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

Valley County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 44 counties in 2021, at 69.7%. Canyon County had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 12.1% and the figure for Idaho was 11.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.7Valley County
Lowest3.6Canyon County
Median12.144 counties
Idaho11.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Ada County: 3.8 %Adams County: 36.2 %Bannock County: 7.7 %Bear Lake County: 42.3 %Benewah County: 23 %Bingham County: 7.2 %Blaine County: 43.2 %Boise County: 39.6 %Bonner County: 27.9 %Bonneville County: 6.4 %Boundary County: 16.4 %Butte County: 26.3 %Camas County: 52.2 %Canyon County: 3.6 %Caribou County: 21 %Cassia County: 9.1 %Clark County: 39.4 %Clearwater County: 23.7 %Custer County: 44.3 %Elmore County: 12.2 %Franklin County: 8.2 %Fremont County: 49.5 %Gem County: 7.5 %Gooding County: 10.3 %Idaho County: 27.9 %Jefferson County: 6.1 %Jerome County: 7.2 %Kootenai County: 11.6 %Latah County: 8.3 %Lemhi County: 26.8 %Lewis County: 14.2 %Lincoln County: 7.8 %Madison County: 19 %Minidoka County: 10.2 %Nez Perce County: 7.8 %Oneida County: 12 %Owyhee County: 10.2 %Payette County: 3.9 %Power County: 8.2 %Shoshone County: 22.5 %Teton County: 27.1 %Twin Falls County: 5.5 %Valley County: 69.7 %Washington County: 9.2 %
  • Under 7.3
  • 7.3 to 8.6
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  • 12 to 23
  • 23 to 39
  • 39 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Valley County: 69.7 %Valley County69.7Camas County: 52.2 %Camas County52.2Fremont County: 49.5 %Fremont County49.5Custer County: 44.3 %Custer County44.3Blaine County: 43.2 %Blaine County43.2Bear Lake County: 42.3 %Bear Lake County42.3Boise County: 39.6 %Boise County39.6Clark County: 39.4 %Clark County39.4Adams County: 36.2 %Adams County36.2Bonner County: 27.9 %Bonner County27.9Idaho County: 27.9 %Idaho County27.9Teton County: 27.1 %Teton County27.1Lemhi County: 26.8 %Lemhi County26.8Butte County: 26.3 %Butte County26.3Clearwater County: 23.7 %Clearwater County23.7Benewah County: 23 %Benewah County23Shoshone County: 22.5 %Shoshone County22.5Caribou County: 21 %Caribou County21Madison County: 19 %Madison County19Boundary County: 16.4 %Boundary County16.4Lewis County: 14.2 %Lewis County14.2Elmore County: 12.2 %Elmore County12.2Oneida County: 12 %Oneida County12Kootenai County: 11.6 %Kootenai County11.6Gooding County: 10.3 %Gooding County10.3Owyhee County: 10.2 %Owyhee County10.2Minidoka County: 10.2 %Minidoka County10.2Washington County: 9.2 %Washington County9.2Cassia County: 9.1 %Cassia County9.1Latah County: 8.3 %Latah County8.3Power County: 8.2 %Power County8.2Franklin County: 8.2 %Franklin County8.2Lincoln County: 7.8 %Lincoln County7.8Nez Perce County: 7.8 %Nez Perce County7.8Bannock County: 7.7 %Bannock County7.7Gem County: 7.5 %Gem County7.5Jerome County: 7.2 %Jerome County7.2Bingham County: 7.2 %Bingham County7.2Bonneville County: 6.4 %Bonneville County6.4Jefferson County: 6.1 %Jefferson County6.1Twin Falls County: 5.5 %Twin Falls County5.5Payette County: 3.9 %Payette County3.9Ada County: 3.8 %Ada County3.8Canyon County: 3.6 %Canyon County3.6Valley County: 69.7 %Valley County69.7Camas County: 52.2 %Camas County52.2Fremont County: 49.5 %Fremont County49.5Custer County: 44.3 %Custer County44.3Blaine County: 43.2 %Blaine County43.2Bear Lake County: 42.3 %Bear Lake County42.3Boise County: 39.6 %Boise County39.6Clark County: 39.4 %Clark County39.4Adams County: 36.2 %Adams County36.2Bonner County: 27.9 %Bonner County27.9Idaho County: 27.9 %Idaho County27.9Teton County: 27.1 %Teton County27.1Lemhi County: 26.8 %Lemhi County26.8Butte County: 26.3 %Butte County26.3Clearwater County: 23.7 %Clearwater County23.7Benewah County: 23 %Benewah County23Shoshone County: 22.5 %Shoshone County22.5Caribou County: 21 %Caribou County21Madison County: 19 %Madison County19Boundary County: 16.4 %Boundary County16.4Lewis County: 14.2 %Lewis County14.2Elmore County: 12.2 %Elmore County12.2Oneida County: 12 %Oneida County12Kootenai County: 11.6 %Kootenai County11.6Gooding County: 10.3 %Gooding County10.3Owyhee County: 10.2 %Owyhee County10.2Minidoka County: 10.2 %Minidoka County10.2Washington County: 9.2 %Washington County9.2Cassia County: 9.1 %Cassia County9.1Latah County: 8.3 %Latah County8.3Power County: 8.2 %Power County8.2Franklin County: 8.2 %Franklin County8.2Lincoln County: 7.8 %Lincoln County7.8Nez Perce County: 7.8 %Nez Perce County7.8Bannock County: 7.7 %Bannock County7.7Gem County: 7.5 %Gem County7.5Jerome County: 7.2 %Jerome County7.2Bingham County: 7.2 %Bingham County7.2Bonneville County: 6.4 %Bonneville County6.4Jefferson County: 6.1 %Jefferson County6.1Twin Falls County: 5.5 %Twin Falls County5.5Payette County: 3.9 %Payette County3.9Ada County: 3.8 %Ada County3.8Canyon County: 3.6 %Canyon County3.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Valley County69.7
2Camas County52.2
3Fremont County49.5
4Custer County44.3
5Blaine County43.2
6Bear Lake County42.3
7Boise County39.6
8Clark County39.4
9Adams County36.2
10Bonner County27.9
11Idaho County27.9
12Teton County27.1
13Lemhi County26.8
14Butte County26.3
15Clearwater County23.7
16Benewah County23
17Shoshone County22.5
18Caribou County21
19Madison County19
20Boundary County16.4
21Lewis County14.2
22Elmore County12.2
23Oneida County12
24Kootenai County11.6
25Gooding County10.3
26Owyhee County10.2
27Minidoka County10.2
28Washington County9.2
29Cassia County9.1
30Latah County8.3
31Power County8.2
32Franklin County8.2
33Lincoln County7.8
34Nez Perce County7.8
35Bannock County7.7
36Gem County7.5
37Jerome County7.2
38Bingham County7.2
39Bonneville County6.4
40Jefferson County6.1
41Twin Falls County5.5
42Payette County3.9
43Ada County3.8
44Canyon County3.6

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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 Idaho 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 Idaho 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/idaho-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 Idaho 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/idaho-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 Idaho 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/idaho-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Valley County, with 69.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Canyon County, with 3.6% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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