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

Lake County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 83 counties in 2021, at 67.9%. Macomb County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 21.1% and the figure for Michigan was 12.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.9Lake County
Lowest4.5Macomb County
Median21.183 counties
Michigan12.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Alcona County: 53.7 %Alger County: 50.9 %Allegan County: 14.2 %Alpena County: 19.8 %Antrim County: 42.5 %Arenac County: 34 %Baraga County: 37.7 %Barry County: 11.6 %Bay County: 7.3 %Benzie County: 43.7 %Berrien County: 17.5 %Branch County: 19.8 %Calhoun County: 10.9 %Cass County: 18.5 %Charlevoix County: 32.6 %Cheboygan County: 39.8 %Chippewa County: 32.5 %Clare County: 46.9 %Clinton County: 5.5 %Crawford County: 44.5 %Delta County: 21 %Dickinson County: 18.2 %Eaton County: 5.4 %Emmet County: 34.3 %Genesee County: 10.4 %Gladwin County: 37 %Gogebic County: 35.2 %Grand Traverse County: 15 %Gratiot County: 7.5 %Hillsdale County: 17.6 %Houghton County: 25.5 %Huron County: 34.1 %Ingham County: 8.2 %Ionia County: 7.5 %Iosco County: 42.8 %Iron County: 43.1 %Isabella County: 13.9 %Jackson County: 10.3 %Kalamazoo County: 7.3 %Kalkaska County: 39.9 %Kent County: 4.9 %Keweenaw County: 54.6 %Lake County: 67.9 %Lapeer County: 7.4 %Leelanau County: 40.7 %Lenawee County: 11.3 %Livingston County: 5 %Luce County: 47.7 %Mackinac County: 52.1 %Macomb County: 4.5 %Manistee County: 37.7 %Marquette County: 20.6 %Mason County: 30.2 %Mecosta County: 24.4 %Menominee County: 27 %Midland County: 7.5 %Missaukee County: 32.8 %Monroe County: 6.1 %Montcalm County: 15.1 %Montmorency County: 52.2 %Muskegon County: 11.2 %Newaygo County: 23.1 %Oakland County: 5.7 %Oceana County: 37.2 %Ogemaw County: 41.4 %Ontonagon County: 48.8 %Osceola County: 31.8 %Oscoda County: 57.9 %Otsego County: 29.6 %Ottawa County: 5.3 %Presque Isle County: 40.8 %Roscommon County: 52.6 %Saginaw County: 9.4 %St. Clair County: 9.1 %St. Joseph County: 12.9 %Sanilac County: 21.7 %Schoolcraft County: 40 %Shiawassee County: 8.3 %Tuscola County: 11.1 %Van Buren County: 21.1 %Washtenaw County: 5.6 %Wayne County: 13.6 %Wexford County: 21 %
  • Under 7.5
  • 7.5 to 14
  • 14 to 21
  • 21 to 34
  • 34 to 43
  • 43 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Lake County: 67.9 %Lake County67.9Oscoda County: 57.9 %Oscoda County57.9Keweenaw County: 54.6 %Keweenaw County54.6Alcona County: 53.7 %Alcona County53.7Roscommon County: 52.6 %Roscommon County52.6Montmorency County: 52.2 %Montmorency County52.2Mackinac County: 52.1 %Mackinac County52.1Alger County: 50.9 %Alger County50.9Ontonagon County: 48.8 %Ontonagon County48.8Luce County: 47.7 %Luce County47.7Clare County: 46.9 %Clare County46.9Crawford County: 44.5 %Crawford County44.5Benzie County: 43.7 %Benzie County43.7Iron County: 43.1 %Iron County43.1Iosco County: 42.8 %Iosco County42.8Antrim County: 42.5 %Antrim County42.5Ogemaw County: 41.4 %Ogemaw County41.4Presque Isle County: 40.8 %Presque Isle County40.8Leelanau County: 40.7 %Leelanau County40.7Schoolcraft County: 40 %Schoolcraft County40Kalkaska County: 39.9 %Kalkaska County39.9Cheboygan County: 39.8 %Cheboygan County39.8Baraga County: 37.7 %Baraga County37.7Manistee County: 37.7 %Manistee County37.7Oceana County: 37.2 %Oceana County37.2Gladwin County: 37 %Gladwin County37Gogebic County: 35.2 %Gogebic County35.2Emmet County: 34.3 %Emmet County34.3Huron County: 34.1 %Huron County34.1Arenac County: 34 %Arenac County34Missaukee County: 32.8 %Missaukee County32.8Charlevoix County: 32.6 %Charlevoix County32.6Chippewa County: 32.5 %Chippewa County32.5Osceola County: 31.8 %Osceola County31.8Mason County: 30.2 %Mason County30.2Otsego County: 29.6 %Otsego County29.6Menominee County: 27 %Menominee County27Houghton County: 25.5 %Houghton County25.5Mecosta County: 24.4 %Mecosta County24.4Newaygo County: 23.1 %Newaygo County23.1Lake County: 67.9 %Lake County67.9Oscoda County: 57.9 %Oscoda County57.9Keweenaw County: 54.6 %Keweenaw County54.6Alcona County: 53.7 %Alcona County53.7Roscommon County: 52.6 %Roscommon County52.6Montmorency County: 52.2 %Montmorency County52.2Mackinac County: 52.1 %Mackinac County52.1Alger County: 50.9 %Alger County50.9Ontonagon County: 48.8 %Ontonagon County48.8Luce County: 47.7 %Luce County47.7Clare County: 46.9 %Clare County46.9Crawford County: 44.5 %Crawford County44.5Benzie County: 43.7 %Benzie County43.7Iron County: 43.1 %Iron County43.1Iosco County: 42.8 %Iosco County42.8Antrim County: 42.5 %Antrim County42.5Ogemaw County: 41.4 %Ogemaw County41.4Presque Isle County: 40.8 %Presque Isle County40.8Leelanau County: 40.7 %Leelanau County40.7Schoolcraft County: 40 %Schoolcraft County40Kalkaska County: 39.9 %Kalkaska County39.9Cheboygan County: 39.8 %Cheboygan County39.8Baraga County: 37.7 %Baraga County37.7Manistee County: 37.7 %Manistee County37.7Oceana County: 37.2 %Oceana County37.2Gladwin County: 37 %Gladwin County37Gogebic County: 35.2 %Gogebic County35.2Emmet County: 34.3 %Emmet County34.3Huron County: 34.1 %Huron County34.1Arenac County: 34 %Arenac County34Missaukee County: 32.8 %Missaukee County32.8Charlevoix County: 32.6 %Charlevoix County32.6Chippewa County: 32.5 %Chippewa County32.5Osceola County: 31.8 %Osceola County31.8Mason County: 30.2 %Mason County30.2Otsego County: 29.6 %Otsego County29.6Menominee County: 27 %Menominee County27Houghton County: 25.5 %Houghton County25.5Mecosta County: 24.4 %Mecosta County24.4Newaygo County: 23.1 %Newaygo County23.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lake County67.9
2Oscoda County57.9
3Keweenaw County54.6
4Alcona County53.7
5Roscommon County52.6
6Montmorency County52.2
7Mackinac County52.1
8Alger County50.9
9Ontonagon County48.8
10Luce County47.7
11Clare County46.9
12Crawford County44.5
13Benzie County43.7
14Iron County43.1
15Iosco County42.8
16Antrim County42.5
17Ogemaw County41.4
18Presque Isle County40.8
19Leelanau County40.7
20Schoolcraft County40
21Kalkaska County39.9
22Cheboygan County39.8
23Baraga County37.7
24Manistee County37.7
25Oceana County37.2
26Gladwin County37
27Gogebic County35.2
28Emmet County34.3
29Huron County34.1
30Arenac County34
31Missaukee County32.8
32Charlevoix County32.6
33Chippewa County32.5
34Osceola County31.8
35Mason County30.2
36Otsego County29.6
37Menominee County27
38Houghton County25.5
39Mecosta County24.4
40Newaygo County23.1
41Sanilac County21.7
42Van Buren County21.1
43Wexford County21
44Delta County21
45Marquette County20.6
46Alpena County19.8
46Branch County19.8
48Cass County18.5
49Dickinson County18.2
50Hillsdale County17.6
51Berrien County17.5
52Montcalm County15.1
53Grand Traverse County15
54Allegan County14.2
55Isabella County13.9
56Wayne County13.6
57St. Joseph County12.9
58Barry County11.6
59Lenawee County11.3
60Muskegon County11.2
61Tuscola County11.1
62Calhoun County10.9
63Genesee County10.4
64Jackson County10.3
65Saginaw County9.4
66St. Clair County9.1
67Shiawassee County8.3
68Ingham County8.2
69Gratiot County7.5
69Midland County7.5
71Ionia County7.5
72Lapeer County7.4
73Bay County7.3
74Kalamazoo County7.3
75Monroe County6.1
76Oakland County5.7
77Washtenaw County5.6
78Clinton County5.5
79Eaton County5.4
80Ottawa County5.3
81Livingston County5
82Kent County4.9
83Macomb County4.5

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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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lake County, with 67.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Macomb County, with 4.5% in 2021.

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