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

Walton County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 67 counties in 2022, at 44.5%. Seminole County had the lowest, at 5.8%. The median was 16.8% and the figure for Florida was 15.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest44.5Walton County
Median16.867 counties
Florida15.8History

Map of counties, 2022

Alachua County: 12.3 %Baker County: 9 %Bay County: 28.5 %Bradford County: 15.8 %Brevard County: 15 %Broward County: 13.7 %Calhoun County: 21.7 %Charlotte County: 24 %Citrus County: 17.8 %Clay County: 6.9 %Collier County: 31.8 %Columbia County: 11.5 %DeSoto County: 20.7 %Dixie County: 33.8 %Duval County: 9.4 %Escambia County: 13.4 %Flagler County: 15.6 %Franklin County: 43.4 %Gadsden County: 16.2 %Gilchrist County: 9.3 %Glades County: 29.3 %Gulf County: 37.1 %Hamilton County: 23.6 %Hardee County: 17.4 %Hendry County: 12.7 %Hernando County: 11.7 %Highlands County: 22.4 %Hillsborough County: 7.7 %Holmes County: 18.1 %Indian River County: 21.6 %Jackson County: 15.7 %Jefferson County: 18.1 %Lafayette County: 24.9 %Lake County: 13.6 %Lee County: 25.9 %Leon County: 11.5 %Levy County: 14.9 %Liberty County: 21.5 %Madison County: 20 %Manatee County: 22.4 %Marion County: 13.5 %Martin County: 18.2 %Miami-Dade County: 11.4 %Monroe County: 36.4 %Nassau County: 13.7 %Okaloosa County: 17.8 %Okeechobee County: 19.3 %Orange County: 13.1 %Osceola County: 23.7 %Palm Beach County: 16.8 %Pasco County: 13.8 %Pinellas County: 18.9 %Polk County: 17.5 %Putnam County: 17.7 %St. Johns County: 15.6 %St. Lucie County: 15.7 %Santa Rosa County: 9.2 %Sarasota County: 21.7 %Seminole County: 5.8 %Sumter County: 16.4 %Suwannee County: 18.5 %Taylor County: 32.8 %Union County: 13.2 %Volusia County: 15 %Wakulla County: 13.8 %Walton County: 44.5 %Washington County: 16.4 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Walton County: 44.5 %Walton County44.5Franklin County: 43.4 %Franklin County43.4Gulf County: 37.1 %Gulf County37.1Monroe County: 36.4 %Monroe County36.4Dixie County: 33.8 %Dixie County33.8Taylor County: 32.8 %Taylor County32.8Collier County: 31.8 %Collier County31.8Glades County: 29.3 %Glades County29.3Bay County: 28.5 %Bay County28.5Lee County: 25.9 %Lee County25.9Lafayette County: 24.9 %Lafayette County24.9Charlotte County: 24 %Charlotte County24Osceola County: 23.7 %Osceola County23.7Hamilton County: 23.6 %Hamilton County23.6Highlands County: 22.4 %Highlands County22.4Manatee County: 22.4 %Manatee County22.4Sarasota County: 21.7 %Sarasota County21.7Calhoun County: 21.7 %Calhoun County21.7Indian River County: 21.6 %Indian River County21.6Liberty County: 21.5 %Liberty County21.5DeSoto County: 20.7 %DeSoto County20.7Madison County: 20 %Madison County20Okeechobee County: 19.3 %Okeechobee County19.3Pinellas County: 18.9 %Pinellas County18.9Suwannee County: 18.5 %Suwannee County18.5Martin County: 18.2 %Martin County18.2Holmes County: 18.1 %Holmes County18.1Jefferson County: 18.1 %Jefferson County18.1Okaloosa County: 17.8 %Okaloosa County17.8Citrus County: 17.8 %Citrus County17.8Putnam County: 17.7 %Putnam County17.7Polk County: 17.5 %Polk County17.5Hardee County: 17.4 %Hardee County17.4Palm Beach County: 16.8 %Palm Beach County16.8Sumter County: 16.4 %Sumter County16.4Washington County: 16.4 %Washington County16.4Gadsden County: 16.2 %Gadsden County16.2Bradford County: 15.8 %Bradford County15.8St. Lucie County: 15.7 %St. Lucie County15.7Jackson County: 15.7 %Jackson County15.7Walton County: 44.5 %Walton County44.5Franklin County: 43.4 %Franklin County43.4Gulf County: 37.1 %Gulf County37.1Monroe County: 36.4 %Monroe County36.4Dixie County: 33.8 %Dixie County33.8Taylor County: 32.8 %Taylor County32.8Collier County: 31.8 %Collier County31.8Glades County: 29.3 %Glades County29.3Bay County: 28.5 %Bay County28.5Lee County: 25.9 %Lee County25.9Lafayette County: 24.9 %Lafayette County24.9Charlotte County: 24 %Charlotte County24Osceola County: 23.7 %Osceola County23.7Hamilton County: 23.6 %Hamilton County23.6Highlands County: 22.4 %Highlands County22.4Manatee County: 22.4 %Manatee County22.4Sarasota County: 21.7 %Sarasota County21.7Calhoun County: 21.7 %Calhoun County21.7Indian River County: 21.6 %Indian River County21.6Liberty County: 21.5 %Liberty County21.5DeSoto County: 20.7 %DeSoto County20.7Madison County: 20 %Madison County20Okeechobee County: 19.3 %Okeechobee County19.3Pinellas County: 18.9 %Pinellas County18.9Suwannee County: 18.5 %Suwannee County18.5Martin County: 18.2 %Martin County18.2Holmes County: 18.1 %Holmes County18.1Jefferson County: 18.1 %Jefferson County18.1Okaloosa County: 17.8 %Okaloosa County17.8Citrus County: 17.8 %Citrus County17.8Putnam County: 17.7 %Putnam County17.7Polk County: 17.5 %Polk County17.5Hardee County: 17.4 %Hardee County17.4Palm Beach County: 16.8 %Palm Beach County16.8Sumter County: 16.4 %Sumter County16.4Washington County: 16.4 %Washington County16.4Gadsden County: 16.2 %Gadsden County16.2Bradford County: 15.8 %Bradford County15.8St. Lucie County: 15.7 %St. Lucie County15.7Jackson County: 15.7 %Jackson County15.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Walton County44.5-0.5 pts
2Franklin County43.4-2.1 pts
3Gulf County37.1-0.8 pts
4Monroe County36.4-1 pts
5Dixie County33.8-0.9 pts
6Taylor County32.8-1.6 pts
7Collier County31.8+0.1 pts
8Glades County29.3-0.9 pts
9Bay County28.5-0.7 pts
10Lee County25.9-1.4 pts
11Lafayette County24.9-2.1 pts
12Charlotte County24+0.1 pts
13Osceola County23.7-3.2 pts
14Hamilton County23.6-1.6 pts
15Highlands County22.4-0.7 pts
16Manatee County22.4-0.6 pts
17Sarasota County21.7-0.6 pts
18Calhoun County21.7+0.5 pts
19Indian River County21.6-1.7 pts
20Liberty County21.5-5 pts
21DeSoto County20.7-0.3 pts
22Madison County20-2.9 pts
23Okeechobee County19.3-0.5 pts
24Pinellas County18.9-0.3 pts
25Suwannee County18.5-1.6 pts
26Martin County18.2-0.2 pts
27Holmes County18.1-0.9 pts
28Jefferson County18.1-1.2 pts
29Okaloosa County17.8-0.7 pts
30Citrus County17.8-1 pts
31Putnam County17.7-1.6 pts
32Polk County17.5-1.3 pts
33Hardee County17.4-0.4 pts
34Palm Beach County16.8-0.6 pts
35Sumter County16.4-0.6 pts
36Washington County16.4-2 pts
37Gadsden County16.2+0.4 pts
38Bradford County15.8-0.8 pts
39St. Lucie County15.7-0.6 pts
40Jackson County15.7-0.2 pts
41St. Johns County15.6-1.5 pts
42Flagler County15.6-1 pts
43Brevard County15-0.3 pts
44Volusia County15-0.4 pts
45Levy County14.9-1.9 pts
46Wakulla County13.8-3 pts
47Pasco County13.8-0.6 pts
48Nassau County13.7-1.2 pts
49Broward County13.7-0.6 pts
50Lake County13.6-0.3 pts
51Marion County13.5-0.6 pts
52Escambia County13.4-0.6 pts
53Union County13.2+0.1 pts
54Orange County13.1-1.2 pts
55Hendry County12.7-1.5 pts
56Alachua County12.3-1.6 pts
57Hernando County11.7-0.1 pts
58Columbia County11.5-1.6 pts
59Leon County11.5+0.3 pts
60Miami-Dade County11.4-0.7 pts
61Duval County9.4-0.5 pts
62Gilchrist County9.3-1.6 pts
63Santa Rosa County9.2-0.6 pts
64Baker County9-3.7 pts
65Hillsborough County7.7-0.4 pts
66Clay County6.9-1.1 pts
67Seminole County5.8-0.4 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/florida-counties?period=2022. 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 Florida by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/florida-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/florida-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Walton County, with 44.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Seminole County, with 5.8% in 2022.

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