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

Lake and Peninsula Borough had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 30 counties in 2024, at 75.8%. Juneau City and Borough had the lowest, at 7.6%. The median was 26.7% and the figure for Alaska was 17.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest75.8Lake and Peninsula Borough
Lowest7.6Juneau City and Borough
Median26.730 counties
Alaska17.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Aleutians East Borough: 16.1 %Aleutians West Census Area: 29.5 %Anchorage Municipality: 9.8 %Bethel Census Area: 19.7 %Bristol Bay Borough: 63.5 %Chugach Census Area: 27.1 %Copper River Census Area: 50.6 %Denali Borough: 56.6 %Dillingham Census Area: 41.5 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 14.8 %Haines Borough: 34.7 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 47.3 %Juneau City and Borough: 7.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 25.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 14.4 %Kodiak Island Borough: 20.7 %Kusilvak Census Area: 18.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 75.8 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 22.1 %Nome Census Area: 31.4 %North Slope Borough: 13.7 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 33.5 %Petersburg Borough: 26.4 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 25.6 %Sitka City and Borough: 17.3 %Skagway Municipality: 32.4 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 29 %Wrangell City and Borough: 25.1 %Yakutat City and Borough: 48.2 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 38.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Lake and Peninsula Borough: 75.8 %Lake and Peninsula Borough75.8Bristol Bay Borough: 63.5 %Bristol Bay Borough63.5Denali Borough: 56.6 %Denali Borough56.6Copper River Census Area: 50.6 %Copper River Census Area50.6Yakutat City and Borough: 48.2 %Yakutat City and Borough48.2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 47.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area47.3Dillingham Census Area: 41.5 %Dillingham Census Area41.5Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 38.4 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area38.4Haines Borough: 34.7 %Haines Borough34.7Northwest Arctic Borough: 33.5 %Northwest Arctic Borough33.5Skagway Municipality: 32.4 %Skagway Municipality32.4Nome Census Area: 31.4 %Nome Census Area31.4Aleutians West Census Area: 29.5 %Aleutians West Census Area29.5Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 29 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area29Chugach Census Area: 27.1 %Chugach Census Area27.1Petersburg Borough: 26.4 %Petersburg Borough26.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 25.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough25.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 25.6 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area25.6Wrangell City and Borough: 25.1 %Wrangell City and Borough25.1Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 22.1 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough22.1Kodiak Island Borough: 20.7 %Kodiak Island Borough20.7Bethel Census Area: 19.7 %Bethel Census Area19.7Kusilvak Census Area: 18.3 %Kusilvak Census Area18.3Sitka City and Borough: 17.3 %Sitka City and Borough17.3Aleutians East Borough: 16.1 %Aleutians East Borough16.1Fairbanks North Star Borough: 14.8 %Fairbanks North Star Borough14.8Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 14.4 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough14.4North Slope Borough: 13.7 %North Slope Borough13.7Anchorage Municipality: 9.8 %Anchorage Municipality9.8Juneau City and Borough: 7.6 %Juneau City and Borough7.6Lake and Peninsula Borough: 75.8 %Lake and Peninsula Borough75.8Bristol Bay Borough: 63.5 %Bristol Bay Borough63.5Denali Borough: 56.6 %Denali Borough56.6Copper River Census Area: 50.6 %Copper River Census Area50.6Yakutat City and Borough: 48.2 %Yakutat City and Borough48.2Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 47.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area47.3Dillingham Census Area: 41.5 %Dillingham Census Area41.5Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 38.4 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area38.4Haines Borough: 34.7 %Haines Borough34.7Northwest Arctic Borough: 33.5 %Northwest Arctic Borough33.5Skagway Municipality: 32.4 %Skagway Municipality32.4Nome Census Area: 31.4 %Nome Census Area31.4Aleutians West Census Area: 29.5 %Aleutians West Census Area29.5Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 29 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area29Chugach Census Area: 27.1 %Chugach Census Area27.1Petersburg Borough: 26.4 %Petersburg Borough26.4Kenai Peninsula Borough: 25.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough25.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 25.6 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area25.6Wrangell City and Borough: 25.1 %Wrangell City and Borough25.1Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 22.1 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough22.1Kodiak Island Borough: 20.7 %Kodiak Island Borough20.7Bethel Census Area: 19.7 %Bethel Census Area19.7Kusilvak Census Area: 18.3 %Kusilvak Census Area18.3Sitka City and Borough: 17.3 %Sitka City and Borough17.3Aleutians East Borough: 16.1 %Aleutians East Borough16.1Fairbanks North Star Borough: 14.8 %Fairbanks North Star Borough14.8Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 14.4 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough14.4North Slope Borough: 13.7 %North Slope Borough13.7Anchorage Municipality: 9.8 %Anchorage Municipality9.8Juneau City and Borough: 7.6 %Juneau City and Borough7.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lake and Peninsula Borough75.8-0.5 pts
2Bristol Bay Borough63.5-2.4 pts
3Denali Borough56.6-2.6 pts
4Copper River Census Area50.6-5.3 pts
5Yakutat City and Borough48.2+1.2 pts
6Hoonah-Angoon Census Area47.3+0.3 pts
7Dillingham Census Area41.5-1.2 pts
8Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area38.4-3.1 pts
9Haines Borough34.7-1.2 pts
10Northwest Arctic Borough33.5-0.3 pts
11Skagway Municipality32.4+1.2 pts
12Nome Census Area31.4-0.9 pts
13Aleutians West Census Area29.5-0.3 pts
14Southeast Fairbanks Census Area29-5.4 pts
15Chugach Census Area27.1-1.4 pts
16Petersburg Borough26.4-3.1 pts
17Kenai Peninsula Borough25.8-1.1 pts
18Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area25.6-1.9 pts
19Wrangell City and Borough25.1-4.8 pts
20Matanuska-Susitna Borough22.10 pts
21Kodiak Island Borough20.7-0.4 pts
22Bethel Census Area19.7-2.8 pts
23Kusilvak Census Area18.3-0.9 pts
24Sitka City and Borough17.3+1.4 pts
25Aleutians East Borough16.1+1.1 pts
26Fairbanks North Star Borough14.8-0.5 pts
27Ketchikan Gateway Borough14.4-1.2 pts
28North Slope Borough13.7-2.8 pts
29Anchorage Municipality9.8-0.1 pts
30Juneau City and Borough7.6+0.3 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 Alaska 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 Alaska 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/alaska-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 Alaska 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/alaska-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 Alaska 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/alaska-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Alaska by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alaska-counties. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Lake and Peninsula Borough, with 75.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Juneau City and Borough, with 7.6% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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