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

Lafayette County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 82 counties in 2024, at 33.7%. Tate County had the lowest, at 5.8%. The median was 16.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 14.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.7Lafayette County
Lowest5.8Tate County
Median16.882 counties
Mississippi14.6History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 23.2 %Alcorn County: 11.2 %Amite County: 20.4 %Attala County: 20.6 %Benton County: 24.9 %Bolivar County: 12.9 %Calhoun County: 16.9 %Carroll County: 14.2 %Chickasaw County: 15 %Choctaw County: 20.8 %Claiborne County: 24 %Clarke County: 22.2 %Clay County: 13.8 %Coahoma County: 17.5 %Copiah County: 19.4 %Covington County: 12.8 %DeSoto County: 5.9 %Forrest County: 10.7 %Franklin County: 29 %George County: 10.3 %Greene County: 20.8 %Grenada County: 19 %Hancock County: 14.7 %Harrison County: 12.2 %Hinds County: 15.8 %Holmes County: 18.9 %Humphreys County: 17.4 %Issaquena County: 16.9 %Itawamba County: 8.7 %Jackson County: 9.3 %Jasper County: 18.3 %Jefferson County: 26.4 %Jefferson Davis County: 21.9 %Jones County: 13.4 %Kemper County: 18.4 %Lafayette County: 33.7 %Lamar County: 8.3 %Lauderdale County: 14.4 %Lawrence County: 23.8 %Leake County: 18.3 %Lee County: 13.5 %Leflore County: 19.2 %Lincoln County: 17.6 %Lowndes County: 15.3 %Madison County: 7.4 %Marion County: 18.3 %Marshall County: 15 %Monroe County: 17.5 %Montgomery County: 24.2 %Neshoba County: 15.1 %Newton County: 15.8 %Noxubee County: 16.5 %Oktibbeha County: 14.8 %Panola County: 16.3 %Pearl River County: 14 %Perry County: 15.5 %Pike County: 21.8 %Pontotoc County: 16.9 %Prentiss County: 13.2 %Quitman County: 12.7 %Rankin County: 6.7 %Scott County: 15.7 %Sharkey County: 13.8 %Simpson County: 18.4 %Smith County: 16.7 %Stone County: 12.6 %Sunflower County: 14.7 %Tallahatchie County: 21.8 %Tate County: 5.8 %Tippah County: 19.5 %Tishomingo County: 16.5 %Tunica County: 21 %Union County: 19.6 %Walthall County: 23.5 %Warren County: 22.2 %Washington County: 18 %Wayne County: 16 %Webster County: 20.4 %Wilkinson County: 30.9 %Winston County: 13.2 %Yalobusha County: 23.2 %Yazoo County: 16.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Lafayette County: 33.7 %Lafayette County33.7Wilkinson County: 30.9 %Wilkinson County30.9Franklin County: 29 %Franklin County29Jefferson County: 26.4 %Jefferson County26.4Benton County: 24.9 %Benton County24.9Montgomery County: 24.2 %Montgomery County24.2Claiborne County: 24 %Claiborne County24Lawrence County: 23.8 %Lawrence County23.8Walthall County: 23.5 %Walthall County23.5Adams County: 23.2 %Adams County23.2Yalobusha County: 23.2 %Yalobusha County23.2Clarke County: 22.2 %Clarke County22.2Warren County: 22.2 %Warren County22.2Jefferson Davis County: 21.9 %Jefferson Davis County21.9Pike County: 21.8 %Pike County21.8Tallahatchie County: 21.8 %Tallahatchie County21.8Tunica County: 21 %Tunica County21Greene County: 20.8 %Greene County20.8Choctaw County: 20.8 %Choctaw County20.8Attala County: 20.6 %Attala County20.6Amite County: 20.4 %Amite County20.4Webster County: 20.4 %Webster County20.4Union County: 19.6 %Union County19.6Tippah County: 19.5 %Tippah County19.5Copiah County: 19.4 %Copiah County19.4Leflore County: 19.2 %Leflore County19.2Grenada County: 19 %Grenada County19Holmes County: 18.9 %Holmes County18.9Simpson County: 18.4 %Simpson County18.4Kemper County: 18.4 %Kemper County18.4Leake County: 18.3 %Leake County18.3Marion County: 18.3 %Marion County18.3Jasper County: 18.3 %Jasper County18.3Washington County: 18 %Washington County18Lincoln County: 17.6 %Lincoln County17.6Coahoma County: 17.5 %Coahoma County17.5Monroe County: 17.5 %Monroe County17.5Humphreys County: 17.4 %Humphreys County17.4Pontotoc County: 16.9 %Pontotoc County16.9Calhoun County: 16.9 %Calhoun County16.9Lafayette County: 33.7 %Lafayette County33.7Wilkinson County: 30.9 %Wilkinson County30.9Franklin County: 29 %Franklin County29Jefferson County: 26.4 %Jefferson County26.4Benton County: 24.9 %Benton County24.9Montgomery County: 24.2 %Montgomery County24.2Claiborne County: 24 %Claiborne County24Lawrence County: 23.8 %Lawrence County23.8Walthall County: 23.5 %Walthall County23.5Adams County: 23.2 %Adams County23.2Yalobusha County: 23.2 %Yalobusha County23.2Clarke County: 22.2 %Clarke County22.2Warren County: 22.2 %Warren County22.2Jefferson Davis County: 21.9 %Jefferson Davis County21.9Pike County: 21.8 %Pike County21.8Tallahatchie County: 21.8 %Tallahatchie County21.8Tunica County: 21 %Tunica County21Greene County: 20.8 %Greene County20.8Choctaw County: 20.8 %Choctaw County20.8Attala County: 20.6 %Attala County20.6Amite County: 20.4 %Amite County20.4Webster County: 20.4 %Webster County20.4Union County: 19.6 %Union County19.6Tippah County: 19.5 %Tippah County19.5Copiah County: 19.4 %Copiah County19.4Leflore County: 19.2 %Leflore County19.2Grenada County: 19 %Grenada County19Holmes County: 18.9 %Holmes County18.9Simpson County: 18.4 %Simpson County18.4Kemper County: 18.4 %Kemper County18.4Leake County: 18.3 %Leake County18.3Marion County: 18.3 %Marion County18.3Jasper County: 18.3 %Jasper County18.3Washington County: 18 %Washington County18Lincoln County: 17.6 %Lincoln County17.6Coahoma County: 17.5 %Coahoma County17.5Monroe County: 17.5 %Monroe County17.5Humphreys County: 17.4 %Humphreys County17.4Pontotoc County: 16.9 %Pontotoc County16.9Calhoun County: 16.9 %Calhoun County16.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lafayette County33.7-1.2 pts
2Wilkinson County30.9+5.6 pts
3Franklin County29-2.5 pts
4Jefferson County26.4-3.4 pts
5Benton County24.9-1.3 pts
6Montgomery County24.2-5.1 pts
7Claiborne County24-4.2 pts
8Lawrence County23.8-1.2 pts
9Walthall County23.5+2 pts
10Adams County23.2+0.8 pts
11Yalobusha County23.2+1 pts
12Clarke County22.2+4 pts
13Warren County22.2+0.3 pts
14Jefferson Davis County21.9-0.7 pts
15Pike County21.8+1.5 pts
16Tallahatchie County21.8+0.5 pts
17Tunica County21-2.6 pts
18Greene County20.8-4.9 pts
19Choctaw County20.8-0.1 pts
20Attala County20.6-1.9 pts
21Amite County20.4+0.8 pts
21Webster County20.4+0.9 pts
23Union County19.6+1.6 pts
24Tippah County19.5-1.1 pts
25Copiah County19.4-1.1 pts
26Leflore County19.2-2 pts
27Grenada County19+0.9 pts
28Holmes County18.9-1.8 pts
29Simpson County18.4+0.5 pts
30Kemper County18.4-0.1 pts
31Leake County18.3-0.1 pts
32Marion County18.3+0.7 pts
33Jasper County18.3-2.8 pts
34Washington County18+0.4 pts
35Lincoln County17.6-0.4 pts
36Coahoma County17.5+0.6 pts
37Monroe County17.5-1.1 pts
38Humphreys County17.4+2.4 pts
39Pontotoc County16.9-0.1 pts
40Calhoun County16.9+1.3 pts
41Issaquena County16.9+2.7 pts
42Smith County16.7-2.5 pts
43Noxubee County16.5-3.4 pts
44Tishomingo County16.5-1.7 pts
45Yazoo County16.4+1.3 pts
46Panola County16.3+0.6 pts
47Wayne County16-2.2 pts
48Newton County15.8-0 pts
49Hinds County15.8+0.2 pts
50Scott County15.7+0.3 pts
51Perry County15.5-1.2 pts
52Lowndes County15.3-0.3 pts
53Neshoba County15.1+0.2 pts
54Marshall County15-1.4 pts
55Chickasaw County15+0.5 pts
56Oktibbeha County14.8-1.5 pts
57Sunflower County14.7+0.3 pts
58Hancock County14.7+0.2 pts
59Lauderdale County14.4-0.5 pts
60Carroll County14.2-0.8 pts
61Pearl River County14-0.5 pts
62Sharkey County13.8-2.5 pts
63Clay County13.8-0.7 pts
64Lee County13.5-1.7 pts
65Jones County13.4-0.9 pts
66Winston County13.2-0.9 pts
67Prentiss County13.2-1.9 pts
68Bolivar County12.9-0.1 pts
69Covington County12.8-2.5 pts
70Quitman County12.7-0.2 pts
71Stone County12.6-0.3 pts
72Harrison County12.2-1 pts
73Alcorn County11.2-0.8 pts
74Forrest County10.7-1 pts
75George County10.3-0.5 pts
76Jackson County9.3-0.2 pts
77Itawamba County8.7-3.5 pts
78Lamar County8.3-0.7 pts
79Madison County7.4-0.5 pts
80Rankin County6.7-0.3 pts
81DeSoto County5.9-0.5 pts
82Tate County5.8-1.3 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/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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lafayette County, with 33.7% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tate County, with 5.8% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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