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

All 24 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `vacancy_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units. 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/maryland-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Worcester County | 57.6 |
| 2 | Garrett County | 32.5 |
| 3 | Somerset County | 23.6 |
| 4 | Kent County | 18 |
| 5 | Dorchester County | 17.6 |
| 6 | Talbot County | 16.7 |
| 7 | Allegany County | 16.3 |
| 8 | Baltimore city | 13.3 |
| 9 | Queen Anne's County | 9.7 |
| 10 | St. Mary's County | 8.5 |
| 11 | Cecil County | 8.5 |
| 12 | Wicomico County | 8.3 |
| 13 | Caroline County | 7.7 |
| 14 | Calvert County | 7.4 |
| 15 | Washington County | 6.8 |
| 16 | Baltimore County | 5.1 |
| 17 | Anne Arundel County | 4.9 |
| 18 | Prince George's County | 4.9 |
| 19 | Charles County | 4.6 |
| 20 | Montgomery County | 4.3 |
| 21 | Frederick County | 3.9 |
| 22 | Carroll County | 3.7 |
| 23 | Harford County | 3.5 |
| 24 | Howard County | 3.4 |