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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 2023, at 55.2%. Scott County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 11.4% and the figure for Minnesota was 9.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.2Cook County
Lowest2.6Scott County
Median11.487 counties
Minnesota9.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 51.2 %Anoka County: 2.9 %Becker County: 27.5 %Beltrami County: 17 %Benton County: 5.7 %Big Stone County: 27 %Blue Earth County: 8 %Brown County: 7.3 %Carlton County: 11.7 %Carver County: 2.8 %Cass County: 47.4 %Chippewa County: 8 %Chisago County: 6.4 %Clay County: 4.8 %Clearwater County: 27.1 %Cook County: 55.2 %Cottonwood County: 9.8 %Crow Wing County: 31.8 %Dakota County: 2.7 %Dodge County: 4.5 %Douglas County: 21.2 %Faribault County: 10.9 %Fillmore County: 10.8 %Freeborn County: 8.7 %Goodhue County: 6.8 %Grant County: 19.9 %Hennepin County: 5.3 %Houston County: 7.8 %Hubbard County: 39.8 %Isanti County: 6.5 %Itasca County: 27.7 %Jackson County: 10 %Kanabec County: 16.9 %Kandiyohi County: 13.7 %Kittson County: 22.9 %Koochiching County: 23 %Lac qui Parle County: 17.1 %Lake County: 32.1 %Lake of the Woods County: 51.8 %Le Sueur County: 11.4 %Lincoln County: 20.5 %Lyon County: 11.1 %McLeod County: 6.1 %Mahnomen County: 26.7 %Marshall County: 15.3 %Martin County: 9 %Meeker County: 14.3 %Mille Lacs County: 17.1 %Morrison County: 14.5 %Mower County: 8.2 %Murray County: 18.2 %Nicollet County: 4 %Nobles County: 8.4 %Norman County: 17.1 %Olmsted County: 5.2 %Otter Tail County: 31.3 %Pennington County: 8.7 %Pine County: 30.5 %Pipestone County: 8 %Polk County: 15.2 %Pope County: 22.2 %Ramsey County: 5.4 %Red Lake County: 12.4 %Redwood County: 13.3 %Renville County: 13.7 %Rice County: 7.3 %Rock County: 6.6 %Roseau County: 15.7 %St. Louis County: 17 %Scott County: 2.6 %Sherburne County: 4.5 %Sibley County: 9.2 %Stearns County: 8 %Steele County: 5.5 %Stevens County: 8.7 %Swift County: 12 %Todd County: 22.3 %Traverse County: 25.6 %Wabasha County: 10.8 %Wadena County: 15.8 %Waseca County: 5.1 %Washington County: 3.4 %Watonwan County: 12 %Wilkin County: 9.6 %Winona County: 6.8 %Wright County: 6.1 %Yellow Medicine County: 11.5 %
  • Under 5.8
  • 5.8 to 8.1
  • 8.1 to 11
  • 11 to 16
  • 16 to 25
  • 25 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Cook County: 55.2 %Cook County55.2Lake of the Woods County: 51.8 %Lake of the Woods County51.8Aitkin County: 51.2 %Aitkin County51.2Cass County: 47.4 %Cass County47.4Hubbard County: 39.8 %Hubbard County39.8Lake County: 32.1 %Lake County32.1Crow Wing County: 31.8 %Crow Wing County31.8Otter Tail County: 31.3 %Otter Tail County31.3Pine County: 30.5 %Pine County30.5Itasca County: 27.7 %Itasca County27.7Becker County: 27.5 %Becker County27.5Clearwater County: 27.1 %Clearwater County27.1Big Stone County: 27 %Big Stone County27Mahnomen County: 26.7 %Mahnomen County26.7Traverse County: 25.6 %Traverse County25.6Koochiching County: 23 %Koochiching County23Kittson County: 22.9 %Kittson County22.9Todd County: 22.3 %Todd County22.3Pope County: 22.2 %Pope County22.2Douglas County: 21.2 %Douglas County21.2Lincoln County: 20.5 %Lincoln County20.5Grant County: 19.9 %Grant County19.9Murray County: 18.2 %Murray County18.2Mille Lacs County: 17.1 %Mille Lacs County17.1Norman County: 17.1 %Norman County17.1Lac qui Parle County: 17.1 %Lac qui Parle County17.1Beltrami County: 17 %Beltrami County17St. Louis County: 17 %St. Louis County17Kanabec County: 16.9 %Kanabec County16.9Wadena County: 15.8 %Wadena County15.8Roseau County: 15.7 %Roseau County15.7Marshall County: 15.3 %Marshall County15.3Polk County: 15.2 %Polk County15.2Morrison County: 14.5 %Morrison County14.5Meeker County: 14.3 %Meeker County14.3Renville County: 13.7 %Renville County13.7Kandiyohi County: 13.7 %Kandiyohi County13.7Redwood County: 13.3 %Redwood County13.3Red Lake County: 12.4 %Red Lake County12.4Watonwan County: 12 %Watonwan County12Cook County: 55.2 %Cook County55.2Lake of the Woods County: 51.8 %Lake of the Woods County51.8Aitkin County: 51.2 %Aitkin County51.2Cass County: 47.4 %Cass County47.4Hubbard County: 39.8 %Hubbard County39.8Lake County: 32.1 %Lake County32.1Crow Wing County: 31.8 %Crow Wing County31.8Otter Tail County: 31.3 %Otter Tail County31.3Pine County: 30.5 %Pine County30.5Itasca County: 27.7 %Itasca County27.7Becker County: 27.5 %Becker County27.5Clearwater County: 27.1 %Clearwater County27.1Big Stone County: 27 %Big Stone County27Mahnomen County: 26.7 %Mahnomen County26.7Traverse County: 25.6 %Traverse County25.6Koochiching County: 23 %Koochiching County23Kittson County: 22.9 %Kittson County22.9Todd County: 22.3 %Todd County22.3Pope County: 22.2 %Pope County22.2Douglas County: 21.2 %Douglas County21.2Lincoln County: 20.5 %Lincoln County20.5Grant County: 19.9 %Grant County19.9Murray County: 18.2 %Murray County18.2Mille Lacs County: 17.1 %Mille Lacs County17.1Norman County: 17.1 %Norman County17.1Lac qui Parle County: 17.1 %Lac qui Parle County17.1Beltrami County: 17 %Beltrami County17St. Louis County: 17 %St. Louis County17Kanabec County: 16.9 %Kanabec County16.9Wadena County: 15.8 %Wadena County15.8Roseau County: 15.7 %Roseau County15.7Marshall County: 15.3 %Marshall County15.3Polk County: 15.2 %Polk County15.2Morrison County: 14.5 %Morrison County14.5Meeker County: 14.3 %Meeker County14.3Renville County: 13.7 %Renville County13.7Kandiyohi County: 13.7 %Kandiyohi County13.7Redwood County: 13.3 %Redwood County13.3Red Lake County: 12.4 %Red Lake County12.4Watonwan County: 12 %Watonwan County12
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cook County55.2-0.1 pts
2Lake of the Woods County51.8-0.7 pts
3Aitkin County51.2-0.9 pts
4Cass County47.4-0.8 pts
5Hubbard County39.8-0.6 pts
6Lake County32.1+0.3 pts
7Crow Wing County31.8-0.9 pts
8Otter Tail County31.3-0.5 pts
9Pine County30.5-2.6 pts
10Itasca County27.7-1.5 pts
11Becker County27.5-0.6 pts
12Clearwater County27.1-1.4 pts
13Big Stone County27+2.2 pts
14Mahnomen County26.7-0.2 pts
15Traverse County25.6+1.5 pts
16Koochiching County23-0.3 pts
17Kittson County22.9-1.7 pts
18Todd County22.3-1.7 pts
19Pope County22.2-1 pts
20Douglas County21.2-0 pts
21Lincoln County20.5-0.1 pts
22Grant County19.9+0.1 pts
23Murray County18.2-1.9 pts
24Mille Lacs County17.1-1 pts
25Norman County17.1-0.1 pts
26Lac qui Parle County17.1-1.4 pts
27Beltrami County17+0.5 pts
28St. Louis County17-0.4 pts
29Kanabec County16.9+0.8 pts
30Wadena County15.8-2 pts
31Roseau County15.7-2.8 pts
32Marshall County15.3-0.1 pts
33Polk County15.2+0.2 pts
34Morrison County14.5-0.5 pts
35Meeker County14.3-1.1 pts
36Renville County13.7-1.8 pts
37Kandiyohi County13.7-0.8 pts
38Redwood County13.3-1.2 pts
39Red Lake County12.4-0.1 pts
40Watonwan County12+0.2 pts
41Swift County12+0.7 pts
42Carlton County11.7-0.6 pts
43Yellow Medicine County11.5-0.6 pts
44Le Sueur County11.4-0.6 pts
45Lyon County11.1-0.2 pts
46Faribault County10.9-2.3 pts
47Fillmore County10.8-1.2 pts
48Wabasha County10.8+1.4 pts
49Jackson County10-0.6 pts
50Cottonwood County9.8-0.8 pts
51Wilkin County9.6-1.3 pts
52Sibley County9.2+0.3 pts
53Martin County9+0.1 pts
54Freeborn County8.7-0.2 pts
55Stevens County8.7-0.9 pts
56Pennington County8.7+0.8 pts
57Nobles County8.4-0.3 pts
58Mower County8.2+0.7 pts
59Chippewa County8+0.3 pts
60Blue Earth County8+0.6 pts
60Pipestone County8-0.6 pts
62Stearns County8-0 pts
63Houston County7.8-0.2 pts
64Rice County7.3+0.1 pts
65Brown County7.3+0.1 pts
66Goodhue County6.8+0.8 pts
67Winona County6.8-0.1 pts
68Rock County6.6-0.8 pts
69Isanti County6.5-0.2 pts
70Chisago County6.4-0.4 pts
71McLeod County6.1-0.5 pts
72Wright County6.1-0.2 pts
73Benton County5.7-0.1 pts
74Steele County5.5+0.9 pts
75Ramsey County5.40 pts
76Hennepin County5.3+0.3 pts
77Olmsted County5.2+0.5 pts
78Waseca County5.1-0 pts
79Clay County4.8-0.7 pts
80Dodge County4.5-1.5 pts
81Sherburne County4.5-0.1 pts
82Nicollet County4-0 pts
83Washington County3.4-0.1 pts
84Anoka County2.9-0.1 pts
85Carver County2.8-0.3 pts
86Dakota County2.70 pts
87Scott County2.6-0.4 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/minnesota-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/minnesota-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/minnesota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cook County, with 55.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Scott County, with 2.6% in 2023.

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