About the Midwest: Livability

Alliant Energy service territory

Rank

State

Percent of households
occupied by owner

5

Minnesota

75.6 percent

12

Iowa

74.0 percent

32

Wisconsin

70.2 percent

State-by-state rankings

Rank

State

Percent of households
occupied by owner

1

West Virginia

78.4 percent

2

Michigan

77.4 percent

3

Delaware

76.8 percent

4

Mississippi

76.2 percent

5

Minnesota

75.6 percent

6

Maine

75.3 percent

7

Idaho

75.1 percent

8

Alabama

74.2 percent

8

Indiana

74.2 percent

8

New Hampshire

74.2 percent

8

South Carolina

74.2 percent

12

Iowa

74.0 percent

12

Vermont

74.0 percent

14

Wyoming

73.7 percent

15

Utah

73.5 percent

16

Pennsylvania

73.2 percent

17

Maryland

72.6 percent

18

Florida

72.4 percent

19

Ohio

72.1 percent

20

New Mexico

72.0 percent

21

Missouri

71.9 percent

22

Kentucky

71.7 percent

23

Arizona

71.6 percent

23

Oklahoma

71.6 percent

25

Louisiana

71.3 percent

25

Tennessee

71.3 percent

27

Connecticut

71.1 percent

27

Virginia

71.1 percent

29

Arkansas

70.8 percent

30

South Dakota

70.6 percent

31

Illinois

70.4 percent

32

North Carolina

70.2 percent

32

Wisconsin

70.2 percent

34

Colorado

70.1 percent

35

Kansas

70.0 percent

36

Montana

69.5 percent

37

New Jersey

69.0 percent

38

Georgia

68.5 percent

39

North Dakota

68.3 percent

40

Oregon

68.1 percent

41

Nebraska

67.6 percent

42

Alaska

67.2 percent

43

Washington

66.7 percent

44

Texas

66.0 percent

45

Nevada

65.7 percent

46

Massachusetts

65.2 percent

47

Rhode Island

64.6 percent

48

California

60.2 percent

49

Hawaii

59.9 percent

50

New York

55.7 percent