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

Lafayette County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 82 counties in 2022, at 33.6%. DeSoto County had the lowest, at 5.8%. The median was 17.6% and the figure for Mississippi was 15.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest33.6Lafayette County
Lowest5.8DeSoto County
Median17.682 counties
Mississippi15.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 22 %Alcorn County: 14 %Amite County: 19.3 %Attala County: 24.5 %Benton County: 24.4 %Bolivar County: 14.5 %Calhoun County: 16.3 %Carroll County: 18.4 %Chickasaw County: 13.2 %Choctaw County: 18.8 %Claiborne County: 33.5 %Clarke County: 19.8 %Clay County: 15.9 %Coahoma County: 17.8 %Copiah County: 20.7 %Covington County: 16.6 %DeSoto County: 5.8 %Forrest County: 12.5 %Franklin County: 30.6 %George County: 12.5 %Greene County: 23.7 %Grenada County: 19 %Hancock County: 15.3 %Harrison County: 13.1 %Hinds County: 15.5 %Holmes County: 23.4 %Humphreys County: 15.8 %Issaquena County: 12.7 %Itawamba County: 14.2 %Jackson County: 11.4 %Jasper County: 20.1 %Jefferson County: 25.2 %Jefferson Davis County: 21.3 %Jones County: 15 %Kemper County: 20.6 %Lafayette County: 33.6 %Lamar County: 8.9 %Lauderdale County: 15.6 %Lawrence County: 22.5 %Leake County: 18.5 %Lee County: 14.2 %Leflore County: 23.8 %Lincoln County: 17.4 %Lowndes County: 16 %Madison County: 8.7 %Marion County: 18.5 %Marshall County: 15.6 %Monroe County: 19.9 %Montgomery County: 27.5 %Neshoba County: 15.6 %Newton County: 15.4 %Noxubee County: 22.1 %Oktibbeha County: 16 %Panola County: 15.4 %Pearl River County: 14.8 %Perry County: 18.2 %Pike County: 22.5 %Pontotoc County: 16.4 %Prentiss County: 15.6 %Quitman County: 13.3 %Rankin County: 7.3 %Scott County: 14.8 %Sharkey County: 19.4 %Simpson County: 18.1 %Smith County: 18.5 %Stone County: 13.5 %Sunflower County: 13.7 %Tallahatchie County: 21.6 %Tate County: 7.9 %Tippah County: 18.2 %Tishomingo County: 19.6 %Tunica County: 22.5 %Union County: 15.7 %Walthall County: 23.1 %Warren County: 21.9 %Washington County: 17.4 %Wayne County: 18.5 %Webster County: 19.7 %Wilkinson County: 29 %Winston County: 13.3 %Yalobusha County: 20.7 %Yazoo County: 15.5 %
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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

Lafayette County: 33.6 %Lafayette County33.6Claiborne County: 33.5 %Claiborne County33.5Franklin County: 30.6 %Franklin County30.6Wilkinson County: 29 %Wilkinson County29Montgomery County: 27.5 %Montgomery County27.5Jefferson County: 25.2 %Jefferson County25.2Attala County: 24.5 %Attala County24.5Benton County: 24.4 %Benton County24.4Leflore County: 23.8 %Leflore County23.8Greene County: 23.7 %Greene County23.7Holmes County: 23.4 %Holmes County23.4Walthall County: 23.1 %Walthall County23.1Lawrence County: 22.5 %Lawrence County22.5Tunica County: 22.5 %Tunica County22.5Pike County: 22.5 %Pike County22.5Noxubee County: 22.1 %Noxubee County22.1Adams County: 22 %Adams County22Warren County: 21.9 %Warren County21.9Tallahatchie County: 21.6 %Tallahatchie County21.6Jefferson Davis County: 21.3 %Jefferson Davis County21.3Copiah County: 20.7 %Copiah County20.7Yalobusha County: 20.7 %Yalobusha County20.7Kemper County: 20.6 %Kemper County20.6Jasper County: 20.1 %Jasper County20.1Monroe County: 19.9 %Monroe County19.9Clarke County: 19.8 %Clarke County19.8Webster County: 19.7 %Webster County19.7Tishomingo County: 19.6 %Tishomingo County19.6Sharkey County: 19.4 %Sharkey County19.4Amite County: 19.3 %Amite County19.3Grenada County: 19 %Grenada County19Choctaw County: 18.8 %Choctaw County18.8Smith County: 18.5 %Smith County18.5Leake County: 18.5 %Leake County18.5Marion County: 18.5 %Marion County18.5Wayne County: 18.5 %Wayne County18.5Carroll County: 18.4 %Carroll County18.4Tippah County: 18.2 %Tippah County18.2Perry County: 18.2 %Perry County18.2Simpson County: 18.1 %Simpson County18.1Lafayette County: 33.6 %Lafayette County33.6Claiborne County: 33.5 %Claiborne County33.5Franklin County: 30.6 %Franklin County30.6Wilkinson County: 29 %Wilkinson County29Montgomery County: 27.5 %Montgomery County27.5Jefferson County: 25.2 %Jefferson County25.2Attala County: 24.5 %Attala County24.5Benton County: 24.4 %Benton County24.4Leflore County: 23.8 %Leflore County23.8Greene County: 23.7 %Greene County23.7Holmes County: 23.4 %Holmes County23.4Walthall County: 23.1 %Walthall County23.1Lawrence County: 22.5 %Lawrence County22.5Tunica County: 22.5 %Tunica County22.5Pike County: 22.5 %Pike County22.5Noxubee County: 22.1 %Noxubee County22.1Adams County: 22 %Adams County22Warren County: 21.9 %Warren County21.9Tallahatchie County: 21.6 %Tallahatchie County21.6Jefferson Davis County: 21.3 %Jefferson Davis County21.3Copiah County: 20.7 %Copiah County20.7Yalobusha County: 20.7 %Yalobusha County20.7Kemper County: 20.6 %Kemper County20.6Jasper County: 20.1 %Jasper County20.1Monroe County: 19.9 %Monroe County19.9Clarke County: 19.8 %Clarke County19.8Webster County: 19.7 %Webster County19.7Tishomingo County: 19.6 %Tishomingo County19.6Sharkey County: 19.4 %Sharkey County19.4Amite County: 19.3 %Amite County19.3Grenada County: 19 %Grenada County19Choctaw County: 18.8 %Choctaw County18.8Smith County: 18.5 %Smith County18.5Leake County: 18.5 %Leake County18.5Marion County: 18.5 %Marion County18.5Wayne County: 18.5 %Wayne County18.5Carroll County: 18.4 %Carroll County18.4Tippah County: 18.2 %Tippah County18.2Perry County: 18.2 %Perry County18.2Simpson County: 18.1 %Simpson County18.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lafayette County33.6+2 pts
2Claiborne County33.5-1.2 pts
3Franklin County30.6+2.6 pts
4Wilkinson County29+0.8 pts
5Montgomery County27.5+0.3 pts
6Jefferson County25.2-3.8 pts
7Attala County24.50 pts
8Benton County24.4-2.9 pts
9Leflore County23.8-1.2 pts
10Greene County23.7-3.1 pts
11Holmes County23.4-1.9 pts
12Walthall County23.1+1 pts
13Lawrence County22.5-0.5 pts
14Tunica County22.5+1.7 pts
15Pike County22.5+1 pts
16Noxubee County22.1-1.1 pts
17Adams County22-1.6 pts
18Warren County21.9+1.3 pts
19Tallahatchie County21.6-3.4 pts
20Jefferson Davis County21.3-2.6 pts
21Copiah County20.7-0.8 pts
22Yalobusha County20.7+0.3 pts
23Kemper County20.6+0.5 pts
24Jasper County20.1-1.5 pts
25Monroe County19.9+0.7 pts
26Clarke County19.8-2.3 pts
27Webster County19.7-2 pts
28Tishomingo County19.6-3.9 pts
29Sharkey County19.4-1.4 pts
30Amite County19.3+0.8 pts
31Grenada County19+2.1 pts
32Choctaw County18.8-0.6 pts
33Smith County18.5-1.4 pts
34Leake County18.5+0.6 pts
35Marion County18.5+0.5 pts
36Wayne County18.5+1.4 pts
37Carroll County18.4-2.4 pts
38Tippah County18.2-2.2 pts
39Perry County18.2-1.5 pts
40Simpson County18.1-3.7 pts
41Coahoma County17.8-1.1 pts
42Washington County17.4+0.2 pts
43Lincoln County17.4-0.3 pts
44Covington County16.6-1.4 pts
45Pontotoc County16.4-0.8 pts
46Calhoun County16.3+0.3 pts
47Lowndes County16-1.1 pts
48Oktibbeha County16+0.4 pts
49Clay County15.9-0.9 pts
50Humphreys County15.8-1.8 pts
51Union County15.7-2.6 pts
52Lauderdale County15.6+0.1 pts
53Neshoba County15.6-1.3 pts
54Marshall County15.6-0.9 pts
55Prentiss County15.6-1.8 pts
56Hinds County15.5+0.4 pts
57Yazoo County15.5-1.3 pts
58Newton County15.4-2 pts
59Panola County15.4-1.7 pts
60Hancock County15.3-0.9 pts
61Jones County15-0.6 pts
62Pearl River County14.8-2.1 pts
63Scott County14.8+0.9 pts
64Bolivar County14.5-1.4 pts
65Lee County14.2-0.5 pts
66Itawamba County14.2-2.3 pts
67Alcorn County14+0.2 pts
68Sunflower County13.7-0.9 pts
69Stone County13.5-0.6 pts
70Quitman County13.3-2.7 pts
71Winston County13.3-3.6 pts
72Chickasaw County13.2+0.1 pts
73Harrison County13.1-0.4 pts
74Issaquena County12.7-4.6 pts
75Forrest County12.5-1.1 pts
76George County12.5-3.1 pts
77Jackson County11.4-1.4 pts
78Lamar County8.9+1 pts
79Madison County8.7+0.6 pts
80Tate County7.9-0.2 pts
81Rankin County7.3-0.2 pts
82DeSoto County5.8+0.3 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/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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lafayette County, with 33.6% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

DeSoto County, with 5.8% in 2022.

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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