Here are the states with the highest proportion of empty housing, according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics.

Note that the census also includes ski lodges, beach houses and pied-à-terres, properties that most other real estate statisticians would not include in their data.

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5. Alaska
15.9 percentIn Picture: A view of the city of Ketchikan in Alaska. stock.xchng
4. Arizona
16.3 percent Deanna Keahey
3. Florida
17.5 percentIn picture: Kissimmee Lake TripAdvisor