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

Claiborne County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 82 counties in 2021, at 34.8%. DeSoto County had the lowest, at 5.5%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 15.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.8Claiborne County
Lowest5.5DeSoto County
Median17.882 counties
Mississippi15.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 23.6 %Alcorn County: 13.8 %Amite County: 18.5 %Attala County: 24.4 %Benton County: 27.3 %Bolivar County: 15.9 %Calhoun County: 16.1 %Carroll County: 20.7 %Chickasaw County: 13.1 %Choctaw County: 19.4 %Claiborne County: 34.8 %Clarke County: 22.2 %Clay County: 16.9 %Coahoma County: 18.9 %Copiah County: 21.5 %Covington County: 17.9 %DeSoto County: 5.5 %Forrest County: 13.6 %Franklin County: 28 %George County: 15.6 %Greene County: 26.8 %Grenada County: 16.8 %Hancock County: 16.2 %Harrison County: 13.5 %Hinds County: 15.1 %Holmes County: 25.3 %Humphreys County: 17.5 %Issaquena County: 17.3 %Itawamba County: 16.5 %Jackson County: 12.7 %Jasper County: 21.6 %Jefferson County: 29 %Jefferson Davis County: 23.9 %Jones County: 15.6 %Kemper County: 20.1 %Lafayette County: 31.6 %Lamar County: 7.9 %Lauderdale County: 15.5 %Lawrence County: 23 %Leake County: 18 %Lee County: 14.8 %Leflore County: 24.9 %Lincoln County: 17.6 %Lowndes County: 17.1 %Madison County: 8 %Marion County: 17.9 %Marshall County: 16.5 %Monroe County: 19.2 %Montgomery County: 27.2 %Neshoba County: 16.9 %Newton County: 17.5 %Noxubee County: 23.2 %Oktibbeha County: 15.5 %Panola County: 17.1 %Pearl River County: 16.9 %Perry County: 19.7 %Pike County: 21.4 %Pontotoc County: 17.3 %Prentiss County: 17.3 %Quitman County: 16 %Rankin County: 7.5 %Scott County: 13.9 %Sharkey County: 20.8 %Simpson County: 21.8 %Smith County: 19.9 %Stone County: 14.1 %Sunflower County: 14.6 %Tallahatchie County: 25 %Tate County: 8.1 %Tippah County: 20.4 %Tishomingo County: 23.5 %Tunica County: 20.8 %Union County: 18.3 %Walthall County: 22.2 %Warren County: 20.6 %Washington County: 17.2 %Wayne County: 17 %Webster County: 21.7 %Wilkinson County: 28.2 %Winston County: 16.9 %Yalobusha County: 20.4 %Yazoo County: 16.8 %
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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

Claiborne County: 34.8 %Claiborne County34.8Lafayette County: 31.6 %Lafayette County31.6Jefferson County: 29 %Jefferson County29Wilkinson County: 28.2 %Wilkinson County28.2Franklin County: 28 %Franklin County28Benton County: 27.3 %Benton County27.3Montgomery County: 27.2 %Montgomery County27.2Greene County: 26.8 %Greene County26.8Holmes County: 25.3 %Holmes County25.3Tallahatchie County: 25 %Tallahatchie County25Leflore County: 24.9 %Leflore County24.9Attala County: 24.4 %Attala County24.4Jefferson Davis County: 23.9 %Jefferson Davis County23.9Adams County: 23.6 %Adams County23.6Tishomingo County: 23.5 %Tishomingo County23.5Noxubee County: 23.2 %Noxubee County23.2Lawrence County: 23 %Lawrence County23Clarke County: 22.2 %Clarke County22.2Walthall County: 22.2 %Walthall County22.2Simpson County: 21.8 %Simpson County21.8Webster County: 21.7 %Webster County21.7Jasper County: 21.6 %Jasper County21.6Copiah County: 21.5 %Copiah County21.5Pike County: 21.4 %Pike County21.4Sharkey County: 20.8 %Sharkey County20.8Tunica County: 20.8 %Tunica County20.8Carroll County: 20.7 %Carroll County20.7Warren County: 20.6 %Warren County20.6Tippah County: 20.4 %Tippah County20.4Yalobusha County: 20.4 %Yalobusha County20.4Kemper County: 20.1 %Kemper County20.1Smith County: 19.9 %Smith County19.9Perry County: 19.7 %Perry County19.7Choctaw County: 19.4 %Choctaw County19.4Monroe County: 19.2 %Monroe County19.2Coahoma County: 18.9 %Coahoma County18.9Amite County: 18.5 %Amite County18.5Union County: 18.3 %Union County18.3Leake County: 18 %Leake County18Marion County: 17.9 %Marion County17.9Claiborne County: 34.8 %Claiborne County34.8Lafayette County: 31.6 %Lafayette County31.6Jefferson County: 29 %Jefferson County29Wilkinson County: 28.2 %Wilkinson County28.2Franklin County: 28 %Franklin County28Benton County: 27.3 %Benton County27.3Montgomery County: 27.2 %Montgomery County27.2Greene County: 26.8 %Greene County26.8Holmes County: 25.3 %Holmes County25.3Tallahatchie County: 25 %Tallahatchie County25Leflore County: 24.9 %Leflore County24.9Attala County: 24.4 %Attala County24.4Jefferson Davis County: 23.9 %Jefferson Davis County23.9Adams County: 23.6 %Adams County23.6Tishomingo County: 23.5 %Tishomingo County23.5Noxubee County: 23.2 %Noxubee County23.2Lawrence County: 23 %Lawrence County23Clarke County: 22.2 %Clarke County22.2Walthall County: 22.2 %Walthall County22.2Simpson County: 21.8 %Simpson County21.8Webster County: 21.7 %Webster County21.7Jasper County: 21.6 %Jasper County21.6Copiah County: 21.5 %Copiah County21.5Pike County: 21.4 %Pike County21.4Sharkey County: 20.8 %Sharkey County20.8Tunica County: 20.8 %Tunica County20.8Carroll County: 20.7 %Carroll County20.7Warren County: 20.6 %Warren County20.6Tippah County: 20.4 %Tippah County20.4Yalobusha County: 20.4 %Yalobusha County20.4Kemper County: 20.1 %Kemper County20.1Smith County: 19.9 %Smith County19.9Perry County: 19.7 %Perry County19.7Choctaw County: 19.4 %Choctaw County19.4Monroe County: 19.2 %Monroe County19.2Coahoma County: 18.9 %Coahoma County18.9Amite County: 18.5 %Amite County18.5Union County: 18.3 %Union County18.3Leake County: 18 %Leake County18Marion County: 17.9 %Marion County17.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Claiborne County34.8
2Lafayette County31.6
3Jefferson County29
4Wilkinson County28.2
5Franklin County28
6Benton County27.3
7Montgomery County27.2
8Greene County26.8
9Holmes County25.3
10Tallahatchie County25
11Leflore County24.9
12Attala County24.4
13Jefferson Davis County23.9
14Adams County23.6
15Tishomingo County23.5
16Noxubee County23.2
17Lawrence County23
18Clarke County22.2
18Walthall County22.2
20Simpson County21.8
21Webster County21.7
22Jasper County21.6
23Copiah County21.5
24Pike County21.4
25Sharkey County20.8
26Tunica County20.8
27Carroll County20.7
28Warren County20.6
29Tippah County20.4
30Yalobusha County20.4
31Kemper County20.1
32Smith County19.9
33Perry County19.7
34Choctaw County19.4
35Monroe County19.2
36Coahoma County18.9
37Amite County18.5
38Union County18.3
39Leake County18
40Marion County17.9
41Covington County17.9
42Lincoln County17.6
43Humphreys County17.5
44Newton County17.5
45Prentiss County17.3
46Issaquena County17.3
47Pontotoc County17.3
48Washington County17.2
49Panola County17.1
50Lowndes County17.1
51Wayne County17
52Pearl River County16.9
52Winston County16.9
54Neshoba County16.9
55Clay County16.9
56Grenada County16.8
57Yazoo County16.8
58Marshall County16.5
59Itawamba County16.5
60Hancock County16.2
61Calhoun County16.1
62Quitman County16
63Bolivar County15.9
64Jones County15.6
65George County15.6
66Oktibbeha County15.5
67Lauderdale County15.5
68Hinds County15.1
69Lee County14.8
70Sunflower County14.6
71Stone County14.1
72Scott County13.9
73Alcorn County13.8
74Forrest County13.6
75Harrison County13.5
76Chickasaw County13.1
77Jackson County12.7
78Tate County8.1
79Madison County8
80Lamar County7.9
81Rankin County7.5
82DeSoto County5.5

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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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Claiborne County, with 34.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

DeSoto County, with 5.5% in 2021.

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