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

Hinsdale County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 64 counties in 2023, at 65.8%. Douglas County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 16.6% and the figure for Colorado was 8.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest65.8Hinsdale County
Median16.664 counties
Colorado8.6History

Top 40 counties, 2023

Hinsdale County: 65.8 %Hinsdale County65.8Mineral County: 65.3 %Mineral County65.3Grand County: 62.1 %Grand County62.1Summit County: 61.2 %Summit County61.2San Juan County: 49.7 %San Juan County49.7Jackson County: 45.1 %Jackson County45.1Custer County: 43.7 %Custer County43.7Park County: 41.2 %Park County41.2Huerfano County: 40.3 %Huerfano County40.3San Miguel County: 39.5 %San Miguel County39.5Archuleta County: 39.2 %Archuleta County39.2Eagle County: 37.5 %Eagle County37.5Routt County: 37.2 %Routt County37.2Gunnison County: 36 %Gunnison County36Costilla County: 34.9 %Costilla County34.9Pitkin County: 32.4 %Pitkin County32.4Ouray County: 27.5 %Ouray County27.5Lake County: 26.6 %Lake County26.6Dolores County: 24.5 %Dolores County24.5Rio Grande County: 23.5 %Rio Grande County23.5Conejos County: 23.3 %Conejos County23.3Cheyenne County: 22.2 %Cheyenne County22.2Clear Creek County: 21.8 %Clear Creek County21.8Rio Blanco County: 21.3 %Rio Blanco County21.3Baca County: 19.8 %Baca County19.8La Plata County: 18.9 %La Plata County18.9Chaffee County: 18.7 %Chaffee County18.7Kiowa County: 18.5 %Kiowa County18.5Las Animas County: 17.6 %Las Animas County17.6Lincoln County: 17.4 %Lincoln County17.4Gilpin County: 17 %Gilpin County17Teller County: 16.7 %Teller County16.7Prowers County: 16.5 %Prowers County16.5Sedgwick County: 15.5 %Sedgwick County15.5Delta County: 15.3 %Delta County15.3Saguache County: 15 %Saguache County15Kit Carson County: 14.9 %Kit Carson County14.9Fremont County: 13.5 %Fremont County13.5Bent County: 13.3 %Bent County13.3Moffat County: 13.3 %Moffat County13.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hinsdale County65.8-0.2 pts
2Mineral County65.3-1.5 pts
3Grand County62.1-0.6 pts
4Summit County61.2-1.5 pts
5San Juan County49.7-4.1 pts
6Jackson County45.1-0.5 pts
7Custer County43.7-4.2 pts
8Park County41.2-4.7 pts
9Huerfano County40.3+1 pts
10San Miguel County39.5-1.9 pts
11Archuleta County39.2-1 pts
12Eagle County37.5-1.7 pts
13Routt County37.2-1 pts
14Gunnison County36-0.2 pts
15Costilla County34.9-1.7 pts
16Pitkin County32.4-6.6 pts
17Ouray County27.5-1.9 pts
18Lake County26.6-2.6 pts
19Dolores County24.5-5.9 pts
20Rio Grande County23.5-5.6 pts
21Conejos County23.3-0.3 pts
22Cheyenne County22.2-1.4 pts
23Clear Creek County21.8+2.1 pts
24Rio Blanco County21.3-1.9 pts
25Baca County19.8-0.3 pts
26La Plata County18.9-0.7 pts
27Chaffee County18.7+0.6 pts
28Kiowa County18.5-1.3 pts
29Las Animas County17.6-0.6 pts
30Lincoln County17.4-1.6 pts
31Gilpin County17-1.9 pts
32Teller County16.7-0.7 pts
33Prowers County16.5-1.1 pts
34Sedgwick County15.5+0.8 pts
35Delta County15.3-2.1 pts
36Saguache County15-3.5 pts
37Kit Carson County14.9+1.8 pts
38Fremont County13.5+0.5 pts
39Bent County13.3-2.6 pts
40Moffat County13.3-1.7 pts
41Crowley County13.2-0.6 pts
42Otero County12.4-0.7 pts
43Montezuma County11.4-2.9 pts
44Phillips County10.8-3.1 pts
45Montrose County9.8-1.1 pts
46Washington County9.2-2.3 pts
47Yuma County8.5+0.1 pts
48Alamosa County8.1-0.6 pts
49Pueblo County7.1-0.2 pts
50Denver County6.5+0.2 pts
51Logan County6.4-1.7 pts
52Garfield County6.4-1.5 pts
52Larimer County6.4-0.1 pts
54Mesa County6.3-0.6 pts
55Morgan County5.5-0.5 pts
56Boulder County5.3-0.1 pts
57Elbert County5.3+1.4 pts
58El Paso County4.6-0.1 pts
59Arapahoe County4.60 pts
60Jefferson County4.4+0.3 pts
61Broomfield County4.2+0.2 pts
62Weld County4+0.1 pts
63Adams County3.60 pts
64Douglas County3.1-0.2 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/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 Colorado 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

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), 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-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 Colorado 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/colorado-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hinsdale County, with 65.8% in 2023, 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 2023.

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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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