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

Lyon County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 120 counties in 2024, at 29.5%. Oldham County had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 13.1% and the figure for Kentucky was 10.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.5Lyon County
Lowest3.4Oldham County
Median13.1120 counties
Kentucky10.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Adair County: 17.5 %Allen County: 13.4 %Anderson County: 6.5 %Ballard County: 13.3 %Barren County: 11.2 %Bath County: 14.6 %Bell County: 14.6 %Boone County: 4.2 %Bourbon County: 11.4 %Boyd County: 11.2 %Boyle County: 7.4 %Bracken County: 12.9 %Breathitt County: 16.9 %Breckinridge County: 25.3 %Bullitt County: 5.5 %Butler County: 16.3 %Caldwell County: 17.1 %Calloway County: 15.8 %Campbell County: 6.7 %Carlisle County: 19.2 %Carroll County: 11 %Carter County: 12.4 %Casey County: 12.6 %Christian County: 12.4 %Clark County: 8.3 %Clay County: 15.9 %Clinton County: 20.5 %Crittenden County: 18.5 %Cumberland County: 22.7 %Daviess County: 6.3 %Edmonson County: 20.9 %Elliott County: 20.1 %Estill County: 13 %Fayette County: 6.2 %Fleming County: 13.8 %Floyd County: 16 %Franklin County: 6 %Fulton County: 19.3 %Gallatin County: 14.4 %Garrard County: 8 %Grant County: 10 %Graves County: 13.9 %Grayson County: 24.2 %Green County: 16.4 %Greenup County: 9.4 %Hancock County: 7.4 %Hardin County: 7.3 %Harlan County: 17.7 %Harrison County: 10.9 %Hart County: 17.4 %Henderson County: 8.1 %Henry County: 8.3 %Hickman County: 19.7 %Hopkins County: 12.4 %Jackson County: 14.7 %Jefferson County: 7.8 %Jessamine County: 6.1 %Johnson County: 14.6 %Kenton County: 8 %Knott County: 17.4 %Knox County: 15.5 %Larue County: 8.8 %Laurel County: 10.5 %Lawrence County: 16.6 %Lee County: 19.6 %Leslie County: 14.1 %Letcher County: 20.2 %Lewis County: 17.3 %Lincoln County: 11.3 %Livingston County: 22.4 %Logan County: 11.8 %Lyon County: 29.5 %McCracken County: 14.5 %McCreary County: 15.3 %McLean County: 12.8 %Madison County: 8.4 %Magoffin County: 13.8 %Marion County: 8.9 %Marshall County: 20.3 %Martin County: 20.7 %Mason County: 12.9 %Meade County: 10.1 %Menifee County: 26.4 %Mercer County: 12.3 %Metcalfe County: 13.4 %Monroe County: 12 %Montgomery County: 10 %Morgan County: 14.1 %Muhlenberg County: 10.6 %Nelson County: 5.8 %Nicholas County: 16.7 %Ohio County: 11.1 %Oldham County: 3.4 %Owen County: 21.1 %Owsley County: 23.6 %Pendleton County: 13.6 %Perry County: 16.7 %Pike County: 16.4 %Powell County: 15.2 %Pulaski County: 17.4 %Robertson County: 19.2 %Rockcastle County: 11.6 %Rowan County: 9.7 %Russell County: 25.6 %Scott County: 4.6 %Shelby County: 5.4 %Simpson County: 7 %Spencer County: 5.2 %Taylor County: 8.5 %Todd County: 12.1 %Trigg County: 20.8 %Trimble County: 12.8 %Union County: 11.1 %Warren County: 7.1 %Washington County: 7.5 %Wayne County: 20.3 %Webster County: 14 %Whitley County: 13.4 %Wolfe County: 12.5 %Woodford County: 7.5 %
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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

Lyon County: 29.5 %Lyon County29.5Menifee County: 26.4 %Menifee County26.4Russell County: 25.6 %Russell County25.6Breckinridge County: 25.3 %Breckinridge County25.3Grayson County: 24.2 %Grayson County24.2Owsley County: 23.6 %Owsley County23.6Cumberland County: 22.7 %Cumberland County22.7Livingston County: 22.4 %Livingston County22.4Owen County: 21.1 %Owen County21.1Edmonson County: 20.9 %Edmonson County20.9Trigg County: 20.8 %Trigg County20.8Martin County: 20.7 %Martin County20.7Clinton County: 20.5 %Clinton County20.5Wayne County: 20.3 %Wayne County20.3Marshall County: 20.3 %Marshall County20.3Letcher County: 20.2 %Letcher County20.2Elliott County: 20.1 %Elliott County20.1Hickman County: 19.7 %Hickman County19.7Lee County: 19.6 %Lee County19.6Fulton County: 19.3 %Fulton County19.3Robertson County: 19.2 %Robertson County19.2Carlisle County: 19.2 %Carlisle County19.2Crittenden County: 18.5 %Crittenden County18.5Harlan County: 17.7 %Harlan County17.7Adair County: 17.5 %Adair County17.5Hart County: 17.4 %Hart County17.4Pulaski County: 17.4 %Pulaski County17.4Knott County: 17.4 %Knott County17.4Lewis County: 17.3 %Lewis County17.3Caldwell County: 17.1 %Caldwell County17.1Breathitt County: 16.9 %Breathitt County16.9Nicholas County: 16.7 %Nicholas County16.7Perry County: 16.7 %Perry County16.7Lawrence County: 16.6 %Lawrence County16.6Green County: 16.4 %Green County16.4Pike County: 16.4 %Pike County16.4Butler County: 16.3 %Butler County16.3Floyd County: 16 %Floyd County16Clay County: 15.9 %Clay County15.9Calloway County: 15.8 %Calloway County15.8Lyon County: 29.5 %Lyon County29.5Menifee County: 26.4 %Menifee County26.4Russell County: 25.6 %Russell County25.6Breckinridge County: 25.3 %Breckinridge County25.3Grayson County: 24.2 %Grayson County24.2Owsley County: 23.6 %Owsley County23.6Cumberland County: 22.7 %Cumberland County22.7Livingston County: 22.4 %Livingston County22.4Owen County: 21.1 %Owen County21.1Edmonson County: 20.9 %Edmonson County20.9Trigg County: 20.8 %Trigg County20.8Martin County: 20.7 %Martin County20.7Clinton County: 20.5 %Clinton County20.5Wayne County: 20.3 %Wayne County20.3Marshall County: 20.3 %Marshall County20.3Letcher County: 20.2 %Letcher County20.2Elliott County: 20.1 %Elliott County20.1Hickman County: 19.7 %Hickman County19.7Lee County: 19.6 %Lee County19.6Fulton County: 19.3 %Fulton County19.3Robertson County: 19.2 %Robertson County19.2Carlisle County: 19.2 %Carlisle County19.2Crittenden County: 18.5 %Crittenden County18.5Harlan County: 17.7 %Harlan County17.7Adair County: 17.5 %Adair County17.5Hart County: 17.4 %Hart County17.4Pulaski County: 17.4 %Pulaski County17.4Knott County: 17.4 %Knott County17.4Lewis County: 17.3 %Lewis County17.3Caldwell County: 17.1 %Caldwell County17.1Breathitt County: 16.9 %Breathitt County16.9Nicholas County: 16.7 %Nicholas County16.7Perry County: 16.7 %Perry County16.7Lawrence County: 16.6 %Lawrence County16.6Green County: 16.4 %Green County16.4Pike County: 16.4 %Pike County16.4Butler County: 16.3 %Butler County16.3Floyd County: 16 %Floyd County16Clay County: 15.9 %Clay County15.9Calloway County: 15.8 %Calloway County15.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lyon County29.5-1.6 pts
2Menifee County26.4-3.1 pts
3Russell County25.6-3.3 pts
4Breckinridge County25.3-3.6 pts
5Grayson County24.2-2.5 pts
6Owsley County23.6-1.9 pts
7Cumberland County22.7-5.8 pts
8Livingston County22.4-1.8 pts
9Owen County21.1+0.3 pts
10Edmonson County20.9-1.9 pts
11Trigg County20.8-0.3 pts
12Martin County20.7+1.9 pts
13Clinton County20.5-2.1 pts
14Wayne County20.3-0.5 pts
15Marshall County20.3+0.2 pts
16Letcher County20.2-0.8 pts
17Elliott County20.1-5.3 pts
18Hickman County19.7-4.4 pts
19Lee County19.6+0.4 pts
20Fulton County19.3-2.2 pts
21Robertson County19.2-1.3 pts
22Carlisle County19.2+0.2 pts
23Crittenden County18.5+0.1 pts
24Harlan County17.7-1.6 pts
25Adair County17.5-1.6 pts
26Hart County17.4-1.3 pts
27Pulaski County17.4-0.8 pts
28Knott County17.4-1.3 pts
29Lewis County17.3-2 pts
30Caldwell County17.1+2.4 pts
31Breathitt County16.9+1.2 pts
32Nicholas County16.7-0.9 pts
33Perry County16.7+1.9 pts
34Lawrence County16.6-2.2 pts
35Green County16.4-0.6 pts
36Pike County16.4+0.8 pts
37Butler County16.3-0.1 pts
38Floyd County16-1.2 pts
39Clay County15.9-1.1 pts
40Calloway County15.8-0.5 pts
41Knox County15.5-2.5 pts
42McCreary County15.3-3.8 pts
43Powell County15.2-2.4 pts
44Jackson County14.7-1.7 pts
45Johnson County14.6-1.4 pts
46Bath County14.6+1.1 pts
47Bell County14.6-3.4 pts
48McCracken County14.5-0.6 pts
49Gallatin County14.4+0.8 pts
50Morgan County14.1-1.9 pts
51Leslie County14.1-6.4 pts
52Webster County14-0.1 pts
53Graves County13.90 pts
54Fleming County13.8-1 pts
54Magoffin County13.8-2.8 pts
56Pendleton County13.6-1.5 pts
57Metcalfe County13.4+3.4 pts
58Allen County13.4-1.8 pts
59Whitley County13.4+0.6 pts
60Ballard County13.3-2.5 pts
61Estill County13-0.9 pts
62Mason County12.9-2.5 pts
63Bracken County12.9-2.3 pts
64Trimble County12.8-2.5 pts
65McLean County12.8-0.8 pts
66Casey County12.6-3.4 pts
67Wolfe County12.5-3.9 pts
68Hopkins County12.4-0.9 pts
69Christian County12.40 pts
70Carter County12.4-3.2 pts
71Mercer County12.3+0.1 pts
72Todd County12.1-2 pts
73Monroe County12-0.5 pts
74Logan County11.8-0.6 pts
75Rockcastle County11.6-1.3 pts
76Bourbon County11.4+0.3 pts
77Lincoln County11.3+0.4 pts
78Boyd County11.2-1.3 pts
79Barren County11.2+0.6 pts
80Union County11.1-1.5 pts
81Ohio County11.1+0.8 pts
82Carroll County11-1.7 pts
83Harrison County10.9-0.1 pts
84Muhlenberg County10.6-1.2 pts
85Laurel County10.5-0.2 pts
86Meade County10.1-0.8 pts
87Montgomery County10-0.3 pts
88Grant County10+0.7 pts
89Rowan County9.7-1.9 pts
90Greenup County9.4-0.7 pts
91Marion County8.9-1 pts
92Larue County8.8-0 pts
93Taylor County8.5-1.9 pts
94Madison County8.4+0.4 pts
95Henry County8.3+0.4 pts
96Clark County8.30 pts
97Henderson County8.1-0.1 pts
98Garrard County8-0.9 pts
99Kenton County8+0.7 pts
100Jefferson County7.8-0.1 pts
101Washington County7.5-3.5 pts
102Woodford County7.5+0.2 pts
103Boyle County7.4-1.6 pts
104Hancock County7.4-2.2 pts
105Hardin County7.3-0.9 pts
106Warren County7.1-0.4 pts
107Simpson County7-2.1 pts
108Campbell County6.7+0.6 pts
109Anderson County6.5-0.4 pts
110Daviess County6.3-0.6 pts
111Fayette County6.2-0.5 pts
112Jessamine County6.1-0.1 pts
113Franklin County6-0.4 pts
114Nelson County5.8-0.6 pts
115Bullitt County5.5+0.1 pts
116Shelby County5.4-1.8 pts
117Spencer County5.2-1.8 pts
118Scott County4.6-0.7 pts
119Boone County4.2+0.1 pts
120Oldham County3.4-1.1 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-counties.

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

Lyon County, with 29.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oldham County, with 3.4% in 2024.

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