Indiana posted the fifth highest home vacancy rate among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to new real estate numbers reported by ATTOM Data Solutions.

 The vacancy rate in the state stood at 2.45 percent in the third quarter of this year, compared to 2.77 percent in the third quarter of 2017. 

The number of vacant homes in Indiana was 51,415 in the third quarter, a 12 percent decrease over what it was a year ago, ATTOM Data reported

Tennessee ranked No. 1 on the analysis with a 2.65 percent home vacancy rate in the third quarter, a 5 percent increase over the rate a year ago. 

Nationwide, the home vacancy rate was 1.52 percent in the third quarter, representing more than 1.4 million housing units. That’s a 4 percent decrease over where it stood a year earlier as the U.S. housing market continues to tighten, according to ATTOM Data. 

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State Rankings on Home Vacancy Rates

Rank	State	2018 Single Family Homes & Condos	2018 Vacant Single Family Homes & Condos	2018 Vacant Home Rate (% Vacant)	2017 Vacant Homes	2017 Vacant Home Rate (% Vacant)	Year-over-Year % Change in Vacant Rate
1	Tennessee	2,648,727	70,140	2.65%	65,564	2.53%	5%
2	Kansas	920,051	22,956	2.50%	17,385	2.42%	3%
3	Oklahoma	1,362,398	33,921	2.49%	28,853	2.73%	-9%
4	Mississippi	975,172	24,090	2.47%	15,625	3.00%	-18%
5	Indiana	2,098,138	51,415	2.45%	56,428	2.77%	-12%
6	Alabama	1,600,002	35,869	2.24%	31,771	2.56%	-12%
7	Michigan	3,835,800	84,487	2.20%	87,095	2.94%	-25%
8	Florida	6,711,607	144,176	2.15%	151,261	2.22%	-3%
9	Oregon	1,065,079	22,862	2.15%	21,300	2.12%	1%
10	Kentucky	1,528,655	32,360	2.12%	12,471	1.82%	16%
11	Georgia	3,213,976	65,136	2.03%	66,425	2.07%	-2%
12	South Carolina	1,690,143	33,506	1.98%	29,408	1.90%	4%
13	Ohio	3,667,569	68,682	1.87%	79,256	2.24%	-16%
14	Missouri	2,161,721	39,973	1.85%	33,906	2.33%	-21%
15	Rhode Island	269,312	4,912	1.82%	5,268	1.68%	9%
16	West Virginia	616,201	10,869	1.76%	10,954	2.08%	-15%
17	New Mexico	629,978	11,057	1.76%	9,314	1.81%	-3%
18	District of Columbia	152,070	2,648	1.74%	2,496	1.66%	5%
19	Arkansas	1,001,082	17,408	1.74%	13,490	1.71%	1%
20	Illinois	3,910,497	67,886	1.74%	54,880	1.67%	4%
21	Nevada	886,816	14,577	1.64%	16,893	1.92%	-14%
22	Maryland	2,064,040	33,395	1.62%	34,437	1.69%	-4%
23	Louisiana	1,373,402	20,901	1.52%	16,272	1.49%	2%
24	Arizona	2,004,909	29,524	1.47%	31,199	1.56%	-5%
25	Minnesota	1,789,853	25,857	1.44%	14,704	1.08%	34%
26	Wisconsin	1,896,855	25,588	1.35%	15,649	1.14%	18%
27	Hawaii	412,841	5,512	1.34%	5,371	1.30%	3%
28	Wyoming	176,950	2,350	1.33%	1,131	1.20%	11%
29	Texas	7,215,979	94,605	1.31%	89,185	1.30%	1%
30	Iowa	1,262,740	16,228	1.29%	11,058	1.49%	-14%
31	Nebraska	631,160	7,742	1.23%	5,040	1.22%	1%
32	North Carolina	3,344,567	40,745	1.22%	36,698	1.25%	-3%
33	Pennsylvania	4,046,497	47,739	1.18%	45,947	1.23%	-4%
34	New York	3,617,480	40,796	1.13%	44,190	1.09%	3%
35	Alaska	201,965	2,106	1.04%	1,560	1.10%	-6%
36	Washington	2,111,936	21,973	1.04%	21,747	1.06%	-1%
37	Montana	359,392	3,636	1.01%	1,483	0.80%	26%
38	New Jersey	2,643,282	25,848	0.98%	35,816	1.36%	-28%
39	Maine	257,873	2,389	0.93%	3,076	0.81%	14%
40	Utah	830,548	7,634	0.92%	6,438	0.92%	-1%
41	Connecticut	982,988	8,724	0.89%	9,763	0.90%	-1%
42	Massachusetts	1,739,226	14,305	0.82%	15,260	0.78%	5%
43	South Dakota	264,631	2,156	0.81%	112	0.25%	228%
44	Virginia	2,735,871	21,122	0.77%	20,577	0.85%	-10%
45	California	8,772,184	66,863	0.76%	71,968	0.80%	-4%
46	Colorado	1,791,977	12,166	0.68%	11,311	0.69%	-2%
47	Idaho	522,047	3,433	0.66%	1,825	0.69%	-5%
48	North Dakota	198,284	1,263	0.64%	193	0.69%	-7%
49	Delaware	301,687	1,861	0.62%	3,111	1.08%	-43%
50	Vermont	253,480	1,066	0.42%	987	0.39%	9%
51	New Hampshire	377,121	1,449	0.38%	1,642	0.42%	-8%
	U.S.	95,126,759	1,447,906	1.52%	1,367,793	1.58%	-4%

Source: ATTOM Data Solutions