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

Lake and Peninsula Borough had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 30 counties in 2021, at 77.2%. Juneau City and Borough had the lowest, at 7.6%. The median was 30.9% and the figure for Alaska was 19.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest77.2Lake and Peninsula Borough
Lowest7.6Juneau City and Borough
Median30.930 counties
Alaska19.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Aleutians East Borough: 17.9 %Aleutians West Census Area: 31 %Anchorage Municipality: 9.6 %Bethel Census Area: 24.6 %Bristol Bay Borough: 65.8 %Chugach Census Area: 28.5 %Copper River Census Area: 64.7 %Denali Borough: 62.5 %Dillingham Census Area: 43 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 17.7 %Haines Borough: 46.7 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 52.3 %Juneau City and Borough: 7.6 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 29.7 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 16.4 %Kodiak Island Borough: 23.2 %Kusilvak Census Area: 22.3 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 77.2 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 23.6 %Nome Census Area: 33.7 %North Slope Borough: 19.8 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 35.6 %Petersburg Borough: 30.8 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 29.3 %Sitka City and Borough: 17 %Skagway Municipality: 36.9 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 40.3 %Wrangell City and Borough: 34.9 %Yakutat City and Borough: 46.1 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 52.9 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Lake and Peninsula Borough: 77.2 %Lake and Peninsula Borough77.2Bristol Bay Borough: 65.8 %Bristol Bay Borough65.8Copper River Census Area: 64.7 %Copper River Census Area64.7Denali Borough: 62.5 %Denali Borough62.5Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 52.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area52.9Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 52.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area52.3Haines Borough: 46.7 %Haines Borough46.7Yakutat City and Borough: 46.1 %Yakutat City and Borough46.1Dillingham Census Area: 43 %Dillingham Census Area43Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 40.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area40.3Skagway Municipality: 36.9 %Skagway Municipality36.9Northwest Arctic Borough: 35.6 %Northwest Arctic Borough35.6Wrangell City and Borough: 34.9 %Wrangell City and Borough34.9Nome Census Area: 33.7 %Nome Census Area33.7Aleutians West Census Area: 31 %Aleutians West Census Area31Petersburg Borough: 30.8 %Petersburg Borough30.8Kenai Peninsula Borough: 29.7 %Kenai Peninsula Borough29.7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 29.3 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area29.3Chugach Census Area: 28.5 %Chugach Census Area28.5Bethel Census Area: 24.6 %Bethel Census Area24.6Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 23.6 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough23.6Kodiak Island Borough: 23.2 %Kodiak Island Borough23.2Kusilvak Census Area: 22.3 %Kusilvak Census Area22.3North Slope Borough: 19.8 %North Slope Borough19.8Aleutians East Borough: 17.9 %Aleutians East Borough17.9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 17.7 %Fairbanks North Star Borough17.7Sitka City and Borough: 17 %Sitka City and Borough17Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 16.4 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough16.4Anchorage Municipality: 9.6 %Anchorage Municipality9.6Juneau City and Borough: 7.6 %Juneau City and Borough7.6Lake and Peninsula Borough: 77.2 %Lake and Peninsula Borough77.2Bristol Bay Borough: 65.8 %Bristol Bay Borough65.8Copper River Census Area: 64.7 %Copper River Census Area64.7Denali Borough: 62.5 %Denali Borough62.5Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 52.9 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area52.9Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 52.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area52.3Haines Borough: 46.7 %Haines Borough46.7Yakutat City and Borough: 46.1 %Yakutat City and Borough46.1Dillingham Census Area: 43 %Dillingham Census Area43Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 40.3 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area40.3Skagway Municipality: 36.9 %Skagway Municipality36.9Northwest Arctic Borough: 35.6 %Northwest Arctic Borough35.6Wrangell City and Borough: 34.9 %Wrangell City and Borough34.9Nome Census Area: 33.7 %Nome Census Area33.7Aleutians West Census Area: 31 %Aleutians West Census Area31Petersburg Borough: 30.8 %Petersburg Borough30.8Kenai Peninsula Borough: 29.7 %Kenai Peninsula Borough29.7Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 29.3 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area29.3Chugach Census Area: 28.5 %Chugach Census Area28.5Bethel Census Area: 24.6 %Bethel Census Area24.6Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 23.6 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough23.6Kodiak Island Borough: 23.2 %Kodiak Island Borough23.2Kusilvak Census Area: 22.3 %Kusilvak Census Area22.3North Slope Borough: 19.8 %North Slope Borough19.8Aleutians East Borough: 17.9 %Aleutians East Borough17.9Fairbanks North Star Borough: 17.7 %Fairbanks North Star Borough17.7Sitka City and Borough: 17 %Sitka City and Borough17Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 16.4 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough16.4Anchorage Municipality: 9.6 %Anchorage Municipality9.6Juneau 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

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lake and Peninsula Borough77.2
2Bristol Bay Borough65.8
3Copper River Census Area64.7
4Denali Borough62.5
5Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area52.9
6Hoonah-Angoon Census Area52.3
7Haines Borough46.7
8Yakutat City and Borough46.1
9Dillingham Census Area43
10Southeast Fairbanks Census Area40.3
11Skagway Municipality36.9
12Northwest Arctic Borough35.6
13Wrangell City and Borough34.9
14Nome Census Area33.7
15Aleutians West Census Area31
16Petersburg Borough30.8
17Kenai Peninsula Borough29.7
18Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area29.3
19Chugach Census Area28.5
20Bethel Census Area24.6
21Matanuska-Susitna Borough23.6
22Kodiak Island Borough23.2
23Kusilvak Census Area22.3
24North Slope Borough19.8
25Aleutians East Borough17.9
26Fairbanks North Star Borough17.7
27Sitka City and Borough17
28Ketchikan Gateway Borough16.4
29Anchorage Municipality9.6
30Juneau City and Borough7.6

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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/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 Alaska 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 Alaska 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/alaska-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 Alaska 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/alaska-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 Alaska 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/alaska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Lake and Peninsula Borough, with 77.2% in 2021, 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 2021.

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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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