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

Crawford County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 92 counties in 2021, at 28.2%. Hancock County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 10.7% and the figure for Indiana was 9.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest28.2Crawford County
Lowest2.7Hancock County
Median10.792 counties
Indiana9.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 6.6 %Allen County: 7.2 %Bartholomew County: 8.1 %Benton County: 12.8 %Blackford County: 15.7 %Boone County: 5.8 %Brown County: 25.3 %Carroll County: 17 %Cass County: 8.4 %Clark County: 10.4 %Clay County: 10.1 %Clinton County: 9.5 %Crawford County: 28.2 %Daviess County: 8.6 %Dearborn County: 6.1 %Decatur County: 11.4 %DeKalb County: 6.7 %Delaware County: 11.8 %Dubois County: 6.5 %Elkhart County: 10.2 %Fayette County: 11 %Floyd County: 11.7 %Fountain County: 11.7 %Franklin County: 7.7 %Fulton County: 17.2 %Gibson County: 11.5 %Grant County: 12 %Greene County: 13.7 %Hamilton County: 5 %Hancock County: 2.7 %Harrison County: 13.6 %Hendricks County: 4.5 %Henry County: 12 %Howard County: 12.2 %Huntington County: 7.7 %Jackson County: 9.8 %Jasper County: 7.4 %Jay County: 8.9 %Jefferson County: 11.4 %Jennings County: 12.3 %Johnson County: 5.3 %Knox County: 10.8 %Kosciusko County: 18.6 %LaGrange County: 14.7 %Lake County: 11.2 %LaPorte County: 12.9 %Lawrence County: 8.9 %Madison County: 12.7 %Marion County: 10.6 %Marshall County: 14.6 %Martin County: 14.2 %Miami County: 11.9 %Monroe County: 9.5 %Montgomery County: 6.4 %Morgan County: 7.7 %Newton County: 8.9 %Noble County: 11.8 %Ohio County: 6.4 %Orange County: 12.3 %Owen County: 14 %Parke County: 27.5 %Perry County: 11.6 %Pike County: 8.4 %Porter County: 5.6 %Posey County: 9.1 %Pulaski County: 17.2 %Putnam County: 9.5 %Randolph County: 10.9 %Ripley County: 9.1 %Rush County: 9.8 %St. Joseph County: 9.7 %Scott County: 10.9 %Shelby County: 8 %Spencer County: 8.8 %Starke County: 23.8 %Steuben County: 27.7 %Sullivan County: 13.8 %Switzerland County: 15.7 %Tippecanoe County: 6.7 %Tipton County: 9.8 %Union County: 12.8 %Vanderburgh County: 9 %Vermillion County: 11.8 %Vigo County: 9.3 %Wabash County: 10.7 %Warren County: 9 %Warrick County: 6.3 %Washington County: 12.1 %Wayne County: 12.9 %Wells County: 6.7 %White County: 25.8 %Whitley County: 7.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Crawford County: 28.2 %Crawford County28.2Steuben County: 27.7 %Steuben County27.7Parke County: 27.5 %Parke County27.5White County: 25.8 %White County25.8Brown County: 25.3 %Brown County25.3Starke County: 23.8 %Starke County23.8Kosciusko County: 18.6 %Kosciusko County18.6Fulton County: 17.2 %Fulton County17.2Pulaski County: 17.2 %Pulaski County17.2Carroll County: 17 %Carroll County17Switzerland County: 15.7 %Switzerland County15.7Blackford County: 15.7 %Blackford County15.7LaGrange County: 14.7 %LaGrange County14.7Marshall County: 14.6 %Marshall County14.6Martin County: 14.2 %Martin County14.2Owen County: 14 %Owen County14Sullivan County: 13.8 %Sullivan County13.8Greene County: 13.7 %Greene County13.7Harrison County: 13.6 %Harrison County13.6LaPorte County: 12.9 %LaPorte County12.9Wayne County: 12.9 %Wayne County12.9Union County: 12.8 %Union County12.8Benton County: 12.8 %Benton County12.8Madison County: 12.7 %Madison County12.7Jennings County: 12.3 %Jennings County12.3Orange County: 12.3 %Orange County12.3Howard County: 12.2 %Howard County12.2Washington County: 12.1 %Washington County12.1Henry County: 12 %Henry County12Grant County: 12 %Grant County12Miami County: 11.9 %Miami County11.9Noble County: 11.8 %Noble County11.8Delaware County: 11.8 %Delaware County11.8Vermillion County: 11.8 %Vermillion County11.8Fountain County: 11.7 %Fountain County11.7Floyd County: 11.7 %Floyd County11.7Perry County: 11.6 %Perry County11.6Gibson County: 11.5 %Gibson County11.5Decatur County: 11.4 %Decatur County11.4Jefferson County: 11.4 %Jefferson County11.4Crawford County: 28.2 %Crawford County28.2Steuben County: 27.7 %Steuben County27.7Parke County: 27.5 %Parke County27.5White County: 25.8 %White County25.8Brown County: 25.3 %Brown County25.3Starke County: 23.8 %Starke County23.8Kosciusko County: 18.6 %Kosciusko County18.6Fulton County: 17.2 %Fulton County17.2Pulaski County: 17.2 %Pulaski County17.2Carroll County: 17 %Carroll County17Switzerland County: 15.7 %Switzerland County15.7Blackford County: 15.7 %Blackford County15.7LaGrange County: 14.7 %LaGrange County14.7Marshall County: 14.6 %Marshall County14.6Martin County: 14.2 %Martin County14.2Owen County: 14 %Owen County14Sullivan County: 13.8 %Sullivan County13.8Greene County: 13.7 %Greene County13.7Harrison County: 13.6 %Harrison County13.6LaPorte County: 12.9 %LaPorte County12.9Wayne County: 12.9 %Wayne County12.9Union County: 12.8 %Union County12.8Benton County: 12.8 %Benton County12.8Madison County: 12.7 %Madison County12.7Jennings County: 12.3 %Jennings County12.3Orange County: 12.3 %Orange County12.3Howard County: 12.2 %Howard County12.2Washington County: 12.1 %Washington County12.1Henry County: 12 %Henry County12Grant County: 12 %Grant County12Miami County: 11.9 %Miami County11.9Noble County: 11.8 %Noble County11.8Delaware County: 11.8 %Delaware County11.8Vermillion County: 11.8 %Vermillion County11.8Fountain County: 11.7 %Fountain County11.7Floyd County: 11.7 %Floyd County11.7Perry County: 11.6 %Perry County11.6Gibson County: 11.5 %Gibson County11.5Decatur County: 11.4 %Decatur County11.4Jefferson County: 11.4 %Jefferson County11.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Crawford County28.2
2Steuben County27.7
3Parke County27.5
4White County25.8
5Brown County25.3
6Starke County23.8
7Kosciusko County18.6
8Fulton County17.2
9Pulaski County17.2
10Carroll County17
11Switzerland County15.7
12Blackford County15.7
13LaGrange County14.7
14Marshall County14.6
15Martin County14.2
16Owen County14
17Sullivan County13.8
18Greene County13.7
19Harrison County13.6
20LaPorte County12.9
21Wayne County12.9
22Union County12.8
23Benton County12.8
24Madison County12.7
25Jennings County12.3
26Orange County12.3
27Howard County12.2
28Washington County12.1
29Henry County12
30Grant County12
31Miami County11.9
32Noble County11.8
33Delaware County11.8
33Vermillion County11.8
35Fountain County11.7
36Floyd County11.7
37Perry County11.6
38Gibson County11.5
39Decatur County11.4
40Jefferson County11.4
41Lake County11.2
42Fayette County11
43Randolph County10.9
44Scott County10.9
45Knox County10.8
46Wabash County10.7
47Marion County10.6
48Clark County10.4
49Elkhart County10.2
50Clay County10.1
51Jackson County9.8
52Rush County9.8
53Tipton County9.8
54St. Joseph County9.7
55Putnam County9.5
56Monroe County9.5
57Clinton County9.5
58Vigo County9.3
59Posey County9.1
60Ripley County9.1
61Warren County9
62Vanderburgh County9
63Lawrence County8.9
64Jay County8.9
65Newton County8.9
66Spencer County8.8
67Daviess County8.6
68Cass County8.4
69Pike County8.4
70Bartholomew County8.1
71Shelby County8
72Franklin County7.7
73Morgan County7.7
74Huntington County7.7
75Jasper County7.4
76Allen County7.2
77Whitley County7.1
78Tippecanoe County6.7
79DeKalb County6.7
79Wells County6.7
81Adams County6.6
82Dubois County6.5
83Ohio County6.4
84Montgomery County6.4
85Warrick County6.3
86Dearborn County6.1
87Boone County5.8
88Porter County5.6
89Johnson County5.3
90Hamilton County5
91Hendricks County4.5
92Hancock County2.7

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/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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-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 Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Crawford County, with 28.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hancock County, with 2.7% in 2021.

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