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Counties in Illinois by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Calhoun County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 102 counties in 2024, at 46.1%. Kendall County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 10.7% and the figure for Illinois was 7.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest46.1Calhoun County
Lowest2.6Kendall County
Median10.7102 counties
Illinois7.7History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 7.9 %Alexander County: 35.2 %Bond County: 10.9 %Boone County: 4.1 %Brown County: 12.1 %Bureau County: 10.3 %Calhoun County: 46.1 %Carroll County: 19.8 %Cass County: 9.7 %Champaign County: 10.1 %Christian County: 10.5 %Clark County: 10.3 %Clay County: 13.9 %Clinton County: 7.6 %Coles County: 8.2 %Cook County: 7.7 %Crawford County: 11.4 %Cumberland County: 11.6 %DeKalb County: 5.1 %De Witt County: 9.9 %Douglas County: 8.7 %DuPage County: 4.5 %Edgar County: 7.9 %Edwards County: 12.5 %Effingham County: 9.5 %Fayette County: 11.3 %Ford County: 7 %Franklin County: 12.6 %Fulton County: 13 %Gallatin County: 16.3 %Greene County: 23 %Grundy County: 3.7 %Hamilton County: 10.9 %Hancock County: 14.8 %Hardin County: 33.9 %Henderson County: 19.7 %Henry County: 8.7 %Iroquois County: 10.5 %Jackson County: 17.2 %Jasper County: 11.2 %Jefferson County: 10.9 %Jersey County: 20 %Jo Daviess County: 22.7 %Johnson County: 26 %Kane County: 3.3 %Kankakee County: 9.7 %Kendall County: 2.6 %Knox County: 11.7 %Lake County: 4.5 %LaSalle County: 9 %Lawrence County: 14.6 %Lee County: 11.1 %Livingston County: 8.3 %Logan County: 5.9 %McDonough County: 12.7 %McHenry County: 3.1 %McLean County: 6.8 %Macon County: 12.4 %Macoupin County: 16.9 %Madison County: 7.6 %Marion County: 10.5 %Marshall County: 12.4 %Mason County: 12.7 %Massac County: 20 %Menard County: 6.6 %Mercer County: 9.9 %Monroe County: 6.2 %Montgomery County: 9.4 %Morgan County: 12.9 %Moultrie County: 6.8 %Ogle County: 8.2 %Peoria County: 8.5 %Perry County: 14 %Piatt County: 6.6 %Pike County: 18 %Pope County: 37.8 %Pulaski County: 32 %Putnam County: 20.2 %Randolph County: 11 %Richland County: 12.5 %Rock Island County: 7.5 %St. Clair County: 12.8 %Saline County: 13.2 %Sangamon County: 9.2 %Schuyler County: 17.3 %Scott County: 14.2 %Shelby County: 11.4 %Stark County: 11.2 %Stephenson County: 9.3 %Tazewell County: 8 %Union County: 12.5 %Vermilion County: 12.4 %Wabash County: 12.4 %Warren County: 10.5 %Washington County: 9.7 %Wayne County: 10.6 %White County: 15.7 %Whiteside County: 10.5 %Will County: 3.9 %Williamson County: 9.7 %Winnebago County: 7.2 %Woodford County: 6.8 %
  • Under 7.2
  • 7.2 to 9.4
  • 9.4 to 11
  • 11 to 12
  • 12 to 16
  • 16 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Calhoun County: 46.1 %Calhoun County46.1Pope County: 37.8 %Pope County37.8Alexander County: 35.2 %Alexander County35.2Hardin County: 33.9 %Hardin County33.9Pulaski County: 32 %Pulaski County32Johnson County: 26 %Johnson County26Greene County: 23 %Greene County23Jo Daviess County: 22.7 %Jo Daviess County22.7Putnam County: 20.2 %Putnam County20.2Jersey County: 20 %Jersey County20Massac County: 20 %Massac County20Carroll County: 19.8 %Carroll County19.8Henderson County: 19.7 %Henderson County19.7Pike County: 18 %Pike County18Schuyler County: 17.3 %Schuyler County17.3Jackson County: 17.2 %Jackson County17.2Macoupin County: 16.9 %Macoupin County16.9Gallatin County: 16.3 %Gallatin County16.3White County: 15.7 %White County15.7Hancock County: 14.8 %Hancock County14.8Lawrence County: 14.6 %Lawrence County14.6Scott County: 14.2 %Scott County14.2Perry County: 14 %Perry County14Clay County: 13.9 %Clay County13.9Saline County: 13.2 %Saline County13.2Fulton County: 13 %Fulton County13Morgan County: 12.9 %Morgan County12.9St. Clair County: 12.8 %St. Clair County12.8McDonough County: 12.7 %McDonough County12.7Mason County: 12.7 %Mason County12.7Franklin County: 12.6 %Franklin County12.6Union County: 12.5 %Union County12.5Richland County: 12.5 %Richland County12.5Edwards County: 12.5 %Edwards County12.5Macon County: 12.4 %Macon County12.4Marshall County: 12.4 %Marshall County12.4Wabash County: 12.4 %Wabash County12.4Vermilion County: 12.4 %Vermilion County12.4Brown County: 12.1 %Brown County12.1Knox County: 11.7 %Knox County11.7Calhoun County: 46.1 %Calhoun County46.1Pope County: 37.8 %Pope County37.8Alexander County: 35.2 %Alexander County35.2Hardin County: 33.9 %Hardin County33.9Pulaski County: 32 %Pulaski County32Johnson County: 26 %Johnson County26Greene County: 23 %Greene County23Jo Daviess County: 22.7 %Jo Daviess County22.7Putnam County: 20.2 %Putnam County20.2Jersey County: 20 %Jersey County20Massac County: 20 %Massac County20Carroll County: 19.8 %Carroll County19.8Henderson County: 19.7 %Henderson County19.7Pike County: 18 %Pike County18Schuyler County: 17.3 %Schuyler County17.3Jackson County: 17.2 %Jackson County17.2Macoupin County: 16.9 %Macoupin County16.9Gallatin County: 16.3 %Gallatin County16.3White County: 15.7 %White County15.7Hancock County: 14.8 %Hancock County14.8Lawrence County: 14.6 %Lawrence County14.6Scott County: 14.2 %Scott County14.2Perry County: 14 %Perry County14Clay County: 13.9 %Clay County13.9Saline County: 13.2 %Saline County13.2Fulton County: 13 %Fulton County13Morgan County: 12.9 %Morgan County12.9St. Clair County: 12.8 %St. Clair County12.8McDonough County: 12.7 %McDonough County12.7Mason County: 12.7 %Mason County12.7Franklin County: 12.6 %Franklin County12.6Union County: 12.5 %Union County12.5Richland County: 12.5 %Richland County12.5Edwards County: 12.5 %Edwards County12.5Macon County: 12.4 %Macon County12.4Marshall County: 12.4 %Marshall County12.4Wabash County: 12.4 %Wabash County12.4Vermilion County: 12.4 %Vermilion County12.4Brown County: 12.1 %Brown County12.1Knox County: 11.7 %Knox County11.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Calhoun County46.1-0.7 pts
2Pope County37.8-2.2 pts
3Alexander County35.2-3.2 pts
4Hardin County33.9-1.2 pts
5Pulaski County32-2.6 pts
6Johnson County26+0.6 pts
7Greene County23+0.8 pts
8Jo Daviess County22.7+0.1 pts
9Putnam County20.2+0.8 pts
10Jersey County20+0.8 pts
10Massac County20+0.3 pts
12Carroll County19.8-1.1 pts
13Henderson County19.7-1.4 pts
14Pike County18-2.3 pts
15Schuyler County17.3-0.3 pts
16Jackson County17.2+0.4 pts
17Macoupin County16.9-0.6 pts
18Gallatin County16.3-0.1 pts
19White County15.7-0.3 pts
20Hancock County14.8-1.3 pts
21Lawrence County14.6-0.3 pts
22Scott County14.2-0.9 pts
23Perry County14+1.2 pts
24Clay County13.9+2.2 pts
25Saline County13.2-0.2 pts
26Fulton County13+0.5 pts
27Morgan County12.9+0.2 pts
28St. Clair County12.8+0.6 pts
29McDonough County12.7-0.8 pts
30Mason County12.7-0.9 pts
31Franklin County12.6-0.1 pts
32Union County12.5+0.5 pts
33Richland County12.5-0.6 pts
34Edwards County12.5-0.4 pts
35Macon County12.4-0.4 pts
36Marshall County12.4-2.4 pts
37Wabash County12.4+0.7 pts
38Vermilion County12.4+0.1 pts
39Brown County12.1-0.9 pts
40Knox County11.7-1 pts
41Cumberland County11.6+0.2 pts
42Crawford County11.4-1 pts
43Shelby County11.4-1.2 pts
44Fayette County11.3-0.2 pts
45Jasper County11.2+0.3 pts
46Stark County11.2-0.2 pts
47Lee County11.1+0.3 pts
48Randolph County11-1.9 pts
49Hamilton County10.9-1.1 pts
50Bond County10.9+1.7 pts
51Jefferson County10.9-0.2 pts
52Wayne County10.6-0.4 pts
53Warren County10.5-1 pts
54Christian County10.5-0.4 pts
54Iroquois County10.5-1.1 pts
54Whiteside County10.5+0.3 pts
57Marion County10.5-0.5 pts
58Clark County10.3+0.3 pts
59Bureau County10.3-0.2 pts
60Champaign County10.1-1.1 pts
61De Witt County9.9+0.7 pts
62Mercer County9.9-2 pts
63Kankakee County9.7-0.2 pts
64Williamson County9.7-0.3 pts
65Washington County9.7-1 pts
66Cass County9.7+0.3 pts
67Effingham County9.5+1 pts
68Montgomery County9.4-0.7 pts
69Stephenson County9.3+0.3 pts
70Sangamon County9.2-0.3 pts
71LaSalle County9-0.5 pts
72Henry County8.7-0 pts
73Douglas County8.7+0.8 pts
74Peoria County8.5-0.9 pts
75Livingston County8.3-0 pts
76Ogle County8.2-0.3 pts
77Coles County8.2-2.3 pts
78Tazewell County8-0.3 pts
79Adams County7.9-0.4 pts
79Edgar County7.9+0.3 pts
81Cook County7.7-0.4 pts
82Clinton County7.6-0.2 pts
82Madison County7.6-0.5 pts
84Rock Island County7.5-0.8 pts
85Winnebago County7.2-0.4 pts
86Ford County7-1.6 pts
87Woodford County6.8+0.2 pts
88Moultrie County6.8+0.6 pts
89McLean County6.8-1.3 pts
90Menard County6.6-0.6 pts
91Piatt County6.6-0.6 pts
92Monroe County6.2+0.5 pts
93Logan County5.9-1.3 pts
94DeKalb County5.1-0.2 pts
95Lake County4.5-0.5 pts
96DuPage County4.5-0.1 pts
97Boone County4.1-1.3 pts
98Will County3.9-0.6 pts
99Grundy County3.7-0.1 pts
100Kane County3.3-0.3 pts
101McHenry County3.1-0.5 pts
102Kendall County2.6-0.1 pts

Other periods

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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Illinois by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 Illinois by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/illinois-counties. 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 Illinois by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/illinois-counties.

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

Calhoun County, with 46.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kendall County, with 2.6% in 2024.

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