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

Menifee County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 120 counties in 2021, at 36.9%. Oldham County had the lowest, at 4.2%. The median was 16% and the figure for Kentucky was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.9Menifee County
Lowest4.2Oldham County
Median16120 counties
Kentucky12.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 19.9 %Allen County: 17.3 %Anderson County: 8.9 %Ballard County: 20.6 %Barren County: 12.3 %Bath County: 12.6 %Bell County: 19 %Boone County: 4.6 %Bourbon County: 10.7 %Boyd County: 15.9 %Boyle County: 9.8 %Bracken County: 18.5 %Breathitt County: 15.7 %Breckinridge County: 29.7 %Bullitt County: 6 %Butler County: 19.7 %Caldwell County: 13.9 %Calloway County: 18.7 %Campbell County: 7.6 %Carlisle County: 22.5 %Carroll County: 11.4 %Carter County: 22.5 %Casey County: 20.8 %Christian County: 12.7 %Clark County: 7.6 %Clay County: 18.7 %Clinton County: 22.6 %Crittenden County: 20.9 %Cumberland County: 28.2 %Daviess County: 7.1 %Edmonson County: 24 %Elliott County: 29.2 %Estill County: 18.1 %Fayette County: 7.5 %Fleming County: 15.1 %Floyd County: 19.6 %Franklin County: 6.9 %Fulton County: 27.6 %Gallatin County: 18.9 %Garrard County: 10 %Grant County: 10 %Graves County: 14 %Grayson County: 29.5 %Green County: 16.7 %Greenup County: 12.8 %Hancock County: 11.1 %Hardin County: 9.2 %Harlan County: 20.4 %Harrison County: 10 %Hart County: 19.9 %Henderson County: 9.5 %Henry County: 10 %Hickman County: 23 %Hopkins County: 12.6 %Jackson County: 17.7 %Jefferson County: 8.7 %Jessamine County: 7.2 %Johnson County: 20.2 %Kenton County: 7.2 %Knott County: 19.1 %Knox County: 19.6 %Larue County: 8.4 %Laurel County: 12.5 %Lawrence County: 26.4 %Lee County: 19.3 %Leslie County: 25.1 %Letcher County: 21.2 %Lewis County: 22.2 %Lincoln County: 11.5 %Livingston County: 23 %Logan County: 13.7 %Lyon County: 33 %McCracken County: 15.6 %McCreary County: 18.2 %McLean County: 12.3 %Madison County: 8.9 %Magoffin County: 17.3 %Marion County: 9.6 %Marshall County: 19 %Martin County: 24.9 %Mason County: 19.4 %Meade County: 13.7 %Menifee County: 36.9 %Mercer County: 13.7 %Metcalfe County: 12.9 %Monroe County: 14.2 %Montgomery County: 10.9 %Morgan County: 20.8 %Muhlenberg County: 15.3 %Nelson County: 7.1 %Nicholas County: 17.6 %Ohio County: 13.1 %Oldham County: 4.2 %Owen County: 22.3 %Owsley County: 25.7 %Pendleton County: 17.1 %Perry County: 14.7 %Pike County: 17.6 %Powell County: 16.7 %Pulaski County: 19.9 %Robertson County: 24.5 %Rockcastle County: 14.5 %Rowan County: 15.9 %Russell County: 30.7 %Scott County: 5.3 %Shelby County: 8.3 %Simpson County: 11.2 %Spencer County: 6.3 %Taylor County: 12.6 %Todd County: 15.3 %Trigg County: 24.1 %Trimble County: 16 %Union County: 16.4 %Warren County: 8.4 %Washington County: 10.6 %Wayne County: 23.1 %Webster County: 17 %Whitley County: 17.3 %Wolfe County: 20.2 %Woodford County: 8.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Menifee County: 36.9 %Menifee County36.9Lyon County: 33 %Lyon County33Russell County: 30.7 %Russell County30.7Breckinridge County: 29.7 %Breckinridge County29.7Grayson County: 29.5 %Grayson County29.5Elliott County: 29.2 %Elliott County29.2Cumberland County: 28.2 %Cumberland County28.2Fulton County: 27.6 %Fulton County27.6Lawrence County: 26.4 %Lawrence County26.4Owsley County: 25.7 %Owsley County25.7Leslie County: 25.1 %Leslie County25.1Martin County: 24.9 %Martin County24.9Robertson County: 24.5 %Robertson County24.5Trigg County: 24.1 %Trigg County24.1Edmonson County: 24 %Edmonson County24Wayne County: 23.1 %Wayne County23.1Livingston County: 23 %Livingston County23Hickman County: 23 %Hickman County23Clinton County: 22.6 %Clinton County22.6Carlisle County: 22.5 %Carlisle County22.5Carter County: 22.5 %Carter County22.5Owen County: 22.3 %Owen County22.3Lewis County: 22.2 %Lewis County22.2Letcher County: 21.2 %Letcher County21.2Crittenden County: 20.9 %Crittenden County20.9Morgan County: 20.8 %Morgan County20.8Casey County: 20.8 %Casey County20.8Ballard County: 20.6 %Ballard County20.6Harlan County: 20.4 %Harlan County20.4Johnson County: 20.2 %Johnson County20.2Wolfe County: 20.2 %Wolfe County20.2Pulaski County: 19.9 %Pulaski County19.9Adair County: 19.9 %Adair County19.9Hart County: 19.9 %Hart County19.9Butler County: 19.7 %Butler County19.7Knox County: 19.6 %Knox County19.6Floyd County: 19.6 %Floyd County19.6Mason County: 19.4 %Mason County19.4Lee County: 19.3 %Lee County19.3Knott County: 19.1 %Knott County19.1Menifee County: 36.9 %Menifee County36.9Lyon County: 33 %Lyon County33Russell County: 30.7 %Russell County30.7Breckinridge County: 29.7 %Breckinridge County29.7Grayson County: 29.5 %Grayson County29.5Elliott County: 29.2 %Elliott County29.2Cumberland County: 28.2 %Cumberland County28.2Fulton County: 27.6 %Fulton County27.6Lawrence County: 26.4 %Lawrence County26.4Owsley County: 25.7 %Owsley County25.7Leslie County: 25.1 %Leslie County25.1Martin County: 24.9 %Martin County24.9Robertson County: 24.5 %Robertson County24.5Trigg County: 24.1 %Trigg County24.1Edmonson County: 24 %Edmonson County24Wayne County: 23.1 %Wayne County23.1Livingston County: 23 %Livingston County23Hickman County: 23 %Hickman County23Clinton County: 22.6 %Clinton County22.6Carlisle County: 22.5 %Carlisle County22.5Carter County: 22.5 %Carter County22.5Owen County: 22.3 %Owen County22.3Lewis County: 22.2 %Lewis County22.2Letcher County: 21.2 %Letcher County21.2Crittenden County: 20.9 %Crittenden County20.9Morgan County: 20.8 %Morgan County20.8Casey County: 20.8 %Casey County20.8Ballard County: 20.6 %Ballard County20.6Harlan County: 20.4 %Harlan County20.4Johnson County: 20.2 %Johnson County20.2Wolfe County: 20.2 %Wolfe County20.2Pulaski County: 19.9 %Pulaski County19.9Adair County: 19.9 %Adair County19.9Hart County: 19.9 %Hart County19.9Butler County: 19.7 %Butler County19.7Knox County: 19.6 %Knox County19.6Floyd County: 19.6 %Floyd County19.6Mason County: 19.4 %Mason County19.4Lee County: 19.3 %Lee County19.3Knott County: 19.1 %Knott County19.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Menifee County36.9
2Lyon County33
3Russell County30.7
4Breckinridge County29.7
5Grayson County29.5
6Elliott County29.2
7Cumberland County28.2
8Fulton County27.6
9Lawrence County26.4
10Owsley County25.7
11Leslie County25.1
12Martin County24.9
13Robertson County24.5
14Trigg County24.1
15Edmonson County24
16Wayne County23.1
17Livingston County23
18Hickman County23
19Clinton County22.6
20Carlisle County22.5
21Carter County22.5
22Owen County22.3
23Lewis County22.2
24Letcher County21.2
25Crittenden County20.9
26Morgan County20.8
27Casey County20.8
28Ballard County20.6
29Harlan County20.4
30Johnson County20.2
31Wolfe County20.2
32Pulaski County19.9
33Adair County19.9
34Hart County19.9
35Butler County19.7
36Knox County19.6
37Floyd County19.6
38Mason County19.4
39Lee County19.3
40Knott County19.1
41Marshall County19
42Bell County19
43Gallatin County18.9
44Clay County18.7
45Calloway County18.7
46Bracken County18.5
47McCreary County18.2
48Estill County18.1
49Jackson County17.7
50Nicholas County17.6
51Pike County17.6
52Magoffin County17.3
53Whitley County17.3
54Allen County17.3
55Pendleton County17.1
56Webster County17
57Green County16.7
58Powell County16.7
59Union County16.4
60Trimble County16
61Boyd County15.9
62Rowan County15.9
63Breathitt County15.7
64McCracken County15.6
65Muhlenberg County15.3
66Todd County15.3
67Fleming County15.1
68Perry County14.7
69Rockcastle County14.5
70Monroe County14.2
71Graves County14
72Caldwell County13.9
73Logan County13.7
74Meade County13.7
75Mercer County13.7
76Ohio County13.1
77Metcalfe County12.9
78Greenup County12.8
79Christian County12.7
80Taylor County12.6
81Bath County12.6
82Hopkins County12.6
83Laurel County12.5
84McLean County12.3
85Barren County12.3
86Lincoln County11.5
87Carroll County11.4
88Simpson County11.2
89Hancock County11.1
90Montgomery County10.9
91Bourbon County10.7
92Washington County10.6
93Harrison County10
94Grant County10
95Garrard County10
96Henry County10
97Boyle County9.8
98Marion County9.6
99Henderson County9.5
100Hardin County9.2
101Madison County8.9
102Anderson County8.9
103Woodford County8.8
104Jefferson County8.7
105Larue County8.4
106Warren County8.4
107Shelby County8.3
108Clark County7.6
109Campbell County7.6
110Fayette County7.5
111Jessamine County7.2
112Kenton County7.2
113Daviess County7.1
114Nelson County7.1
115Franklin County6.9
116Spencer County6.3
117Bullitt County6
118Scott County5.3
119Boone County4.6
120Oldham County4.2

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/kentucky-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/kentucky-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/kentucky-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Menifee County, with 36.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Oldham County, with 4.2% in 2021.

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