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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 2023, at 45.5%. Gwinnett County had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 15.1% and the figure for Georgia was 10.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest45.5Quitman County
Lowest3.9Gwinnett County
Median15.1159 counties
Georgia10.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Appling County: 17.5 %Atkinson County: 9.1 %Bacon County: 16.9 %Baker County: 21.5 %Baldwin County: 20.3 %Banks County: 8 %Barrow County: 4.9 %Bartow County: 9.6 %Ben Hill County: 12 %Berrien County: 14.7 %Bibb County: 17 %Bleckley County: 18.2 %Brantley County: 17.1 %Brooks County: 18.4 %Bryan County: 8.7 %Bulloch County: 9.9 %Burke County: 18.8 %Butts County: 9.2 %Calhoun County: 25.8 %Camden County: 9.4 %Candler County: 10.1 %Carroll County: 7.6 %Catoosa County: 7.6 %Charlton County: 13.2 %Chatham County: 12.3 %Chattahoochee County: 34.6 %Chattooga County: 16 %Cherokee County: 4.6 %Clarke County: 4.8 %Clay County: 39.1 %Clayton County: 8 %Clinch County: 18.5 %Cobb County: 5.8 %Coffee County: 12.1 %Colquitt County: 12.9 %Columbia County: 13.8 %Cook County: 14.5 %Coweta County: 5 %Crawford County: 15.8 %Crisp County: 19.6 %Dade County: 16.7 %Dawson County: 13.5 %Decatur County: 20.1 %DeKalb County: 13.4 %Dodge County: 22.5 %Dooly County: 18.3 %Dougherty County: 15.6 %Douglas County: 7 %Early County: 18 %Echols County: 18 %Effingham County: 6.7 %Elbert County: 12 %Emanuel County: 17.3 %Evans County: 17.1 %Fannin County: 37.3 %Fayette County: 4.9 %Floyd County: 10 %Forsyth County: 4.3 %Franklin County: 18.5 %Fulton County: 8.5 %Gilmer County: 30.6 %Glascock County: 26.2 %Glynn County: 19.3 %Gordon County: 10.2 %Grady County: 13.2 %Greene County: 25.3 %Gwinnett County: 3.9 %Habersham County: 14.5 %Hall County: 10.1 %Hancock County: 42.3 %Haralson County: 8.5 %Harris County: 12.9 %Hart County: 19 %Heard County: 9.5 %Henry County: 5.4 %Houston County: 9 %Irwin County: 11 %Jackson County: 8.2 %Jasper County: 9.9 %Jeff Davis County: 15.9 %Jefferson County: 18.5 %Jenkins County: 30.7 %Johnson County: 9.4 %Jones County: 8.4 %Lamar County: 9.5 %Lanier County: 16.7 %Laurens County: 17.6 %Lee County: 7 %Liberty County: 14 %Lincoln County: 33.7 %Long County: 11.6 %Lowndes County: 10.7 %Lumpkin County: 14.6 %McDuffie County: 12.3 %McIntosh County: 29.6 %Macon County: 22.9 %Madison County: 11.9 %Marion County: 16.7 %Meriwether County: 15.3 %Miller County: 12.9 %Mitchell County: 11.6 %Monroe County: 8.2 %Montgomery County: 20 %Morgan County: 10.4 %Murray County: 5.6 %Muscogee County: 11.7 %Newton County: 5.4 %Oconee County: 4.3 %Oglethorpe County: 18.7 %Paulding County: 4.7 %Peach County: 15.1 %Pickens County: 14.4 %Pierce County: 11.4 %Pike County: 10.4 %Polk County: 9.9 %Pulaski County: 22.6 %Putnam County: 24 %Quitman County: 45.5 %Rabun County: 41.4 %Randolph County: 26 %Richmond County: 19 %Rockdale County: 5.2 %Schley County: 18 %Screven County: 27.2 %Seminole County: 27.5 %Spalding County: 6.4 %Stephens County: 16.8 %Stewart County: 16.9 %Sumter County: 19.6 %Talbot County: 17.5 %Taliaferro County: 34.6 %Tattnall County: 19.5 %Taylor County: 22.2 %Telfair County: 34.3 %Terrell County: 20.9 %Thomas County: 12.4 %Tift County: 11.5 %Toombs County: 16.2 %Towns County: 33.3 %Treutlen County: 13 %Troup County: 10.4 %Turner County: 15.9 %Twiggs County: 29.7 %Union County: 26.4 %Upson County: 16.1 %Walker County: 11.1 %Walton County: 4.5 %Ware County: 19.2 %Warren County: 22.3 %Washington County: 16.4 %Wayne County: 12.3 %Webster County: 27 %Wheeler County: 36.5 %White County: 24.6 %Whitfield County: 8.5 %Wilcox County: 27.6 %Wilkes County: 21.2 %Wilkinson County: 22.1 %Worth County: 15.3 %
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  • 23 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Quitman County: 45.5 %Quitman County45.5Hancock County: 42.3 %Hancock County42.3Rabun County: 41.4 %Rabun County41.4Clay County: 39.1 %Clay County39.1Fannin County: 37.3 %Fannin County37.3Wheeler County: 36.5 %Wheeler County36.5Chattahoochee County: 34.6 %Chattahoochee County34.6Taliaferro County: 34.6 %Taliaferro County34.6Telfair County: 34.3 %Telfair County34.3Lincoln County: 33.7 %Lincoln County33.7Towns County: 33.3 %Towns County33.3Jenkins County: 30.7 %Jenkins County30.7Gilmer County: 30.6 %Gilmer County30.6Twiggs County: 29.7 %Twiggs County29.7McIntosh County: 29.6 %McIntosh County29.6Wilcox County: 27.6 %Wilcox County27.6Seminole County: 27.5 %Seminole County27.5Screven County: 27.2 %Screven County27.2Webster County: 27 %Webster County27Union County: 26.4 %Union County26.4Glascock County: 26.2 %Glascock County26.2Randolph County: 26 %Randolph County26Calhoun County: 25.8 %Calhoun County25.8Greene County: 25.3 %Greene County25.3White County: 24.6 %White County24.6Putnam County: 24 %Putnam County24Macon County: 22.9 %Macon County22.9Pulaski County: 22.6 %Pulaski County22.6Dodge County: 22.5 %Dodge County22.5Warren County: 22.3 %Warren County22.3Taylor County: 22.2 %Taylor County22.2Wilkinson County: 22.1 %Wilkinson County22.1Baker County: 21.5 %Baker County21.5Wilkes County: 21.2 %Wilkes County21.2Terrell County: 20.9 %Terrell County20.9Baldwin County: 20.3 %Baldwin County20.3Decatur County: 20.1 %Decatur County20.1Montgomery County: 20 %Montgomery County20Sumter County: 19.6 %Sumter County19.6Crisp County: 19.6 %Crisp County19.6Quitman County: 45.5 %Quitman County45.5Hancock County: 42.3 %Hancock County42.3Rabun County: 41.4 %Rabun County41.4Clay County: 39.1 %Clay County39.1Fannin County: 37.3 %Fannin County37.3Wheeler County: 36.5 %Wheeler County36.5Chattahoochee County: 34.6 %Chattahoochee County34.6Taliaferro County: 34.6 %Taliaferro County34.6Telfair County: 34.3 %Telfair County34.3Lincoln County: 33.7 %Lincoln County33.7Towns County: 33.3 %Towns County33.3Jenkins County: 30.7 %Jenkins County30.7Gilmer County: 30.6 %Gilmer County30.6Twiggs County: 29.7 %Twiggs County29.7McIntosh County: 29.6 %McIntosh County29.6Wilcox County: 27.6 %Wilcox County27.6Seminole County: 27.5 %Seminole County27.5Screven County: 27.2 %Screven County27.2Webster County: 27 %Webster County27Union County: 26.4 %Union County26.4Glascock County: 26.2 %Glascock County26.2Randolph County: 26 %Randolph County26Calhoun County: 25.8 %Calhoun County25.8Greene County: 25.3 %Greene County25.3White County: 24.6 %White County24.6Putnam County: 24 %Putnam County24Macon County: 22.9 %Macon County22.9Pulaski County: 22.6 %Pulaski County22.6Dodge County: 22.5 %Dodge County22.5Warren County: 22.3 %Warren County22.3Taylor County: 22.2 %Taylor County22.2Wilkinson County: 22.1 %Wilkinson County22.1Baker County: 21.5 %Baker County21.5Wilkes County: 21.2 %Wilkes County21.2Terrell County: 20.9 %Terrell County20.9Baldwin County: 20.3 %Baldwin County20.3Decatur County: 20.1 %Decatur County20.1Montgomery County: 20 %Montgomery County20Sumter County: 19.6 %Sumter County19.6Crisp County: 19.6 %Crisp County19.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Quitman County45.5+1.3 pts
2Hancock County42.3-1.3 pts
3Rabun County41.4-0.5 pts
4Clay County39.1-0.2 pts
5Fannin County37.3+0.9 pts
6Wheeler County36.5+2.1 pts
7Chattahoochee County34.6+3 pts
8Taliaferro County34.6-2 pts
9Telfair County34.3-4.7 pts
10Lincoln County33.7+1.5 pts
11Towns County33.3-3.3 pts
12Jenkins County30.7+4.8 pts
13Gilmer County30.6+2.6 pts
14Twiggs County29.7+1.4 pts
15McIntosh County29.6-0.2 pts
16Wilcox County27.6-0.1 pts
17Seminole County27.5-0.2 pts
18Screven County27.2-0.4 pts
19Webster County27-0.4 pts
20Union County26.4-0.7 pts
21Glascock County26.2+0.8 pts
22Randolph County26-0.9 pts
23Calhoun County25.8-0.9 pts
24Greene County25.3+0.4 pts
25White County24.6-0.4 pts
26Putnam County24-1.2 pts
27Macon County22.9-0 pts
28Pulaski County22.6-1 pts
29Dodge County22.5-0.9 pts
30Warren County22.3-1.7 pts
31Taylor County22.2-0.6 pts
32Wilkinson County22.1-0.9 pts
33Baker County21.5-1.3 pts
34Wilkes County21.2-1 pts
35Terrell County20.9-1.4 pts
36Baldwin County20.3-0.8 pts
37Decatur County20.1-0.8 pts
38Montgomery County20-1.4 pts
39Sumter County19.6-1.5 pts
40Crisp County19.6-0.3 pts
41Tattnall County19.5+0.1 pts
42Glynn County19.3-0.5 pts
43Ware County19.2-0.7 pts
44Richmond County19-0.6 pts
45Hart County19-1.1 pts
46Burke County18.8-1 pts
47Oglethorpe County18.7+1.2 pts
48Jefferson County18.5-0.2 pts
49Clinch County18.5-2.6 pts
49Franklin County18.5-1.3 pts
51Brooks County18.4-0.3 pts
52Dooly County18.3-3.6 pts
53Bleckley County18.2-0.8 pts
54Early County18-0.3 pts
54Schley County18-1 pts
56Echols County18-2.6 pts
57Laurens County17.6-1.2 pts
58Talbot County17.5+0.3 pts
59Appling County17.5-1.7 pts
60Emanuel County17.3+0.6 pts
61Brantley County17.1-1.5 pts
61Evans County17.1+1 pts
63Bibb County17-0.2 pts
64Bacon County16.9-1.8 pts
65Stewart County16.9-0.9 pts
66Stephens County16.8-0.5 pts
67Lanier County16.7+2.8 pts
68Marion County16.7-2.4 pts
69Dade County16.7-1.1 pts
70Washington County16.4+0.3 pts
71Toombs County16.2-3 pts
72Upson County16.1+0.6 pts
73Chattooga County16+1.5 pts
74Turner County15.9-4.4 pts
75Jeff Davis County15.90 pts
76Crawford County15.8-0.7 pts
77Dougherty County15.6-0.5 pts
78Worth County15.3+0.6 pts
79Meriwether County15.3+0.4 pts
80Peach County15.1-0.4 pts
81Berrien County14.7-1.3 pts
82Lumpkin County14.6+1.5 pts
83Cook County14.5-1.9 pts
84Habersham County14.5-1.1 pts
85Pickens County14.4+1.4 pts
86Liberty County14-0.5 pts
87Columbia County13.8-1.7 pts
88Dawson County13.5-1.2 pts
89DeKalb County13.4+0.7 pts
90Charlton County13.2-0.3 pts
91Grady County13.2-1.7 pts
92Treutlen County13-6.7 pts
93Miller County12.9+1.8 pts
94Harris County12.9-1.8 pts
95Colquitt County12.9-0.7 pts
96Thomas County12.4-0.3 pts
97McDuffie County12.3-0.5 pts
98Chatham County12.3-0.2 pts
99Wayne County12.3-1.6 pts
100Coffee County12.1-2.2 pts
101Elbert County12-3.5 pts
102Ben Hill County12-0.3 pts
103Madison County11.9+0.8 pts
104Muscogee County11.7-0 pts
105Long County11.6-1.5 pts
106Mitchell County11.6-0.8 pts
107Tift County11.5-0.3 pts
108Pierce County11.4+0.3 pts
109Walker County11.10 pts
110Irwin County11-3.4 pts
111Lowndes County10.7-0.5 pts
112Pike County10.4+0.8 pts
113Morgan County10.4-0.1 pts
114Troup County10.4-1.2 pts
115Gordon County10.2+0.1 pts
116Candler County10.1-1.5 pts
117Hall County10.1-0.4 pts
118Floyd County10-1.3 pts
119Jasper County9.9-2.8 pts
120Bulloch County9.9-0.5 pts
121Polk County9.9-0.1 pts
122Bartow County9.6-0.5 pts
123Lamar County9.5+0.1 pts
124Heard County9.5+1.5 pts
125Johnson County9.4+1.1 pts
126Camden County9.4-1.3 pts
127Butts County9.2-1.6 pts
128Atkinson County9.1-3.2 pts
129Houston County9-0.4 pts
130Bryan County8.7-0.3 pts
131Fulton County8.5-0.1 pts
132Whitfield County8.5-0.2 pts
133Haralson County8.5+0.1 pts
134Jones County8.4-0.9 pts
135Jackson County8.2-0.5 pts
136Monroe County8.2-0.1 pts
137Clayton County8+0.1 pts
138Banks County8-0.8 pts
139Carroll County7.60 pts
140Catoosa County7.6-0.5 pts
141Douglas County7-0 pts
141Lee County7-0 pts
143Effingham County6.7-0.4 pts
144Spalding County6.4+0.4 pts
145Cobb County5.8+0.1 pts
146Murray County5.6-2 pts
147Newton County5.4+0.3 pts
148Henry County5.4-0.3 pts
149Rockdale County5.2-0.9 pts
150Coweta County5-0.1 pts
151Barrow County4.9-0.3 pts
152Fayette County4.9-0.5 pts
153Clarke County4.8+0.2 pts
154Paulding County4.7-0.6 pts
155Cherokee County4.6+0.5 pts
156Walton County4.5-0.3 pts
157Oconee County4.3-0.6 pts
158Forsyth County4.3+0.3 pts
159Gwinnett County3.9-0.1 pts

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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/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 Georgia 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

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

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Quitman County, with 45.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gwinnett County, with 3.9% in 2023.

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