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

Franklin County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 67 counties in 2021, at 45.6%. Seminole County had the lowest, at 6.1%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for Florida was 16.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.6Franklin County
Lowest6.1Seminole County
Median17.867 counties
Florida16.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 13.8 %Baker County: 12.7 %Bay County: 29.2 %Bradford County: 16.6 %Brevard County: 15.3 %Broward County: 14.3 %Calhoun County: 21.2 %Charlotte County: 23.9 %Citrus County: 18.8 %Clay County: 8 %Collier County: 31.7 %Columbia County: 13.2 %DeSoto County: 21 %Dixie County: 34.6 %Duval County: 9.9 %Escambia County: 14 %Flagler County: 16.6 %Franklin County: 45.6 %Gadsden County: 15.7 %Gilchrist County: 11 %Glades County: 30.1 %Gulf County: 37.9 %Hamilton County: 25.2 %Hardee County: 17.8 %Hendry County: 14.2 %Hernando County: 11.8 %Highlands County: 23.1 %Hillsborough County: 8.1 %Holmes County: 19 %Indian River County: 23.2 %Jackson County: 15.9 %Jefferson County: 19.3 %Lafayette County: 27 %Lake County: 13.9 %Lee County: 27.3 %Leon County: 11.1 %Levy County: 16.9 %Liberty County: 26.5 %Madison County: 22.8 %Manatee County: 23 %Marion County: 14 %Martin County: 18.5 %Miami-Dade County: 12.1 %Monroe County: 37.4 %Nassau County: 15 %Okaloosa County: 18.5 %Okeechobee County: 19.9 %Orange County: 14.3 %Osceola County: 26.8 %Palm Beach County: 17.3 %Pasco County: 14.3 %Pinellas County: 19.2 %Polk County: 18.8 %Putnam County: 19.3 %St. Johns County: 17.2 %St. Lucie County: 16.4 %Santa Rosa County: 9.8 %Sarasota County: 22.3 %Seminole County: 6.1 %Sumter County: 17 %Suwannee County: 20.1 %Taylor County: 34.4 %Union County: 13.1 %Volusia County: 15.5 %Wakulla County: 16.8 %Walton County: 45 %Washington County: 18.3 %
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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

Franklin County: 45.6 %Franklin County45.6Walton County: 45 %Walton County45Gulf County: 37.9 %Gulf County37.9Monroe County: 37.4 %Monroe County37.4Dixie County: 34.6 %Dixie County34.6Taylor County: 34.4 %Taylor County34.4Collier County: 31.7 %Collier County31.7Glades County: 30.1 %Glades County30.1Bay County: 29.2 %Bay County29.2Lee County: 27.3 %Lee County27.3Lafayette County: 27 %Lafayette County27Osceola County: 26.8 %Osceola County26.8Liberty County: 26.5 %Liberty County26.5Hamilton County: 25.2 %Hamilton County25.2Charlotte County: 23.9 %Charlotte County23.9Indian River County: 23.2 %Indian River County23.2Highlands County: 23.1 %Highlands County23.1Manatee County: 23 %Manatee County23Madison County: 22.8 %Madison County22.8Sarasota County: 22.3 %Sarasota County22.3Calhoun County: 21.2 %Calhoun County21.2DeSoto County: 21 %DeSoto County21Suwannee County: 20.1 %Suwannee County20.1Okeechobee County: 19.9 %Okeechobee County19.9Jefferson County: 19.3 %Jefferson County19.3Putnam County: 19.3 %Putnam County19.3Pinellas County: 19.2 %Pinellas County19.2Holmes County: 19 %Holmes County19Citrus County: 18.8 %Citrus County18.8Polk County: 18.8 %Polk County18.8Okaloosa County: 18.5 %Okaloosa County18.5Martin County: 18.5 %Martin County18.5Washington County: 18.3 %Washington County18.3Hardee County: 17.8 %Hardee County17.8Palm Beach County: 17.3 %Palm Beach County17.3St. Johns County: 17.2 %St. Johns County17.2Sumter County: 17 %Sumter County17Levy County: 16.9 %Levy County16.9Wakulla County: 16.8 %Wakulla County16.8Bradford County: 16.6 %Bradford County16.6Franklin County: 45.6 %Franklin County45.6Walton County: 45 %Walton County45Gulf County: 37.9 %Gulf County37.9Monroe County: 37.4 %Monroe County37.4Dixie County: 34.6 %Dixie County34.6Taylor County: 34.4 %Taylor County34.4Collier County: 31.7 %Collier County31.7Glades County: 30.1 %Glades County30.1Bay County: 29.2 %Bay County29.2Lee County: 27.3 %Lee County27.3Lafayette County: 27 %Lafayette County27Osceola County: 26.8 %Osceola County26.8Liberty County: 26.5 %Liberty County26.5Hamilton County: 25.2 %Hamilton County25.2Charlotte County: 23.9 %Charlotte County23.9Indian River County: 23.2 %Indian River County23.2Highlands County: 23.1 %Highlands County23.1Manatee County: 23 %Manatee County23Madison County: 22.8 %Madison County22.8Sarasota County: 22.3 %Sarasota County22.3Calhoun County: 21.2 %Calhoun County21.2DeSoto County: 21 %DeSoto County21Suwannee County: 20.1 %Suwannee County20.1Okeechobee County: 19.9 %Okeechobee County19.9Jefferson County: 19.3 %Jefferson County19.3Putnam County: 19.3 %Putnam County19.3Pinellas County: 19.2 %Pinellas County19.2Holmes County: 19 %Holmes County19Citrus County: 18.8 %Citrus County18.8Polk County: 18.8 %Polk County18.8Okaloosa County: 18.5 %Okaloosa County18.5Martin County: 18.5 %Martin County18.5Washington County: 18.3 %Washington County18.3Hardee County: 17.8 %Hardee County17.8Palm Beach County: 17.3 %Palm Beach County17.3St. Johns County: 17.2 %St. Johns County17.2Sumter County: 17 %Sumter County17Levy County: 16.9 %Levy County16.9Wakulla County: 16.8 %Wakulla County16.8Bradford County: 16.6 %Bradford County16.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Franklin County45.6
2Walton County45
3Gulf County37.9
4Monroe County37.4
5Dixie County34.6
6Taylor County34.4
7Collier County31.7
8Glades County30.1
9Bay County29.2
10Lee County27.3
11Lafayette County27
12Osceola County26.8
13Liberty County26.5
14Hamilton County25.2
15Charlotte County23.9
16Indian River County23.2
17Highlands County23.1
18Manatee County23
19Madison County22.8
20Sarasota County22.3
21Calhoun County21.2
22DeSoto County21
23Suwannee County20.1
24Okeechobee County19.9
25Jefferson County19.3
26Putnam County19.3
27Pinellas County19.2
28Holmes County19
29Citrus County18.8
30Polk County18.8
31Okaloosa County18.5
32Martin County18.5
33Washington County18.3
34Hardee County17.8
35Palm Beach County17.3
36St. Johns County17.2
37Sumter County17
38Levy County16.9
39Wakulla County16.8
40Bradford County16.6
40Flagler County16.6
42St. Lucie County16.4
43Jackson County15.9
44Gadsden County15.7
45Volusia County15.5
46Brevard County15.3
47Nassau County15
48Pasco County14.3
49Broward County14.3
50Orange County14.3
51Hendry County14.2
52Marion County14
53Escambia County14
54Lake County13.9
55Alachua County13.8
56Columbia County13.2
57Union County13.1
58Baker County12.7
59Miami-Dade County12.1
60Hernando County11.8
61Leon County11.1
62Gilchrist County11
63Duval County9.9
64Santa Rosa County9.8
65Hillsborough County8.1
66Clay County8
67Seminole County6.1

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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/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 Florida 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 Florida 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/florida-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 Florida 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/florida-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 Florida 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/florida-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Franklin County, with 45.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Seminole County, with 6.1% in 2021.

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