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

Lake County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 83 counties in 2024, at 61.4%. Macomb County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 19.5% and the figure for Michigan was 11.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61.4Lake County
Lowest4Macomb County
Median19.583 counties
Michigan11.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Alcona County: 48.6 %Alger County: 43.2 %Allegan County: 13.5 %Alpena County: 17.1 %Antrim County: 37.4 %Arenac County: 31.4 %Baraga County: 32 %Barry County: 11.9 %Bay County: 7.3 %Benzie County: 37.5 %Berrien County: 17.2 %Branch County: 19.4 %Calhoun County: 10.5 %Cass County: 17.4 %Charlevoix County: 30.5 %Cheboygan County: 37.3 %Chippewa County: 30.8 %Clare County: 43.1 %Clinton County: 5 %Crawford County: 39.7 %Delta County: 19.5 %Dickinson County: 14.7 %Eaton County: 4.9 %Emmet County: 30.9 %Genesee County: 9 %Gladwin County: 33.8 %Gogebic County: 32.8 %Grand Traverse County: 14.3 %Gratiot County: 8.1 %Hillsdale County: 17 %Houghton County: 24.2 %Huron County: 30.5 %Ingham County: 7.2 %Ionia County: 6.1 %Iosco County: 41.6 %Iron County: 39.4 %Isabella County: 13.1 %Jackson County: 9.7 %Kalamazoo County: 6.8 %Kalkaska County: 33.4 %Kent County: 4.6 %Keweenaw County: 50.8 %Lake County: 61.4 %Lapeer County: 6.2 %Leelanau County: 38.8 %Lenawee County: 11.2 %Livingston County: 4.9 %Luce County: 39.6 %Mackinac County: 50.9 %Macomb County: 4 %Manistee County: 32.8 %Marquette County: 15.9 %Mason County: 27.3 %Mecosta County: 21 %Menominee County: 21.9 %Midland County: 5.8 %Missaukee County: 31.9 %Monroe County: 5.4 %Montcalm County: 12.9 %Montmorency County: 44.9 %Muskegon County: 10 %Newaygo County: 21.2 %Oakland County: 5.5 %Oceana County: 33.7 %Ogemaw County: 38.9 %Ontonagon County: 39.9 %Osceola County: 26 %Oscoda County: 50.9 %Otsego County: 24.5 %Ottawa County: 5.3 %Presque Isle County: 32.1 %Roscommon County: 50.1 %Saginaw County: 9.6 %St. Clair County: 6.8 %St. Joseph County: 13.5 %Sanilac County: 19.5 %Schoolcraft County: 34.7 %Shiawassee County: 7.3 %Tuscola County: 10.5 %Van Buren County: 18.1 %Washtenaw County: 5.8 %Wayne County: 12.5 %Wexford County: 17.4 %
  • Under 7.1
  • 7.1 to 13
  • 13 to 19
  • 19 to 32
  • 32 to 39
  • 39 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Lake County: 61.4 %Lake County61.4Mackinac County: 50.9 %Mackinac County50.9Oscoda County: 50.9 %Oscoda County50.9Keweenaw County: 50.8 %Keweenaw County50.8Roscommon County: 50.1 %Roscommon County50.1Alcona County: 48.6 %Alcona County48.6Montmorency County: 44.9 %Montmorency County44.9Alger County: 43.2 %Alger County43.2Clare County: 43.1 %Clare County43.1Iosco County: 41.6 %Iosco County41.6Ontonagon County: 39.9 %Ontonagon County39.9Crawford County: 39.7 %Crawford County39.7Luce County: 39.6 %Luce County39.6Iron County: 39.4 %Iron County39.4Ogemaw County: 38.9 %Ogemaw County38.9Leelanau County: 38.8 %Leelanau County38.8Benzie County: 37.5 %Benzie County37.5Antrim County: 37.4 %Antrim County37.4Cheboygan County: 37.3 %Cheboygan County37.3Schoolcraft County: 34.7 %Schoolcraft County34.7Gladwin County: 33.8 %Gladwin County33.8Oceana County: 33.7 %Oceana County33.7Kalkaska County: 33.4 %Kalkaska County33.4Manistee County: 32.8 %Manistee County32.8Gogebic County: 32.8 %Gogebic County32.8Presque Isle County: 32.1 %Presque Isle County32.1Baraga County: 32 %Baraga County32Missaukee County: 31.9 %Missaukee County31.9Arenac County: 31.4 %Arenac County31.4Emmet County: 30.9 %Emmet County30.9Chippewa County: 30.8 %Chippewa County30.8Charlevoix County: 30.5 %Charlevoix County30.5Huron County: 30.5 %Huron County30.5Mason County: 27.3 %Mason County27.3Osceola County: 26 %Osceola County26Otsego County: 24.5 %Otsego County24.5Houghton County: 24.2 %Houghton County24.2Menominee County: 21.9 %Menominee County21.9Newaygo County: 21.2 %Newaygo County21.2Mecosta County: 21 %Mecosta County21Lake County: 61.4 %Lake County61.4Mackinac County: 50.9 %Mackinac County50.9Oscoda County: 50.9 %Oscoda County50.9Keweenaw County: 50.8 %Keweenaw County50.8Roscommon County: 50.1 %Roscommon County50.1Alcona County: 48.6 %Alcona County48.6Montmorency County: 44.9 %Montmorency County44.9Alger County: 43.2 %Alger County43.2Clare County: 43.1 %Clare County43.1Iosco County: 41.6 %Iosco County41.6Ontonagon County: 39.9 %Ontonagon County39.9Crawford County: 39.7 %Crawford County39.7Luce County: 39.6 %Luce County39.6Iron County: 39.4 %Iron County39.4Ogemaw County: 38.9 %Ogemaw County38.9Leelanau County: 38.8 %Leelanau County38.8Benzie County: 37.5 %Benzie County37.5Antrim County: 37.4 %Antrim County37.4Cheboygan County: 37.3 %Cheboygan County37.3Schoolcraft County: 34.7 %Schoolcraft County34.7Gladwin County: 33.8 %Gladwin County33.8Oceana County: 33.7 %Oceana County33.7Kalkaska County: 33.4 %Kalkaska County33.4Manistee County: 32.8 %Manistee County32.8Gogebic County: 32.8 %Gogebic County32.8Presque Isle County: 32.1 %Presque Isle County32.1Baraga County: 32 %Baraga County32Missaukee County: 31.9 %Missaukee County31.9Arenac County: 31.4 %Arenac County31.4Emmet County: 30.9 %Emmet County30.9Chippewa County: 30.8 %Chippewa County30.8Charlevoix County: 30.5 %Charlevoix County30.5Huron County: 30.5 %Huron County30.5Mason County: 27.3 %Mason County27.3Osceola County: 26 %Osceola County26Otsego County: 24.5 %Otsego County24.5Houghton County: 24.2 %Houghton County24.2Menominee County: 21.9 %Menominee County21.9Newaygo County: 21.2 %Newaygo County21.2Mecosta County: 21 %Mecosta County21
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lake County61.4-1.9 pts
2Mackinac County50.9-0.6 pts
3Oscoda County50.9-1.7 pts
4Keweenaw County50.8-1.7 pts
5Roscommon County50.1-0.4 pts
6Alcona County48.6-2 pts
7Montmorency County44.9-1.7 pts
8Alger County43.2-0.6 pts
9Clare County43.1-1.5 pts
10Iosco County41.6-1.1 pts
11Ontonagon County39.9-3.5 pts
12Crawford County39.7-1.8 pts
13Luce County39.6-1.5 pts
14Iron County39.4-1.4 pts
15Ogemaw County38.9-1.6 pts
16Leelanau County38.8-0.8 pts
17Benzie County37.5-1.5 pts
18Antrim County37.40 pts
19Cheboygan County37.3-2.1 pts
20Schoolcraft County34.7-1.1 pts
21Gladwin County33.8-1.2 pts
22Oceana County33.7-0.8 pts
23Kalkaska County33.4-0.4 pts
24Manistee County32.8-1.2 pts
25Gogebic County32.8+0.4 pts
26Presque Isle County32.1-3.8 pts
27Baraga County32-2.2 pts
28Missaukee County31.9-1.8 pts
29Arenac County31.4-1.3 pts
30Emmet County30.9-2.4 pts
31Chippewa County30.8-1 pts
32Charlevoix County30.5+0.1 pts
32Huron County30.5-1.6 pts
34Mason County27.3-1.7 pts
35Osceola County26-2.2 pts
36Otsego County24.5-1.6 pts
37Houghton County24.2+0.1 pts
38Menominee County21.9-2.6 pts
39Newaygo County21.2-0.4 pts
40Mecosta County21-1.5 pts
41Delta County19.5-0.3 pts
42Sanilac County19.5-0.3 pts
43Branch County19.4+0.4 pts
44Van Buren County18.1-1.1 pts
45Cass County17.4-0 pts
45Wexford County17.4-1.4 pts
47Berrien County17.2-0.3 pts
48Alpena County17.1-1.7 pts
49Hillsdale County17+0.1 pts
50Marquette County15.9-1 pts
51Dickinson County14.7-0.4 pts
52Grand Traverse County14.3-0.4 pts
53Allegan County13.5-0.4 pts
54St. Joseph County13.5+0.1 pts
55Isabella County13.1+0.3 pts
56Montcalm County12.9-1 pts
57Wayne County12.5-0.4 pts
58Barry County11.9+0.3 pts
59Lenawee County11.2-0.1 pts
60Calhoun County10.5+0.1 pts
61Tuscola County10.5-0.1 pts
62Muskegon County10-0.5 pts
63Jackson County9.7-0.6 pts
64Saginaw County9.6-0.3 pts
65Genesee County9-0.4 pts
66Gratiot County8.1-1.5 pts
67Shiawassee County7.3-1.4 pts
68Bay County7.3-0.3 pts
69Ingham County7.2-0.1 pts
70St. Clair County6.8-1.2 pts
71Kalamazoo County6.8-0.4 pts
72Lapeer County6.2-0.5 pts
73Ionia County6.1-1 pts
74Midland County5.8-0.8 pts
75Washtenaw County5.8+0.2 pts
76Oakland County5.5+0.3 pts
77Monroe County5.4-0.4 pts
78Ottawa County5.30 pts
79Clinton County5-0.4 pts
80Livingston County4.9+0.1 pts
81Eaton County4.9-0.5 pts
82Kent County4.6+0.1 pts
83Macomb County4-0.2 pts

Other periods

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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties.

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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 Michigan by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/michigan-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lake County, with 61.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Macomb County, with 4% in 2024.

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