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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 2022, at 76.4%. Juneau City and Borough had the lowest, at 7.5%. The median was 30.5% and the figure for Alaska was 19%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.4Lake and Peninsula Borough
Lowest7.5Juneau City and Borough
Median30.530 counties
Alaska19History

Map of counties, 2022

Aleutians East Borough: 17.5 %Aleutians West Census Area: 30.9 %Anchorage Municipality: 9.9 %Bethel Census Area: 24 %Bristol Bay Borough: 67.5 %Chugach Census Area: 26.7 %Copper River Census Area: 57.5 %Denali Borough: 62.1 %Dillingham Census Area: 42.7 %Fairbanks North Star Borough: 16.2 %Haines Borough: 44.3 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 49.2 %Juneau City and Borough: 7.5 %Kenai Peninsula Borough: 28.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 15.8 %Kodiak Island Borough: 23.9 %Kusilvak Census Area: 20.2 %Lake and Peninsula Borough: 76.4 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 22.2 %Nome Census Area: 32.3 %North Slope Borough: 17.4 %Northwest Arctic Borough: 34.9 %Petersburg Borough: 30 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 28.2 %Sitka City and Borough: 16.4 %Skagway Municipality: 35 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 38.1 %Wrangell City and Borough: 31.3 %Yakutat City and Borough: 45 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 48.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Lake and Peninsula Borough: 76.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough76.4Bristol Bay Borough: 67.5 %Bristol Bay Borough67.5Denali Borough: 62.1 %Denali Borough62.1Copper River Census Area: 57.5 %Copper River Census Area57.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 49.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area49.2Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 48.3 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area48.3Yakutat City and Borough: 45 %Yakutat City and Borough45Haines Borough: 44.3 %Haines Borough44.3Dillingham Census Area: 42.7 %Dillingham Census Area42.7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 38.1 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area38.1Skagway Municipality: 35 %Skagway Municipality35Northwest Arctic Borough: 34.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough34.9Nome Census Area: 32.3 %Nome Census Area32.3Wrangell City and Borough: 31.3 %Wrangell City and Borough31.3Aleutians West Census Area: 30.9 %Aleutians West Census Area30.9Petersburg Borough: 30 %Petersburg Borough30Kenai Peninsula Borough: 28.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough28.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 28.2 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area28.2Chugach Census Area: 26.7 %Chugach Census Area26.7Bethel Census Area: 24 %Bethel Census Area24Kodiak Island Borough: 23.9 %Kodiak Island Borough23.9Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 22.2 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough22.2Kusilvak Census Area: 20.2 %Kusilvak Census Area20.2Aleutians East Borough: 17.5 %Aleutians East Borough17.5North Slope Borough: 17.4 %North Slope Borough17.4Sitka City and Borough: 16.4 %Sitka City and Borough16.4Fairbanks North Star Borough: 16.2 %Fairbanks North Star Borough16.2Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 15.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough15.8Anchorage Municipality: 9.9 %Anchorage Municipality9.9Juneau City and Borough: 7.5 %Juneau City and Borough7.5Lake and Peninsula Borough: 76.4 %Lake and Peninsula Borough76.4Bristol Bay Borough: 67.5 %Bristol Bay Borough67.5Denali Borough: 62.1 %Denali Borough62.1Copper River Census Area: 57.5 %Copper River Census Area57.5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area: 49.2 %Hoonah-Angoon Census Area49.2Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 48.3 %Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area48.3Yakutat City and Borough: 45 %Yakutat City and Borough45Haines Borough: 44.3 %Haines Borough44.3Dillingham Census Area: 42.7 %Dillingham Census Area42.7Southeast Fairbanks Census Area: 38.1 %Southeast Fairbanks Census Area38.1Skagway Municipality: 35 %Skagway Municipality35Northwest Arctic Borough: 34.9 %Northwest Arctic Borough34.9Nome Census Area: 32.3 %Nome Census Area32.3Wrangell City and Borough: 31.3 %Wrangell City and Borough31.3Aleutians West Census Area: 30.9 %Aleutians West Census Area30.9Petersburg Borough: 30 %Petersburg Borough30Kenai Peninsula Borough: 28.8 %Kenai Peninsula Borough28.8Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area: 28.2 %Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area28.2Chugach Census Area: 26.7 %Chugach Census Area26.7Bethel Census Area: 24 %Bethel Census Area24Kodiak Island Borough: 23.9 %Kodiak Island Borough23.9Matanuska-Susitna Borough: 22.2 %Matanuska-Susitna Borough22.2Kusilvak Census Area: 20.2 %Kusilvak Census Area20.2Aleutians East Borough: 17.5 %Aleutians East Borough17.5North Slope Borough: 17.4 %North Slope Borough17.4Sitka City and Borough: 16.4 %Sitka City and Borough16.4Fairbanks North Star Borough: 16.2 %Fairbanks North Star Borough16.2Ketchikan Gateway Borough: 15.8 %Ketchikan Gateway Borough15.8Anchorage Municipality: 9.9 %Anchorage Municipality9.9Juneau City and Borough: 7.5 %Juneau City and Borough7.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lake and Peninsula Borough76.4-0.8 pts
2Bristol Bay Borough67.5+1.7 pts
3Denali Borough62.1-0.4 pts
4Copper River Census Area57.5-7.2 pts
5Hoonah-Angoon Census Area49.2-3 pts
6Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area48.3-4.6 pts
7Yakutat City and Borough45-1.1 pts
8Haines Borough44.3-2.4 pts
9Dillingham Census Area42.7-0.2 pts
10Southeast Fairbanks Census Area38.1-2.2 pts
11Skagway Municipality35-1.9 pts
12Northwest Arctic Borough34.9-0.8 pts
13Nome Census Area32.3-1.4 pts
14Wrangell City and Borough31.3-3.7 pts
15Aleutians West Census Area30.9-0.1 pts
16Petersburg Borough30-0.7 pts
17Kenai Peninsula Borough28.8-1 pts
18Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area28.2-1.1 pts
19Chugach Census Area26.7-1.8 pts
20Bethel Census Area24-0.6 pts
21Kodiak Island Borough23.9+0.7 pts
22Matanuska-Susitna Borough22.2-1.4 pts
23Kusilvak Census Area20.2-2.1 pts
24Aleutians East Borough17.5-0.4 pts
25North Slope Borough17.4-2.4 pts
26Sitka City and Borough16.4-0.6 pts
27Fairbanks North Star Borough16.2-1.4 pts
28Ketchikan Gateway Borough15.8-0.6 pts
29Anchorage Municipality9.9+0.3 pts
30Juneau City and Borough7.5-0.1 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 Alaska 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 Alaska 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/alaska-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 Alaska 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/alaska-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 Alaska 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/alaska-counties?period=2022 (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), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/alaska-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 76.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Juneau City and Borough, with 7.5% in 2022.

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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