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

Cook County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 87 counties in 2022, at 55.3%. Dakota County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 12% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.3Cook County
Lowest2.7Dakota County
Median1287 counties
Minnesota9.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 52.1 %Anoka County: 3 %Becker County: 28.2 %Beltrami County: 16.5 %Benton County: 5.8 %Big Stone County: 24.8 %Blue Earth County: 7.4 %Brown County: 7.1 %Carlton County: 12.4 %Carver County: 3.2 %Cass County: 48.3 %Chippewa County: 7.7 %Chisago County: 6.8 %Clay County: 5.5 %Clearwater County: 28.4 %Cook County: 55.3 %Cottonwood County: 10.6 %Crow Wing County: 32.7 %Dakota County: 2.7 %Dodge County: 6.1 %Douglas County: 21.2 %Faribault County: 13.2 %Fillmore County: 12 %Freeborn County: 8.9 %Goodhue County: 6.1 %Grant County: 19.8 %Hennepin County: 5 %Houston County: 8 %Hubbard County: 40.4 %Isanti County: 6.7 %Itasca County: 29.2 %Jackson County: 10.6 %Kanabec County: 16.1 %Kandiyohi County: 14.5 %Kittson County: 24.5 %Koochiching County: 23.4 %Lac qui Parle County: 18.5 %Lake County: 31.8 %Lake of the Woods County: 52.5 %Le Sueur County: 12 %Lincoln County: 20.5 %Lyon County: 11.3 %McLeod County: 6.6 %Mahnomen County: 26.9 %Marshall County: 15.4 %Martin County: 8.9 %Meeker County: 15.5 %Mille Lacs County: 18.1 %Morrison County: 15 %Mower County: 7.6 %Murray County: 20.1 %Nicollet County: 4.1 %Nobles County: 8.7 %Norman County: 17.2 %Olmsted County: 4.7 %Otter Tail County: 31.8 %Pennington County: 7.8 %Pine County: 33.1 %Pipestone County: 8.6 %Polk County: 15 %Pope County: 23.2 %Ramsey County: 5.4 %Red Lake County: 12.5 %Redwood County: 14.6 %Renville County: 15.5 %Rice County: 7.2 %Rock County: 7.4 %Roseau County: 18.5 %St. Louis County: 17.4 %Scott County: 3 %Sherburne County: 4.6 %Sibley County: 9 %Stearns County: 8 %Steele County: 4.6 %Stevens County: 9.6 %Swift County: 11.3 %Todd County: 23.9 %Traverse County: 24.1 %Wabasha County: 9.4 %Wadena County: 17.7 %Waseca County: 5.1 %Washington County: 3.5 %Watonwan County: 11.9 %Wilkin County: 10.9 %Winona County: 6.9 %Wright County: 6.2 %Yellow Medicine County: 12.1 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Cook County: 55.3 %Cook County55.3Lake of the Woods County: 52.5 %Lake of the Woods County52.5Aitkin County: 52.1 %Aitkin County52.1Cass County: 48.3 %Cass County48.3Hubbard County: 40.4 %Hubbard County40.4Pine County: 33.1 %Pine County33.1Crow Wing County: 32.7 %Crow Wing County32.7Otter Tail County: 31.8 %Otter Tail County31.8Lake County: 31.8 %Lake County31.8Itasca County: 29.2 %Itasca County29.2Clearwater County: 28.4 %Clearwater County28.4Becker County: 28.2 %Becker County28.2Mahnomen County: 26.9 %Mahnomen County26.9Big Stone County: 24.8 %Big Stone County24.8Kittson County: 24.5 %Kittson County24.5Traverse County: 24.1 %Traverse County24.1Todd County: 23.9 %Todd County23.9Koochiching County: 23.4 %Koochiching County23.4Pope County: 23.2 %Pope County23.2Douglas County: 21.2 %Douglas County21.2Lincoln County: 20.5 %Lincoln County20.5Murray County: 20.1 %Murray County20.1Grant County: 19.8 %Grant County19.8Lac qui Parle County: 18.5 %Lac qui Parle County18.5Roseau County: 18.5 %Roseau County18.5Mille Lacs County: 18.1 %Mille Lacs County18.1Wadena County: 17.7 %Wadena County17.7St. Louis County: 17.4 %St. Louis County17.4Norman County: 17.2 %Norman County17.2Beltrami County: 16.5 %Beltrami County16.5Kanabec County: 16.1 %Kanabec County16.1Meeker County: 15.5 %Meeker County15.5Renville County: 15.5 %Renville County15.5Marshall County: 15.4 %Marshall County15.4Polk County: 15 %Polk County15Morrison County: 15 %Morrison County15Redwood County: 14.6 %Redwood County14.6Kandiyohi County: 14.5 %Kandiyohi County14.5Faribault County: 13.2 %Faribault County13.2Red Lake County: 12.5 %Red Lake County12.5Cook County: 55.3 %Cook County55.3Lake of the Woods County: 52.5 %Lake of the Woods County52.5Aitkin County: 52.1 %Aitkin County52.1Cass County: 48.3 %Cass County48.3Hubbard County: 40.4 %Hubbard County40.4Pine County: 33.1 %Pine County33.1Crow Wing County: 32.7 %Crow Wing County32.7Otter Tail County: 31.8 %Otter Tail County31.8Lake County: 31.8 %Lake County31.8Itasca County: 29.2 %Itasca County29.2Clearwater County: 28.4 %Clearwater County28.4Becker County: 28.2 %Becker County28.2Mahnomen County: 26.9 %Mahnomen County26.9Big Stone County: 24.8 %Big Stone County24.8Kittson County: 24.5 %Kittson County24.5Traverse County: 24.1 %Traverse County24.1Todd County: 23.9 %Todd County23.9Koochiching County: 23.4 %Koochiching County23.4Pope County: 23.2 %Pope County23.2Douglas County: 21.2 %Douglas County21.2Lincoln County: 20.5 %Lincoln County20.5Murray County: 20.1 %Murray County20.1Grant County: 19.8 %Grant County19.8Lac qui Parle County: 18.5 %Lac qui Parle County18.5Roseau County: 18.5 %Roseau County18.5Mille Lacs County: 18.1 %Mille Lacs County18.1Wadena County: 17.7 %Wadena County17.7St. Louis County: 17.4 %St. Louis County17.4Norman County: 17.2 %Norman County17.2Beltrami County: 16.5 %Beltrami County16.5Kanabec County: 16.1 %Kanabec County16.1Meeker County: 15.5 %Meeker County15.5Renville County: 15.5 %Renville County15.5Marshall County: 15.4 %Marshall County15.4Polk County: 15 %Polk County15Morrison County: 15 %Morrison County15Redwood County: 14.6 %Redwood County14.6Kandiyohi County: 14.5 %Kandiyohi County14.5Faribault County: 13.2 %Faribault County13.2Red Lake County: 12.5 %Red Lake County12.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Cook County55.3-2.5 pts
2Lake of the Woods County52.5-6.4 pts
3Aitkin County52.1-1.6 pts
4Cass County48.3-0.1 pts
5Hubbard County40.4-0.9 pts
6Pine County33.1-2.3 pts
7Crow Wing County32.7-0.8 pts
8Otter Tail County31.8-0.1 pts
9Lake County31.8-0.2 pts
10Itasca County29.2+0.2 pts
11Clearwater County28.4+0.3 pts
12Becker County28.2-1.3 pts
13Mahnomen County26.9-1 pts
14Big Stone County24.8+0.6 pts
15Kittson County24.5-3.5 pts
16Traverse County24.1-1.1 pts
17Todd County23.9-1.1 pts
18Koochiching County23.4-0.7 pts
19Pope County23.2-0.1 pts
20Douglas County21.2-0.1 pts
21Lincoln County20.5+0.1 pts
22Murray County20.1-1.8 pts
23Grant County19.8-1.3 pts
24Lac qui Parle County18.5-0 pts
24Roseau County18.5-2.3 pts
26Mille Lacs County18.1-0.4 pts
27Wadena County17.7-1.7 pts
28St. Louis County17.4-0.1 pts
29Norman County17.2-0.6 pts
30Beltrami County16.5-1 pts
31Kanabec County16.1-0.2 pts
32Meeker County15.5+0.1 pts
33Renville County15.5-0.7 pts
34Marshall County15.4-1.8 pts
35Polk County15-0.6 pts
36Morrison County15-0.8 pts
37Redwood County14.6+0.8 pts
38Kandiyohi County14.5-0.6 pts
39Faribault County13.2-0.5 pts
40Red Lake County12.5+0.3 pts
41Carlton County12.4-0.7 pts
42Yellow Medicine County12.1-1.4 pts
43Le Sueur County12-0.1 pts
44Fillmore County12-0.5 pts
45Watonwan County11.9-1 pts
46Lyon County11.3-0.3 pts
46Swift County11.3+0.9 pts
48Wilkin County10.9+0.4 pts
49Jackson County10.6-0.7 pts
50Cottonwood County10.6+0.9 pts
51Stevens County9.6-1.1 pts
52Wabasha County9.4-1.6 pts
53Sibley County9-0.1 pts
54Freeborn County8.9-0.3 pts
54Martin County8.9-1.9 pts
56Nobles County8.7-0.9 pts
57Pipestone County8.6-0.4 pts
58Stearns County8-0 pts
59Houston County8+1 pts
60Pennington County7.8-1.7 pts
61Chippewa County7.7+0.5 pts
62Mower County7.6-0.1 pts
63Rock County7.4+0.2 pts
64Blue Earth County7.4-0.6 pts
65Rice County7.2-0.3 pts
66Brown County7.1-1.1 pts
67Winona County6.9-0.2 pts
68Chisago County6.8-0.4 pts
69Isanti County6.70 pts
70McLeod County6.6-0.8 pts
71Wright County6.2-0.4 pts
72Dodge County6.1-0.4 pts
72Goodhue County6.1+0.2 pts
74Benton County5.8+0.9 pts
75Clay County5.5-0.9 pts
76Ramsey County5.4+0.3 pts
77Waseca County5.1+0.5 pts
78Hennepin County5+0.2 pts
79Olmsted County4.7-0.6 pts
80Sherburne County4.6-0.1 pts
81Steele County4.6-0.2 pts
82Nicollet County4.1-0.6 pts
83Washington County3.5-0.5 pts
84Carver County3.2-0.9 pts
85Anoka County3-0.1 pts
85Scott County3+0.5 pts
87Dakota County2.7-0.2 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cook County, with 55.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Dakota County, with 2.7% in 2022.

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