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

Lake of the Woods County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 87 counties in 2021, at 58.9%. Scott County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 12.2% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.9Lake of the Woods County
Lowest2.5Scott County
Median12.287 counties
Minnesota9.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 53.7 %Anoka County: 3.1 %Becker County: 29.5 %Beltrami County: 17.5 %Benton County: 4.9 %Big Stone County: 24.2 %Blue Earth County: 8 %Brown County: 8.3 %Carlton County: 13.1 %Carver County: 4 %Cass County: 48.4 %Chippewa County: 7.2 %Chisago County: 7.2 %Clay County: 6.4 %Clearwater County: 28.1 %Cook County: 57.8 %Cottonwood County: 9.7 %Crow Wing County: 33.5 %Dakota County: 2.9 %Dodge County: 6.5 %Douglas County: 21.3 %Faribault County: 13.7 %Fillmore County: 12.5 %Freeborn County: 9.2 %Goodhue County: 5.9 %Grant County: 21.1 %Hennepin County: 4.9 %Houston County: 7 %Hubbard County: 41.3 %Isanti County: 6.6 %Itasca County: 29 %Jackson County: 11.3 %Kanabec County: 16.3 %Kandiyohi County: 15.1 %Kittson County: 28 %Koochiching County: 24.1 %Lac qui Parle County: 18.5 %Lake County: 32 %Lake of the Woods County: 58.9 %Le Sueur County: 12.2 %Lincoln County: 20.5 %Lyon County: 11.6 %McLeod County: 7.4 %Mahnomen County: 27.9 %Marshall County: 17.2 %Martin County: 10.8 %Meeker County: 15.4 %Mille Lacs County: 18.5 %Morrison County: 15.8 %Mower County: 7.7 %Murray County: 21.9 %Nicollet County: 4.7 %Nobles County: 9.7 %Norman County: 17.9 %Olmsted County: 5.3 %Otter Tail County: 31.9 %Pennington County: 9.6 %Pine County: 35.5 %Pipestone County: 9 %Polk County: 15.6 %Pope County: 23.3 %Ramsey County: 5.1 %Red Lake County: 12.2 %Redwood County: 13.8 %Renville County: 16.2 %Rice County: 7.4 %Rock County: 7.2 %Roseau County: 20.8 %St. Louis County: 17.4 %Scott County: 2.5 %Sherburne County: 4.7 %Sibley County: 9.1 %Stearns County: 8 %Steele County: 4.8 %Stevens County: 10.7 %Swift County: 10.4 %Todd County: 25.1 %Traverse County: 25.2 %Wabasha County: 11 %Wadena County: 19.5 %Waseca County: 4.7 %Washington County: 4.1 %Watonwan County: 12.9 %Wilkin County: 10.5 %Winona County: 7 %Wright County: 6.6 %Yellow Medicine County: 13.5 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Lake of the Woods County: 58.9 %Lake of the Woods County58.9Cook County: 57.8 %Cook County57.8Aitkin County: 53.7 %Aitkin County53.7Cass County: 48.4 %Cass County48.4Hubbard County: 41.3 %Hubbard County41.3Pine County: 35.5 %Pine County35.5Crow Wing County: 33.5 %Crow Wing County33.5Lake County: 32 %Lake County32Otter Tail County: 31.9 %Otter Tail County31.9Becker County: 29.5 %Becker County29.5Itasca County: 29 %Itasca County29Clearwater County: 28.1 %Clearwater County28.1Kittson County: 28 %Kittson County28Mahnomen County: 27.9 %Mahnomen County27.9Traverse County: 25.2 %Traverse County25.2Todd County: 25.1 %Todd County25.1Big Stone County: 24.2 %Big Stone County24.2Koochiching County: 24.1 %Koochiching County24.1Pope County: 23.3 %Pope County23.3Murray County: 21.9 %Murray County21.9Douglas County: 21.3 %Douglas County21.3Grant County: 21.1 %Grant County21.1Roseau County: 20.8 %Roseau County20.8Lincoln County: 20.5 %Lincoln County20.5Wadena County: 19.5 %Wadena County19.5Mille Lacs County: 18.5 %Mille Lacs County18.5Lac qui Parle County: 18.5 %Lac qui Parle County18.5Norman County: 17.9 %Norman County17.9Beltrami County: 17.5 %Beltrami County17.5St. Louis County: 17.4 %St. Louis County17.4Marshall County: 17.2 %Marshall County17.2Kanabec County: 16.3 %Kanabec County16.3Renville County: 16.2 %Renville County16.2Morrison County: 15.8 %Morrison County15.8Polk County: 15.6 %Polk County15.6Meeker County: 15.4 %Meeker County15.4Kandiyohi County: 15.1 %Kandiyohi County15.1Redwood County: 13.8 %Redwood County13.8Faribault County: 13.7 %Faribault County13.7Yellow Medicine County: 13.5 %Yellow Medicine County13.5Lake of the Woods County: 58.9 %Lake of the Woods County58.9Cook County: 57.8 %Cook County57.8Aitkin County: 53.7 %Aitkin County53.7Cass County: 48.4 %Cass County48.4Hubbard County: 41.3 %Hubbard County41.3Pine County: 35.5 %Pine County35.5Crow Wing County: 33.5 %Crow Wing County33.5Lake County: 32 %Lake County32Otter Tail County: 31.9 %Otter Tail County31.9Becker County: 29.5 %Becker County29.5Itasca County: 29 %Itasca County29Clearwater County: 28.1 %Clearwater County28.1Kittson County: 28 %Kittson County28Mahnomen County: 27.9 %Mahnomen County27.9Traverse County: 25.2 %Traverse County25.2Todd County: 25.1 %Todd County25.1Big Stone County: 24.2 %Big Stone County24.2Koochiching County: 24.1 %Koochiching County24.1Pope County: 23.3 %Pope County23.3Murray County: 21.9 %Murray County21.9Douglas County: 21.3 %Douglas County21.3Grant County: 21.1 %Grant County21.1Roseau County: 20.8 %Roseau County20.8Lincoln County: 20.5 %Lincoln County20.5Wadena County: 19.5 %Wadena County19.5Mille Lacs County: 18.5 %Mille Lacs County18.5Lac qui Parle County: 18.5 %Lac qui Parle County18.5Norman County: 17.9 %Norman County17.9Beltrami County: 17.5 %Beltrami County17.5St. Louis County: 17.4 %St. Louis County17.4Marshall County: 17.2 %Marshall County17.2Kanabec County: 16.3 %Kanabec County16.3Renville County: 16.2 %Renville County16.2Morrison County: 15.8 %Morrison County15.8Polk County: 15.6 %Polk County15.6Meeker County: 15.4 %Meeker County15.4Kandiyohi County: 15.1 %Kandiyohi County15.1Redwood County: 13.8 %Redwood County13.8Faribault County: 13.7 %Faribault County13.7Yellow Medicine County: 13.5 %Yellow Medicine County13.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lake of the Woods County58.9
2Cook County57.8
3Aitkin County53.7
4Cass County48.4
5Hubbard County41.3
6Pine County35.5
7Crow Wing County33.5
8Lake County32
9Otter Tail County31.9
10Becker County29.5
11Itasca County29
12Clearwater County28.1
13Kittson County28
14Mahnomen County27.9
15Traverse County25.2
16Todd County25.1
17Big Stone County24.2
18Koochiching County24.1
19Pope County23.3
20Murray County21.9
21Douglas County21.3
22Grant County21.1
23Roseau County20.8
24Lincoln County20.5
25Wadena County19.5
26Mille Lacs County18.5
27Lac qui Parle County18.5
28Norman County17.9
29Beltrami County17.5
30St. Louis County17.4
31Marshall County17.2
32Kanabec County16.3
33Renville County16.2
34Morrison County15.8
35Polk County15.6
36Meeker County15.4
37Kandiyohi County15.1
38Redwood County13.8
39Faribault County13.7
40Yellow Medicine County13.5
41Carlton County13.1
42Watonwan County12.9
43Fillmore County12.5
44Red Lake County12.2
45Le Sueur County12.2
46Lyon County11.6
47Jackson County11.3
48Wabasha County11
49Martin County10.8
50Stevens County10.7
51Wilkin County10.5
52Swift County10.4
53Cottonwood County9.7
54Nobles County9.7
55Pennington County9.6
56Freeborn County9.2
57Sibley County9.1
58Pipestone County9
59Brown County8.3
60Stearns County8
61Blue Earth County8
62Mower County7.7
63Rice County7.4
64McLeod County7.4
65Chisago County7.2
66Rock County7.2
67Chippewa County7.2
68Winona County7
69Houston County7
70Isanti County6.6
70Wright County6.6
72Dodge County6.5
73Clay County6.4
74Goodhue County5.9
75Olmsted County5.3
76Ramsey County5.1
77Benton County4.9
78Hennepin County4.9
79Steele County4.8
80Sherburne County4.7
81Nicollet County4.7
82Waseca County4.7
83Washington County4.1
84Carver County4
85Anoka County3.1
86Dakota County2.9
87Scott County2.5

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

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

Lake of the Woods County, with 58.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Scott County, with 2.5% in 2021.

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