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

Woodson County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 105 counties in 2022, at 34.2%. Johnson County had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 16.2% and the figure for Kansas was 10.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.2Woodson County
Lowest4.3Johnson County
Median16.2105 counties
Kansas10.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Allen County: 17.9 %Anderson County: 11.3 %Atchison County: 14.3 %Barber County: 29.1 %Barton County: 18.9 %Bourbon County: 13.3 %Brown County: 18.7 %Butler County: 8.4 %Chase County: 24.3 %Chautauqua County: 33.3 %Cherokee County: 17.8 %Cheyenne County: 16.9 %Clark County: 22.7 %Clay County: 9.3 %Cloud County: 18.7 %Coffey County: 10.9 %Comanche County: 20.1 %Cowley County: 16.2 %Crawford County: 12.3 %Decatur County: 19.6 %Dickinson County: 10 %Doniphan County: 19.2 %Douglas County: 6.1 %Edwards County: 20.9 %Elk County: 32 %Ellis County: 9.5 %Ellsworth County: 25.7 %Finney County: 8.1 %Ford County: 7.1 %Franklin County: 8.9 %Geary County: 15 %Gove County: 11.5 %Graham County: 16.2 %Grant County: 17.5 %Gray County: 12 %Greeley County: 12.6 %Greenwood County: 29.6 %Hamilton County: 26 %Harper County: 28.2 %Harvey County: 9.2 %Haskell County: 12.7 %Hodgeman County: 16.6 %Jackson County: 7.7 %Jefferson County: 8.2 %Jewell County: 28 %Johnson County: 4.3 %Kearny County: 14.5 %Kingman County: 15.5 %Kiowa County: 20 %Labette County: 16.6 %Lane County: 24.2 %Leavenworth County: 6.6 %Lincoln County: 27.2 %Linn County: 20.4 %Logan County: 11.9 %Lyon County: 11.8 %McPherson County: 7.2 %Marion County: 19.7 %Marshall County: 14.4 %Meade County: 16.2 %Miami County: 5 %Mitchell County: 21.8 %Montgomery County: 18.8 %Morris County: 23.8 %Morton County: 28.9 %Nemaha County: 11.6 %Neosho County: 14.3 %Ness County: 23.7 %Norton County: 23.6 %Osage County: 13.7 %Osborne County: 21.8 %Ottawa County: 11.4 %Pawnee County: 21.8 %Phillips County: 22.2 %Pottawatomie County: 8.9 %Pratt County: 18.5 %Rawlins County: 15.1 %Reno County: 11.1 %Republic County: 24.4 %Rice County: 14.4 %Riley County: 12.5 %Rooks County: 19.3 %Rush County: 20.1 %Russell County: 18.9 %Saline County: 7.3 %Scott County: 5.3 %Sedgwick County: 9.6 %Seward County: 14.5 %Shawnee County: 7.8 %Sheridan County: 13 %Sherman County: 21.5 %Smith County: 23.6 %Stafford County: 23.8 %Stanton County: 17.9 %Stevens County: 23.7 %Sumner County: 13.6 %Thomas County: 12.5 %Trego County: 21.1 %Wabaunsee County: 17.8 %Wallace County: 10.7 %Washington County: 14.3 %Wichita County: 12.2 %Wilson County: 22.4 %Woodson County: 34.2 %Wyandotte County: 10.5 %
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  • 24 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

Woodson County: 34.2 %Woodson County34.2Chautauqua County: 33.3 %Chautauqua County33.3Elk County: 32 %Elk County32Greenwood County: 29.6 %Greenwood County29.6Barber County: 29.1 %Barber County29.1Morton County: 28.9 %Morton County28.9Harper County: 28.2 %Harper County28.2Jewell County: 28 %Jewell County28Lincoln County: 27.2 %Lincoln County27.2Hamilton County: 26 %Hamilton County26Ellsworth County: 25.7 %Ellsworth County25.7Republic County: 24.4 %Republic County24.4Chase County: 24.3 %Chase County24.3Lane County: 24.2 %Lane County24.2Morris County: 23.8 %Morris County23.8Stafford County: 23.8 %Stafford County23.8Ness County: 23.7 %Ness County23.7Stevens County: 23.7 %Stevens County23.7Norton County: 23.6 %Norton County23.6Smith County: 23.6 %Smith County23.6Clark County: 22.7 %Clark County22.7Wilson County: 22.4 %Wilson County22.4Phillips County: 22.2 %Phillips County22.2Mitchell County: 21.8 %Mitchell County21.8Pawnee County: 21.8 %Pawnee County21.8Osborne County: 21.8 %Osborne County21.8Sherman County: 21.5 %Sherman County21.5Trego County: 21.1 %Trego County21.1Edwards County: 20.9 %Edwards County20.9Linn County: 20.4 %Linn County20.4Rush County: 20.1 %Rush County20.1Comanche County: 20.1 %Comanche County20.1Kiowa County: 20 %Kiowa County20Marion County: 19.7 %Marion County19.7Decatur County: 19.6 %Decatur County19.6Rooks County: 19.3 %Rooks County19.3Doniphan County: 19.2 %Doniphan County19.2Russell County: 18.9 %Russell County18.9Barton County: 18.9 %Barton County18.9Montgomery County: 18.8 %Montgomery County18.8Woodson County: 34.2 %Woodson County34.2Chautauqua County: 33.3 %Chautauqua County33.3Elk County: 32 %Elk County32Greenwood County: 29.6 %Greenwood County29.6Barber County: 29.1 %Barber County29.1Morton County: 28.9 %Morton County28.9Harper County: 28.2 %Harper County28.2Jewell County: 28 %Jewell County28Lincoln County: 27.2 %Lincoln County27.2Hamilton County: 26 %Hamilton County26Ellsworth County: 25.7 %Ellsworth County25.7Republic County: 24.4 %Republic County24.4Chase County: 24.3 %Chase County24.3Lane County: 24.2 %Lane County24.2Morris County: 23.8 %Morris County23.8Stafford County: 23.8 %Stafford County23.8Ness County: 23.7 %Ness County23.7Stevens County: 23.7 %Stevens County23.7Norton County: 23.6 %Norton County23.6Smith County: 23.6 %Smith County23.6Clark County: 22.7 %Clark County22.7Wilson County: 22.4 %Wilson County22.4Phillips County: 22.2 %Phillips County22.2Mitchell County: 21.8 %Mitchell County21.8Pawnee County: 21.8 %Pawnee County21.8Osborne County: 21.8 %Osborne County21.8Sherman County: 21.5 %Sherman County21.5Trego County: 21.1 %Trego County21.1Edwards County: 20.9 %Edwards County20.9Linn County: 20.4 %Linn County20.4Rush County: 20.1 %Rush County20.1Comanche County: 20.1 %Comanche County20.1Kiowa County: 20 %Kiowa County20Marion County: 19.7 %Marion County19.7Decatur County: 19.6 %Decatur County19.6Rooks County: 19.3 %Rooks County19.3Doniphan County: 19.2 %Doniphan County19.2Russell County: 18.9 %Russell County18.9Barton County: 18.9 %Barton County18.9Montgomery County: 18.8 %Montgomery County18.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Woodson County34.2+0.9 pts
2Chautauqua County33.3-1.9 pts
3Elk County32-2.3 pts
4Greenwood County29.6-1.8 pts
5Barber County29.1+1.1 pts
6Morton County28.9-0.8 pts
7Harper County28.2+0.4 pts
8Jewell County28-3 pts
9Lincoln County27.2-1.4 pts
10Hamilton County26+0.5 pts
11Ellsworth County25.7-0.1 pts
12Republic County24.4+1.4 pts
13Chase County24.3-0.3 pts
14Lane County24.2-0.7 pts
15Morris County23.8-0.3 pts
15Stafford County23.8-1.7 pts
17Ness County23.7+0.2 pts
18Stevens County23.7+2.2 pts
19Norton County23.6-2.8 pts
20Smith County23.6-2.3 pts
21Clark County22.7+1.9 pts
22Wilson County22.4-0.8 pts
23Phillips County22.20 pts
24Mitchell County21.8-0.5 pts
25Pawnee County21.8-1.1 pts
26Osborne County21.8-1 pts
27Sherman County21.5-3 pts
28Trego County21.1-1 pts
29Edwards County20.9+1.4 pts
30Linn County20.4+0.4 pts
31Rush County20.1-1.1 pts
32Comanche County20.1+1.6 pts
33Kiowa County20-0.7 pts
34Marion County19.7+0.5 pts
35Decatur County19.6-2.1 pts
36Rooks County19.3-1.3 pts
37Doniphan County19.2+1.6 pts
38Russell County18.9-1.9 pts
39Barton County18.9+0.7 pts
40Montgomery County18.8+0.4 pts
41Brown County18.70 pts
42Cloud County18.7-1 pts
43Pratt County18.5+1.9 pts
44Allen County17.9-0.4 pts
45Stanton County17.9+0.6 pts
46Wabaunsee County17.8-1.1 pts
47Cherokee County17.8-0.1 pts
48Grant County17.5+1.8 pts
49Cheyenne County16.9+0.5 pts
50Labette County16.6-1.4 pts
51Hodgeman County16.6+0.3 pts
52Cowley County16.2-0.4 pts
53Meade County16.2+2.3 pts
54Graham County16.2-1.4 pts
55Kingman County15.5+2.1 pts
56Rawlins County15.1+0.4 pts
57Geary County15-0.4 pts
58Kearny County14.5-2.7 pts
59Seward County14.5+2.3 pts
60Marshall County14.4-0.7 pts
61Rice County14.40 pts
62Atchison County14.3+0.2 pts
62Washington County14.3-2.7 pts
64Neosho County14.3-0.3 pts
65Osage County13.7+0.7 pts
66Sumner County13.6-0.2 pts
67Bourbon County13.3-1.8 pts
68Sheridan County13-0.7 pts
69Haskell County12.7-1.5 pts
70Greeley County12.6-1.2 pts
71Riley County12.5-0.5 pts
72Thomas County12.5+1.2 pts
73Crawford County12.3-1.5 pts
74Wichita County12.2+0.5 pts
75Gray County12-0.4 pts
76Logan County11.9-4.2 pts
77Lyon County11.80 pts
78Nemaha County11.6-0.1 pts
79Gove County11.5+0.9 pts
80Ottawa County11.4-0.6 pts
81Anderson County11.3-0.3 pts
82Reno County11.1-0.5 pts
83Coffey County10.9-0.8 pts
84Wallace County10.7-2.4 pts
85Wyandotte County10.5-0.4 pts
86Dickinson County10-2.7 pts
87Sedgwick County9.6-0.1 pts
88Ellis County9.5-0.2 pts
89Clay County9.3+0.8 pts
90Harvey County9.2+0.2 pts
91Franklin County8.9-1.2 pts
91Pottawatomie County8.9-1.2 pts
93Butler County8.40 pts
94Jefferson County8.2-0.6 pts
95Finney County8.1-0.1 pts
96Shawnee County7.8-0.3 pts
97Jackson County7.7+0.5 pts
98Saline County7.3-1.2 pts
99McPherson County7.2+0.6 pts
100Ford County7.1-0.4 pts
101Leavenworth County6.6-0.8 pts
102Douglas County6.1+0.2 pts
103Scott County5.3-0.1 pts
104Miami County5-1.3 pts
105Johnson County4.3-0 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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Woodson County, with 34.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Johnson County, with 4.3% in 2022.

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