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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 2022, at 34.2%. Boone County had the lowest, at 4.2%. The median was 15.3% and the figure for Kentucky was 11.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.2Menifee County
Lowest4.2Boone County
Median15.3120 counties
Kentucky11.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 21.2 %Allen County: 15.4 %Anderson County: 8.7 %Ballard County: 20.2 %Barren County: 11.7 %Bath County: 11.3 %Bell County: 18.7 %Boone County: 4.2 %Bourbon County: 11.7 %Boyd County: 14.8 %Boyle County: 9.9 %Bracken County: 18.4 %Breathitt County: 15.8 %Breckinridge County: 29.7 %Bullitt County: 5.4 %Butler County: 17.6 %Caldwell County: 15.8 %Calloway County: 17.7 %Campbell County: 6.7 %Carlisle County: 17.4 %Carroll County: 13.6 %Carter County: 20.2 %Casey County: 18.4 %Christian County: 12.5 %Clark County: 8.7 %Clay County: 17.6 %Clinton County: 24.6 %Crittenden County: 19.5 %Cumberland County: 26.1 %Daviess County: 7.3 %Edmonson County: 25.5 %Elliott County: 26 %Estill County: 16.1 %Fayette County: 7 %Fleming County: 14.9 %Floyd County: 18.1 %Franklin County: 6 %Fulton County: 25.6 %Gallatin County: 16.6 %Garrard County: 10.9 %Grant County: 9.4 %Graves County: 13.5 %Grayson County: 27.3 %Green County: 16.7 %Greenup County: 10.9 %Hancock County: 11.2 %Hardin County: 9.1 %Harlan County: 19.4 %Harrison County: 10 %Hart County: 18.6 %Henderson County: 9 %Henry County: 9.3 %Hickman County: 25.1 %Hopkins County: 12.4 %Jackson County: 14.2 %Jefferson County: 8.1 %Jessamine County: 7.2 %Johnson County: 18.9 %Kenton County: 7.2 %Knott County: 17.2 %Knox County: 18.7 %Larue County: 8 %Laurel County: 11.8 %Lawrence County: 24.1 %Lee County: 18.3 %Leslie County: 24.7 %Letcher County: 20.7 %Lewis County: 21.5 %Lincoln County: 10.5 %Livingston County: 23.5 %Logan County: 12.9 %Lyon County: 32.6 %McCracken County: 15.9 %McCreary County: 20.5 %McLean County: 13.7 %Madison County: 8.2 %Magoffin County: 16.6 %Marion County: 9.5 %Marshall County: 20.7 %Martin County: 22.3 %Mason County: 18.2 %Meade County: 12.4 %Menifee County: 34.2 %Mercer County: 12.3 %Metcalfe County: 11.6 %Monroe County: 13.3 %Montgomery County: 11.7 %Morgan County: 17.2 %Muhlenberg County: 12.4 %Nelson County: 6.8 %Nicholas County: 21.2 %Ohio County: 11.3 %Oldham County: 4.6 %Owen County: 22.8 %Owsley County: 29 %Pendleton County: 16.1 %Perry County: 14.7 %Pike County: 17.1 %Powell County: 16.8 %Pulaski County: 18.7 %Robertson County: 23.7 %Rockcastle County: 13.2 %Rowan County: 15.1 %Russell County: 30.6 %Scott County: 5.8 %Shelby County: 7.2 %Simpson County: 9.3 %Spencer County: 7.5 %Taylor County: 12.1 %Todd County: 13 %Trigg County: 23.4 %Trimble County: 15.3 %Union County: 13.9 %Warren County: 7.9 %Washington County: 11 %Wayne County: 22.3 %Webster County: 15.9 %Whitley County: 15.6 %Wolfe County: 18.3 %Woodford County: 8.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Menifee County: 34.2 %Menifee County34.2Lyon County: 32.6 %Lyon County32.6Russell County: 30.6 %Russell County30.6Breckinridge County: 29.7 %Breckinridge County29.7Owsley County: 29 %Owsley County29Grayson County: 27.3 %Grayson County27.3Cumberland County: 26.1 %Cumberland County26.1Elliott County: 26 %Elliott County26Fulton County: 25.6 %Fulton County25.6Edmonson County: 25.5 %Edmonson County25.5Hickman County: 25.1 %Hickman County25.1Leslie County: 24.7 %Leslie County24.7Clinton County: 24.6 %Clinton County24.6Lawrence County: 24.1 %Lawrence County24.1Robertson County: 23.7 %Robertson County23.7Livingston County: 23.5 %Livingston County23.5Trigg County: 23.4 %Trigg County23.4Owen County: 22.8 %Owen County22.8Wayne County: 22.3 %Wayne County22.3Martin County: 22.3 %Martin County22.3Lewis County: 21.5 %Lewis County21.5Nicholas County: 21.2 %Nicholas County21.2Adair County: 21.2 %Adair County21.2Letcher County: 20.7 %Letcher County20.7Marshall County: 20.7 %Marshall County20.7McCreary County: 20.5 %McCreary County20.5Ballard County: 20.2 %Ballard County20.2Carter County: 20.2 %Carter County20.2Crittenden County: 19.5 %Crittenden County19.5Harlan County: 19.4 %Harlan County19.4Johnson County: 18.9 %Johnson County18.9Knox County: 18.7 %Knox County18.7Bell County: 18.7 %Bell County18.7Pulaski County: 18.7 %Pulaski County18.7Hart County: 18.6 %Hart County18.6Casey County: 18.4 %Casey County18.4Bracken County: 18.4 %Bracken County18.4Wolfe County: 18.3 %Wolfe County18.3Lee County: 18.3 %Lee County18.3Mason County: 18.2 %Mason County18.2Menifee County: 34.2 %Menifee County34.2Lyon County: 32.6 %Lyon County32.6Russell County: 30.6 %Russell County30.6Breckinridge County: 29.7 %Breckinridge County29.7Owsley County: 29 %Owsley County29Grayson County: 27.3 %Grayson County27.3Cumberland County: 26.1 %Cumberland County26.1Elliott County: 26 %Elliott County26Fulton County: 25.6 %Fulton County25.6Edmonson County: 25.5 %Edmonson County25.5Hickman County: 25.1 %Hickman County25.1Leslie County: 24.7 %Leslie County24.7Clinton County: 24.6 %Clinton County24.6Lawrence County: 24.1 %Lawrence County24.1Robertson County: 23.7 %Robertson County23.7Livingston County: 23.5 %Livingston County23.5Trigg County: 23.4 %Trigg County23.4Owen County: 22.8 %Owen County22.8Wayne County: 22.3 %Wayne County22.3Martin County: 22.3 %Martin County22.3Lewis County: 21.5 %Lewis County21.5Nicholas County: 21.2 %Nicholas County21.2Adair County: 21.2 %Adair County21.2Letcher County: 20.7 %Letcher County20.7Marshall County: 20.7 %Marshall County20.7McCreary County: 20.5 %McCreary County20.5Ballard County: 20.2 %Ballard County20.2Carter County: 20.2 %Carter County20.2Crittenden County: 19.5 %Crittenden County19.5Harlan County: 19.4 %Harlan County19.4Johnson County: 18.9 %Johnson County18.9Knox County: 18.7 %Knox County18.7Bell County: 18.7 %Bell County18.7Pulaski County: 18.7 %Pulaski County18.7Hart County: 18.6 %Hart County18.6Casey County: 18.4 %Casey County18.4Bracken County: 18.4 %Bracken County18.4Wolfe County: 18.3 %Wolfe County18.3Lee County: 18.3 %Lee County18.3Mason County: 18.2 %Mason County18.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Menifee County34.2-2.7 pts
2Lyon County32.6-0.4 pts
3Russell County30.6-0 pts
4Breckinridge County29.7-0 pts
5Owsley County29+3.3 pts
6Grayson County27.3-2.2 pts
7Cumberland County26.1-2.1 pts
8Elliott County26-3.2 pts
9Fulton County25.6-2 pts
10Edmonson County25.5+1.5 pts
11Hickman County25.1+2.1 pts
12Leslie County24.7-0.5 pts
13Clinton County24.6+2 pts
14Lawrence County24.1-2.4 pts
15Robertson County23.7-0.9 pts
16Livingston County23.5+0.5 pts
17Trigg County23.4-0.7 pts
18Owen County22.8+0.5 pts
19Wayne County22.3-0.7 pts
20Martin County22.3-2.6 pts
21Lewis County21.5-0.7 pts
22Nicholas County21.2+3.6 pts
23Adair County21.2+1.3 pts
24Letcher County20.7-0.5 pts
25Marshall County20.7+1.7 pts
26McCreary County20.5+2.4 pts
27Ballard County20.2-0.4 pts
28Carter County20.2-2.3 pts
29Crittenden County19.5-1.4 pts
30Harlan County19.4-1.1 pts
31Johnson County18.9-1.3 pts
32Knox County18.7-0.9 pts
33Bell County18.7-0.3 pts
34Pulaski County18.7-1.3 pts
35Hart County18.6-1.3 pts
36Casey County18.4-2.4 pts
37Bracken County18.4-0.1 pts
38Wolfe County18.3-1.9 pts
39Lee County18.3-1 pts
40Mason County18.2-1.2 pts
41Floyd County18.1-1.5 pts
42Calloway County17.7-1 pts
43Butler County17.6-2 pts
44Clay County17.6-1.1 pts
45Carlisle County17.4-5.1 pts
46Knott County17.2-1.9 pts
47Morgan County17.2-3.6 pts
48Pike County17.1-0.4 pts
49Powell County16.8+0.2 pts
50Green County16.7-0.1 pts
51Magoffin County16.6-0.7 pts
52Gallatin County16.6-2.3 pts
53Estill County16.1-2 pts
54Pendleton County16.1-1.1 pts
55Webster County15.9-1.1 pts
56McCracken County15.9+0.3 pts
57Caldwell County15.8+1.9 pts
58Breathitt County15.8+0.1 pts
59Whitley County15.6-1.7 pts
60Allen County15.4-1.9 pts
61Trimble County15.3-0.7 pts
62Rowan County15.1-0.8 pts
63Fleming County14.9-0.2 pts
64Boyd County14.8-1.2 pts
65Perry County14.7+0.1 pts
66Jackson County14.2-3.5 pts
67Union County13.9-2.5 pts
68McLean County13.7+1.3 pts
69Carroll County13.6+2.2 pts
70Graves County13.5-0.5 pts
71Monroe County13.3-0.9 pts
72Rockcastle County13.2-1.3 pts
73Todd County13-2.3 pts
74Logan County12.9-0.8 pts
75Christian County12.5-0.2 pts
76Hopkins County12.4-0.1 pts
77Meade County12.4-1.3 pts
77Muhlenberg County12.4-2.9 pts
79Mercer County12.3-1.3 pts
80Taylor County12.1-0.5 pts
81Laurel County11.8-0.7 pts
82Barren County11.7-0.6 pts
83Montgomery County11.7+0.8 pts
84Bourbon County11.7+1 pts
85Metcalfe County11.6-1.4 pts
86Bath County11.3-1.3 pts
86Ohio County11.3-1.8 pts
88Hancock County11.2+0.1 pts
89Washington County11+0.4 pts
90Garrard County10.9+1 pts
91Greenup County10.9-1.9 pts
92Lincoln County10.5-1 pts
93Harrison County10-0 pts
94Boyle County9.9+0.1 pts
95Marion County9.5-0.1 pts
96Grant County9.4-0.6 pts
97Henry County9.3-0.6 pts
97Simpson County9.3-1.9 pts
99Hardin County9.1-0.1 pts
100Henderson County9-0.5 pts
101Woodford County8.80 pts
102Anderson County8.7-0.2 pts
103Clark County8.7+1 pts
104Madison County8.2-0.7 pts
105Jefferson County8.1-0.6 pts
106Larue County8-0.4 pts
107Warren County7.9-0.5 pts
108Spencer County7.5+1.2 pts
109Daviess County7.3+0.2 pts
110Kenton County7.2-0 pts
111Jessamine County7.2-0.1 pts
111Shelby County7.2-1.1 pts
113Fayette County7-0.5 pts
114Nelson County6.8-0.3 pts
115Campbell County6.7-0.9 pts
116Franklin County6-1 pts
117Scott County5.8+0.5 pts
118Bullitt County5.4-0.5 pts
119Oldham County4.6+0.4 pts
120Boone County4.2-0.4 pts

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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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Menifee 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)?

Boone County, with 4.2% in 2022.

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