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

Quitman County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 159 counties in 2021, at 46.3%. Forsyth County had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 16.3% and the figure for Georgia was 11.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest46.3Quitman County
Lowest3.9Forsyth County
Median16.3159 counties
Georgia11.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Appling County: 21.8 %Atkinson County: 14.6 %Bacon County: 19.3 %Baker County: 21.6 %Baldwin County: 20.4 %Banks County: 10.4 %Barrow County: 4.9 %Bartow County: 9.3 %Ben Hill County: 15.7 %Berrien County: 17.9 %Bibb County: 18.1 %Bleckley County: 18.6 %Brantley County: 18.5 %Brooks County: 18.2 %Bryan County: 8.3 %Bulloch County: 11.2 %Burke County: 20.4 %Butts County: 10.6 %Calhoun County: 29.5 %Camden County: 10.5 %Candler County: 13 %Carroll County: 7.1 %Catoosa County: 8.5 %Charlton County: 14.5 %Chatham County: 12.9 %Chattahoochee County: 26.3 %Chattooga County: 15.3 %Cherokee County: 4.3 %Clarke County: 5 %Clay County: 36.8 %Clayton County: 8.3 %Clinch County: 21.8 %Cobb County: 6.2 %Coffee County: 13.7 %Colquitt County: 14.8 %Columbia County: 18 %Cook County: 16.5 %Coweta County: 4.6 %Crawford County: 17.3 %Crisp County: 23.2 %Dade County: 16.7 %Dawson County: 16.7 %Decatur County: 20.7 %DeKalb County: 11.5 %Dodge County: 24.2 %Dooly County: 21.1 %Dougherty County: 15.4 %Douglas County: 6.5 %Early County: 18.3 %Echols County: 20 %Effingham County: 6.7 %Elbert County: 16.3 %Emanuel County: 17.2 %Evans County: 16.3 %Fannin County: 36.1 %Fayette County: 5.3 %Floyd County: 11.4 %Forsyth County: 3.9 %Franklin County: 21.1 %Fulton County: 9.4 %Gilmer County: 28.1 %Glascock County: 26.2 %Glynn County: 20.7 %Gordon County: 10.9 %Grady County: 14.7 %Greene County: 25.3 %Gwinnett County: 4.1 %Habersham County: 17.3 %Hall County: 11.3 %Hancock County: 42 %Haralson County: 8.5 %Harris County: 13.7 %Hart County: 20.9 %Heard County: 10.6 %Henry County: 5.3 %Houston County: 9.2 %Irwin County: 13 %Jackson County: 8.3 %Jasper County: 15.5 %Jeff Davis County: 17.6 %Jefferson County: 21.5 %Jenkins County: 24 %Johnson County: 11.1 %Jones County: 9.9 %Lamar County: 9.7 %Lanier County: 14.1 %Laurens County: 20.7 %Lee County: 6.7 %Liberty County: 15.2 %Lincoln County: 33.3 %Long County: 14.3 %Lowndes County: 11.9 %Lumpkin County: 15.1 %McDuffie County: 12.5 %McIntosh County: 31.9 %Macon County: 25.3 %Madison County: 13.5 %Marion County: 18.2 %Meriwether County: 16.8 %Miller County: 11.1 %Mitchell County: 12.1 %Monroe County: 7.8 %Montgomery County: 24.2 %Morgan County: 12.1 %Murray County: 9.9 %Muscogee County: 12.5 %Newton County: 4.5 %Oconee County: 5.4 %Oglethorpe County: 17 %Paulding County: 5.6 %Peach County: 14.5 %Pickens County: 14.3 %Pierce County: 13 %Pike County: 11.6 %Polk County: 9.9 %Pulaski County: 23.2 %Putnam County: 27.1 %Quitman County: 46.3 %Rabun County: 45.2 %Randolph County: 28.8 %Richmond County: 19.6 %Rockdale County: 7.1 %Schley County: 19.2 %Screven County: 27.9 %Seminole County: 29.8 %Spalding County: 6.5 %Stephens County: 18.8 %Stewart County: 22.1 %Sumter County: 20 %Talbot County: 17.6 %Taliaferro County: 38.1 %Tattnall County: 19.4 %Taylor County: 21.9 %Telfair County: 39.2 %Terrell County: 21.1 %Thomas County: 13.8 %Tift County: 11.3 %Toombs County: 18.8 %Towns County: 37.6 %Treutlen County: 20.3 %Troup County: 12.1 %Turner County: 16.4 %Twiggs County: 28.8 %Union County: 30.2 %Upson County: 15.7 %Walker County: 12.4 %Walton County: 5.8 %Ware County: 19.8 %Warren County: 25.4 %Washington County: 17 %Wayne County: 12.7 %Webster County: 25.6 %Wheeler County: 37.5 %White County: 25.8 %Whitfield County: 9.5 %Wilcox County: 28.9 %Wilkes County: 22.8 %Wilkinson County: 25.6 %Worth County: 15.6 %
  • Under 9.4
  • 9.4 to 13
  • 13 to 16
  • 16 to 20
  • 20 to 25
  • 25 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Quitman County: 46.3 %Quitman County46.3Rabun County: 45.2 %Rabun County45.2Hancock County: 42 %Hancock County42Telfair County: 39.2 %Telfair County39.2Taliaferro County: 38.1 %Taliaferro County38.1Towns County: 37.6 %Towns County37.6Wheeler County: 37.5 %Wheeler County37.5Clay County: 36.8 %Clay County36.8Fannin County: 36.1 %Fannin County36.1Lincoln County: 33.3 %Lincoln County33.3McIntosh County: 31.9 %McIntosh County31.9Union County: 30.2 %Union County30.2Seminole County: 29.8 %Seminole County29.8Calhoun County: 29.5 %Calhoun County29.5Wilcox County: 28.9 %Wilcox County28.9Randolph County: 28.8 %Randolph County28.8Twiggs County: 28.8 %Twiggs County28.8Gilmer County: 28.1 %Gilmer County28.1Screven County: 27.9 %Screven County27.9Putnam County: 27.1 %Putnam County27.1Chattahoochee County: 26.3 %Chattahoochee County26.3Glascock County: 26.2 %Glascock County26.2White County: 25.8 %White County25.8Wilkinson County: 25.6 %Wilkinson County25.6Webster County: 25.6 %Webster County25.6Warren County: 25.4 %Warren County25.4Macon County: 25.3 %Macon County25.3Greene County: 25.3 %Greene County25.3Dodge County: 24.2 %Dodge County24.2Montgomery County: 24.2 %Montgomery County24.2Jenkins County: 24 %Jenkins County24Pulaski County: 23.2 %Pulaski County23.2Crisp County: 23.2 %Crisp County23.2Wilkes County: 22.8 %Wilkes County22.8Stewart County: 22.1 %Stewart County22.1Taylor County: 21.9 %Taylor County21.9Appling County: 21.8 %Appling County21.8Clinch County: 21.8 %Clinch County21.8Baker County: 21.6 %Baker County21.6Jefferson County: 21.5 %Jefferson County21.5Quitman County: 46.3 %Quitman County46.3Rabun County: 45.2 %Rabun County45.2Hancock County: 42 %Hancock County42Telfair County: 39.2 %Telfair County39.2Taliaferro County: 38.1 %Taliaferro County38.1Towns County: 37.6 %Towns County37.6Wheeler County: 37.5 %Wheeler County37.5Clay County: 36.8 %Clay County36.8Fannin County: 36.1 %Fannin County36.1Lincoln County: 33.3 %Lincoln County33.3McIntosh County: 31.9 %McIntosh County31.9Union County: 30.2 %Union County30.2Seminole County: 29.8 %Seminole County29.8Calhoun County: 29.5 %Calhoun County29.5Wilcox County: 28.9 %Wilcox County28.9Randolph County: 28.8 %Randolph County28.8Twiggs County: 28.8 %Twiggs County28.8Gilmer County: 28.1 %Gilmer County28.1Screven County: 27.9 %Screven County27.9Putnam County: 27.1 %Putnam County27.1Chattahoochee County: 26.3 %Chattahoochee County26.3Glascock County: 26.2 %Glascock County26.2White County: 25.8 %White County25.8Wilkinson County: 25.6 %Wilkinson County25.6Webster County: 25.6 %Webster County25.6Warren County: 25.4 %Warren County25.4Macon County: 25.3 %Macon County25.3Greene County: 25.3 %Greene County25.3Dodge County: 24.2 %Dodge County24.2Montgomery County: 24.2 %Montgomery County24.2Jenkins County: 24 %Jenkins County24Pulaski County: 23.2 %Pulaski County23.2Crisp County: 23.2 %Crisp County23.2Wilkes County: 22.8 %Wilkes County22.8Stewart County: 22.1 %Stewart County22.1Taylor County: 21.9 %Taylor County21.9Appling County: 21.8 %Appling County21.8Clinch County: 21.8 %Clinch County21.8Baker County: 21.6 %Baker County21.6Jefferson County: 21.5 %Jefferson County21.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Quitman County46.3
2Rabun County45.2
3Hancock County42
4Telfair County39.2
5Taliaferro County38.1
6Towns County37.6
7Wheeler County37.5
8Clay County36.8
9Fannin County36.1
10Lincoln County33.3
11McIntosh County31.9
12Union County30.2
13Seminole County29.8
14Calhoun County29.5
15Wilcox County28.9
16Randolph County28.8
17Twiggs County28.8
18Gilmer County28.1
19Screven County27.9
20Putnam County27.1
21Chattahoochee County26.3
22Glascock County26.2
23White County25.8
24Wilkinson County25.6
25Webster County25.6
26Warren County25.4
27Macon County25.3
28Greene County25.3
29Dodge County24.2
30Montgomery County24.2
31Jenkins County24
32Pulaski County23.2
33Crisp County23.2
34Wilkes County22.8
35Stewart County22.1
36Taylor County21.9
37Appling County21.8
38Clinch County21.8
39Baker County21.6
40Jefferson County21.5
41Terrell County21.1
42Franklin County21.1
43Dooly County21.1
44Hart County20.9
45Decatur County20.7
46Glynn County20.7
46Laurens County20.7
48Burke County20.4
49Baldwin County20.4
50Treutlen County20.3
51Echols County20
52Sumter County20
53Ware County19.8
54Richmond County19.6
55Tattnall County19.4
56Bacon County19.3
57Schley County19.2
58Stephens County18.8
59Toombs County18.8
60Bleckley County18.6
61Brantley County18.5
62Early County18.3
63Brooks County18.2
64Marion County18.2
65Bibb County18.1
66Columbia County18
67Berrien County17.9
68Jeff Davis County17.6
69Talbot County17.6
70Crawford County17.3
71Habersham County17.3
72Emanuel County17.2
73Oglethorpe County17
73Washington County17
75Meriwether County16.8
76Dade County16.7
76Dawson County16.7
78Cook County16.5
79Turner County16.4
80Elbert County16.3
81Evans County16.3
82Upson County15.7
83Ben Hill County15.7
84Worth County15.6
85Jasper County15.5
86Dougherty County15.4
87Chattooga County15.3
88Liberty County15.2
89Lumpkin County15.1
90Colquitt County14.8
91Grady County14.7
92Atkinson County14.6
93Charlton County14.5
94Peach County14.5
95Long County14.3
96Pickens County14.3
97Lanier County14.1
98Thomas County13.8
99Coffee County13.7
99Harris County13.7
101Madison County13.5
102Pierce County13
103Candler County13
104Irwin County13
105Chatham County12.9
106Wayne County12.7
107McDuffie County12.5
108Muscogee County12.5
109Walker County12.4
110Morgan County12.1
111Mitchell County12.1
112Troup County12.1
113Lowndes County11.9
114Pike County11.6
115DeKalb County11.5
116Floyd County11.4
117Tift County11.3
118Hall County11.3
119Bulloch County11.2
120Johnson County11.1
120Miller County11.1
122Gordon County10.9
123Heard County10.6
124Butts County10.6
125Camden County10.5
126Banks County10.4
127Jones County9.9
128Polk County9.9
129Murray County9.9
130Lamar County9.7
131Whitfield County9.5
132Fulton County9.4
133Bartow County9.3
134Houston County9.2
135Catoosa County8.5
136Haralson County8.5
137Jackson County8.3
138Bryan County8.3
138Clayton County8.3
140Monroe County7.8
141Carroll County7.1
141Rockdale County7.1
143Effingham County6.7
144Lee County6.7
145Spalding County6.5
146Douglas County6.5
147Cobb County6.2
148Walton County5.8
149Paulding County5.6
150Oconee County5.4
151Henry County5.3
152Fayette County5.3
153Clarke County5
154Barrow County4.9
155Coweta County4.6
156Newton County4.5
157Cherokee County4.3
158Gwinnett County4.1
159Forsyth County3.9

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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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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/georgia-counties?period=2021. 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 Georgia 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/georgia-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 Georgia 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/georgia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Quitman County, with 46.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Forsyth County, with 3.9% in 2021.

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