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

Calhoun County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 102 counties in 2022, at 48.1%. Kendall County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for Illinois was 8.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest48.1Calhoun County
Lowest2.7Kendall County
Median11.6102 counties
Illinois8.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 9.1 %Alexander County: 42.4 %Bond County: 9.8 %Boone County: 5.7 %Brown County: 11.8 %Bureau County: 11.1 %Calhoun County: 48.1 %Carroll County: 22.9 %Cass County: 12 %Champaign County: 11.8 %Christian County: 11.4 %Clark County: 12.5 %Clay County: 11.3 %Clinton County: 7.3 %Coles County: 10.5 %Cook County: 8.6 %Crawford County: 11.8 %Cumberland County: 12.5 %DeKalb County: 5.5 %De Witt County: 9.4 %Douglas County: 10 %DuPage County: 4.5 %Edgar County: 8.1 %Edwards County: 14.1 %Effingham County: 7.9 %Fayette County: 13.1 %Ford County: 9.2 %Franklin County: 12.9 %Fulton County: 12.2 %Gallatin County: 14.2 %Greene County: 21.9 %Grundy County: 3.9 %Hamilton County: 14.4 %Hancock County: 16.2 %Hardin County: 34.6 %Henderson County: 19 %Henry County: 9.1 %Iroquois County: 12.5 %Jackson County: 16.9 %Jasper County: 12.2 %Jefferson County: 11.3 %Jersey County: 21.3 %Jo Daviess County: 25 %Johnson County: 25.8 %Kane County: 3.5 %Kankakee County: 10.4 %Kendall County: 2.7 %Knox County: 12.9 %Lake County: 5.4 %LaSalle County: 9.4 %Lawrence County: 14.6 %Lee County: 8.8 %Livingston County: 7.8 %Logan County: 7.4 %McDonough County: 15.1 %McHenry County: 3.8 %McLean County: 8.5 %Macon County: 12.9 %Macoupin County: 16.7 %Madison County: 8.3 %Marion County: 12.6 %Marshall County: 14.8 %Mason County: 12.9 %Massac County: 20.8 %Menard County: 9.3 %Mercer County: 12 %Monroe County: 6.8 %Montgomery County: 10.2 %Morgan County: 11.8 %Moultrie County: 6 %Ogle County: 8.1 %Peoria County: 10.1 %Perry County: 11.2 %Piatt County: 8.1 %Pike County: 21.5 %Pope County: 41.8 %Pulaski County: 34.1 %Putnam County: 21.9 %Randolph County: 13.1 %Richland County: 11.9 %Rock Island County: 8.6 %St. Clair County: 12.6 %Saline County: 12.2 %Sangamon County: 9.6 %Schuyler County: 17.8 %Scott County: 18.3 %Shelby County: 12.8 %Stark County: 10.1 %Stephenson County: 9.7 %Tazewell County: 8.5 %Union County: 14.1 %Vermilion County: 13.3 %Wabash County: 11.7 %Warren County: 10.1 %Washington County: 10.4 %Wayne County: 11 %White County: 16.3 %Whiteside County: 10.4 %Will County: 4.8 %Williamson County: 10.3 %Winnebago County: 7.9 %Woodford County: 6.3 %
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  • 17 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Calhoun County: 48.1 %Calhoun County48.1Alexander County: 42.4 %Alexander County42.4Pope County: 41.8 %Pope County41.8Hardin County: 34.6 %Hardin County34.6Pulaski County: 34.1 %Pulaski County34.1Johnson County: 25.8 %Johnson County25.8Jo Daviess County: 25 %Jo Daviess County25Carroll County: 22.9 %Carroll County22.9Greene County: 21.9 %Greene County21.9Putnam County: 21.9 %Putnam County21.9Pike County: 21.5 %Pike County21.5Jersey County: 21.3 %Jersey County21.3Massac County: 20.8 %Massac County20.8Henderson County: 19 %Henderson County19Scott County: 18.3 %Scott County18.3Schuyler County: 17.8 %Schuyler County17.8Jackson County: 16.9 %Jackson County16.9Macoupin County: 16.7 %Macoupin County16.7White County: 16.3 %White County16.3Hancock County: 16.2 %Hancock County16.2McDonough County: 15.1 %McDonough County15.1Marshall County: 14.8 %Marshall County14.8Lawrence County: 14.6 %Lawrence County14.6Hamilton County: 14.4 %Hamilton County14.4Gallatin County: 14.2 %Gallatin County14.2Edwards County: 14.1 %Edwards County14.1Union County: 14.1 %Union County14.1Vermilion County: 13.3 %Vermilion County13.3Randolph County: 13.1 %Randolph County13.1Fayette County: 13.1 %Fayette County13.1Knox County: 12.9 %Knox County12.9Mason County: 12.9 %Mason County12.9Franklin County: 12.9 %Franklin County12.9Macon County: 12.9 %Macon County12.9Shelby County: 12.8 %Shelby County12.8Marion County: 12.6 %Marion County12.6St. Clair County: 12.6 %St. Clair County12.6Cumberland County: 12.5 %Cumberland County12.5Iroquois County: 12.5 %Iroquois County12.5Clark County: 12.5 %Clark County12.5Calhoun County: 48.1 %Calhoun County48.1Alexander County: 42.4 %Alexander County42.4Pope County: 41.8 %Pope County41.8Hardin County: 34.6 %Hardin County34.6Pulaski County: 34.1 %Pulaski County34.1Johnson County: 25.8 %Johnson County25.8Jo Daviess County: 25 %Jo Daviess County25Carroll County: 22.9 %Carroll County22.9Greene County: 21.9 %Greene County21.9Putnam County: 21.9 %Putnam County21.9Pike County: 21.5 %Pike County21.5Jersey County: 21.3 %Jersey County21.3Massac County: 20.8 %Massac County20.8Henderson County: 19 %Henderson County19Scott County: 18.3 %Scott County18.3Schuyler County: 17.8 %Schuyler County17.8Jackson County: 16.9 %Jackson County16.9Macoupin County: 16.7 %Macoupin County16.7White County: 16.3 %White County16.3Hancock County: 16.2 %Hancock County16.2McDonough County: 15.1 %McDonough County15.1Marshall County: 14.8 %Marshall County14.8Lawrence County: 14.6 %Lawrence County14.6Hamilton County: 14.4 %Hamilton County14.4Gallatin County: 14.2 %Gallatin County14.2Edwards County: 14.1 %Edwards County14.1Union County: 14.1 %Union County14.1Vermilion County: 13.3 %Vermilion County13.3Randolph County: 13.1 %Randolph County13.1Fayette County: 13.1 %Fayette County13.1Knox County: 12.9 %Knox County12.9Mason County: 12.9 %Mason County12.9Franklin County: 12.9 %Franklin County12.9Macon County: 12.9 %Macon County12.9Shelby County: 12.8 %Shelby County12.8Marion County: 12.6 %Marion County12.6St. Clair County: 12.6 %St. Clair County12.6Cumberland County: 12.5 %Cumberland County12.5Iroquois County: 12.5 %Iroquois County12.5Clark County: 12.5 %Clark County12.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Calhoun County48.1+2.4 pts
2Alexander County42.4+0.6 pts
3Pope County41.8-0.3 pts
4Hardin County34.6+1.6 pts
5Pulaski County34.1-1.3 pts
6Johnson County25.8-0.9 pts
7Jo Daviess County25-0.4 pts
8Carroll County22.9-0.2 pts
9Greene County21.9-1 pts
10Putnam County21.9-3.3 pts
11Pike County21.5+0.1 pts
12Jersey County21.3+1 pts
13Massac County20.8+0.7 pts
14Henderson County19-2.3 pts
15Scott County18.3-0.9 pts
16Schuyler County17.8-1.6 pts
17Jackson County16.90 pts
18Macoupin County16.7+0.3 pts
19White County16.3-0.1 pts
20Hancock County16.2-1.8 pts
21McDonough County15.1-2.9 pts
22Marshall County14.8-1.4 pts
23Lawrence County14.6+0.3 pts
24Hamilton County14.4-2.7 pts
25Gallatin County14.2-1.4 pts
26Edwards County14.1+1.1 pts
27Union County14.1-0.7 pts
28Vermilion County13.3-0.8 pts
29Randolph County13.1-0.9 pts
30Fayette County13.1-1.3 pts
31Knox County12.9-0.8 pts
32Mason County12.9-0.5 pts
33Franklin County12.9+0.6 pts
34Macon County12.9-0.3 pts
35Shelby County12.8-0.1 pts
36Marion County12.6+0.1 pts
37St. Clair County12.6-0.5 pts
38Cumberland County12.5-0.4 pts
39Iroquois County12.5-0.1 pts
40Clark County12.5-1.1 pts
41Fulton County12.2-0.3 pts
41Saline County12.2-1.3 pts
43Jasper County12.2+0.6 pts
44Mercer County12-1.2 pts
45Cass County12-0.6 pts
46Richland County11.9-1.6 pts
47Morgan County11.8-0.8 pts
48Crawford County11.8+0.2 pts
49Brown County11.8-3.1 pts
50Champaign County11.8+0.1 pts
51Wabash County11.7-1 pts
52Christian County11.4+0.4 pts
53Jefferson County11.3-1 pts
54Clay County11.3-0.5 pts
55Perry County11.2-0.4 pts
56Bureau County11.1-0.6 pts
57Wayne County11-0.8 pts
58Coles County10.5-0.8 pts
59Whiteside County10.4+0.1 pts
60Kankakee County10.4-0.5 pts
61Washington County10.4+0.8 pts
62Williamson County10.3-1.1 pts
63Montgomery County10.2-1.2 pts
64Stark County10.1-2.5 pts
65Warren County10.1-0.4 pts
66Peoria County10.1-1.2 pts
67Douglas County10-0.4 pts
68Bond County9.8-1.9 pts
69Stephenson County9.7-0.6 pts
70Sangamon County9.6+0.9 pts
71De Witt County9.4-0.3 pts
72LaSalle County9.4-0.6 pts
73Menard County9.3+0.5 pts
74Ford County9.2+0.3 pts
75Henry County9.1-0.3 pts
76Adams County9.1-1 pts
77Lee County8.8-1.1 pts
78Cook County8.6-0.7 pts
79Rock Island County8.6-0.4 pts
80McLean County8.5-0.4 pts
80Tazewell County8.5+0.1 pts
82Madison County8.3-0.4 pts
83Ogle County8.1-0.1 pts
84Edgar County8.1-1.1 pts
85Piatt County8.1-1.1 pts
86Effingham County7.9+0.5 pts
87Winnebago County7.9-0 pts
88Livingston County7.8-1.6 pts
89Logan County7.4-0.8 pts
90Clinton County7.3-1.2 pts
91Monroe County6.8+0.2 pts
92Woodford County6.3-0.1 pts
93Moultrie County6-0.8 pts
94Boone County5.7-0.4 pts
95DeKalb County5.5-0.3 pts
96Lake County5.4-0.5 pts
97Will County4.8-0.2 pts
98DuPage County4.5-0.1 pts
99Grundy County3.9-0.4 pts
100McHenry County3.8-0.4 pts
101Kane County3.5-0 pts
102Kendall County2.7-0.1 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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calhoun County, with 48.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Kendall County, with 2.7% in 2022.

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