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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 2022, at 66.2%. Macomb County had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 20.1% and the figure for Michigan was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.2Lake County
Lowest4.3Macomb County
Median20.183 counties
Michigan12.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Alcona County: 53.2 %Alger County: 47.3 %Allegan County: 14 %Alpena County: 18.9 %Antrim County: 39 %Arenac County: 33.5 %Baraga County: 36.2 %Barry County: 11.6 %Bay County: 7.4 %Benzie County: 41.1 %Berrien County: 17.5 %Branch County: 19.3 %Calhoun County: 11 %Cass County: 18.4 %Charlevoix County: 30.1 %Cheboygan County: 39.9 %Chippewa County: 32.4 %Clare County: 45.7 %Clinton County: 5.6 %Crawford County: 43.1 %Delta County: 20 %Dickinson County: 17.1 %Eaton County: 5.4 %Emmet County: 33.3 %Genesee County: 9.6 %Gladwin County: 36.1 %Gogebic County: 33.3 %Grand Traverse County: 15.9 %Gratiot County: 8.4 %Hillsdale County: 17.9 %Houghton County: 24.2 %Huron County: 33.3 %Ingham County: 7.8 %Ionia County: 7.7 %Iosco County: 42 %Iron County: 42.2 %Isabella County: 13 %Jackson County: 10.2 %Kalamazoo County: 7.3 %Kalkaska County: 36.7 %Kent County: 4.6 %Keweenaw County: 53.4 %Lake County: 66.2 %Lapeer County: 7.1 %Leelanau County: 40.3 %Lenawee County: 11.5 %Livingston County: 4.9 %Luce County: 46.4 %Mackinac County: 50.6 %Macomb County: 4.3 %Manistee County: 36.2 %Marquette County: 18.6 %Mason County: 29.5 %Mecosta County: 23.3 %Menominee County: 25.1 %Midland County: 7 %Missaukee County: 32.9 %Monroe County: 5.6 %Montcalm County: 14.2 %Montmorency County: 47.7 %Muskegon County: 10.8 %Newaygo County: 22.9 %Oakland County: 5.5 %Oceana County: 36.4 %Ogemaw County: 40.8 %Ontonagon County: 45.5 %Osceola County: 29.7 %Oscoda County: 54.8 %Otsego County: 27.7 %Ottawa County: 5.5 %Presque Isle County: 38 %Roscommon County: 51 %Saginaw County: 9.4 %St. Clair County: 8.7 %St. Joseph County: 13.7 %Sanilac County: 20.6 %Schoolcraft County: 36.8 %Shiawassee County: 7.6 %Tuscola County: 10.3 %Van Buren County: 20.1 %Washtenaw County: 5.4 %Wayne County: 13.1 %Wexford County: 20.1 %
  • Under 7.7
  • 7.7 to 13
  • 13 to 20
  • 20 to 33
  • 33 to 41
  • 41 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lake County: 66.2 %Lake County66.2Oscoda County: 54.8 %Oscoda County54.8Keweenaw County: 53.4 %Keweenaw County53.4Alcona County: 53.2 %Alcona County53.2Roscommon County: 51 %Roscommon County51Mackinac County: 50.6 %Mackinac County50.6Montmorency County: 47.7 %Montmorency County47.7Alger County: 47.3 %Alger County47.3Luce County: 46.4 %Luce County46.4Clare County: 45.7 %Clare County45.7Ontonagon County: 45.5 %Ontonagon County45.5Crawford County: 43.1 %Crawford County43.1Iron County: 42.2 %Iron County42.2Iosco County: 42 %Iosco County42Benzie County: 41.1 %Benzie County41.1Ogemaw County: 40.8 %Ogemaw County40.8Leelanau County: 40.3 %Leelanau County40.3Cheboygan County: 39.9 %Cheboygan County39.9Antrim County: 39 %Antrim County39Presque Isle County: 38 %Presque Isle County38Schoolcraft County: 36.8 %Schoolcraft County36.8Kalkaska County: 36.7 %Kalkaska County36.7Oceana County: 36.4 %Oceana County36.4Manistee County: 36.2 %Manistee County36.2Baraga County: 36.2 %Baraga County36.2Gladwin County: 36.1 %Gladwin County36.1Arenac County: 33.5 %Arenac County33.5Gogebic County: 33.3 %Gogebic County33.3Emmet County: 33.3 %Emmet County33.3Huron County: 33.3 %Huron County33.3Missaukee County: 32.9 %Missaukee County32.9Chippewa County: 32.4 %Chippewa County32.4Charlevoix County: 30.1 %Charlevoix County30.1Osceola County: 29.7 %Osceola County29.7Mason County: 29.5 %Mason County29.5Otsego County: 27.7 %Otsego County27.7Menominee County: 25.1 %Menominee County25.1Houghton County: 24.2 %Houghton County24.2Mecosta County: 23.3 %Mecosta County23.3Newaygo County: 22.9 %Newaygo County22.9Lake County: 66.2 %Lake County66.2Oscoda County: 54.8 %Oscoda County54.8Keweenaw County: 53.4 %Keweenaw County53.4Alcona County: 53.2 %Alcona County53.2Roscommon County: 51 %Roscommon County51Mackinac County: 50.6 %Mackinac County50.6Montmorency County: 47.7 %Montmorency County47.7Alger County: 47.3 %Alger County47.3Luce County: 46.4 %Luce County46.4Clare County: 45.7 %Clare County45.7Ontonagon County: 45.5 %Ontonagon County45.5Crawford County: 43.1 %Crawford County43.1Iron County: 42.2 %Iron County42.2Iosco County: 42 %Iosco County42Benzie County: 41.1 %Benzie County41.1Ogemaw County: 40.8 %Ogemaw County40.8Leelanau County: 40.3 %Leelanau County40.3Cheboygan County: 39.9 %Cheboygan County39.9Antrim County: 39 %Antrim County39Presque Isle County: 38 %Presque Isle County38Schoolcraft County: 36.8 %Schoolcraft County36.8Kalkaska County: 36.7 %Kalkaska County36.7Oceana County: 36.4 %Oceana County36.4Manistee County: 36.2 %Manistee County36.2Baraga County: 36.2 %Baraga County36.2Gladwin County: 36.1 %Gladwin County36.1Arenac County: 33.5 %Arenac County33.5Gogebic County: 33.3 %Gogebic County33.3Emmet County: 33.3 %Emmet County33.3Huron County: 33.3 %Huron County33.3Missaukee County: 32.9 %Missaukee County32.9Chippewa County: 32.4 %Chippewa County32.4Charlevoix County: 30.1 %Charlevoix County30.1Osceola County: 29.7 %Osceola County29.7Mason County: 29.5 %Mason County29.5Otsego County: 27.7 %Otsego County27.7Menominee County: 25.1 %Menominee County25.1Houghton County: 24.2 %Houghton County24.2Mecosta County: 23.3 %Mecosta County23.3Newaygo County: 22.9 %Newaygo County22.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lake County66.2-1.7 pts
2Oscoda County54.8-3.1 pts
3Keweenaw County53.4-1.2 pts
4Alcona County53.2-0.5 pts
5Roscommon County51-1.6 pts
6Mackinac County50.6-1.5 pts
7Montmorency County47.7-4.5 pts
8Alger County47.3-3.6 pts
9Luce County46.4-1.3 pts
10Clare County45.7-1.2 pts
11Ontonagon County45.5-3.3 pts
12Crawford County43.1-1.5 pts
13Iron County42.2-0.8 pts
14Iosco County42-0.7 pts
15Benzie County41.1-2.7 pts
16Ogemaw County40.8-0.6 pts
17Leelanau County40.3-0.5 pts
18Cheboygan County39.9+0.2 pts
19Antrim County39-3.5 pts
20Presque Isle County38-2.8 pts
21Schoolcraft County36.8-3.2 pts
22Kalkaska County36.7-3.2 pts
23Oceana County36.4-0.9 pts
24Manistee County36.2-1.4 pts
25Baraga County36.2-1.6 pts
26Gladwin County36.1-0.8 pts
27Arenac County33.5-0.5 pts
28Gogebic County33.3-1.8 pts
29Emmet County33.3-0.9 pts
30Huron County33.3-0.8 pts
31Missaukee County32.9+0.1 pts
32Chippewa County32.4-0.1 pts
33Charlevoix County30.1-2.5 pts
34Osceola County29.7-2.1 pts
35Mason County29.5-0.7 pts
36Otsego County27.7-1.9 pts
37Menominee County25.1-2 pts
38Houghton County24.2-1.3 pts
39Mecosta County23.3-1.1 pts
40Newaygo County22.9-0.3 pts
41Sanilac County20.6-1.2 pts
42Van Buren County20.1-1 pts
43Wexford County20.1-0.9 pts
44Delta County20-0.9 pts
45Branch County19.3-0.5 pts
46Alpena County18.9-0.9 pts
47Marquette County18.6-2 pts
48Cass County18.4-0.2 pts
49Hillsdale County17.9+0.3 pts
50Berrien County17.5-0 pts
51Dickinson County17.1-1.1 pts
52Grand Traverse County15.9+0.9 pts
53Montcalm County14.2-1 pts
54Allegan County14-0.2 pts
55St. Joseph County13.7+0.8 pts
56Wayne County13.1-0.5 pts
57Isabella County13-0.9 pts
58Barry County11.6-0.1 pts
59Lenawee County11.5+0.2 pts
60Calhoun County11+0.2 pts
61Muskegon County10.8-0.4 pts
62Tuscola County10.3-0.8 pts
63Jackson County10.2-0.2 pts
64Genesee County9.6-0.8 pts
65Saginaw County9.40 pts
66St. Clair County8.7-0.5 pts
67Gratiot County8.4+1 pts
68Ingham County7.8-0.4 pts
69Ionia County7.7+0.3 pts
70Shiawassee County7.6-0.7 pts
71Bay County7.4+0.1 pts
72Kalamazoo County7.3-0 pts
73Lapeer County7.1-0.3 pts
74Midland County7-0.4 pts
75Monroe County5.6-0.5 pts
76Clinton County5.6+0.1 pts
77Ottawa County5.5+0.2 pts
78Oakland County5.5-0.2 pts
79Eaton County5.4-0 pts
80Washtenaw County5.4-0.3 pts
81Livingston County4.9-0.1 pts
82Kent County4.6-0.3 pts
83Macomb County4.3-0.2 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/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 Michigan 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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-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 Michigan 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/michigan-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lake County, with 66.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Macomb County, with 4.3% in 2022.

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