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

Mineral County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 64 counties in 2024, at 67.3%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 14.5% and the figure for Colorado was 8.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest67.3Mineral County
Median14.564 counties
Colorado8.3History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Mineral County: 67.3 %Mineral County67.3Hinsdale County: 62 %Hinsdale County62Summit County: 61.1 %Summit County61.1Grand County: 57.1 %Grand County57.1San Juan County: 45.9 %San Juan County45.9Custer County: 42.3 %Custer County42.3Jackson County: 40.6 %Jackson County40.6Archuleta County: 39.9 %Archuleta County39.9Park County: 36.1 %Park County36.1Huerfano County: 35.2 %Huerfano County35.2Eagle County: 35 %Eagle County35Routt County: 34.3 %Routt County34.3Costilla County: 32.1 %Costilla County32.1Gunnison County: 32.1 %Gunnison County32.1Pitkin County: 31.3 %Pitkin County31.3San Miguel County: 30.8 %San Miguel County30.8Ouray County: 25.7 %Ouray County25.7Lake County: 24.2 %Lake County24.2Conejos County: 22.9 %Conejos County22.9Rio Grande County: 22.4 %Rio Grande County22.4Kiowa County: 21 %Kiowa County21Cheyenne County: 20.4 %Cheyenne County20.4Las Animas County: 20.3 %Las Animas County20.3Dolores County: 20.2 %Dolores County20.2Clear Creek County: 19.6 %Clear Creek County19.6Lincoln County: 17.3 %Lincoln County17.3Gilpin County: 16.7 %Gilpin County16.7Baca County: 16.4 %Baca County16.4La Plata County: 15.9 %La Plata County15.9Sedgwick County: 15.8 %Sedgwick County15.8Kit Carson County: 15.5 %Kit Carson County15.5Rio Blanco County: 14.9 %Rio Blanco County14.9Chaffee County: 14.1 %Chaffee County14.1Crowley County: 14.1 %Crowley County14.1Bent County: 13.8 %Bent County13.8Delta County: 13.8 %Delta County13.8Prowers County: 13.6 %Prowers County13.6Otero County: 13.3 %Otero County13.3Teller County: 13.3 %Teller County13.3Saguache County: 12.9 %Saguache County12.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Mineral County67.3+2 pts
2Hinsdale County62-3.9 pts
3Summit County61.1-0.1 pts
4Grand County57.1-5 pts
5San Juan County45.9-3.8 pts
6Custer County42.3-1.4 pts
7Jackson County40.6-4.5 pts
8Archuleta County39.9+0.7 pts
9Park County36.1-5.1 pts
10Huerfano County35.2-5.1 pts
11Eagle County35-2.5 pts
12Routt County34.3-2.9 pts
13Costilla County32.1-2.8 pts
14Gunnison County32.1-3.9 pts
15Pitkin County31.3-1.1 pts
16San Miguel County30.8-8.6 pts
17Ouray County25.7-1.8 pts
18Lake County24.2-2.4 pts
19Conejos County22.9-0.4 pts
20Rio Grande County22.4-1 pts
21Kiowa County21+2.5 pts
22Cheyenne County20.4-1.8 pts
23Las Animas County20.3+2.7 pts
24Dolores County20.2-4.3 pts
25Clear Creek County19.6-2.2 pts
26Lincoln County17.3-0.1 pts
27Gilpin County16.7-0.3 pts
28Baca County16.4-3.3 pts
29La Plata County15.9-3 pts
30Sedgwick County15.8+0.3 pts
31Kit Carson County15.5+0.6 pts
32Rio Blanco County14.9-6.4 pts
33Chaffee County14.1-4.6 pts
34Crowley County14.1+0.9 pts
35Bent County13.8+0.4 pts
35Delta County13.8-1.5 pts
37Prowers County13.6-2.9 pts
38Otero County13.3+0.9 pts
39Teller County13.3-3.5 pts
40Saguache County12.9-2.1 pts
41Fremont County12.8-0.7 pts
42Moffat County12.2-1.1 pts
43Phillips County9.8-1 pts
44Washington County9.5+0.3 pts
45Montezuma County8.9-2.4 pts
46Montrose County8.6-1.2 pts
47Alamosa County8.2+0.1 pts
48Pueblo County7-0.2 pts
49Denver County6.7+0.2 pts
50Larimer County6.4-0 pts
51Morgan County6.2+0.8 pts
52Garfield County6.2-0.2 pts
53Logan County6.2-0.3 pts
54Yuma County6-2.5 pts
55Mesa County5.9-0.3 pts
56Boulder County5.30 pts
57Elbert County4.8-0.5 pts
58Jefferson County4.7+0.2 pts
59Arapahoe County4.5-0 pts
60El Paso County4.4-0.2 pts
61Broomfield County4.3+0.2 pts
62Weld County4.1+0.1 pts
63Adams County3.6+0.1 pts
64Douglas County3.1-0 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units. 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 Colorado 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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mineral County, with 67.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Douglas County, with 3.1% in 2024.

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