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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 2022, at 33.9%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 6.5%. The median was 19.4% and the figure for Alabama was 15.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.9Coosa County
Lowest6.5Shelby County
Median19.467 counties
Alabama15.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 8.8 %Baldwin County: 27.4 %Barbour County: 22.8 %Bibb County: 20.2 %Blount County: 12.4 %Bullock County: 24 %Butler County: 27.5 %Calhoun County: 15.9 %Chambers County: 20 %Cherokee County: 31.9 %Chilton County: 13.4 %Choctaw County: 26.8 %Clarke County: 30.2 %Clay County: 22.1 %Cleburne County: 15.5 %Coffee County: 15.7 %Colbert County: 16 %Conecuh County: 31 %Coosa County: 33.9 %Covington County: 23.9 %Crenshaw County: 26.2 %Cullman County: 14.1 %Dale County: 15 %Dallas County: 22.3 %DeKalb County: 16.4 %Elmore County: 12.5 %Escambia County: 22.1 %Etowah County: 18.2 %Fayette County: 21.4 %Franklin County: 19.4 %Geneva County: 16.8 %Greene County: 32.8 %Hale County: 27.6 %Henry County: 26.6 %Houston County: 15.8 %Jackson County: 16.3 %Jefferson County: 13.8 %Lamar County: 27.3 %Lauderdale County: 14.5 %Lawrence County: 16 %Lee County: 13.7 %Limestone County: 9.5 %Lowndes County: 17 %Macon County: 26.2 %Madison County: 6.9 %Marengo County: 25 %Marion County: 22.1 %Marshall County: 13.1 %Mobile County: 13.7 %Monroe County: 28.6 %Montgomery County: 15 %Morgan County: 10 %Perry County: 22.8 %Pickens County: 18.7 %Pike County: 25.3 %Randolph County: 29.7 %Russell County: 14.3 %St. Clair County: 11.3 %Shelby County: 6.5 %Sumter County: 24.2 %Talladega County: 15 %Tallapoosa County: 27.8 %Tuscaloosa County: 16.4 %Walker County: 18 %Washington County: 29.2 %Wilcox County: 32.7 %Winston County: 30.5 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Coosa County: 33.9 %Coosa County33.9Greene County: 32.8 %Greene County32.8Wilcox County: 32.7 %Wilcox County32.7Cherokee County: 31.9 %Cherokee County31.9Conecuh County: 31 %Conecuh County31Winston County: 30.5 %Winston County30.5Clarke County: 30.2 %Clarke County30.2Randolph County: 29.7 %Randolph County29.7Washington County: 29.2 %Washington County29.2Monroe County: 28.6 %Monroe County28.6Tallapoosa County: 27.8 %Tallapoosa County27.8Hale County: 27.6 %Hale County27.6Butler County: 27.5 %Butler County27.5Baldwin County: 27.4 %Baldwin County27.4Lamar County: 27.3 %Lamar County27.3Choctaw County: 26.8 %Choctaw County26.8Henry County: 26.6 %Henry County26.6Macon County: 26.2 %Macon County26.2Crenshaw County: 26.2 %Crenshaw County26.2Pike County: 25.3 %Pike County25.3Marengo County: 25 %Marengo County25Sumter County: 24.2 %Sumter County24.2Bullock County: 24 %Bullock County24Covington County: 23.9 %Covington County23.9Perry County: 22.8 %Perry County22.8Barbour County: 22.8 %Barbour County22.8Dallas County: 22.3 %Dallas County22.3Marion County: 22.1 %Marion County22.1Clay County: 22.1 %Clay County22.1Escambia County: 22.1 %Escambia County22.1Fayette County: 21.4 %Fayette County21.4Bibb County: 20.2 %Bibb County20.2Chambers County: 20 %Chambers County20Franklin County: 19.4 %Franklin County19.4Pickens County: 18.7 %Pickens County18.7Etowah County: 18.2 %Etowah County18.2Walker County: 18 %Walker County18Lowndes County: 17 %Lowndes County17Geneva County: 16.8 %Geneva County16.8Tuscaloosa County: 16.4 %Tuscaloosa County16.4Coosa County: 33.9 %Coosa County33.9Greene County: 32.8 %Greene County32.8Wilcox County: 32.7 %Wilcox County32.7Cherokee County: 31.9 %Cherokee County31.9Conecuh County: 31 %Conecuh County31Winston County: 30.5 %Winston County30.5Clarke County: 30.2 %Clarke County30.2Randolph County: 29.7 %Randolph County29.7Washington County: 29.2 %Washington County29.2Monroe County: 28.6 %Monroe County28.6Tallapoosa County: 27.8 %Tallapoosa County27.8Hale County: 27.6 %Hale County27.6Butler County: 27.5 %Butler County27.5Baldwin County: 27.4 %Baldwin County27.4Lamar County: 27.3 %Lamar County27.3Choctaw County: 26.8 %Choctaw County26.8Henry County: 26.6 %Henry County26.6Macon County: 26.2 %Macon County26.2Crenshaw County: 26.2 %Crenshaw County26.2Pike County: 25.3 %Pike County25.3Marengo County: 25 %Marengo County25Sumter County: 24.2 %Sumter County24.2Bullock County: 24 %Bullock County24Covington County: 23.9 %Covington County23.9Perry County: 22.8 %Perry County22.8Barbour County: 22.8 %Barbour County22.8Dallas County: 22.3 %Dallas County22.3Marion County: 22.1 %Marion County22.1Clay County: 22.1 %Clay County22.1Escambia County: 22.1 %Escambia County22.1Fayette County: 21.4 %Fayette County21.4Bibb County: 20.2 %Bibb County20.2Chambers County: 20 %Chambers County20Franklin County: 19.4 %Franklin County19.4Pickens County: 18.7 %Pickens County18.7Etowah County: 18.2 %Etowah County18.2Walker County: 18 %Walker County18Lowndes County: 17 %Lowndes County17Geneva County: 16.8 %Geneva County16.8Tuscaloosa County: 16.4 %Tuscaloosa County16.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Coosa County33.9-3.1 pts
2Greene County32.8-1 pts
3Wilcox County32.7+1 pts
4Cherokee County31.9-2.3 pts
5Conecuh County31-4.3 pts
6Winston County30.5+0.9 pts
7Clarke County30.2+0.2 pts
8Randolph County29.7-0.7 pts
9Washington County29.2-3.3 pts
10Monroe County28.6-0.1 pts
11Tallapoosa County27.8+0.3 pts
12Hale County27.6-3.2 pts
13Butler County27.5-6.2 pts
14Baldwin County27.4-1 pts
15Lamar County27.3+2.6 pts
16Choctaw County26.8-0.2 pts
17Henry County26.6-2.7 pts
18Macon County26.2-0.1 pts
19Crenshaw County26.2-2.7 pts
20Pike County25.3-2.6 pts
21Marengo County25-1.5 pts
22Sumter County24.20 pts
23Bullock County24-0.4 pts
24Covington County23.9+0.6 pts
25Perry County22.8-6.4 pts
26Barbour County22.8+0.7 pts
27Dallas County22.3-2.1 pts
28Marion County22.1+0.9 pts
29Clay County22.1-0.9 pts
29Escambia County22.1-0.7 pts
31Fayette County21.4+0.6 pts
32Bibb County20.2-1.2 pts
33Chambers County20-0.2 pts
34Franklin County19.4-2 pts
35Pickens County18.7-1.3 pts
36Etowah County18.2-0.9 pts
37Walker County18-0.2 pts
38Lowndes County17-2.7 pts
39Geneva County16.8-0.7 pts
40Tuscaloosa County16.4-1.5 pts
41DeKalb County16.4-0.1 pts
42Jackson County16.3-1.5 pts
43Colbert County16-1.6 pts
44Lawrence County16-2.1 pts
45Calhoun County15.9-0.7 pts
46Houston County15.8-0.2 pts
47Coffee County15.7+1.3 pts
48Cleburne County15.5-2.1 pts
49Talladega County15-1.1 pts
50Dale County15+0.4 pts
51Montgomery County15-0.3 pts
52Lauderdale County14.5-0.3 pts
53Russell County14.3-0.7 pts
54Cullman County14.1-1.1 pts
55Jefferson County13.8-0.3 pts
56Lee County13.7-0.5 pts
57Mobile County13.7-0.6 pts
58Chilton County13.4-1.3 pts
59Marshall County13.1-0.8 pts
60Elmore County12.5-0.7 pts
61Blount County12.4-0.8 pts
62St. Clair County11.3-0.5 pts
63Morgan County10-0.6 pts
64Limestone County9.5+0.4 pts
65Autauga County8.8-0.8 pts
66Madison County6.9-0 pts
67Shelby County6.5-0.8 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Coosa County, with 33.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Shelby County, with 6.5% in 2022.

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