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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 2023, at 46.8%. Kendall County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 11.1% and the figure for Illinois was 8.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest46.8Calhoun County
Lowest2.7Kendall County
Median11.1102 counties
Illinois8.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 8.3 %Alexander County: 38.4 %Bond County: 9.2 %Boone County: 5.4 %Brown County: 12.9 %Bureau County: 10.5 %Calhoun County: 46.8 %Carroll County: 20.9 %Cass County: 9.4 %Champaign County: 11.2 %Christian County: 10.9 %Clark County: 10 %Clay County: 11.7 %Clinton County: 7.7 %Coles County: 10.5 %Cook County: 8.2 %Crawford County: 12.4 %Cumberland County: 11.4 %DeKalb County: 5.3 %De Witt County: 9.2 %Douglas County: 7.9 %DuPage County: 4.5 %Edgar County: 7.6 %Edwards County: 12.9 %Effingham County: 8.5 %Fayette County: 11.5 %Ford County: 8.5 %Franklin County: 12.7 %Fulton County: 12.5 %Gallatin County: 16.4 %Greene County: 22.2 %Grundy County: 3.8 %Hamilton County: 12.1 %Hancock County: 16.1 %Hardin County: 35.1 %Henderson County: 21.1 %Henry County: 8.8 %Iroquois County: 11.6 %Jackson County: 16.8 %Jasper County: 10.9 %Jefferson County: 11.1 %Jersey County: 19.2 %Jo Daviess County: 22.6 %Johnson County: 25.4 %Kane County: 3.5 %Kankakee County: 9.9 %Kendall County: 2.7 %Knox County: 12.7 %Lake County: 5 %LaSalle County: 9.5 %Lawrence County: 14.9 %Lee County: 10.8 %Livingston County: 8.3 %Logan County: 7.2 %McDonough County: 13.5 %McHenry County: 3.6 %McLean County: 8.1 %Macon County: 12.8 %Macoupin County: 17.4 %Madison County: 8 %Marion County: 11 %Marshall County: 14.8 %Mason County: 13.6 %Massac County: 19.7 %Menard County: 7.3 %Mercer County: 11.9 %Monroe County: 5.7 %Montgomery County: 10.1 %Morgan County: 12.7 %Moultrie County: 6.2 %Ogle County: 8.5 %Peoria County: 9.3 %Perry County: 12.8 %Piatt County: 7.2 %Pike County: 20.3 %Pope County: 40 %Pulaski County: 34.6 %Putnam County: 19.4 %Randolph County: 12.9 %Richland County: 13.1 %Rock Island County: 8.3 %St. Clair County: 12.2 %Saline County: 13.4 %Sangamon County: 9.5 %Schuyler County: 17.6 %Scott County: 15.1 %Shelby County: 12.5 %Stark County: 11.4 %Stephenson County: 8.9 %Tazewell County: 8.3 %Union County: 12.1 %Vermilion County: 12.2 %Wabash County: 11.7 %Warren County: 11.5 %Washington County: 10.6 %Wayne County: 11 %White County: 16 %Whiteside County: 10.2 %Will County: 4.5 %Williamson County: 10 %Winnebago County: 7.6 %Woodford County: 6.6 %
  • Under 7.7
  • 7.7 to 9.3
  • 9.3 to 11
  • 11 to 13
  • 13 to 16
  • 16 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

Calhoun County: 46.8 %Calhoun County46.8Pope County: 40 %Pope County40Alexander County: 38.4 %Alexander County38.4Hardin County: 35.1 %Hardin County35.1Pulaski County: 34.6 %Pulaski County34.6Johnson County: 25.4 %Johnson County25.4Jo Daviess County: 22.6 %Jo Daviess County22.6Greene County: 22.2 %Greene County22.2Henderson County: 21.1 %Henderson County21.1Carroll County: 20.9 %Carroll County20.9Pike County: 20.3 %Pike County20.3Massac County: 19.7 %Massac County19.7Putnam County: 19.4 %Putnam County19.4Jersey County: 19.2 %Jersey County19.2Schuyler County: 17.6 %Schuyler County17.6Macoupin County: 17.4 %Macoupin County17.4Jackson County: 16.8 %Jackson County16.8Gallatin County: 16.4 %Gallatin County16.4Hancock County: 16.1 %Hancock County16.1White County: 16 %White County16Scott County: 15.1 %Scott County15.1Lawrence County: 14.9 %Lawrence County14.9Marshall County: 14.8 %Marshall County14.8Mason County: 13.6 %Mason County13.6McDonough County: 13.5 %McDonough County13.5Saline County: 13.4 %Saline County13.4Richland County: 13.1 %Richland County13.1Brown County: 12.9 %Brown County12.9Randolph County: 12.9 %Randolph County12.9Edwards County: 12.9 %Edwards County12.9Macon County: 12.8 %Macon County12.8Perry County: 12.8 %Perry County12.8Knox County: 12.7 %Knox County12.7Morgan County: 12.7 %Morgan County12.7Franklin County: 12.7 %Franklin County12.7Shelby County: 12.5 %Shelby County12.5Fulton County: 12.5 %Fulton County12.5Crawford County: 12.4 %Crawford County12.4Vermilion County: 12.2 %Vermilion County12.2St. Clair County: 12.2 %St. Clair County12.2Calhoun County: 46.8 %Calhoun County46.8Pope County: 40 %Pope County40Alexander County: 38.4 %Alexander County38.4Hardin County: 35.1 %Hardin County35.1Pulaski County: 34.6 %Pulaski County34.6Johnson County: 25.4 %Johnson County25.4Jo Daviess County: 22.6 %Jo Daviess County22.6Greene County: 22.2 %Greene County22.2Henderson County: 21.1 %Henderson County21.1Carroll County: 20.9 %Carroll County20.9Pike County: 20.3 %Pike County20.3Massac County: 19.7 %Massac County19.7Putnam County: 19.4 %Putnam County19.4Jersey County: 19.2 %Jersey County19.2Schuyler County: 17.6 %Schuyler County17.6Macoupin County: 17.4 %Macoupin County17.4Jackson County: 16.8 %Jackson County16.8Gallatin County: 16.4 %Gallatin County16.4Hancock County: 16.1 %Hancock County16.1White County: 16 %White County16Scott County: 15.1 %Scott County15.1Lawrence County: 14.9 %Lawrence County14.9Marshall County: 14.8 %Marshall County14.8Mason County: 13.6 %Mason County13.6McDonough County: 13.5 %McDonough County13.5Saline County: 13.4 %Saline County13.4Richland County: 13.1 %Richland County13.1Brown County: 12.9 %Brown County12.9Randolph County: 12.9 %Randolph County12.9Edwards County: 12.9 %Edwards County12.9Macon County: 12.8 %Macon County12.8Perry County: 12.8 %Perry County12.8Knox County: 12.7 %Knox County12.7Morgan County: 12.7 %Morgan County12.7Franklin County: 12.7 %Franklin County12.7Shelby County: 12.5 %Shelby County12.5Fulton County: 12.5 %Fulton County12.5Crawford County: 12.4 %Crawford County12.4Vermilion County: 12.2 %Vermilion County12.2St. Clair County: 12.2 %St. Clair County12.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Calhoun County46.8-1.3 pts
2Pope County40-1.8 pts
3Alexander County38.4-4 pts
4Hardin County35.1+0.4 pts
5Pulaski County34.6+0.4 pts
6Johnson County25.4-0.5 pts
7Jo Daviess County22.6-2.4 pts
8Greene County22.2+0.3 pts
9Henderson County21.1+2.2 pts
10Carroll County20.9-2 pts
11Pike County20.3-1.2 pts
12Massac County19.7-1.1 pts
13Putnam County19.4-2.4 pts
14Jersey County19.2-2.1 pts
15Schuyler County17.6-0.2 pts
16Macoupin County17.4+0.7 pts
17Jackson County16.8-0.1 pts
18Gallatin County16.4+2.1 pts
19Hancock County16.1-0 pts
20White County16-0.2 pts
21Scott County15.1-3.2 pts
22Lawrence County14.9+0.2 pts
23Marshall County14.80 pts
24Mason County13.6+0.7 pts
25McDonough County13.5-1.5 pts
26Saline County13.4+1.1 pts
27Richland County13.1+1.2 pts
28Brown County12.9+1.2 pts
29Randolph County12.9-0.2 pts
30Edwards County12.9-1.2 pts
31Macon County12.8-0 pts
32Perry County12.8+1.6 pts
33Knox County12.7-0.2 pts
34Morgan County12.7+0.9 pts
35Franklin County12.7-0.2 pts
36Shelby County12.5-0.3 pts
37Fulton County12.5+0.3 pts
38Crawford County12.4+0.6 pts
39Vermilion County12.2-1.1 pts
40St. Clair County12.2-0.4 pts
41Hamilton County12.1-2.3 pts
41Union County12.1-2 pts
43Mercer County11.9-0.1 pts
44Wabash County11.7-0 pts
45Clay County11.7+0.4 pts
46Iroquois County11.6-0.9 pts
47Warren County11.5+1.4 pts
48Fayette County11.5-1.6 pts
49Cumberland County11.4-1.1 pts
50Stark County11.4+1.3 pts
51Champaign County11.2-0.5 pts
52Jefferson County11.1-0.2 pts
53Marion County11-1.6 pts
54Wayne County11-0 pts
55Jasper County10.9-1.3 pts
56Christian County10.9-0.5 pts
57Lee County10.8+1.9 pts
58Washington County10.6+0.2 pts
59Coles County10.5-0 pts
60Bureau County10.5-0.7 pts
61Whiteside County10.2-0.2 pts
62Montgomery County10.1-0.1 pts
63Clark County10-2.4 pts
64Williamson County10-0.4 pts
65Kankakee County9.9-0.5 pts
66LaSalle County9.5+0.2 pts
67Sangamon County9.5-0.1 pts
68Cass County9.4-2.6 pts
69Peoria County9.3-0.7 pts
70Bond County9.2-0.6 pts
71De Witt County9.2-0.2 pts
72Stephenson County8.9-0.7 pts
73Henry County8.8-0.3 pts
74Ford County8.5-0.7 pts
75Ogle County8.5+0.4 pts
76Effingham County8.5+0.6 pts
77Rock Island County8.3-0.3 pts
78Adams County8.3-0.8 pts
79Tazewell County8.3-0.2 pts
80Livingston County8.3+0.4 pts
81Cook County8.2-0.5 pts
82McLean County8.1-0.4 pts
83Madison County8-0.2 pts
84Douglas County7.9-2 pts
85Clinton County7.7+0.5 pts
86Winnebago County7.6-0.3 pts
87Edgar County7.6-0.5 pts
88Menard County7.3-2 pts
89Logan County7.2-0.2 pts
90Piatt County7.2-0.9 pts
91Woodford County6.6+0.3 pts
92Moultrie County6.2+0.2 pts
93Monroe County5.7-1.1 pts
94Boone County5.4-0.4 pts
95DeKalb County5.3-0.2 pts
96Lake County5-0.5 pts
97DuPage County4.50 pts
98Will County4.5-0.3 pts
99Grundy County3.8-0.1 pts
100McHenry County3.6-0.2 pts
101Kane County3.5+0.1 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/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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Calhoun County, with 46.8% in 2023, 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 2023.

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