 38.7%
FL 1,566,864 228,275 14.6% 717,922 198,046 27.6%
GA 836,323 88,474 10.6% 532,902 108,706 20.4%
HI 95,271 6,468 6.8% 107,817 19,433 18.0%
ID 153,589 20,161 13.1% 65,371 16,047 24.5%
IL 2,081,101 241,723 11.6% 1,421,037 404,625 28.5%
IN 1,153,249 149,901 13.0% 456,245 115,171 25.2%
IA 642,676 97,628 15.2% 253,635 68,081 26.8%
KS 502,585 78,858 15.7% 224,779 55,321 24.6%
KY 657,909 79,992 12.2% 325,756 69,539 21.3%
LA 663,927 82,516 12.4% 388,111 85,873 22.1%
ME 212,199 26,218 12.4% 90,724 24,739 27.3%
MD 690,514 63,473 9.2% 484,559 111,653 23.0%
MA 1,012,173 104,967 10.4% 747,519 226,280 30.3%
MI 1,974,548 216,712 11.0% 678,511 195,793 28.9%
MN 824,629 95,817 11.6% 329,317 108,783 33.0%
MS 421,900 55,760 13.2% 214,824 42,072 19.6%
MO 1,021,106 144,451 14.1% 499,461 148,961 29.8%
MT 142,774 20,383 14.3% 74,530 22,654 30.4%
NE 314,600 47,970 15.2% 159,121 43,567 27.4%
NV 93,676 10,853 11.6% 66,376 20,194 30.4%
NH 153,771 17,644 11.5% 71,607 20,594 28.8%
NJ 1,349,815 123,185 9.1% 868,367 228,360 26.3%
NM 192,231 21,718 11.3% 97,158 21,418 22.0%
NY 2,795,635 291,393 10.4% 3,118,226 903,151 29.0%
NC 987,290 108,057 10.9% 522,274 92,783 17.8%
ND 124,190 15,867 12.8% 57,423 15,066 26.2%
OH 2,226,021 253,843 11.4% 1,063,411 293,166 27.6%
OK 588,895 93,739 15.9% 261,908 69,105 26.4%
OR 457,017 62,500 13.7% 234,614 70,325 30.0%
PA 2,549,277 296,185 11.6% 1,156,133 344,386 29.8%
RI 168,923 18,245 10.8% 123,042 34,830 28.3%
SC 485,427 54,837 11.3% 248,946 46,548 18.7%
SD 139,681 20,834 14.9% 61,126 15,594 25.5%
TN 809,376 89,304 11.0% 403,811 85,477 21.2%
TX 2,222,469 280,293 12.6% 1,211,527 278,761 23.0%
UT 206,570 21,773 10.5% 91,364 20,991 23.0%
VT 91,285 10,719 11.7% 40,813 11,517 28.2%
VA 862,591 85,934 10.0% 528,045 114,738 21.7%
WA 738,186 93,133 12.6% 367,401 123,731 33.7%
WV 376,767 49,087 13.0% 170,447 38,678 22.7%
WI 918,123 108,086 11.8% 410,681 116,915 28.5%
WY 69,440 9,373 13.5% 35,160 9,413 26.8%
1 9 6 0
Owner-occupied housing units Renter-occupied housing units
Total 1-person households Total 1-person households
Number Percent Number Percent
US 32,796,720 2,885,886 8.8% 20,227,155 4,189,085 20.7%
AL 528,031 40,072 7.6% 356,085 43,993 12.4%
AK 27,679 3,450 12.5% 29,571 5,816 19.7%
AZ 234,347 22,172 9.5% 132,283 27,551 20.8%
AR 321,219 35,478 11.0% 202,333 30,241 14.9%
CA 2,910,093 278,073 9.6% 2,072,015 611,560 29.5%
CO 337,565 32,290 9.6% 191,854 49,557 25.8%
CT 465,672 32,698 7.0% 287,064 54,757 19.1%
DE 85,971 6,495 7.6% 42,611 7,552 17.7%
DC 75,532 8,072 10.7% 176,534 59,998 34.0%
FL 1,047,217 113,651 10.9% 503,197 111,917 22.2%
GA 601,631 47,212 7.8% 468,694 60,870 13.0%
HI 62,937 3,239 5.1% 90,127 15,256 16.9%
ID 136,746 13,856 10.1% 57,093 11,918 20.9%
IL 1,782,127 154,021 8.6% 1,302,844 289,853 22.2%
IN 986,098 95,619 9.7% 401,780 75,628 18.8%
IA 581,352 66,338 11.4% 260,005 49,609 19.1%
KS 463,350 55,843 12.1% 209,549 38,247 18.3%
KY 547,750 46,806 8.5% 304,117 43,547 14.3%
LA 526,366 47,980 9.1% 365,978 61,762 16.9%
ME 186,379 17,548 9.4% 93,976 17,662 18.8%
MD 556,391 34,795 6.3% 306,610 52,265 17.0%
MA 857,436 65,295 7.6% 677,549 152,812 22.6%
MI 1,665,603 133,876 8.0% 573,476 126,376 22.0%
MN 714,960 63,175 8.8% 277,021 72,240 26.1%
MS 327,894 31,057 9.5% 240,176 29,741 12.4%
MO 874,532 92,017 10.5% 485,522 114,327 23.5%
MT 129,399 15,021 11.6% 72,841 18,966 26.0%
NE 280,867 33,211 11.8% 152,581 28,306 18.6%
NV 51,491 5,987 11.6% 40,029 11,279 28.2%
NH 117,232 10,407 8.9% 62,788 13,195 21.0%
NJ 1,107,841 74,591 6.7% 698,598 128,865 18.4%
NM 163,926 13,561 8.3% 87,283 13,305 15.2%
NY 2,350,265 173,581 7.4% 2,898,445 638,121 22.0%
NC 724,631 49,878 6.9% 480,084 49,763 10.4%
ND 118,566 10,878 9.2% 54,796 9,794 17.9%
OH 1,922,686 165,726 8.6% 929,871 178,960 19.2%
OK 492,263 62,776 12.8% 242,330 50,799 21.0%
OR 386,608 41,902 10.8% 171,606 48,370 28.2%
PA 2,289,741 178,073 7.8% 1,061,098 222,035 20.9%
RI 140,336 11,731 8.4% 116,999 23,427 20.0%
SC 345,756 26,583 7.7% 257,795 30,057 11.7%
SD 130,864 14,174 10.8% 63,957 10,748 16.8%
TN 639,600 47,054 7.4% 363,701 49,945 13.7%
TX 1,799,477 175,757 9.8% 978,639 173,834 17.8%
UT 173,296 14,129 8.2% 68,236 14,747 21.6%
VT 73,115 6,390 8.7% 37,617 7,433 19.8%
VA 658,078 44,978 6.8% 414,762 56,293 13.6%
WA 612,443 66,658 10.9% 281,725 90,467 32.1%
WV 335,068 26,842 8.0% 186,074 25,812 13.9%
WI 786,617 68,817 8.7% 359,725 71,330 19.8%
WY 61,676 6,053 9.8% 37,511 8,179 21.8%
1 9 5 0
Owner-occupied housing units Renter-occupied housing units
Total 1-person households Total 1-person households
Number Percent Number Percent
US 23,559,966 1,679,697 7.1% 19,266,315 2,313,702 12.0%
AL 388,996 22,093 5.7% 397,843 30,386 7.6%
AK 16,537 2,832 17.1% 13,792 2,497 18.1%
AZ 118,620 10,475 8.8% 91,754 15,235 16.6%
AR 285,599 22,609 7.9% 238,792 22,957 9.6%
CA 1,811,684 156,809 8.7% 1,521,722 309,209 20.3%
CO 227,298 19,974 8.8% 163,937 28,870 17.6%
CT 290,968 15,260 5.2% 278,670 26,349 9.5%
DE 53,247 3,552 6.7% 37,143 4,127 11.1%
DC 72,362 4,403 6.1% 151,780 27,620 18.2%
FL 473,124 42,480 9.0% 348,377 47,921 13.8%
GA 413,696 24,556 5.9% 475,573 36,696 7.7%
HI 37,025 1,730 4.7% 75,265 10,009 13.3%
ID 110,694 10,299 9.3% 58,416 8,138 13.9%
IL 1,294,249 90,306 7.0% 1,287,751 162,652 12.6%
IN 766,018 60,691 7.9% 402,898 46,799 11.6%
IA 494,826 46,232 9.3% 285,341 33,127 11.6%
KS 375,033 38,886 10.4% 211,617 27,292 12.9%
KY 456,797 29,948 6.6% 321,957 26,954 8.4%
LA 364,945 25,775 7.1% 360,000 40,769 11.3%
ME 159,824 13,493 8.4% 94,619 11,335 12.0%
MD 360,718 20,428 5.7% 280,504 27,241 9.7%
MA 624,838 38,783 6.2% 680,356 76,551 11.3%
MI 1,208,975 76,516 6.3% 581,727 68,493 11.8%
MN 561,177 41,451 7.4% 284,088 42,749 15.0%
MS 265,061 17,612 6.6% 289,704 25,069 8.7%
MO 691,256 59,021 8.5% 506,341 71,346 14.1%
MT 105,744 11,646 11.0% 69,726 13,686 19.6%
NE 238,810 22,576 9.5% 155,338 18,755 12.1%
NV 24,484 2,938 12.0% 25,757 5,123 19.9%
NH 90,213 7,732 8.6% 64,990 8,852 13.6%
NJ 729,993 38,050 5.2% 643,644 59,550 9.3%
NM 104,131 7,657 7.4% 72,862 8,399 11.5%
NY 1,638,860 94,703 5.8% 2,686,279 322,195 12.0%
NC 530,371 26,711 5.0% 463,985 26,683 5.8%
ND 107,341 8,527 7.9% 54,764 6,152 11.2%
OH 1,413,086 97,434 6.9% 900,904 98,985 11.0%
OK 397,811 38,033 9.6% 265,392 32,998 12.4%
OR 312,828 28,751 9.2% 166,219 32,857 19.8%
PA 1,739,833 99,238 5.7% 1,176,046 130,371 11.1%
RI 102,071 6,823 6.7% 123,376 13,227 10.7%
SC 232,284 14,290 6.2% 282,354 20,881 7.4%
SD 113,780 10,102 8.9% 69,198 8,037 11.6%
TN 492,643 26,280 5.3% 378,831 29,900 7.9%
TX 1,241,540 95,162 7.7% 947,638 99,637 10.5%
UT 122,600 8,684 7.1% 65,225 8,375 12.8%
VT 63,397 4,989 7.9% 40,099 4,769 11.9%
VA 465,933 26,416 5.7% 379,326 29,139 7.7%
WA 477,897 46,103 9.6% 257,849 57,504 22.3%
WV 284,924 17,023 6.0% 233,357 18,427 7.9%
WI 613,959 43,730 7.1% 353,489 35,445 10.0%
WY 45,428 4,447 9.8% 38,757 5,870 15.1%
Alaska and Hawaii are NOT included in 1950 U.S. total.
1 9 4 0
Owner-occupied housing units Renter-occupied housing units
Total 1-person households Total 1-person households
Number Percent Number Percent
US 15,195,763 1,054,680 6.9% 19,658,769 1,622,601 8.3%
AL 226,460 11,569 5.1% 447,355 23,644 5.3%
AK NA NA NA NA NA NA
AZ 62,842 5,796 9.2% 68,291 9,324 13.7%
AR 196,916 12,767 6.5% 298,909 18,476 6.2%
CA 928,796 84,857 9.1% 1,209,547 204,056 16.9%
CO 146,455 13,722 9.4% 169,545 22,467 13.3%
CT 181,629 10,329 5.7% 267,053 16,795 6.3%
DE 33,213 2,321 7.0% 37,328 2,787 7.5%
DC 51,944 1,992 3.8% 121,501 15,219 12.5%
FL 226,655 19,122 8.4% 293,232 30,618 10.4%
GA 231,689 12,827 5.5% 520,552 29,288 5.6%
HI NA NA NA NA NA NA
ID 82,078 7,932 9.7% 59,649 6,673 11.2%
IL 882,870 60,554 6.9% 1,309,854 106,459 8.1%
IN 510,636 39,754 7.8% 450,862 32,537 7.2%
IA 361,477 33,785 9.3% 340,347 23,190 6.8%
KS 260,495 26,509 10.2% 250,614 20,213 8.1%
KY 335,350 19,482 5.8% 363,188 20,404 5.6%
LA 218,447 12,381 5.7% 374,081 29,385 7.9%
ME 125,390 11,101 8.9% 93,578 7,021 7.5%
MD 220,765 11,786 5.3% 244,918 19,982 8.2%
MA 426,785 26,390 6.2% 693,909 54,614 7.9%
MI 773,755 48,037 6.2% 622,259 43,028 6.9%
MN 402,318 28,810 7.2% 326,041 30,807 9.4%
MS 178,118 9,772 5.5% 356,838 23,677 6.6%
MO 472,950 36,563 7.7% 595,692 52,059 8.7%
MT 83,126 9,717 11.7% 76,837 14,396 18.7%
NE 169,966 16,178 9.5% 190,778 15,074 7.9%
NV 15,353 2,291 14.9% 17,938 3,606 20.1%
NH 68,705 6,347 9.2% 64,231 5,817 9.1%
NJ 433,878 22,764 5.2% 666,382 39,431 5.9%
NM 74,150 5,180 7.0% 55,325 5,652 10.2%
NY 1,111,388 68,277 6.1% 2,550,725 211,719 8.3%
NC 335,063 13,781 4.1% 454,596 18,124 4.0%
ND 75,710 6,255 8.3% 76,333 5,787 7.6%
OH 948,354 64,783 6.8% 949,442 73,217 7.7%
OK 261,162 20,419 7.8% 349,319 24,471 7.0%
OR 187,044 18,998 10.2% 150,448 25,610 17.0%
PA 1,154,948 66,079 5.7% 1,360,576 94,148 6.9%
RI 70,190 4,558 6.5% 117,516 9,284 7.9%
SC 133,279 7,464 5.6% 301,689 17,587 5.8%
SD 74,388 6,963 9.4% 91,040 7,535 8.3%
TN 315,182 14,972 4.8% 399,712 21,655 5.4%
TX 717,682 47,877 6.7% 960,714 66,960 7.0%
UT 85,225 5,863 6.9% 54,262 5,221 9.6%
VT 51,709 4,326 8.4% 40,726 3,028 7.4%
VA 306,688 16,633 5.4% 320,844 18,221 5.7%
WA 306,174 31,207 10.2% 231,163 49,035 21.2%
WV 194,409 10,023 5.2% 250,406 12,758 5.1%
WI 450,208 32,263 7.2% 376,999 25,979 6.9%
WY 33,749 3,304 9.8% 35,625 5,563 15.6%
