
The map above shows the percentage of US homes with at least one air conditioner. It ranges from a high of 97% in Delaware
and Iowa (how is Florida not 100%?) to a low of just 7% in Alaska.
The data comes from the U.S. Energy Information Administration for 2020.
Here’s more details:
| State | Uses AC (%) | Uses Central AC (%) | Uses Dehumidifier (%) | Uses Ceiling Fans (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 97 | 85 | 19 | 77 |
| Iowa | 97 | 81 | 22 | 80 |
| Florida | 96 | 90 | 11 | 83 |
| Illinois | 96 | 74 | 28 | 73 |
| New Jersey | 96 | 61 | 42 | 63 |
| Oklahoma | 96 | 83 | 20 | 87 |
| Georgia | 95 | 86 | 18 | 85 |
| Kentucky | 95 | 84 | 19 | 82 |
| Missouri | 95 | 83 | 19 | 81 |
| Nebraska | 95 | 86 | 14 | 79 |
| South Carolina | 95 | 86 | 18 | 85 |
| Texas | 95 | 83 | 17 | 88 |
| Virginia | 95 | 83 | 17 | 75 |
| Alabama | 94 | 81 | 20 | 84 |
| Arizona | 94 | 86 | 12 | 86 |
| Indiana | 94 | 81 | 20 | 78 |
| Minnesota | 94 | 68 | 29 | 73 |
| Ohio | 94 | 74 | 26 | 75 |
| Arkansas | 93 | 72 | 26 | 82 |
| District of Columbia | 93 | 68 | 30 | 41 |
| Kansas | 93 | 85 | 15 | 73 |
| Louisiana | 93 | 76 | 25 | 87 |
| Mississippi | 93 | 79 | 24 | 83 |
| North Dakota | 93 | 58 | 37 | 62 |
| Tennessee | 93 | 86 | 16 | 81 |
| Nevada | 92 | 78 | 14 | 77 |
| South Dakota | 92 | 76 | 19 | 68 |
| Utah | 92 | 79 | 14 | 68 |
| Wisconsin | 92 | 67 | 29 | 74 |
| Maryland | 91 | 80 | 20 | 66 |
| North Carolina | 91 | 84 | 11 | 83 |
| Pennsylvania | 91 | 54 | 43 | 69 |
| Connecticut | 90 | 34 | 60 | 54 |
| Rhode Island | 90 | 31 | 65 | 64 |
| West Virginia | 89 | 64 | 33 | 82 |
| New York | 88 | 29 | 61 | 50 |
| Massachusetts | 87 | 32 | 58 | 50 |
| Michigan | 87 | 66 | 27 | 69 |
| New Mexico | 85 | 53 | 14 | 75 |
| Colorado | 82 | 57 | 20 | 72 |
| Idaho | 81 | 64 | 19 | 70 |
| New Hampshire | 78 | 21 | 59 | 58 |
| Oregon | 76 | 49 | 30 | 57 |
| California | 72 | 54 | 23 | 63 |
| Wyoming | 71 | 40 | 23 | 63 |
| Maine | 70 | 10 | 63 | 61 |
| Vermont | 67 | 7 | 60 | 58 |
| Montana | 65 | 40 | 30 | 60 |
| Hawaii | 57 | 12 | 48 | 65 |
| Washington | 53 | 30 | 25 | 44 |
| Alaska | 7 | 6 | 46 |