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

Dickinson County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 99 counties in 2024, at 37.7%. Sioux County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 9.5% and the figure for Iowa was 8.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.7Dickinson County
Lowest4.5Sioux County
Median9.599 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 9.3 %Adams County: 18.5 %Allamakee County: 23.3 %Appanoose County: 17.6 %Audubon County: 7 %Benton County: 8.2 %Black Hawk County: 7.5 %Boone County: 9.2 %Bremer County: 8.2 %Buchanan County: 7.8 %Buena Vista County: 9 %Butler County: 10.8 %Calhoun County: 16.8 %Carroll County: 7.9 %Cass County: 8.6 %Cedar County: 8.2 %Cerro Gordo County: 14.3 %Cherokee County: 9.2 %Chickasaw County: 9.8 %Clarke County: 10 %Clay County: 10.7 %Clayton County: 14.6 %Clinton County: 9.6 %Crawford County: 7.8 %Dallas County: 5.2 %Davis County: 11.4 %Decatur County: 16.5 %Delaware County: 9.8 %Des Moines County: 8.6 %Dickinson County: 37.7 %Dubuque County: 5.3 %Emmet County: 10.1 %Fayette County: 10.5 %Floyd County: 11 %Franklin County: 9.9 %Fremont County: 9.7 %Greene County: 9.2 %Grundy County: 6.9 %Guthrie County: 20.8 %Hamilton County: 8.6 %Hancock County: 8.7 %Hardin County: 12.2 %Harrison County: 9.1 %Henry County: 9.5 %Howard County: 12.7 %Humboldt County: 8.3 %Ida County: 9.5 %Iowa County: 6.2 %Jackson County: 11.2 %Jasper County: 7.6 %Jefferson County: 9.8 %Johnson County: 7.2 %Jones County: 7.8 %Keokuk County: 12.5 %Kossuth County: 9.2 %Lee County: 9.3 %Linn County: 7.3 %Louisa County: 10.6 %Lucas County: 9 %Lyon County: 8 %Madison County: 5.7 %Mahaska County: 10.1 %Marion County: 7.4 %Marshall County: 8.5 %Mills County: 12.1 %Mitchell County: 7.1 %Monona County: 11.3 %Monroe County: 15.5 %Montgomery County: 8.4 %Muscatine County: 6 %O'Brien County: 11.5 %Osceola County: 8.2 %Page County: 10.7 %Palo Alto County: 16.6 %Plymouth County: 5.3 %Pocahontas County: 17.8 %Polk County: 6 %Pottawattamie County: 6.1 %Poweshiek County: 13.1 %Ringgold County: 29.1 %Sac County: 15.9 %Scott County: 6.9 %Shelby County: 10.3 %Sioux County: 4.5 %Story County: 7.1 %Tama County: 11.5 %Taylor County: 13.9 %Union County: 11.6 %Van Buren County: 17 %Wapello County: 11 %Warren County: 5.7 %Washington County: 7.1 %Wayne County: 15 %Webster County: 10 %Winnebago County: 8.6 %Winneshiek County: 9.9 %Woodbury County: 6.2 %Worth County: 8.5 %Wright County: 14.7 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Dickinson County: 37.7 %Dickinson County37.7Ringgold County: 29.1 %Ringgold County29.1Allamakee County: 23.3 %Allamakee County23.3Guthrie County: 20.8 %Guthrie County20.8Adams County: 18.5 %Adams County18.5Pocahontas County: 17.8 %Pocahontas County17.8Appanoose County: 17.6 %Appanoose County17.6Van Buren County: 17 %Van Buren County17Calhoun County: 16.8 %Calhoun County16.8Palo Alto County: 16.6 %Palo Alto County16.6Decatur County: 16.5 %Decatur County16.5Sac County: 15.9 %Sac County15.9Monroe County: 15.5 %Monroe County15.5Wayne County: 15 %Wayne County15Wright County: 14.7 %Wright County14.7Clayton County: 14.6 %Clayton County14.6Cerro Gordo County: 14.3 %Cerro Gordo County14.3Taylor County: 13.9 %Taylor County13.9Poweshiek County: 13.1 %Poweshiek County13.1Howard County: 12.7 %Howard County12.7Keokuk County: 12.5 %Keokuk County12.5Hardin County: 12.2 %Hardin County12.2Mills County: 12.1 %Mills County12.1Union County: 11.6 %Union County11.6Tama County: 11.5 %Tama County11.5O'Brien County: 11.5 %O'Brien County11.5Davis County: 11.4 %Davis County11.4Monona County: 11.3 %Monona County11.3Jackson County: 11.2 %Jackson County11.2Wapello County: 11 %Wapello County11Floyd County: 11 %Floyd County11Butler County: 10.8 %Butler County10.8Clay County: 10.7 %Clay County10.7Page County: 10.7 %Page County10.7Louisa County: 10.6 %Louisa County10.6Fayette County: 10.5 %Fayette County10.5Shelby County: 10.3 %Shelby County10.3Mahaska County: 10.1 %Mahaska County10.1Emmet County: 10.1 %Emmet County10.1Webster County: 10 %Webster County10Dickinson County: 37.7 %Dickinson County37.7Ringgold County: 29.1 %Ringgold County29.1Allamakee County: 23.3 %Allamakee County23.3Guthrie County: 20.8 %Guthrie County20.8Adams County: 18.5 %Adams County18.5Pocahontas County: 17.8 %Pocahontas County17.8Appanoose County: 17.6 %Appanoose County17.6Van Buren County: 17 %Van Buren County17Calhoun County: 16.8 %Calhoun County16.8Palo Alto County: 16.6 %Palo Alto County16.6Decatur County: 16.5 %Decatur County16.5Sac County: 15.9 %Sac County15.9Monroe County: 15.5 %Monroe County15.5Wayne County: 15 %Wayne County15Wright County: 14.7 %Wright County14.7Clayton County: 14.6 %Clayton County14.6Cerro Gordo County: 14.3 %Cerro Gordo County14.3Taylor County: 13.9 %Taylor County13.9Poweshiek County: 13.1 %Poweshiek County13.1Howard County: 12.7 %Howard County12.7Keokuk County: 12.5 %Keokuk County12.5Hardin County: 12.2 %Hardin County12.2Mills County: 12.1 %Mills County12.1Union County: 11.6 %Union County11.6Tama County: 11.5 %Tama County11.5O'Brien County: 11.5 %O'Brien County11.5Davis County: 11.4 %Davis County11.4Monona County: 11.3 %Monona County11.3Jackson County: 11.2 %Jackson County11.2Wapello County: 11 %Wapello County11Floyd County: 11 %Floyd County11Butler County: 10.8 %Butler County10.8Clay County: 10.7 %Clay County10.7Page County: 10.7 %Page County10.7Louisa County: 10.6 %Louisa County10.6Fayette County: 10.5 %Fayette County10.5Shelby County: 10.3 %Shelby County10.3Mahaska County: 10.1 %Mahaska County10.1Emmet County: 10.1 %Emmet County10.1Webster County: 10 %Webster County10
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Dickinson County37.7-0.7 pts
2Ringgold County29.1-1.1 pts
3Allamakee County23.3+1.3 pts
4Guthrie County20.8+0.1 pts
5Adams County18.5-0.6 pts
6Pocahontas County17.8+2.1 pts
7Appanoose County17.6-3.1 pts
8Van Buren County17-0.3 pts
9Calhoun County16.8-2.2 pts
10Palo Alto County16.6-0.6 pts
11Decatur County16.50 pts
12Sac County15.9-1.1 pts
13Monroe County15.5-2.5 pts
14Wayne County15-0.4 pts
15Wright County14.7+0.1 pts
16Clayton County14.6-1.1 pts
17Cerro Gordo County14.3-0.3 pts
18Taylor County13.9-0.6 pts
19Poweshiek County13.1+0.1 pts
20Howard County12.7-2.2 pts
21Keokuk County12.5-0.1 pts
22Hardin County12.2-0.5 pts
23Mills County12.1-0.5 pts
24Union County11.6-1.1 pts
25Tama County11.5+0.1 pts
26O'Brien County11.5-0 pts
27Davis County11.4-0.6 pts
28Monona County11.3-0.1 pts
29Jackson County11.2+0.8 pts
30Wapello County11+0.5 pts
31Floyd County11+1.6 pts
32Butler County10.8+0.4 pts
33Clay County10.7-0.2 pts
34Page County10.7-1.3 pts
35Louisa County10.6-1.9 pts
36Fayette County10.5-1.5 pts
37Shelby County10.3+2 pts
38Mahaska County10.1+1.7 pts
39Emmet County10.1-3.1 pts
40Webster County10+1.7 pts
41Clarke County10+0.9 pts
42Franklin County9.9-2.4 pts
42Winneshiek County9.9+0.8 pts
44Chickasaw County9.8-0.3 pts
45Delaware County9.8-2.1 pts
46Jefferson County9.8-1 pts
47Fremont County9.7-2.2 pts
48Clinton County9.6-0.4 pts
49Henry County9.5-0.3 pts
50Ida County9.5-1.6 pts
51Lee County9.3-0.2 pts
52Adair County9.3-0 pts
53Cherokee County9.2+0.7 pts
54Greene County9.2+0.2 pts
54Kossuth County9.2-0.8 pts
56Boone County9.2+0.3 pts
57Harrison County9.1-1 pts
58Buena Vista County9+0.5 pts
59Lucas County9-0.9 pts
60Hancock County8.7-1.2 pts
61Des Moines County8.6+0.2 pts
62Hamilton County8.6-1.9 pts
63Cass County8.6-0.9 pts
63Winnebago County8.6-1 pts
65Worth County8.5+0.2 pts
66Marshall County8.5+0.7 pts
67Montgomery County8.4+0.4 pts
68Humboldt County8.3+0.4 pts
69Benton County8.2-0.7 pts
69Bremer County8.2+0.2 pts
71Cedar County8.2-0.3 pts
72Osceola County8.2-0.9 pts
73Lyon County8-0.5 pts
74Carroll County7.9-0 pts
75Crawford County7.8-1.3 pts
76Jones County7.8-0.9 pts
77Buchanan County7.8-1.2 pts
78Jasper County7.6-1.4 pts
79Black Hawk County7.5-1 pts
80Marion County7.4+1.4 pts
81Linn County7.3+0.5 pts
82Johnson County7.2-0.3 pts
83Mitchell County7.1-1.5 pts
84Story County7.1+0.1 pts
85Washington County7.1+1 pts
86Audubon County7-2.4 pts
87Grundy County6.9-0.4 pts
88Scott County6.9-0.1 pts
89Iowa County6.2-0.6 pts
90Woodbury County6.2+0.1 pts
91Pottawattamie County6.1-0.1 pts
92Muscatine County6-0.8 pts
92Polk County6+0.1 pts
94Madison County5.7-0.1 pts
95Warren County5.7-0.2 pts
96Dubuque County5.3-0.3 pts
96Plymouth County5.3+0.1 pts
98Dallas County5.2-0.2 pts
99Sioux County4.5-0.1 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/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 Iowa 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 Iowa 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/iowa-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 Iowa 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/iowa-counties.

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

Dickinson County, with 37.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Sioux County, with 4.5% in 2024.

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