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

Mineral County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 64 counties in 2021, at 69.7%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 19.1% and the figure for Colorado was 9.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest69.7Mineral County
Lowest3.5Douglas County
Median19.164 counties
Colorado9.2History

Top 40 counties, 2021

Mineral County: 69.7 %Mineral County69.7Hinsdale County: 69.5 %Hinsdale County69.5Grand County: 64.8 %Grand County64.8Summit County: 63.7 %Summit County63.7San Juan County: 54.7 %San Juan County54.7Park County: 49 %Park County49Custer County: 48.5 %Custer County48.5Jackson County: 48.2 %Jackson County48.2Pitkin County: 45.7 %Pitkin County45.7San Miguel County: 45.1 %San Miguel County45.1Huerfano County: 42 %Huerfano County42Gunnison County: 40.9 %Gunnison County40.9Eagle County: 40.2 %Eagle County40.2Costilla County: 39.8 %Costilla County39.8Archuleta County: 38.9 %Archuleta County38.9Routt County: 38.8 %Routt County38.8Lake County: 32.2 %Lake County32.2Dolores County: 31.9 %Dolores County31.9Ouray County: 30.2 %Ouray County30.2Rio Grande County: 29.5 %Rio Grande County29.5Cheyenne County: 26.5 %Cheyenne County26.5Rio Blanco County: 24.1 %Rio Blanco County24.1Conejos County: 23.3 %Conejos County23.3Saguache County: 22.1 %Saguache County22.1Clear Creek County: 22 %Clear Creek County22Las Animas County: 21 %Las Animas County21Chaffee County: 21 %Chaffee County21Gilpin County: 20.5 %Gilpin County20.5Teller County: 20.5 %Teller County20.5Baca County: 20.2 %Baca County20.2La Plata County: 20.1 %La Plata County20.1Prowers County: 19.7 %Prowers County19.7Lincoln County: 18.4 %Lincoln County18.4Kiowa County: 18.2 %Kiowa County18.2Delta County: 17.6 %Delta County17.6Bent County: 16.1 %Bent County16.1Moffat County: 15.9 %Moffat County15.9Phillips County: 15.6 %Phillips County15.6Sedgwick County: 15.5 %Sedgwick County15.5Montezuma County: 14.3 %Montezuma County14.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Mineral County69.7
2Hinsdale County69.5
3Grand County64.8
4Summit County63.7
5San Juan County54.7
6Park County49
7Custer County48.5
8Jackson County48.2
9Pitkin County45.7
10San Miguel County45.1
11Huerfano County42
12Gunnison County40.9
13Eagle County40.2
14Costilla County39.8
15Archuleta County38.9
16Routt County38.8
17Lake County32.2
18Dolores County31.9
19Ouray County30.2
20Rio Grande County29.5
21Cheyenne County26.5
22Rio Blanco County24.1
23Conejos County23.3
24Saguache County22.1
25Clear Creek County22
26Las Animas County21
27Chaffee County21
28Gilpin County20.5
29Teller County20.5
30Baca County20.2
31La Plata County20.1
32Prowers County19.7
33Lincoln County18.4
34Kiowa County18.2
35Delta County17.6
36Bent County16.1
37Moffat County15.9
38Phillips County15.6
39Sedgwick County15.5
40Montezuma County14.3
41Kit Carson County13.5
42Fremont County13.2
43Otero County12.9
44Washington County12.5
45Crowley County11.9
46Montrose County10.7
47Yuma County9.9
48Alamosa County9.7
49Garfield County9.6
50Logan County8.9
51Morgan County7.6
52Pueblo County7.5
53Larimer County7
54Mesa County7
55Denver County6.3
56Boulder County5.5
57El Paso County4.8
58Arapahoe County4.6
59Jefferson County4
60Weld County4
61Elbert County3.8
62Adams County3.8
63Broomfield County3.5
64Douglas County3.5

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/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 Colorado 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

MLA 9

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), 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/colorado-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 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/colorado-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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), 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/colorado-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Mineral County, with 69.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Douglas County, with 3.5% in 2021.

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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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