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Counties in Alabama by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Conecuh County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 67 counties in 2024, at 31.5%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 5.6%. The median was 15.8% and the figure for Alabama was 14.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.5Conecuh County
Lowest5.6Shelby County
Median15.867 counties
Alabama14.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Autauga County: 8.5 %Baldwin County: 25.5 %Barbour County: 22.4 %Bibb County: 15.7 %Blount County: 11 %Bullock County: 19.5 %Butler County: 23.2 %Calhoun County: 15.6 %Chambers County: 18.3 %Cherokee County: 30.7 %Chilton County: 9.9 %Choctaw County: 27 %Clarke County: 28.3 %Clay County: 18.1 %Cleburne County: 13 %Coffee County: 14.9 %Colbert County: 13.3 %Conecuh County: 31.5 %Coosa County: 27.1 %Covington County: 21.8 %Crenshaw County: 20.5 %Cullman County: 11.4 %Dale County: 14.1 %Dallas County: 15.8 %DeKalb County: 15.4 %Elmore County: 12 %Escambia County: 23.8 %Etowah County: 17.2 %Fayette County: 19.9 %Franklin County: 14.6 %Geneva County: 15.4 %Greene County: 24.6 %Hale County: 25.7 %Henry County: 23.4 %Houston County: 13.7 %Jackson County: 12.5 %Jefferson County: 13.2 %Lamar County: 28.6 %Lauderdale County: 12.6 %Lawrence County: 11.5 %Lee County: 12.8 %Limestone County: 7.7 %Lowndes County: 11.6 %Macon County: 25 %Madison County: 7.6 %Marengo County: 20 %Marion County: 25.4 %Marshall County: 12.7 %Mobile County: 13.1 %Monroe County: 27.9 %Montgomery County: 13.9 %Morgan County: 9 %Perry County: 13.2 %Pickens County: 22.5 %Pike County: 23.1 %Randolph County: 25.9 %Russell County: 13.6 %St. Clair County: 10.6 %Shelby County: 5.6 %Sumter County: 24.1 %Talladega County: 12.7 %Tallapoosa County: 26.3 %Tuscaloosa County: 13.7 %Walker County: 16.4 %Washington County: 23.5 %Wilcox County: 27.6 %Winston County: 28.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Conecuh County: 31.5 %Conecuh County31.5Cherokee County: 30.7 %Cherokee County30.7Lamar County: 28.6 %Lamar County28.6Winston County: 28.4 %Winston County28.4Clarke County: 28.3 %Clarke County28.3Monroe County: 27.9 %Monroe County27.9Wilcox County: 27.6 %Wilcox County27.6Coosa County: 27.1 %Coosa County27.1Choctaw County: 27 %Choctaw County27Tallapoosa County: 26.3 %Tallapoosa County26.3Randolph County: 25.9 %Randolph County25.9Hale County: 25.7 %Hale County25.7Baldwin County: 25.5 %Baldwin County25.5Marion County: 25.4 %Marion County25.4Macon County: 25 %Macon County25Greene County: 24.6 %Greene County24.6Sumter County: 24.1 %Sumter County24.1Escambia County: 23.8 %Escambia County23.8Washington County: 23.5 %Washington County23.5Henry County: 23.4 %Henry County23.4Butler County: 23.2 %Butler County23.2Pike County: 23.1 %Pike County23.1Pickens County: 22.5 %Pickens County22.5Barbour County: 22.4 %Barbour County22.4Covington County: 21.8 %Covington County21.8Crenshaw County: 20.5 %Crenshaw County20.5Marengo County: 20 %Marengo County20Fayette County: 19.9 %Fayette County19.9Bullock County: 19.5 %Bullock County19.5Chambers County: 18.3 %Chambers County18.3Clay County: 18.1 %Clay County18.1Etowah County: 17.2 %Etowah County17.2Walker County: 16.4 %Walker County16.4Dallas County: 15.8 %Dallas County15.8Bibb County: 15.7 %Bibb County15.7Calhoun County: 15.6 %Calhoun County15.6DeKalb County: 15.4 %DeKalb County15.4Geneva County: 15.4 %Geneva County15.4Coffee County: 14.9 %Coffee County14.9Franklin County: 14.6 %Franklin County14.6Conecuh County: 31.5 %Conecuh County31.5Cherokee County: 30.7 %Cherokee County30.7Lamar County: 28.6 %Lamar County28.6Winston County: 28.4 %Winston County28.4Clarke County: 28.3 %Clarke County28.3Monroe County: 27.9 %Monroe County27.9Wilcox County: 27.6 %Wilcox County27.6Coosa County: 27.1 %Coosa County27.1Choctaw County: 27 %Choctaw County27Tallapoosa County: 26.3 %Tallapoosa County26.3Randolph County: 25.9 %Randolph County25.9Hale County: 25.7 %Hale County25.7Baldwin County: 25.5 %Baldwin County25.5Marion County: 25.4 %Marion County25.4Macon County: 25 %Macon County25Greene County: 24.6 %Greene County24.6Sumter County: 24.1 %Sumter County24.1Escambia County: 23.8 %Escambia County23.8Washington County: 23.5 %Washington County23.5Henry County: 23.4 %Henry County23.4Butler County: 23.2 %Butler County23.2Pike County: 23.1 %Pike County23.1Pickens County: 22.5 %Pickens County22.5Barbour County: 22.4 %Barbour County22.4Covington County: 21.8 %Covington County21.8Crenshaw County: 20.5 %Crenshaw County20.5Marengo County: 20 %Marengo County20Fayette County: 19.9 %Fayette County19.9Bullock County: 19.5 %Bullock County19.5Chambers County: 18.3 %Chambers County18.3Clay County: 18.1 %Clay County18.1Etowah County: 17.2 %Etowah County17.2Walker County: 16.4 %Walker County16.4Dallas County: 15.8 %Dallas County15.8Bibb County: 15.7 %Bibb County15.7Calhoun County: 15.6 %Calhoun County15.6DeKalb County: 15.4 %DeKalb County15.4Geneva County: 15.4 %Geneva County15.4Coffee County: 14.9 %Coffee County14.9Franklin County: 14.6 %Franklin County14.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Conecuh County31.5+1.7 pts
2Cherokee County30.7+2.1 pts
3Lamar County28.6-1.2 pts
4Winston County28.4-0.4 pts
5Clarke County28.3+0.4 pts
6Monroe County27.9+0.4 pts
7Wilcox County27.6-2.9 pts
8Coosa County27.1-3.4 pts
9Choctaw County27-0.8 pts
10Tallapoosa County26.3-1.7 pts
11Randolph County25.9-0.9 pts
12Hale County25.7-0.6 pts
13Baldwin County25.5-0.9 pts
14Marion County25.4+2.2 pts
15Macon County25-1 pts
16Greene County24.6-4.1 pts
17Sumter County24.1-0.6 pts
18Escambia County23.8+0.1 pts
19Washington County23.5-3.4 pts
20Henry County23.4-3.6 pts
21Butler County23.2-3.1 pts
22Pike County23.1+1.3 pts
23Pickens County22.5+2.1 pts
24Barbour County22.4-0 pts
25Covington County21.8-0.6 pts
26Crenshaw County20.5-2.1 pts
27Marengo County20-2.6 pts
28Fayette County19.9-2.5 pts
29Bullock County19.5-4.7 pts
30Chambers County18.3-0 pts
31Clay County18.1-0.4 pts
32Etowah County17.2-0.3 pts
33Walker County16.4-1.4 pts
34Dallas County15.8-2.9 pts
35Bibb County15.7-1.1 pts
36Calhoun County15.6+0.4 pts
37DeKalb County15.4-0.5 pts
38Geneva County15.4-0.6 pts
39Coffee County14.9+0.4 pts
40Franklin County14.6-2.4 pts
41Dale County14.1+0.4 pts
42Montgomery County13.9-0.3 pts
43Houston County13.7-0.8 pts
44Tuscaloosa County13.7-1.5 pts
45Russell County13.60 pts
46Colbert County13.3+0.2 pts
47Perry County13.2-6.2 pts
48Jefferson County13.20 pts
49Mobile County13.1-0.3 pts
50Cleburne County13-1.6 pts
51Lee County12.8+0.4 pts
52Talladega County12.7-1.4 pts
53Marshall County12.7-0.7 pts
54Lauderdale County12.6-0.8 pts
55Jackson County12.5-2 pts
56Elmore County12-0.3 pts
57Lowndes County11.6-2.2 pts
58Lawrence County11.5-2.7 pts
59Cullman County11.4-1.3 pts
60Blount County11-0.4 pts
61St. Clair County10.6-0.3 pts
62Chilton County9.9-1 pts
63Morgan County90 pts
64Autauga County8.5-0.5 pts
65Limestone County7.7-0.3 pts
66Madison County7.6+0.6 pts
67Shelby County5.6-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units.

More on how it is measured
  • Vacant units include those for rent or for sale, rented or sold but not yet occupied, for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, for migrant workers, and other vacant units.
  • United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

This gross rate counts seasonal and other off-market vacant units, so it is much higher than the rental and homeowner vacancy rates of the Housing Vacancy Survey (rental_vacancy_rate and homeowner_vacancy_rate) and cannot be compared with them. Counties with many holiday homes have high rates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alabama by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alabama by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Conecuh County, with 31.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Shelby County, with 5.6% in 2024.

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