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

Coosa County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 67 counties in 2021, at 36.9%. Madison County had the lowest, at 6.9%. The median was 20.1% and the figure for Alabama was 16.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.9Coosa County
Lowest6.9Madison County
Median20.167 counties
Alabama16.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 9.6 %Baldwin County: 28.4 %Barbour County: 22.1 %Bibb County: 21.4 %Blount County: 13.2 %Bullock County: 24.4 %Butler County: 33.6 %Calhoun County: 16.6 %Chambers County: 20.1 %Cherokee County: 34.2 %Chilton County: 14.7 %Choctaw County: 26.9 %Clarke County: 30 %Clay County: 23 %Cleburne County: 17.6 %Coffee County: 14.4 %Colbert County: 17.7 %Conecuh County: 35.3 %Coosa County: 36.9 %Covington County: 23.3 %Crenshaw County: 28.9 %Cullman County: 15.2 %Dale County: 14.6 %Dallas County: 24.4 %DeKalb County: 16.5 %Elmore County: 13.2 %Escambia County: 22.8 %Etowah County: 19.1 %Fayette County: 20.8 %Franklin County: 21.4 %Geneva County: 17.5 %Greene County: 33.8 %Hale County: 30.8 %Henry County: 29.3 %Houston County: 16 %Jackson County: 17.8 %Jefferson County: 14.1 %Lamar County: 24.7 %Lauderdale County: 14.8 %Lawrence County: 18.1 %Lee County: 14.2 %Limestone County: 9.1 %Lowndes County: 19.8 %Macon County: 26.3 %Madison County: 6.9 %Marengo County: 26.4 %Marion County: 21.2 %Marshall County: 13.8 %Mobile County: 14.2 %Monroe County: 28.6 %Montgomery County: 15.2 %Morgan County: 10.6 %Perry County: 29.2 %Pickens County: 20 %Pike County: 27.9 %Randolph County: 30.3 %Russell County: 15 %St. Clair County: 11.8 %Shelby County: 7.3 %Sumter County: 24.2 %Talladega County: 16.2 %Tallapoosa County: 27.5 %Tuscaloosa County: 17.8 %Walker County: 18.1 %Washington County: 32.5 %Wilcox County: 31.6 %Winston County: 29.5 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Coosa County: 36.9 %Coosa County36.9Conecuh County: 35.3 %Conecuh County35.3Cherokee County: 34.2 %Cherokee County34.2Greene County: 33.8 %Greene County33.8Butler County: 33.6 %Butler County33.6Washington County: 32.5 %Washington County32.5Wilcox County: 31.6 %Wilcox County31.6Hale County: 30.8 %Hale County30.8Randolph County: 30.3 %Randolph County30.3Clarke County: 30 %Clarke County30Winston County: 29.5 %Winston County29.5Henry County: 29.3 %Henry County29.3Perry County: 29.2 %Perry County29.2Crenshaw County: 28.9 %Crenshaw County28.9Monroe County: 28.6 %Monroe County28.6Baldwin County: 28.4 %Baldwin County28.4Pike County: 27.9 %Pike County27.9Tallapoosa County: 27.5 %Tallapoosa County27.5Choctaw County: 26.9 %Choctaw County26.9Marengo County: 26.4 %Marengo County26.4Macon County: 26.3 %Macon County26.3Lamar County: 24.7 %Lamar County24.7Dallas County: 24.4 %Dallas County24.4Bullock County: 24.4 %Bullock County24.4Sumter County: 24.2 %Sumter County24.2Covington County: 23.3 %Covington County23.3Clay County: 23 %Clay County23Escambia County: 22.8 %Escambia County22.8Barbour County: 22.1 %Barbour County22.1Bibb County: 21.4 %Bibb County21.4Franklin County: 21.4 %Franklin County21.4Marion County: 21.2 %Marion County21.2Fayette County: 20.8 %Fayette County20.8Chambers County: 20.1 %Chambers County20.1Pickens County: 20 %Pickens County20Lowndes County: 19.8 %Lowndes County19.8Etowah County: 19.1 %Etowah County19.1Walker County: 18.1 %Walker County18.1Lawrence County: 18.1 %Lawrence County18.1Tuscaloosa County: 17.8 %Tuscaloosa County17.8Coosa County: 36.9 %Coosa County36.9Conecuh County: 35.3 %Conecuh County35.3Cherokee County: 34.2 %Cherokee County34.2Greene County: 33.8 %Greene County33.8Butler County: 33.6 %Butler County33.6Washington County: 32.5 %Washington County32.5Wilcox County: 31.6 %Wilcox County31.6Hale County: 30.8 %Hale County30.8Randolph County: 30.3 %Randolph County30.3Clarke County: 30 %Clarke County30Winston County: 29.5 %Winston County29.5Henry County: 29.3 %Henry County29.3Perry County: 29.2 %Perry County29.2Crenshaw County: 28.9 %Crenshaw County28.9Monroe County: 28.6 %Monroe County28.6Baldwin County: 28.4 %Baldwin County28.4Pike County: 27.9 %Pike County27.9Tallapoosa County: 27.5 %Tallapoosa County27.5Choctaw County: 26.9 %Choctaw County26.9Marengo County: 26.4 %Marengo County26.4Macon County: 26.3 %Macon County26.3Lamar County: 24.7 %Lamar County24.7Dallas County: 24.4 %Dallas County24.4Bullock County: 24.4 %Bullock County24.4Sumter County: 24.2 %Sumter County24.2Covington County: 23.3 %Covington County23.3Clay County: 23 %Clay County23Escambia County: 22.8 %Escambia County22.8Barbour County: 22.1 %Barbour County22.1Bibb County: 21.4 %Bibb County21.4Franklin County: 21.4 %Franklin County21.4Marion County: 21.2 %Marion County21.2Fayette County: 20.8 %Fayette County20.8Chambers County: 20.1 %Chambers County20.1Pickens County: 20 %Pickens County20Lowndes County: 19.8 %Lowndes County19.8Etowah County: 19.1 %Etowah County19.1Walker County: 18.1 %Walker County18.1Lawrence County: 18.1 %Lawrence County18.1Tuscaloosa County: 17.8 %Tuscaloosa County17.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Coosa County36.9
2Conecuh County35.3
3Cherokee County34.2
4Greene County33.8
5Butler County33.6
6Washington County32.5
7Wilcox County31.6
8Hale County30.8
9Randolph County30.3
10Clarke County30
11Winston County29.5
12Henry County29.3
13Perry County29.2
14Crenshaw County28.9
15Monroe County28.6
16Baldwin County28.4
17Pike County27.9
18Tallapoosa County27.5
19Choctaw County26.9
20Marengo County26.4
21Macon County26.3
22Lamar County24.7
23Dallas County24.4
24Bullock County24.4
25Sumter County24.2
26Covington County23.3
27Clay County23
28Escambia County22.8
29Barbour County22.1
30Bibb County21.4
31Franklin County21.4
32Marion County21.2
33Fayette County20.8
34Chambers County20.1
35Pickens County20
36Lowndes County19.8
37Etowah County19.1
38Walker County18.1
39Lawrence County18.1
40Tuscaloosa County17.8
41Jackson County17.8
42Colbert County17.7
43Cleburne County17.6
44Geneva County17.5
45Calhoun County16.6
46DeKalb County16.5
47Talladega County16.2
48Houston County16
49Cullman County15.2
50Montgomery County15.2
51Russell County15
52Lauderdale County14.8
53Chilton County14.7
54Dale County14.6
55Coffee County14.4
56Mobile County14.2
57Lee County14.2
58Jefferson County14.1
59Marshall County13.8
60Blount County13.2
60Elmore County13.2
62St. Clair County11.8
63Morgan County10.6
64Autauga County9.6
65Limestone County9.1
66Shelby County7.3
67Madison County6.9

Other periods

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Coosa County, with 36.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Madison County, with 6.9% in 2021.

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