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

Cook County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 87 counties in 2024, at 55.4%. Dakota County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 11% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.4Cook County
Lowest2.5Dakota County
Median1187 counties
Minnesota9.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Aitkin County: 49.3 %Anoka County: 3.1 %Becker County: 28 %Beltrami County: 16.4 %Benton County: 5.1 %Big Stone County: 28.8 %Blue Earth County: 7.6 %Brown County: 6.8 %Carlton County: 11.4 %Carver County: 2.6 %Cass County: 47.4 %Chippewa County: 9.5 %Chisago County: 7.1 %Clay County: 4.1 %Clearwater County: 25.3 %Cook County: 55.4 %Cottonwood County: 10.4 %Crow Wing County: 31.1 %Dakota County: 2.5 %Dodge County: 4.7 %Douglas County: 21.6 %Faribault County: 11.9 %Fillmore County: 10 %Freeborn County: 9 %Goodhue County: 6.8 %Grant County: 20.6 %Hennepin County: 5.6 %Houston County: 7.3 %Hubbard County: 39.3 %Isanti County: 5.7 %Itasca County: 27.8 %Jackson County: 10.6 %Kanabec County: 16.3 %Kandiyohi County: 13.4 %Kittson County: 20.4 %Koochiching County: 20.9 %Lac qui Parle County: 15.7 %Lake County: 33.7 %Lake of the Woods County: 48 %Le Sueur County: 10.8 %Lincoln County: 19.7 %Lyon County: 10.3 %McLeod County: 4.7 %Mahnomen County: 26 %Marshall County: 14 %Martin County: 9.2 %Meeker County: 12.9 %Mille Lacs County: 18.3 %Morrison County: 13.4 %Mower County: 7.6 %Murray County: 18 %Nicollet County: 4.4 %Nobles County: 8.6 %Norman County: 16.2 %Olmsted County: 6 %Otter Tail County: 31.5 %Pennington County: 8.7 %Pine County: 28.7 %Pipestone County: 8.2 %Polk County: 15.9 %Pope County: 22.8 %Ramsey County: 5.4 %Red Lake County: 11 %Redwood County: 11.5 %Renville County: 12.4 %Rice County: 7.1 %Rock County: 5.2 %Roseau County: 12.9 %St. Louis County: 16.5 %Scott County: 3 %Sherburne County: 4.2 %Sibley County: 9.1 %Stearns County: 7.8 %Steele County: 5.4 %Stevens County: 7 %Swift County: 12.4 %Todd County: 21.5 %Traverse County: 30.9 %Wabasha County: 11 %Wadena County: 13.4 %Waseca County: 5.6 %Washington County: 3.4 %Watonwan County: 13.4 %Wilkin County: 11 %Winona County: 7.3 %Wright County: 5.9 %Yellow Medicine County: 9.3 %
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  • 5.6 to 8.1
  • 8.1 to 11
  • 11 to 16
  • 16 to 24
  • 24 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

Cook County: 55.4 %Cook County55.4Aitkin County: 49.3 %Aitkin County49.3Lake of the Woods County: 48 %Lake of the Woods County48Cass County: 47.4 %Cass County47.4Hubbard County: 39.3 %Hubbard County39.3Lake County: 33.7 %Lake County33.7Otter Tail County: 31.5 %Otter Tail County31.5Crow Wing County: 31.1 %Crow Wing County31.1Traverse County: 30.9 %Traverse County30.9Big Stone County: 28.8 %Big Stone County28.8Pine County: 28.7 %Pine County28.7Becker County: 28 %Becker County28Itasca County: 27.8 %Itasca County27.8Mahnomen County: 26 %Mahnomen County26Clearwater County: 25.3 %Clearwater County25.3Pope County: 22.8 %Pope County22.8Douglas County: 21.6 %Douglas County21.6Todd County: 21.5 %Todd County21.5Koochiching County: 20.9 %Koochiching County20.9Grant County: 20.6 %Grant County20.6Kittson County: 20.4 %Kittson County20.4Lincoln County: 19.7 %Lincoln County19.7Mille Lacs County: 18.3 %Mille Lacs County18.3Murray County: 18 %Murray County18St. Louis County: 16.5 %St. Louis County16.5Beltrami County: 16.4 %Beltrami County16.4Kanabec County: 16.3 %Kanabec County16.3Norman County: 16.2 %Norman County16.2Polk County: 15.9 %Polk County15.9Lac qui Parle County: 15.7 %Lac qui Parle County15.7Marshall County: 14 %Marshall County14Kandiyohi County: 13.4 %Kandiyohi County13.4Watonwan County: 13.4 %Watonwan County13.4Wadena County: 13.4 %Wadena County13.4Morrison County: 13.4 %Morrison County13.4Meeker County: 12.9 %Meeker County12.9Roseau County: 12.9 %Roseau County12.9Renville County: 12.4 %Renville County12.4Swift County: 12.4 %Swift County12.4Faribault County: 11.9 %Faribault County11.9Cook County: 55.4 %Cook County55.4Aitkin County: 49.3 %Aitkin County49.3Lake of the Woods County: 48 %Lake of the Woods County48Cass County: 47.4 %Cass County47.4Hubbard County: 39.3 %Hubbard County39.3Lake County: 33.7 %Lake County33.7Otter Tail County: 31.5 %Otter Tail County31.5Crow Wing County: 31.1 %Crow Wing County31.1Traverse County: 30.9 %Traverse County30.9Big Stone County: 28.8 %Big Stone County28.8Pine County: 28.7 %Pine County28.7Becker County: 28 %Becker County28Itasca County: 27.8 %Itasca County27.8Mahnomen County: 26 %Mahnomen County26Clearwater County: 25.3 %Clearwater County25.3Pope County: 22.8 %Pope County22.8Douglas County: 21.6 %Douglas County21.6Todd County: 21.5 %Todd County21.5Koochiching County: 20.9 %Koochiching County20.9Grant County: 20.6 %Grant County20.6Kittson County: 20.4 %Kittson County20.4Lincoln County: 19.7 %Lincoln County19.7Mille Lacs County: 18.3 %Mille Lacs County18.3Murray County: 18 %Murray County18St. Louis County: 16.5 %St. Louis County16.5Beltrami County: 16.4 %Beltrami County16.4Kanabec County: 16.3 %Kanabec County16.3Norman County: 16.2 %Norman County16.2Polk County: 15.9 %Polk County15.9Lac qui Parle County: 15.7 %Lac qui Parle County15.7Marshall County: 14 %Marshall County14Kandiyohi County: 13.4 %Kandiyohi County13.4Watonwan County: 13.4 %Watonwan County13.4Wadena County: 13.4 %Wadena County13.4Morrison County: 13.4 %Morrison County13.4Meeker County: 12.9 %Meeker County12.9Roseau County: 12.9 %Roseau County12.9Renville County: 12.4 %Renville County12.4Swift County: 12.4 %Swift County12.4Faribault County: 11.9 %Faribault County11.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Cook County55.4+0.2 pts
2Aitkin County49.3-1.8 pts
3Lake of the Woods County48-3.8 pts
4Cass County47.4-0 pts
5Hubbard County39.3-0.5 pts
6Lake County33.7+1.6 pts
7Otter Tail County31.5+0.1 pts
8Crow Wing County31.1-0.7 pts
9Traverse County30.9+5.2 pts
10Big Stone County28.8+1.8 pts
11Pine County28.7-1.8 pts
12Becker County28+0.5 pts
13Itasca County27.8+0.1 pts
14Mahnomen County26-0.7 pts
15Clearwater County25.3-1.8 pts
16Pope County22.8+0.6 pts
17Douglas County21.6+0.4 pts
18Todd County21.5-0.8 pts
19Koochiching County20.9-2.1 pts
20Grant County20.6+0.8 pts
21Kittson County20.4-2.5 pts
22Lincoln County19.7-0.8 pts
23Mille Lacs County18.3+1.2 pts
24Murray County18-0.2 pts
25St. Louis County16.5-0.5 pts
26Beltrami County16.4-0.7 pts
27Kanabec County16.3-0.6 pts
28Norman County16.2-0.9 pts
29Polk County15.9+0.8 pts
30Lac qui Parle County15.7-1.4 pts
31Marshall County14-1.3 pts
32Kandiyohi County13.4-0.2 pts
33Watonwan County13.4+1.4 pts
34Wadena County13.4-2.4 pts
35Morrison County13.4-1.1 pts
36Meeker County12.9-1.4 pts
37Roseau County12.9-2.9 pts
38Renville County12.4-1.3 pts
38Swift County12.4+0.4 pts
40Faribault County11.9+1 pts
41Redwood County11.5-1.8 pts
42Carlton County11.4-0.4 pts
43Wabasha County11+0.3 pts
44Red Lake County11-1.4 pts
45Wilkin County11+1.4 pts
46Le Sueur County10.8-0.6 pts
47Jackson County10.6+0.5 pts
48Cottonwood County10.4+0.7 pts
49Lyon County10.3-0.8 pts
50Fillmore County10-0.8 pts
51Chippewa County9.5+1.4 pts
52Yellow Medicine County9.3-2.2 pts
53Martin County9.2+0.1 pts
54Sibley County9.1-0.1 pts
55Freeborn County9+0.3 pts
56Pennington County8.7+0.1 pts
57Nobles County8.6+0.2 pts
58Pipestone County8.2+0.2 pts
59Stearns County7.8-0.1 pts
60Mower County7.6-0.6 pts
61Blue Earth County7.6-0.4 pts
62Winona County7.3+0.5 pts
63Houston County7.3-0.5 pts
64Rice County7.1-0.1 pts
65Chisago County7.1+0.7 pts
66Stevens County7-1.7 pts
67Goodhue County6.8-0 pts
68Brown County6.8-0.5 pts
69Olmsted County6+0.8 pts
70Wright County5.9-0.1 pts
71Isanti County5.7-0.8 pts
72Waseca County5.6+0.5 pts
73Hennepin County5.6+0.3 pts
74Ramsey County5.4-0 pts
74Steele County5.4-0.2 pts
76Rock County5.2-1.4 pts
77Benton County5.1-0.6 pts
78McLeod County4.7-1.3 pts
79Dodge County4.7+0.2 pts
80Nicollet County4.4+0.3 pts
81Sherburne County4.2-0.3 pts
82Clay County4.1-0.7 pts
83Washington County3.40 pts
84Anoka County3.1+0.2 pts
85Scott County3+0.4 pts
86Carver County2.6-0.2 pts
87Dakota County2.5-0.2 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cook County, with 55.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Dakota County, with 2.5% in 2024.

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