The graph illustrates the number of unoccupied housing units that were for rent between 2012 and 2020. In the United States, approximately 3 million rental housing units were vacant in 2020.
Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to 2020
(in millions)
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (March 30, 2021). Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to 2020 (in millions)." Chart. March 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2021). Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Number of Unoccupied Rental Housing Units in The United States from 2012 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Number of unoccupied rental housing units in the United States from 2012 to 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/187569/housing-units-for-rent-in-the-us-since-1975/ (last visited May 16, 2022)
