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

Calhoun County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 75 counties in 2021, at 40.7%. Washington County had the lowest, at 7.5%. The median was 19.4% and the figure for Arkansas was 14.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.7Calhoun County
Lowest7.5Washington County
Median19.475 counties
Arkansas14.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 24.9 %Ashley County: 23.5 %Baxter County: 17 %Benton County: 8.7 %Boone County: 12.3 %Bradley County: 28.3 %Calhoun County: 40.7 %Carroll County: 19.2 %Chicot County: 21.9 %Clark County: 19.7 %Clay County: 18.4 %Cleburne County: 31.7 %Cleveland County: 24.4 %Columbia County: 29.9 %Conway County: 12.4 %Craighead County: 9.6 %Crawford County: 10.6 %Crittenden County: 13.1 %Cross County: 16.3 %Dallas County: 34.8 %Desha County: 19.4 %Drew County: 15.8 %Faulkner County: 9.7 %Franklin County: 13.3 %Fulton County: 25.9 %Garland County: 19.6 %Grant County: 12.7 %Greene County: 7.8 %Hempstead County: 22.1 %Hot Spring County: 15.2 %Howard County: 14.9 %Independence County: 13.7 %Izard County: 32 %Jackson County: 16.4 %Jefferson County: 21 %Johnson County: 14.1 %Lafayette County: 37.1 %Lawrence County: 17 %Lee County: 26.7 %Lincoln County: 23.5 %Little River County: 21.9 %Logan County: 15.4 %Lonoke County: 8.6 %Madison County: 20.5 %Marion County: 26.3 %Miller County: 17.8 %Mississippi County: 19.1 %Monroe County: 27.7 %Montgomery County: 33.1 %Nevada County: 29 %Newton County: 33.5 %Ouachita County: 27.5 %Perry County: 24.5 %Phillips County: 25.9 %Pike County: 24.1 %Poinsett County: 13.7 %Polk County: 20 %Pope County: 13.1 %Prairie County: 18.1 %Pulaski County: 13 %Randolph County: 15.6 %St. Francis County: 16.4 %Saline County: 7.6 %Scott County: 19.6 %Searcy County: 37.2 %Sebastian County: 9 %Sevier County: 18.8 %Sharp County: 28.3 %Stone County: 31.1 %Union County: 21.2 %Van Buren County: 28.8 %Washington County: 7.5 %White County: 14.2 %Woodruff County: 20.6 %Yell County: 19.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Calhoun County: 40.7 %Calhoun County40.7Searcy County: 37.2 %Searcy County37.2Lafayette County: 37.1 %Lafayette County37.1Dallas County: 34.8 %Dallas County34.8Newton County: 33.5 %Newton County33.5Montgomery County: 33.1 %Montgomery County33.1Izard County: 32 %Izard County32Cleburne County: 31.7 %Cleburne County31.7Stone County: 31.1 %Stone County31.1Columbia County: 29.9 %Columbia County29.9Nevada County: 29 %Nevada County29Van Buren County: 28.8 %Van Buren County28.8Bradley County: 28.3 %Bradley County28.3Sharp County: 28.3 %Sharp County28.3Monroe County: 27.7 %Monroe County27.7Ouachita County: 27.5 %Ouachita County27.5Lee County: 26.7 %Lee County26.7Marion County: 26.3 %Marion County26.3Fulton County: 25.9 %Fulton County25.9Phillips County: 25.9 %Phillips County25.9Arkansas County: 24.9 %Arkansas County24.9Perry County: 24.5 %Perry County24.5Cleveland County: 24.4 %Cleveland County24.4Pike County: 24.1 %Pike County24.1Ashley County: 23.5 %Ashley County23.5Lincoln County: 23.5 %Lincoln County23.5Hempstead County: 22.1 %Hempstead County22.1Little River County: 21.9 %Little River County21.9Chicot County: 21.9 %Chicot County21.9Union County: 21.2 %Union County21.2Jefferson County: 21 %Jefferson County21Woodruff County: 20.6 %Woodruff County20.6Madison County: 20.5 %Madison County20.5Polk County: 20 %Polk County20Clark County: 19.7 %Clark County19.7Scott County: 19.6 %Scott County19.6Garland County: 19.6 %Garland County19.6Desha County: 19.4 %Desha County19.4Carroll County: 19.2 %Carroll County19.2Mississippi County: 19.1 %Mississippi County19.1Calhoun County: 40.7 %Calhoun County40.7Searcy County: 37.2 %Searcy County37.2Lafayette County: 37.1 %Lafayette County37.1Dallas County: 34.8 %Dallas County34.8Newton County: 33.5 %Newton County33.5Montgomery County: 33.1 %Montgomery County33.1Izard County: 32 %Izard County32Cleburne County: 31.7 %Cleburne County31.7Stone County: 31.1 %Stone County31.1Columbia County: 29.9 %Columbia County29.9Nevada County: 29 %Nevada County29Van Buren County: 28.8 %Van Buren County28.8Bradley County: 28.3 %Bradley County28.3Sharp County: 28.3 %Sharp County28.3Monroe County: 27.7 %Monroe County27.7Ouachita County: 27.5 %Ouachita County27.5Lee County: 26.7 %Lee County26.7Marion County: 26.3 %Marion County26.3Fulton County: 25.9 %Fulton County25.9Phillips County: 25.9 %Phillips County25.9Arkansas County: 24.9 %Arkansas County24.9Perry County: 24.5 %Perry County24.5Cleveland County: 24.4 %Cleveland County24.4Pike County: 24.1 %Pike County24.1Ashley County: 23.5 %Ashley County23.5Lincoln County: 23.5 %Lincoln County23.5Hempstead County: 22.1 %Hempstead County22.1Little River County: 21.9 %Little River County21.9Chicot County: 21.9 %Chicot County21.9Union County: 21.2 %Union County21.2Jefferson County: 21 %Jefferson County21Woodruff County: 20.6 %Woodruff County20.6Madison County: 20.5 %Madison County20.5Polk County: 20 %Polk County20Clark County: 19.7 %Clark County19.7Scott County: 19.6 %Scott County19.6Garland County: 19.6 %Garland County19.6Desha County: 19.4 %Desha County19.4Carroll County: 19.2 %Carroll County19.2Mississippi County: 19.1 %Mississippi County19.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Calhoun County40.7
2Searcy County37.2
3Lafayette County37.1
4Dallas County34.8
5Newton County33.5
6Montgomery County33.1
7Izard County32
8Cleburne County31.7
9Stone County31.1
10Columbia County29.9
11Nevada County29
12Van Buren County28.8
13Bradley County28.3
14Sharp County28.3
15Monroe County27.7
16Ouachita County27.5
17Lee County26.7
18Marion County26.3
19Fulton County25.9
20Phillips County25.9
21Arkansas County24.9
22Perry County24.5
23Cleveland County24.4
24Pike County24.1
25Ashley County23.5
26Lincoln County23.5
27Hempstead County22.1
28Little River County21.9
29Chicot County21.9
30Union County21.2
31Jefferson County21
32Woodruff County20.6
33Madison County20.5
34Polk County20
35Clark County19.7
36Scott County19.6
37Garland County19.6
38Desha County19.4
39Carroll County19.2
40Mississippi County19.1
41Yell County19.1
42Sevier County18.8
43Clay County18.4
44Prairie County18.1
45Miller County17.8
46Baxter County17
47Lawrence County17
48Jackson County16.4
49St. Francis County16.4
50Cross County16.3
51Drew County15.8
52Randolph County15.6
53Logan County15.4
54Hot Spring County15.2
55Howard County14.9
56White County14.2
57Johnson County14.1
58Independence County13.7
59Poinsett County13.7
60Franklin County13.3
61Crittenden County13.1
62Pope County13.1
63Pulaski County13
64Grant County12.7
65Conway County12.4
66Boone County12.3
67Crawford County10.6
68Faulkner County9.7
69Craighead County9.6
70Sebastian County9
71Benton County8.7
72Lonoke County8.6
73Greene County7.8
74Saline County7.6
75Washington County7.5

Other periods

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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calhoun County, with 40.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Washington County, with 7.5% in 2021.

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