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

Lafayette County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 75 counties in 2024, at 33.5%. Saline County had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 18.1% and the figure for Arkansas was 13.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.5Lafayette County
Lowest5.2Saline County
Median18.175 counties
Arkansas13.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Arkansas County: 22.9 %Ashley County: 21.7 %Baxter County: 15.5 %Benton County: 8.8 %Boone County: 12 %Bradley County: 25.9 %Calhoun County: 31.5 %Carroll County: 18.7 %Chicot County: 22.4 %Clark County: 19 %Clay County: 19.6 %Cleburne County: 32.8 %Cleveland County: 18.3 %Columbia County: 23.8 %Conway County: 14.7 %Craighead County: 9.1 %Crawford County: 8.8 %Crittenden County: 14.9 %Cross County: 14.5 %Dallas County: 26.3 %Desha County: 20.5 %Drew County: 13.2 %Faulkner County: 8.1 %Franklin County: 9.1 %Fulton County: 23.6 %Garland County: 17.2 %Grant County: 12.3 %Greene County: 8.2 %Hempstead County: 22.4 %Hot Spring County: 13.9 %Howard County: 17.4 %Independence County: 12.8 %Izard County: 22.4 %Jackson County: 14.4 %Jefferson County: 21.7 %Johnson County: 10.7 %Lafayette County: 33.5 %Lawrence County: 13.5 %Lee County: 27.2 %Lincoln County: 18.2 %Little River County: 20.5 %Logan County: 12.7 %Lonoke County: 7.5 %Madison County: 16.5 %Marion County: 21.4 %Miller County: 17.6 %Mississippi County: 19.2 %Monroe County: 27.1 %Montgomery County: 32.3 %Nevada County: 24.5 %Newton County: 22.4 %Ouachita County: 27.3 %Perry County: 17.7 %Phillips County: 27.9 %Pike County: 23.3 %Poinsett County: 15.9 %Polk County: 18.1 %Pope County: 10.3 %Prairie County: 20.3 %Pulaski County: 10.9 %Randolph County: 15.3 %St. Francis County: 18.7 %Saline County: 5.2 %Scott County: 18 %Searcy County: 32.3 %Sebastian County: 9.2 %Sevier County: 17.2 %Sharp County: 28 %Stone County: 22.9 %Union County: 19.6 %Van Buren County: 23.6 %Washington County: 7.9 %White County: 12.6 %Woodruff County: 17.3 %Yell County: 10.6 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Lafayette County: 33.5 %Lafayette County33.5Cleburne County: 32.8 %Cleburne County32.8Searcy County: 32.3 %Searcy County32.3Montgomery County: 32.3 %Montgomery County32.3Calhoun County: 31.5 %Calhoun County31.5Sharp County: 28 %Sharp County28Phillips County: 27.9 %Phillips County27.9Ouachita County: 27.3 %Ouachita County27.3Lee County: 27.2 %Lee County27.2Monroe County: 27.1 %Monroe County27.1Dallas County: 26.3 %Dallas County26.3Bradley County: 25.9 %Bradley County25.9Nevada County: 24.5 %Nevada County24.5Columbia County: 23.8 %Columbia County23.8Fulton County: 23.6 %Fulton County23.6Van Buren County: 23.6 %Van Buren County23.6Pike County: 23.3 %Pike County23.3Arkansas County: 22.9 %Arkansas County22.9Stone County: 22.9 %Stone County22.9Newton County: 22.4 %Newton County22.4Hempstead County: 22.4 %Hempstead County22.4Chicot County: 22.4 %Chicot County22.4Izard County: 22.4 %Izard County22.4Jefferson County: 21.7 %Jefferson County21.7Ashley County: 21.7 %Ashley County21.7Marion County: 21.4 %Marion County21.4Desha County: 20.5 %Desha County20.5Little River County: 20.5 %Little River County20.5Prairie County: 20.3 %Prairie County20.3Clay County: 19.6 %Clay County19.6Union County: 19.6 %Union County19.6Mississippi County: 19.2 %Mississippi County19.2Clark County: 19 %Clark County19Carroll County: 18.7 %Carroll County18.7St. Francis County: 18.7 %St. Francis County18.7Cleveland County: 18.3 %Cleveland County18.3Lincoln County: 18.2 %Lincoln County18.2Polk County: 18.1 %Polk County18.1Scott County: 18 %Scott County18Perry County: 17.7 %Perry County17.7Lafayette County: 33.5 %Lafayette County33.5Cleburne County: 32.8 %Cleburne County32.8Searcy County: 32.3 %Searcy County32.3Montgomery County: 32.3 %Montgomery County32.3Calhoun County: 31.5 %Calhoun County31.5Sharp County: 28 %Sharp County28Phillips County: 27.9 %Phillips County27.9Ouachita County: 27.3 %Ouachita County27.3Lee County: 27.2 %Lee County27.2Monroe County: 27.1 %Monroe County27.1Dallas County: 26.3 %Dallas County26.3Bradley County: 25.9 %Bradley County25.9Nevada County: 24.5 %Nevada County24.5Columbia County: 23.8 %Columbia County23.8Fulton County: 23.6 %Fulton County23.6Van Buren County: 23.6 %Van Buren County23.6Pike County: 23.3 %Pike County23.3Arkansas County: 22.9 %Arkansas County22.9Stone County: 22.9 %Stone County22.9Newton County: 22.4 %Newton County22.4Hempstead County: 22.4 %Hempstead County22.4Chicot County: 22.4 %Chicot County22.4Izard County: 22.4 %Izard County22.4Jefferson County: 21.7 %Jefferson County21.7Ashley County: 21.7 %Ashley County21.7Marion County: 21.4 %Marion County21.4Desha County: 20.5 %Desha County20.5Little River County: 20.5 %Little River County20.5Prairie County: 20.3 %Prairie County20.3Clay County: 19.6 %Clay County19.6Union County: 19.6 %Union County19.6Mississippi County: 19.2 %Mississippi County19.2Clark County: 19 %Clark County19Carroll County: 18.7 %Carroll County18.7St. Francis County: 18.7 %St. Francis County18.7Cleveland County: 18.3 %Cleveland County18.3Lincoln County: 18.2 %Lincoln County18.2Polk County: 18.1 %Polk County18.1Scott County: 18 %Scott County18Perry County: 17.7 %Perry County17.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lafayette County33.5-1.5 pts
2Cleburne County32.8-0.3 pts
3Searcy County32.3-3.1 pts
4Montgomery County32.3+0.9 pts
5Calhoun County31.5-4.4 pts
6Sharp County28-0.4 pts
7Phillips County27.9+1.6 pts
8Ouachita County27.3-0.3 pts
9Lee County27.2-1.6 pts
10Monroe County27.1+0.5 pts
11Dallas County26.3-4.2 pts
12Bradley County25.9-3.3 pts
13Nevada County24.5+3.3 pts
14Columbia County23.8-0.4 pts
15Fulton County23.6+0.9 pts
15Van Buren County23.6-3.3 pts
17Pike County23.3+0.8 pts
18Arkansas County22.9-1.4 pts
18Stone County22.9-4.3 pts
20Newton County22.4-3.3 pts
21Hempstead County22.4-0.2 pts
22Chicot County22.4-1 pts
23Izard County22.4-3.2 pts
24Jefferson County21.7+1 pts
25Ashley County21.7-1.7 pts
26Marion County21.4-2.8 pts
27Desha County20.5+2.2 pts
28Little River County20.5-0.7 pts
29Prairie County20.3-0 pts
30Clay County19.6+1.2 pts
31Union County19.6+0.6 pts
32Mississippi County19.2-0.3 pts
33Clark County19+0.4 pts
34Carroll County18.7-1.5 pts
35St. Francis County18.7+0.9 pts
36Cleveland County18.3-4.1 pts
37Lincoln County18.2-1.8 pts
38Polk County18.1-0.2 pts
39Scott County18-1.4 pts
40Perry County17.7-4.8 pts
41Miller County17.6-0.1 pts
42Howard County17.4+1.3 pts
43Woodruff County17.3+1.5 pts
44Garland County17.2+0.5 pts
45Sevier County17.2+1.4 pts
46Madison County16.5-0.6 pts
47Poinsett County15.9+2.5 pts
48Baxter County15.5-0.1 pts
49Randolph County15.3-2.7 pts
50Crittenden County14.9+0.7 pts
51Conway County14.7+0.4 pts
52Cross County14.5+0.6 pts
53Jackson County14.4+0.1 pts
54Hot Spring County13.9-1.2 pts
55Lawrence County13.5-1.7 pts
56Drew County13.2-2.3 pts
57Independence County12.8-0.5 pts
58Logan County12.7-0.4 pts
59White County12.6-1.3 pts
60Grant County12.3+0.3 pts
61Boone County12-0.4 pts
62Pulaski County10.9-0.9 pts
63Johnson County10.7-2.1 pts
64Yell County10.6-2.8 pts
65Pope County10.3-0.6 pts
66Sebastian County9.20 pts
67Franklin County9.1-2.1 pts
68Craighead County9.1-0.5 pts
69Crawford County8.8-1 pts
70Benton County8.8-0.4 pts
71Greene County8.2+0.5 pts
72Faulkner County8.1+0.5 pts
73Washington County7.9+0.4 pts
74Lonoke County7.5-1.5 pts
75Saline County5.2-0.3 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lafayette County, with 33.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Saline County, with 5.2% in 2024.

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