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Storage facilities per 100,000 people

59,637 facilities across the 50 states and the District of Columbia, set against the Census Bureau's July 1, 2025 population estimates. Nationally, that is 17.4 facilities per 100,000 people. Montana is first in this directory. District of Columbia is last.

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Facilities counted
59,637
Population, July 1, 2025
341,784,857
Per 100,000 people
17.4

dateModified 2026-11-12

How to cite: Storage facilities per 100,000 people by state. Cove. 2026-11-12. https://storewithcove.com/reports/storage-by-state.

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The table below lists every state and the District of Columbia once. The SVG and PNG chart files show the 15 highest rates. City and metro tables are on their own reports.

All states and the District of Columbia

Each name links to that state's storage page. The rank is facilities per 100,000 people. Ties share a rank.

States ranked by storage facilities per 100,000 people
RankPlaceStateFacilitiesPopulationPer 100k
1MontanaMT4631,144,69440.4
2WyomingWY220588,75337.4
3MaineME4131,414,87429.2
4IdahoID5842,029,73328.8
5ArkansasAR8933,114,79128.7
6OklahomaOK1,0884,123,28826.4
7South DakotaSD238935,09425.5
8New HampshireNH3571,415,34225.2
9New MexicoNM5232,125,49824.6
10WisconsinWI1,4405,972,78724.1
11AlabamaAL1,2235,193,08823.6
12MissouriMO1,4696,270,54123.4
13MississippiMS6892,954,16023.3
14ColoradoCO1,3836,012,56123.0
15VermontVT148644,66323.0
16South CarolinaSC1,2405,570,27422.3
17OregonOR9394,273,58622.0
18TennesseeTN1,5947,315,07621.8
19TexasTX6,90831,709,82121.8
20KansasKS6402,977,22021.5
21LouisianaLA9874,618,18921.4
22UtahUT7523,538,90421.2
23North CarolinaNC2,28511,197,96820.4
24GeorgiaGA2,27411,302,74820.1
25NebraskaNE4002,018,00619.8
26North DakotaND156799,35819.5
27IowaIA6243,238,38719.3
28IndianaIN1,3366,973,33319.2
29AlaskaAK141737,27019.1
30WashingtonWA1,5288,001,02019.1
31ArizonaAZ1,4167,623,81818.6
32KentuckyKY8534,606,86418.5
33NevadaNV6023,282,18818.3
34MichiganMI1,79910,127,88417.8
35FloridaFL4,11823,462,51817.6
36MinnesotaMN9495,830,40516.3
37OhioOH1,93411,900,51016.3
38West VirginiaWV2821,766,14716.0
39IllinoisIL1,91812,719,14115.1
40VirginiaVA1,3338,880,10715.0
41PennsylvaniaPA1,78713,059,43213.7
42DelawareDE1361,059,95212.8
43ConnecticutCT4543,688,49612.3
44Rhode IslandRI1341,114,52112.0
45CaliforniaCA4,49539,355,30911.4
46MarylandMD6946,265,34711.1
47MassachusettsMA7687,154,08410.7
48New YorkNY1,96120,002,4279.8
49New JerseyNJ9309,548,2159.7
50HawaiiHI1051,432,8207.3
51District of ColumbiaDC34693,6454.9

Cities of 50,000 or more · 50 largest metros · All reports

Methodology

Population is the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Vintage 2025 resident population for 2025-07-01. States and the District of Columbia come from NST-EST2025-ALLDATA, released January 2026. Incorporated places of 50,000 or more, including consolidated cities, come from SUB-EST2025, released May 2026. The 50 largest metropolitan statistical areas come from CBSA-EST2025-ALLDATA, released March 2026. Puerto Rico is not in this report.

State estimates file · City and town file · Metro file. Census population figures are in the public domain. Legal suffixes such as city, town, and village are removed. Consolidated-government names are shortened to the common city name, and the larger of a balance row and a full consolidated row is kept. Places under 50,000 residents are not in this file.

Facility counts are Cove city totals, the same numbers as the state and city pages. A facility is counted once, in the city on its listing. The count is a directory inventory, not a Census statistic, and it is not a count of vacant units or square feet. The rate is facilities divided by population, times 100,000.

A city rate uses the incorporated-place population and the Cove city with the same name and state. Where the Census name is a consolidated government, the common city name is used. If no Cove city matches, the facility count is left blank rather than recorded as zero.

A metro rate uses the Census CBSA population. Facilities are the Cove cities whose city center is within 40 miles of the principal city's Cove coordinate. A city inside that distance of more than one principal city is assigned to the nearest one, so it is not counted twice. The Census metro is a set of counties and can extend past the circle, especially around New York and other large areas, so the metro rate is a comparison aid rather than an official tally of storage inside the CBSA boundary.

The chart ranks states by that rate. Ties share a rank. The directory refreshes on its own schedule. The population figures stay on the July 1, 2025 estimates until a newer vintage replaces this file.

How to use this report

A directory rate, not a price

The rate compares how many facilities Cove lists with Census population. It does not say what a unit costs, and it does not say which sizes are open. Open the state name, then a city, and call.

If you are sizing a household, use the unit size calculator and the storage unit sizes guide. Climate control is a separate question at climate-controlled versus regular storage. A PCS move starts at storage near military bases and the moving and PCS checklist.

Guides

Questions

What does facilities per 100,000 people measure?

It is Cove's facility count divided by the Census population, times 100,000. The count is a directory inventory. It is not a count of vacant units, square feet, or prices.

Does this report include storage prices?

No. Cove does not track prices or which spaces are open. Use the report to compare how many facilities the directory lists against population, then open a state or city page and call.

Which state ranks first in this directory?

Montana has the highest rate in this directory. District of Columbia has the lowest. Ties share a rank. The chart shows the 15 highest rates, and the table lists every state and the District of Columbia.

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