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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 2023, at 33.4%. Scott County had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 15.8% and the figure for Kansas was 9.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.4Woodson County
Lowest3.6Scott County
Median15.8105 counties
Kansas9.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 17.5 %Anderson County: 7.9 %Atchison County: 13.7 %Barber County: 26.6 %Barton County: 17.4 %Bourbon County: 14.8 %Brown County: 17.2 %Butler County: 7.9 %Chase County: 18 %Chautauqua County: 33.3 %Cherokee County: 15.5 %Cheyenne County: 19 %Clark County: 23.7 %Clay County: 7.9 %Cloud County: 18.3 %Coffey County: 11 %Comanche County: 21.8 %Cowley County: 14.8 %Crawford County: 12.1 %Decatur County: 16.4 %Dickinson County: 9.5 %Doniphan County: 20.9 %Douglas County: 6.3 %Edwards County: 23.5 %Elk County: 28.4 %Ellis County: 8 %Ellsworth County: 25.1 %Finney County: 7.6 %Ford County: 6.9 %Franklin County: 8.5 %Geary County: 13.4 %Gove County: 12.1 %Graham County: 17.3 %Grant County: 18.9 %Gray County: 11.2 %Greeley County: 15.8 %Greenwood County: 29.3 %Hamilton County: 25.2 %Harper County: 27.1 %Harvey County: 7.8 %Haskell County: 10.4 %Hodgeman County: 18.2 %Jackson County: 9.2 %Jefferson County: 7.7 %Jewell County: 28 %Johnson County: 4.1 %Kearny County: 13.6 %Kingman County: 15.9 %Kiowa County: 17.6 %Labette County: 15.3 %Lane County: 18.1 %Leavenworth County: 5.8 %Lincoln County: 26.8 %Linn County: 17 %Logan County: 9.8 %Lyon County: 11.2 %McPherson County: 7.4 %Marion County: 17.3 %Marshall County: 13.8 %Meade County: 20 %Miami County: 4 %Mitchell County: 17.8 %Montgomery County: 17.3 %Morris County: 16.5 %Morton County: 27.8 %Nemaha County: 10.1 %Neosho County: 12.5 %Ness County: 21.2 %Norton County: 21.9 %Osage County: 12.8 %Osborne County: 20.6 %Ottawa County: 11.4 %Pawnee County: 20.7 %Phillips County: 22 %Pottawatomie County: 9.9 %Pratt County: 19.5 %Rawlins County: 14.5 %Reno County: 10.5 %Republic County: 25.4 %Rice County: 15.7 %Riley County: 11.5 %Rooks County: 19 %Rush County: 18.8 %Russell County: 16 %Saline County: 7.7 %Scott County: 3.6 %Sedgwick County: 9.2 %Seward County: 13.2 %Shawnee County: 7.9 %Sheridan County: 11.6 %Sherman County: 19.7 %Smith County: 22 %Stafford County: 24.1 %Stanton County: 18.9 %Stevens County: 20.3 %Sumner County: 13.7 %Thomas County: 13.4 %Trego County: 19.6 %Wabaunsee County: 16.6 %Wallace County: 12.8 %Washington County: 13.2 %Wichita County: 11.3 %Wilson County: 21.8 %Woodson County: 33.4 %Wyandotte County: 10.8 %
  • Under 9.2
  • 9.2 to 12
  • 12 to 16
  • 16 to 18
  • 18 to 22
  • 22 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

Woodson County: 33.4 %Woodson County33.4Chautauqua County: 33.3 %Chautauqua County33.3Greenwood County: 29.3 %Greenwood County29.3Elk County: 28.4 %Elk County28.4Jewell County: 28 %Jewell County28Morton County: 27.8 %Morton County27.8Harper County: 27.1 %Harper County27.1Lincoln County: 26.8 %Lincoln County26.8Barber County: 26.6 %Barber County26.6Republic County: 25.4 %Republic County25.4Hamilton County: 25.2 %Hamilton County25.2Ellsworth County: 25.1 %Ellsworth County25.1Stafford County: 24.1 %Stafford County24.1Clark County: 23.7 %Clark County23.7Edwards County: 23.5 %Edwards County23.5Smith County: 22 %Smith County22Phillips County: 22 %Phillips County22Norton County: 21.9 %Norton County21.9Comanche County: 21.8 %Comanche County21.8Wilson County: 21.8 %Wilson County21.8Ness County: 21.2 %Ness County21.2Doniphan County: 20.9 %Doniphan County20.9Pawnee County: 20.7 %Pawnee County20.7Osborne County: 20.6 %Osborne County20.6Stevens County: 20.3 %Stevens County20.3Meade County: 20 %Meade County20Sherman County: 19.7 %Sherman County19.7Trego County: 19.6 %Trego County19.6Pratt County: 19.5 %Pratt County19.5Cheyenne County: 19 %Cheyenne County19Rooks County: 19 %Rooks County19Grant County: 18.9 %Grant County18.9Stanton County: 18.9 %Stanton County18.9Rush County: 18.8 %Rush County18.8Cloud County: 18.3 %Cloud County18.3Hodgeman County: 18.2 %Hodgeman County18.2Lane County: 18.1 %Lane County18.1Chase County: 18 %Chase County18Mitchell County: 17.8 %Mitchell County17.8Kiowa County: 17.6 %Kiowa County17.6Woodson County: 33.4 %Woodson County33.4Chautauqua County: 33.3 %Chautauqua County33.3Greenwood County: 29.3 %Greenwood County29.3Elk County: 28.4 %Elk County28.4Jewell County: 28 %Jewell County28Morton County: 27.8 %Morton County27.8Harper County: 27.1 %Harper County27.1Lincoln County: 26.8 %Lincoln County26.8Barber County: 26.6 %Barber County26.6Republic County: 25.4 %Republic County25.4Hamilton County: 25.2 %Hamilton County25.2Ellsworth County: 25.1 %Ellsworth County25.1Stafford County: 24.1 %Stafford County24.1Clark County: 23.7 %Clark County23.7Edwards County: 23.5 %Edwards County23.5Smith County: 22 %Smith County22Phillips County: 22 %Phillips County22Norton County: 21.9 %Norton County21.9Comanche County: 21.8 %Comanche County21.8Wilson County: 21.8 %Wilson County21.8Ness County: 21.2 %Ness County21.2Doniphan County: 20.9 %Doniphan County20.9Pawnee County: 20.7 %Pawnee County20.7Osborne County: 20.6 %Osborne County20.6Stevens County: 20.3 %Stevens County20.3Meade County: 20 %Meade County20Sherman County: 19.7 %Sherman County19.7Trego County: 19.6 %Trego County19.6Pratt County: 19.5 %Pratt County19.5Cheyenne County: 19 %Cheyenne County19Rooks County: 19 %Rooks County19Grant County: 18.9 %Grant County18.9Stanton County: 18.9 %Stanton County18.9Rush County: 18.8 %Rush County18.8Cloud County: 18.3 %Cloud County18.3Hodgeman County: 18.2 %Hodgeman County18.2Lane County: 18.1 %Lane County18.1Chase County: 18 %Chase County18Mitchell County: 17.8 %Mitchell County17.8Kiowa County: 17.6 %Kiowa County17.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Woodson County33.4-0.7 pts
2Chautauqua County33.30 pts
3Greenwood County29.3-0.3 pts
4Elk County28.4-3.6 pts
5Jewell County28-0 pts
6Morton County27.8-1.1 pts
7Harper County27.1-1.1 pts
8Lincoln County26.8-0.4 pts
9Barber County26.6-2.4 pts
10Republic County25.4+1 pts
11Hamilton County25.2-0.7 pts
12Ellsworth County25.1-0.6 pts
13Stafford County24.1+0.2 pts
14Clark County23.7+1 pts
15Edwards County23.5+2.5 pts
16Smith County22-1.6 pts
17Phillips County22-0.2 pts
18Norton County21.9-1.8 pts
19Comanche County21.8+1.7 pts
20Wilson County21.8-0.6 pts
21Ness County21.2-2.6 pts
22Doniphan County20.9+1.7 pts
23Pawnee County20.7-1.1 pts
24Osborne County20.6-1.1 pts
25Stevens County20.3-3.4 pts
26Meade County20+3.8 pts
27Sherman County19.7-1.7 pts
28Trego County19.6-1.5 pts
29Pratt County19.5+1.1 pts
30Cheyenne County19+2.1 pts
31Rooks County19-0.4 pts
32Grant County18.9+1.5 pts
32Stanton County18.9+1.1 pts
34Rush County18.8-1.4 pts
35Cloud County18.3-0.4 pts
36Hodgeman County18.2+1.6 pts
37Lane County18.1-6.2 pts
38Chase County18-6.3 pts
39Mitchell County17.8-4 pts
40Kiowa County17.6-2.4 pts
41Allen County17.5-0.4 pts
42Barton County17.4-1.5 pts
43Montgomery County17.3-1.5 pts
44Graham County17.3+1.1 pts
45Marion County17.3-2.4 pts
46Brown County17.2-1.6 pts
47Linn County17-3.4 pts
48Wabaunsee County16.6-1.3 pts
49Morris County16.5-7.4 pts
50Decatur County16.4-3.1 pts
51Russell County16-2.9 pts
52Kingman County15.9+0.5 pts
53Greeley County15.8+3.1 pts
54Rice County15.7+1.4 pts
55Cherokee County15.5-2.4 pts
56Labette County15.3-1.4 pts
57Bourbon County14.8+1.4 pts
57Cowley County14.8-1.5 pts
59Rawlins County14.5-0.6 pts
60Marshall County13.8-0.6 pts
61Atchison County13.7-0.6 pts
62Sumner County13.7+0.1 pts
63Kearny County13.6-1 pts
64Geary County13.4-1.6 pts
64Thomas County13.4+0.9 pts
66Washington County13.2-1.2 pts
67Seward County13.2-1.3 pts
68Wallace County12.8+2.2 pts
69Osage County12.8-0.9 pts
70Neosho County12.5-1.7 pts
71Crawford County12.1-0.2 pts
72Gove County12.1+0.6 pts
73Sheridan County11.6-1.4 pts
74Riley County11.5-1 pts
75Ottawa County11.40 pts
76Wichita County11.3-0.9 pts
77Lyon County11.2-0.7 pts
78Gray County11.2-0.8 pts
79Coffey County11+0.1 pts
80Wyandotte County10.8+0.2 pts
81Reno County10.5-0.7 pts
82Haskell County10.4-2.3 pts
83Nemaha County10.1-1.5 pts
84Pottawatomie County9.9+0.9 pts
85Logan County9.8-2.1 pts
86Dickinson County9.5-0.5 pts
87Sedgwick County9.2-0.4 pts
88Jackson County9.2+1.5 pts
89Franklin County8.5-0.5 pts
90Ellis County8-1.5 pts
91Butler County7.9-0.4 pts
92Anderson County7.9-3.4 pts
93Clay County7.9-1.4 pts
94Shawnee County7.9+0.1 pts
95Harvey County7.8-1.4 pts
96Jefferson County7.7-0.5 pts
97Saline County7.7+0.4 pts
98Finney County7.6-0.6 pts
99McPherson County7.4+0.2 pts
100Ford County6.9-0.2 pts
101Douglas County6.3+0.2 pts
102Leavenworth County5.8-0.8 pts
103Johnson County4.1-0.2 pts
104Miami County4-1.1 pts
105Scott County3.6-1.7 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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Woodson County, with 33.4% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Scott County, with 3.6% in 2023.

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