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

Wilcox County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 67 counties in 2023, at 30.5%. Shelby County had the lowest, at 5.9%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for Alabama was 15%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.5Wilcox County
Lowest5.9Shelby County
Median17.867 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 8.9 %Baldwin County: 26.4 %Barbour County: 22.4 %Bibb County: 16.7 %Blount County: 11.4 %Bullock County: 24.2 %Butler County: 26.2 %Calhoun County: 15.3 %Chambers County: 18.3 %Cherokee County: 28.6 %Chilton County: 10.9 %Choctaw County: 27.8 %Clarke County: 27.9 %Clay County: 18.5 %Cleburne County: 14.7 %Coffee County: 14.5 %Colbert County: 13.2 %Conecuh County: 29.7 %Coosa County: 30.5 %Covington County: 22.4 %Crenshaw County: 22.7 %Cullman County: 12.6 %Dale County: 13.7 %Dallas County: 18.6 %DeKalb County: 15.9 %Elmore County: 12.3 %Escambia County: 23.7 %Etowah County: 17.5 %Fayette County: 22.4 %Franklin County: 17 %Geneva County: 16 %Greene County: 28.7 %Hale County: 26.3 %Henry County: 27 %Houston County: 14.5 %Jackson County: 14.6 %Jefferson County: 13.1 %Lamar County: 29.8 %Lauderdale County: 13.5 %Lawrence County: 14.2 %Lee County: 12.3 %Limestone County: 8 %Lowndes County: 13.8 %Macon County: 26 %Madison County: 7 %Marengo County: 22.6 %Marion County: 23.2 %Marshall County: 13.4 %Mobile County: 13.4 %Monroe County: 27.4 %Montgomery County: 14.2 %Morgan County: 9 %Perry County: 19.3 %Pickens County: 20.4 %Pike County: 21.8 %Randolph County: 26.8 %Russell County: 13.6 %St. Clair County: 10.8 %Shelby County: 5.9 %Sumter County: 24.7 %Talladega County: 14.1 %Tallapoosa County: 28 %Tuscaloosa County: 15.2 %Walker County: 17.8 %Washington County: 27 %Wilcox County: 30.5 %Winston County: 28.9 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Wilcox County: 30.5 %Wilcox County30.5Coosa County: 30.5 %Coosa County30.5Lamar County: 29.8 %Lamar County29.8Conecuh County: 29.7 %Conecuh County29.7Winston County: 28.9 %Winston County28.9Greene County: 28.7 %Greene County28.7Cherokee County: 28.6 %Cherokee County28.6Tallapoosa County: 28 %Tallapoosa County28Clarke County: 27.9 %Clarke County27.9Choctaw County: 27.8 %Choctaw County27.8Monroe County: 27.4 %Monroe County27.4Henry County: 27 %Henry County27Washington County: 27 %Washington County27Randolph County: 26.8 %Randolph County26.8Baldwin County: 26.4 %Baldwin County26.4Hale County: 26.3 %Hale County26.3Butler County: 26.2 %Butler County26.2Macon County: 26 %Macon County26Sumter County: 24.7 %Sumter County24.7Bullock County: 24.2 %Bullock County24.2Escambia County: 23.7 %Escambia County23.7Marion County: 23.2 %Marion County23.2Crenshaw County: 22.7 %Crenshaw County22.7Marengo County: 22.6 %Marengo County22.6Barbour County: 22.4 %Barbour County22.4Fayette County: 22.4 %Fayette County22.4Covington County: 22.4 %Covington County22.4Pike County: 21.8 %Pike County21.8Pickens County: 20.4 %Pickens County20.4Perry County: 19.3 %Perry County19.3Dallas County: 18.6 %Dallas County18.6Clay County: 18.5 %Clay County18.5Chambers County: 18.3 %Chambers County18.3Walker County: 17.8 %Walker County17.8Etowah County: 17.5 %Etowah County17.5Franklin County: 17 %Franklin County17Bibb County: 16.7 %Bibb County16.7Geneva County: 16 %Geneva County16DeKalb County: 15.9 %DeKalb County15.9Calhoun County: 15.3 %Calhoun County15.3Wilcox County: 30.5 %Wilcox County30.5Coosa County: 30.5 %Coosa County30.5Lamar County: 29.8 %Lamar County29.8Conecuh County: 29.7 %Conecuh County29.7Winston County: 28.9 %Winston County28.9Greene County: 28.7 %Greene County28.7Cherokee County: 28.6 %Cherokee County28.6Tallapoosa County: 28 %Tallapoosa County28Clarke County: 27.9 %Clarke County27.9Choctaw County: 27.8 %Choctaw County27.8Monroe County: 27.4 %Monroe County27.4Henry County: 27 %Henry County27Washington County: 27 %Washington County27Randolph County: 26.8 %Randolph County26.8Baldwin County: 26.4 %Baldwin County26.4Hale County: 26.3 %Hale County26.3Butler County: 26.2 %Butler County26.2Macon County: 26 %Macon County26Sumter County: 24.7 %Sumter County24.7Bullock County: 24.2 %Bullock County24.2Escambia County: 23.7 %Escambia County23.7Marion County: 23.2 %Marion County23.2Crenshaw County: 22.7 %Crenshaw County22.7Marengo County: 22.6 %Marengo County22.6Barbour County: 22.4 %Barbour County22.4Fayette County: 22.4 %Fayette County22.4Covington County: 22.4 %Covington County22.4Pike County: 21.8 %Pike County21.8Pickens County: 20.4 %Pickens County20.4Perry County: 19.3 %Perry County19.3Dallas County: 18.6 %Dallas County18.6Clay County: 18.5 %Clay County18.5Chambers County: 18.3 %Chambers County18.3Walker County: 17.8 %Walker County17.8Etowah County: 17.5 %Etowah County17.5Franklin County: 17 %Franklin County17Bibb County: 16.7 %Bibb County16.7Geneva County: 16 %Geneva County16DeKalb County: 15.9 %DeKalb County15.9Calhoun County: 15.3 %Calhoun County15.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Wilcox County30.5-2.1 pts
2Coosa County30.5-3.4 pts
3Lamar County29.8+2.6 pts
4Conecuh County29.7-1.2 pts
5Winston County28.9-1.6 pts
6Greene County28.7-4.1 pts
7Cherokee County28.6-3.4 pts
8Tallapoosa County28+0.1 pts
9Clarke County27.9-2.3 pts
10Choctaw County27.8+1 pts
11Monroe County27.4-1.1 pts
12Henry County27+0.4 pts
12Washington County27-2.3 pts
14Randolph County26.8-2.9 pts
15Baldwin County26.4-1.1 pts
16Hale County26.3-1.3 pts
17Butler County26.2-1.3 pts
18Macon County26-0.2 pts
19Sumter County24.7+0.5 pts
20Bullock County24.2+0.1 pts
21Escambia County23.7+1.6 pts
22Marion County23.2+1.1 pts
23Crenshaw County22.7-3.5 pts
24Marengo County22.6-2.4 pts
25Barbour County22.4-0.4 pts
26Fayette County22.4+1 pts
27Covington County22.4-1.5 pts
28Pike County21.8-3.4 pts
29Pickens County20.4+1.7 pts
30Perry County19.3-3.5 pts
31Dallas County18.6-3.7 pts
32Clay County18.5-3.6 pts
33Chambers County18.3-1.7 pts
34Walker County17.8-0.1 pts
35Etowah County17.5-0.6 pts
36Franklin County17-2.4 pts
37Bibb County16.7-3.5 pts
38Geneva County16-0.9 pts
39DeKalb County15.9-0.5 pts
40Calhoun County15.3-0.7 pts
41Tuscaloosa County15.2-1.2 pts
42Cleburne County14.7-0.8 pts
43Jackson County14.6-1.8 pts
44Coffee County14.5-1.2 pts
45Houston County14.5-1.4 pts
46Montgomery County14.2-0.8 pts
47Lawrence County14.2-1.8 pts
48Talladega County14.1-0.9 pts
49Lowndes County13.8-3.2 pts
50Dale County13.7-1.3 pts
51Russell County13.6-0.7 pts
52Lauderdale County13.5-1 pts
53Mobile County13.4-0.2 pts
54Marshall County13.4+0.3 pts
55Colbert County13.2-2.9 pts
56Jefferson County13.1-0.7 pts
57Cullman County12.6-1.5 pts
58Lee County12.3-1.3 pts
59Elmore County12.3-0.2 pts
60Blount County11.4-1 pts
61Chilton County10.9-2.5 pts
62St. Clair County10.8-0.4 pts
63Morgan County9-1 pts
64Autauga County8.9+0.1 pts
65Limestone County8-1.5 pts
66Madison County7+0.1 pts
67Shelby County5.9-0.6 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alabama-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Wilcox County, with 30.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Shelby County, with 5.9% in 2023.

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