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

Elk County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 105 counties in 2024, at 33%. Scott County had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 14.9% and the figure for Kansas was 9.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33Elk County
Lowest1.9Scott County
Median14.9105 counties
Kansas9.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Allen County: 17.5 %Anderson County: 10.5 %Atchison County: 15.9 %Barber County: 26.3 %Barton County: 16.2 %Bourbon County: 13.6 %Brown County: 15.3 %Butler County: 7.8 %Chase County: 17.4 %Chautauqua County: 31.3 %Cherokee County: 13.6 %Cheyenne County: 16.8 %Clark County: 24.2 %Clay County: 10.7 %Cloud County: 14.5 %Coffey County: 11.3 %Comanche County: 18.9 %Cowley County: 14.6 %Crawford County: 12.6 %Decatur County: 18.8 %Dickinson County: 8.8 %Doniphan County: 19.2 %Douglas County: 6.1 %Edwards County: 25 %Elk County: 33 %Ellis County: 7.8 %Ellsworth County: 21.6 %Finney County: 7.8 %Ford County: 7.4 %Franklin County: 8 %Geary County: 11.2 %Gove County: 12.3 %Graham County: 15.8 %Grant County: 18.9 %Gray County: 9.3 %Greeley County: 17.9 %Greenwood County: 27.3 %Hamilton County: 25.4 %Harper County: 27 %Harvey County: 6.5 %Haskell County: 9.3 %Hodgeman County: 15.3 %Jackson County: 11.1 %Jefferson County: 7.8 %Jewell County: 25.2 %Johnson County: 3.9 %Kearny County: 9.6 %Kingman County: 14.1 %Kiowa County: 17.2 %Labette County: 15.1 %Lane County: 19.3 %Leavenworth County: 5.3 %Lincoln County: 23.4 %Linn County: 16.7 %Logan County: 9.4 %Lyon County: 10.3 %McPherson County: 7.7 %Marion County: 16.6 %Marshall County: 12.1 %Meade County: 20.9 %Miami County: 3.7 %Mitchell County: 14 %Montgomery County: 17.1 %Morris County: 14.9 %Morton County: 25.8 %Nemaha County: 10.7 %Neosho County: 10.5 %Ness County: 19.4 %Norton County: 18.4 %Osage County: 12.3 %Osborne County: 22.3 %Ottawa County: 10.6 %Pawnee County: 21.8 %Phillips County: 18.5 %Pottawatomie County: 8.2 %Pratt County: 20.5 %Rawlins County: 14.6 %Reno County: 9.5 %Republic County: 25 %Rice County: 15.3 %Riley County: 10 %Rooks County: 18.9 %Rush County: 17.4 %Russell County: 15.6 %Saline County: 6.8 %Scott County: 1.9 %Sedgwick County: 9.2 %Seward County: 12.7 %Shawnee County: 6.9 %Sheridan County: 14.6 %Sherman County: 16.6 %Smith County: 22 %Stafford County: 24.6 %Stanton County: 16.8 %Stevens County: 16.6 %Sumner County: 13.9 %Thomas County: 12.2 %Trego County: 20 %Wabaunsee County: 14.4 %Wallace County: 16.5 %Washington County: 12.6 %Wichita County: 10.4 %Wilson County: 21.7 %Woodson County: 32 %Wyandotte County: 10.5 %
  • Under 9.2
  • 9.2 to 12
  • 12 to 15
  • 15 to 17
  • 17 to 22
  • 22 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

Elk County: 33 %Elk County33Woodson County: 32 %Woodson County32Chautauqua County: 31.3 %Chautauqua County31.3Greenwood County: 27.3 %Greenwood County27.3Harper County: 27 %Harper County27Barber County: 26.3 %Barber County26.3Morton County: 25.8 %Morton County25.8Hamilton County: 25.4 %Hamilton County25.4Jewell County: 25.2 %Jewell County25.2Republic County: 25 %Republic County25Edwards County: 25 %Edwards County25Stafford County: 24.6 %Stafford County24.6Clark County: 24.2 %Clark County24.2Lincoln County: 23.4 %Lincoln County23.4Osborne County: 22.3 %Osborne County22.3Smith County: 22 %Smith County22Pawnee County: 21.8 %Pawnee County21.8Wilson County: 21.7 %Wilson County21.7Ellsworth County: 21.6 %Ellsworth County21.6Meade County: 20.9 %Meade County20.9Pratt County: 20.5 %Pratt County20.5Trego County: 20 %Trego County20Ness County: 19.4 %Ness County19.4Lane County: 19.3 %Lane County19.3Doniphan County: 19.2 %Doniphan County19.2Rooks County: 18.9 %Rooks County18.9Comanche County: 18.9 %Comanche County18.9Grant County: 18.9 %Grant County18.9Decatur County: 18.8 %Decatur County18.8Phillips County: 18.5 %Phillips County18.5Norton County: 18.4 %Norton County18.4Greeley County: 17.9 %Greeley County17.9Allen County: 17.5 %Allen County17.5Rush County: 17.4 %Rush County17.4Chase County: 17.4 %Chase County17.4Kiowa County: 17.2 %Kiowa County17.2Montgomery County: 17.1 %Montgomery County17.1Cheyenne County: 16.8 %Cheyenne County16.8Stanton County: 16.8 %Stanton County16.8Linn County: 16.7 %Linn County16.7Elk County: 33 %Elk County33Woodson County: 32 %Woodson County32Chautauqua County: 31.3 %Chautauqua County31.3Greenwood County: 27.3 %Greenwood County27.3Harper County: 27 %Harper County27Barber County: 26.3 %Barber County26.3Morton County: 25.8 %Morton County25.8Hamilton County: 25.4 %Hamilton County25.4Jewell County: 25.2 %Jewell County25.2Republic County: 25 %Republic County25Edwards County: 25 %Edwards County25Stafford County: 24.6 %Stafford County24.6Clark County: 24.2 %Clark County24.2Lincoln County: 23.4 %Lincoln County23.4Osborne County: 22.3 %Osborne County22.3Smith County: 22 %Smith County22Pawnee County: 21.8 %Pawnee County21.8Wilson County: 21.7 %Wilson County21.7Ellsworth County: 21.6 %Ellsworth County21.6Meade County: 20.9 %Meade County20.9Pratt County: 20.5 %Pratt County20.5Trego County: 20 %Trego County20Ness County: 19.4 %Ness County19.4Lane County: 19.3 %Lane County19.3Doniphan County: 19.2 %Doniphan County19.2Rooks County: 18.9 %Rooks County18.9Comanche County: 18.9 %Comanche County18.9Grant County: 18.9 %Grant County18.9Decatur County: 18.8 %Decatur County18.8Phillips County: 18.5 %Phillips County18.5Norton County: 18.4 %Norton County18.4Greeley County: 17.9 %Greeley County17.9Allen County: 17.5 %Allen County17.5Rush County: 17.4 %Rush County17.4Chase County: 17.4 %Chase County17.4Kiowa County: 17.2 %Kiowa County17.2Montgomery County: 17.1 %Montgomery County17.1Cheyenne County: 16.8 %Cheyenne County16.8Stanton County: 16.8 %Stanton County16.8Linn County: 16.7 %Linn County16.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Elk County33+4.6 pts
2Woodson County32-1.4 pts
3Chautauqua County31.3-1.9 pts
4Greenwood County27.3-2 pts
5Harper County27-0.2 pts
6Barber County26.3-0.3 pts
7Morton County25.8-2 pts
8Hamilton County25.4+0.1 pts
9Jewell County25.2-2.7 pts
10Republic County25-0.4 pts
11Edwards County25+1.5 pts
12Stafford County24.6+0.5 pts
13Clark County24.2+0.4 pts
14Lincoln County23.4-3.4 pts
15Osborne County22.3+1.6 pts
16Smith County220 pts
17Pawnee County21.8+1.1 pts
18Wilson County21.7-0 pts
19Ellsworth County21.6-3.6 pts
20Meade County20.9+0.9 pts
21Pratt County20.5+1 pts
22Trego County20+0.5 pts
23Ness County19.4-1.8 pts
24Lane County19.3+1.2 pts
25Doniphan County19.2-1.7 pts
26Rooks County18.9-0 pts
27Comanche County18.9-2.9 pts
28Grant County18.9-0 pts
29Decatur County18.8+2.4 pts
30Phillips County18.5-3.5 pts
31Norton County18.4-3.5 pts
32Greeley County17.9+2.2 pts
33Allen County17.5+0.1 pts
34Rush County17.4-1.4 pts
35Chase County17.4-0.7 pts
36Kiowa County17.2-0.4 pts
37Montgomery County17.1-0.2 pts
38Cheyenne County16.8-2.2 pts
39Stanton County16.8-2.1 pts
40Linn County16.7-0.3 pts
41Stevens County16.6-3.6 pts
42Sherman County16.6-3.1 pts
43Marion County16.6-0.7 pts
44Wallace County16.5+3.7 pts
45Barton County16.2-1.2 pts
46Atchison County15.9+2.1 pts
47Graham County15.8-1.5 pts
48Russell County15.6-0.3 pts
49Hodgeman County15.3-2.9 pts
50Rice County15.3-0.5 pts
51Brown County15.3-1.9 pts
52Labette County15.1-0.2 pts
53Morris County14.9-1.6 pts
54Cowley County14.6-0.1 pts
55Rawlins County14.6+0.2 pts
56Sheridan County14.6+3 pts
57Cloud County14.5-3.8 pts
58Wabaunsee County14.4-2.1 pts
59Kingman County14.1-1.8 pts
60Mitchell County14-3.8 pts
61Sumner County13.9+0.2 pts
62Cherokee County13.6-1.9 pts
63Bourbon County13.6-1.2 pts
64Seward County12.7-0.5 pts
65Crawford County12.6+0.5 pts
66Washington County12.6-0.6 pts
67Osage County12.3-0.4 pts
68Gove County12.3+0.2 pts
69Thomas County12.2-1.2 pts
70Marshall County12.1-1.7 pts
71Coffey County11.3+0.3 pts
72Geary County11.2-2.2 pts
73Jackson County11.1+1.9 pts
74Clay County10.7+2.8 pts
75Nemaha County10.7+0.6 pts
76Ottawa County10.6-0.9 pts
77Anderson County10.5+2.6 pts
78Wyandotte County10.5-0.2 pts
79Neosho County10.5-2.1 pts
80Wichita County10.4-0.9 pts
81Lyon County10.3-0.9 pts
82Riley County10-1.6 pts
83Kearny County9.6-4 pts
84Reno County9.5-1 pts
85Logan County9.4-0.4 pts
86Gray County9.3-1.9 pts
87Haskell County9.3-1.2 pts
88Sedgwick County9.2-0 pts
89Dickinson County8.8-0.7 pts
90Pottawatomie County8.2-1.7 pts
91Franklin County8-0.5 pts
92Finney County7.8+0.3 pts
93Butler County7.8-0.1 pts
94Ellis County7.8-0.2 pts
95Jefferson County7.8+0.1 pts
96McPherson County7.7+0.3 pts
97Ford County7.4+0.5 pts
98Shawnee County6.9-0.9 pts
99Saline County6.8-0.9 pts
100Harvey County6.5-1.3 pts
101Douglas County6.1-0.2 pts
102Leavenworth County5.3-0.5 pts
103Johnson County3.9-0.2 pts
104Miami County3.7-0.3 pts
105Scott County1.9-1.6 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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-counties.

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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 Kansas by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/kansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Elk County, with 33% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Scott County, with 1.9% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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