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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 2023, at 35.8%. Saline County had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 18.3% and the figure for Arkansas was 14%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.8Calhoun County
Lowest5.5Saline County
Median18.375 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 24.3 %Ashley County: 23.4 %Baxter County: 15.5 %Benton County: 9.1 %Boone County: 12.4 %Bradley County: 29.2 %Calhoun County: 35.8 %Carroll County: 20.2 %Chicot County: 23.4 %Clark County: 18.6 %Clay County: 18.4 %Cleburne County: 33.1 %Cleveland County: 22.4 %Columbia County: 24.2 %Conway County: 14.2 %Craighead County: 9.6 %Crawford County: 9.9 %Crittenden County: 14.2 %Cross County: 13.9 %Dallas County: 30.5 %Desha County: 18.3 %Drew County: 15.5 %Faulkner County: 7.6 %Franklin County: 11.3 %Fulton County: 22.7 %Garland County: 16.8 %Grant County: 12 %Greene County: 7.7 %Hempstead County: 22.7 %Hot Spring County: 15.1 %Howard County: 16.1 %Independence County: 13.3 %Izard County: 25.5 %Jackson County: 14.2 %Jefferson County: 20.8 %Johnson County: 12.8 %Lafayette County: 34.9 %Lawrence County: 15.1 %Lee County: 28.8 %Lincoln County: 20 %Little River County: 21.1 %Logan County: 13.1 %Lonoke County: 9 %Madison County: 17.1 %Marion County: 24.2 %Miller County: 17.7 %Mississippi County: 19.6 %Monroe County: 26.7 %Montgomery County: 31.4 %Nevada County: 21.2 %Newton County: 25.8 %Ouachita County: 27.6 %Perry County: 22.5 %Phillips County: 26.3 %Pike County: 22.5 %Poinsett County: 13.3 %Polk County: 18.3 %Pope County: 11 %Prairie County: 20.3 %Pulaski County: 11.8 %Randolph County: 18 %St. Francis County: 17.8 %Saline County: 5.5 %Scott County: 19.4 %Searcy County: 35.4 %Sebastian County: 9.2 %Sevier County: 15.8 %Sharp County: 28.4 %Stone County: 27.2 %Union County: 19 %Van Buren County: 26.8 %Washington County: 7.5 %White County: 13.9 %Woodruff County: 15.9 %Yell County: 13.4 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Calhoun County: 35.8 %Calhoun County35.8Searcy County: 35.4 %Searcy County35.4Lafayette County: 34.9 %Lafayette County34.9Cleburne County: 33.1 %Cleburne County33.1Montgomery County: 31.4 %Montgomery County31.4Dallas County: 30.5 %Dallas County30.5Bradley County: 29.2 %Bradley County29.2Lee County: 28.8 %Lee County28.8Sharp County: 28.4 %Sharp County28.4Ouachita County: 27.6 %Ouachita County27.6Stone County: 27.2 %Stone County27.2Van Buren County: 26.8 %Van Buren County26.8Monroe County: 26.7 %Monroe County26.7Phillips County: 26.3 %Phillips County26.3Newton County: 25.8 %Newton County25.8Izard County: 25.5 %Izard County25.5Arkansas County: 24.3 %Arkansas County24.3Columbia County: 24.2 %Columbia County24.2Marion County: 24.2 %Marion County24.2Ashley County: 23.4 %Ashley County23.4Chicot County: 23.4 %Chicot County23.4Fulton County: 22.7 %Fulton County22.7Hempstead County: 22.7 %Hempstead County22.7Pike County: 22.5 %Pike County22.5Perry County: 22.5 %Perry County22.5Cleveland County: 22.4 %Cleveland County22.4Nevada County: 21.2 %Nevada County21.2Little River County: 21.1 %Little River County21.1Jefferson County: 20.8 %Jefferson County20.8Prairie County: 20.3 %Prairie County20.3Carroll County: 20.2 %Carroll County20.2Lincoln County: 20 %Lincoln County20Mississippi County: 19.6 %Mississippi County19.6Scott County: 19.4 %Scott County19.4Union County: 19 %Union County19Clark County: 18.6 %Clark County18.6Clay County: 18.4 %Clay County18.4Polk County: 18.3 %Polk County18.3Desha County: 18.3 %Desha County18.3Randolph County: 18 %Randolph County18Calhoun County: 35.8 %Calhoun County35.8Searcy County: 35.4 %Searcy County35.4Lafayette County: 34.9 %Lafayette County34.9Cleburne County: 33.1 %Cleburne County33.1Montgomery County: 31.4 %Montgomery County31.4Dallas County: 30.5 %Dallas County30.5Bradley County: 29.2 %Bradley County29.2Lee County: 28.8 %Lee County28.8Sharp County: 28.4 %Sharp County28.4Ouachita County: 27.6 %Ouachita County27.6Stone County: 27.2 %Stone County27.2Van Buren County: 26.8 %Van Buren County26.8Monroe County: 26.7 %Monroe County26.7Phillips County: 26.3 %Phillips County26.3Newton County: 25.8 %Newton County25.8Izard County: 25.5 %Izard County25.5Arkansas County: 24.3 %Arkansas County24.3Columbia County: 24.2 %Columbia County24.2Marion County: 24.2 %Marion County24.2Ashley County: 23.4 %Ashley County23.4Chicot County: 23.4 %Chicot County23.4Fulton County: 22.7 %Fulton County22.7Hempstead County: 22.7 %Hempstead County22.7Pike County: 22.5 %Pike County22.5Perry County: 22.5 %Perry County22.5Cleveland County: 22.4 %Cleveland County22.4Nevada County: 21.2 %Nevada County21.2Little River County: 21.1 %Little River County21.1Jefferson County: 20.8 %Jefferson County20.8Prairie County: 20.3 %Prairie County20.3Carroll County: 20.2 %Carroll County20.2Lincoln County: 20 %Lincoln County20Mississippi County: 19.6 %Mississippi County19.6Scott County: 19.4 %Scott County19.4Union County: 19 %Union County19Clark County: 18.6 %Clark County18.6Clay County: 18.4 %Clay County18.4Polk County: 18.3 %Polk County18.3Desha County: 18.3 %Desha County18.3Randolph County: 18 %Randolph County18
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Calhoun County35.8-3.7 pts
2Searcy County35.4-2.3 pts
3Lafayette County34.9-0.6 pts
4Cleburne County33.1+1.2 pts
5Montgomery County31.4-3 pts
6Dallas County30.5-4.3 pts
7Bradley County29.2-0.7 pts
8Lee County28.8-2 pts
9Sharp County28.4+0.8 pts
10Ouachita County27.6-1.4 pts
11Stone County27.2-3.2 pts
12Van Buren County26.8-2.9 pts
13Monroe County26.7-0.2 pts
14Phillips County26.3-0.4 pts
15Newton County25.8-3.8 pts
16Izard County25.5-2.8 pts
17Arkansas County24.3-0.5 pts
18Columbia County24.2-5 pts
19Marion County24.2-0.8 pts
20Ashley County23.4-0.3 pts
21Chicot County23.4+1.5 pts
22Fulton County22.7-0.8 pts
23Hempstead County22.7-1.2 pts
24Pike County22.5-2.1 pts
25Perry County22.5-0.1 pts
26Cleveland County22.4-1.6 pts
27Nevada County21.2-5.8 pts
28Little River County21.1-1 pts
29Jefferson County20.8-0.3 pts
30Prairie County20.3+1.1 pts
31Carroll County20.2+2.1 pts
32Lincoln County20-3.2 pts
33Mississippi County19.6-2.2 pts
34Scott County19.4-0.6 pts
35Union County19-1.2 pts
36Clark County18.6-2.1 pts
37Clay County18.4-0.9 pts
38Polk County18.3-1.8 pts
39Desha County18.3-2.8 pts
40Randolph County18+1.7 pts
41St. Francis County17.8+1.7 pts
42Miller County17.7-2.2 pts
43Madison County17.1-1.3 pts
44Garland County16.8-0.7 pts
45Howard County16.1+0.8 pts
46Woodruff County15.9-4.3 pts
47Sevier County15.8-2.3 pts
48Baxter County15.5-0.8 pts
48Drew County15.5-1.1 pts
50Lawrence County15.1-0.7 pts
51Hot Spring County15.1-1.3 pts
52Jackson County14.2+0.2 pts
53Conway County14.2+1.4 pts
54Crittenden County14.2+1.3 pts
55Cross County13.9+0.1 pts
56White County13.9+0.1 pts
57Yell County13.4-3.2 pts
58Poinsett County13.3+0.5 pts
59Independence County13.3-0.3 pts
60Logan County13.1-1 pts
61Johnson County12.8-1.1 pts
62Boone County12.4-0.1 pts
63Grant County12-0.9 pts
64Pulaski County11.8-0.3 pts
65Franklin County11.3-2.2 pts
66Pope County11-1.1 pts
67Crawford County9.9-0.8 pts
68Craighead County9.6-0.4 pts
69Sebastian County9.2+0.3 pts
70Benton County9.1+0.2 pts
71Lonoke County9+0.2 pts
72Greene County7.7-0.1 pts
73Faulkner County7.6-1.4 pts
74Washington County7.5+0.4 pts
75Saline County5.5-1.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/arkansas-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/arkansas-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/arkansas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calhoun County, with 35.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Saline County, with 5.5% in 2023.

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