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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 2023, at 34.9%. DeSoto County had the lowest, at 6.4%. The median was 17% and the figure for Mississippi was 15.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.9Lafayette County
Lowest6.4DeSoto County
Median1782 counties
Mississippi15.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 22.4 %Alcorn County: 12.1 %Amite County: 19.6 %Attala County: 22.5 %Benton County: 26.2 %Bolivar County: 13 %Calhoun County: 15.5 %Carroll County: 15.1 %Chickasaw County: 14.5 %Choctaw County: 20.9 %Claiborne County: 28.2 %Clarke County: 18.2 %Clay County: 14.5 %Coahoma County: 16.9 %Copiah County: 20.5 %Covington County: 15.3 %DeSoto County: 6.4 %Forrest County: 11.7 %Franklin County: 31.5 %George County: 10.9 %Greene County: 25.7 %Grenada County: 18.1 %Hancock County: 14.5 %Harrison County: 13.1 %Hinds County: 15.5 %Holmes County: 20.7 %Humphreys County: 14.9 %Issaquena County: 14.2 %Itawamba County: 12.3 %Jackson County: 9.5 %Jasper County: 21.1 %Jefferson County: 29.9 %Jefferson Davis County: 22.6 %Jones County: 14.3 %Kemper County: 18.5 %Lafayette County: 34.9 %Lamar County: 9 %Lauderdale County: 14.9 %Lawrence County: 25 %Leake County: 18.4 %Lee County: 15.2 %Leflore County: 21.1 %Lincoln County: 18 %Lowndes County: 15.6 %Madison County: 7.9 %Marion County: 17.6 %Marshall County: 16.4 %Monroe County: 18.6 %Montgomery County: 29.2 %Neshoba County: 14.9 %Newton County: 15.8 %Noxubee County: 19.9 %Oktibbeha County: 16.2 %Panola County: 15.7 %Pearl River County: 14.5 %Perry County: 16.7 %Pike County: 20.3 %Pontotoc County: 17 %Prentiss County: 15.1 %Quitman County: 12.9 %Rankin County: 7 %Scott County: 15.4 %Sharkey County: 16.3 %Simpson County: 17.9 %Smith County: 19.3 %Stone County: 12.9 %Sunflower County: 14.4 %Tallahatchie County: 21.3 %Tate County: 7 %Tippah County: 20.6 %Tishomingo County: 18.2 %Tunica County: 23.6 %Union County: 18 %Walthall County: 21.6 %Warren County: 21.9 %Washington County: 17.6 %Wayne County: 18.2 %Webster County: 19.5 %Wilkinson County: 25.3 %Winston County: 14.1 %Yalobusha County: 22.2 %Yazoo County: 15.1 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lafayette County: 34.9 %Lafayette County34.9Franklin County: 31.5 %Franklin County31.5Jefferson County: 29.9 %Jefferson County29.9Montgomery County: 29.2 %Montgomery County29.2Claiborne County: 28.2 %Claiborne County28.2Benton County: 26.2 %Benton County26.2Greene County: 25.7 %Greene County25.7Wilkinson County: 25.3 %Wilkinson County25.3Lawrence County: 25 %Lawrence County25Tunica County: 23.6 %Tunica County23.6Jefferson Davis County: 22.6 %Jefferson Davis County22.6Attala County: 22.5 %Attala County22.5Adams County: 22.4 %Adams County22.4Yalobusha County: 22.2 %Yalobusha County22.2Warren County: 21.9 %Warren County21.9Walthall County: 21.6 %Walthall County21.6Tallahatchie County: 21.3 %Tallahatchie County21.3Leflore County: 21.1 %Leflore County21.1Jasper County: 21.1 %Jasper County21.1Choctaw County: 20.9 %Choctaw County20.9Holmes County: 20.7 %Holmes County20.7Tippah County: 20.6 %Tippah County20.6Copiah County: 20.5 %Copiah County20.5Pike County: 20.3 %Pike County20.3Noxubee County: 19.9 %Noxubee County19.9Amite County: 19.6 %Amite County19.6Webster County: 19.5 %Webster County19.5Smith County: 19.3 %Smith County19.3Monroe County: 18.6 %Monroe County18.6Kemper County: 18.5 %Kemper County18.5Leake County: 18.4 %Leake County18.4Clarke County: 18.2 %Clarke County18.2Wayne County: 18.2 %Wayne County18.2Tishomingo County: 18.2 %Tishomingo County18.2Grenada County: 18.1 %Grenada County18.1Lincoln County: 18 %Lincoln County18Union County: 18 %Union County18Simpson County: 17.9 %Simpson County17.9Marion County: 17.6 %Marion County17.6Washington County: 17.6 %Washington County17.6Lafayette County: 34.9 %Lafayette County34.9Franklin County: 31.5 %Franklin County31.5Jefferson County: 29.9 %Jefferson County29.9Montgomery County: 29.2 %Montgomery County29.2Claiborne County: 28.2 %Claiborne County28.2Benton County: 26.2 %Benton County26.2Greene County: 25.7 %Greene County25.7Wilkinson County: 25.3 %Wilkinson County25.3Lawrence County: 25 %Lawrence County25Tunica County: 23.6 %Tunica County23.6Jefferson Davis County: 22.6 %Jefferson Davis County22.6Attala County: 22.5 %Attala County22.5Adams County: 22.4 %Adams County22.4Yalobusha County: 22.2 %Yalobusha County22.2Warren County: 21.9 %Warren County21.9Walthall County: 21.6 %Walthall County21.6Tallahatchie County: 21.3 %Tallahatchie County21.3Leflore County: 21.1 %Leflore County21.1Jasper County: 21.1 %Jasper County21.1Choctaw County: 20.9 %Choctaw County20.9Holmes County: 20.7 %Holmes County20.7Tippah County: 20.6 %Tippah County20.6Copiah County: 20.5 %Copiah County20.5Pike County: 20.3 %Pike County20.3Noxubee County: 19.9 %Noxubee County19.9Amite County: 19.6 %Amite County19.6Webster County: 19.5 %Webster County19.5Smith County: 19.3 %Smith County19.3Monroe County: 18.6 %Monroe County18.6Kemper County: 18.5 %Kemper County18.5Leake County: 18.4 %Leake County18.4Clarke County: 18.2 %Clarke County18.2Wayne County: 18.2 %Wayne County18.2Tishomingo County: 18.2 %Tishomingo County18.2Grenada County: 18.1 %Grenada County18.1Lincoln County: 18 %Lincoln County18Union County: 18 %Union County18Simpson County: 17.9 %Simpson County17.9Marion County: 17.6 %Marion County17.6Washington County: 17.6 %Washington County17.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lafayette County34.9+1.3 pts
2Franklin County31.5+0.8 pts
3Jefferson County29.9+4.7 pts
4Montgomery County29.2+1.7 pts
5Claiborne County28.2-5.4 pts
6Benton County26.2+1.8 pts
7Greene County25.7+2 pts
8Wilkinson County25.3-3.7 pts
9Lawrence County25+2.6 pts
10Tunica County23.6+1.1 pts
11Jefferson Davis County22.6+1.3 pts
12Attala County22.5-2 pts
13Adams County22.4+0.4 pts
14Yalobusha County22.2+1.5 pts
15Warren County21.9+0.1 pts
16Walthall County21.6-1.6 pts
17Tallahatchie County21.3-0.4 pts
18Leflore County21.1-2.6 pts
19Jasper County21.1+1 pts
20Choctaw County20.9+2.1 pts
21Holmes County20.7-2.7 pts
22Tippah County20.6+2.4 pts
23Copiah County20.5-0.2 pts
24Pike County20.3-2.1 pts
25Noxubee County19.9-2.2 pts
26Amite County19.6+0.3 pts
27Webster County19.5-0.2 pts
28Smith County19.3+0.7 pts
29Monroe County18.6-1.3 pts
30Kemper County18.5-2.1 pts
31Leake County18.4-0.1 pts
32Clarke County18.2-1.6 pts
33Wayne County18.2-0.3 pts
34Tishomingo County18.2-1.4 pts
35Grenada County18.1-0.9 pts
36Lincoln County18+0.6 pts
36Union County18+2.3 pts
38Simpson County17.9-0.2 pts
39Marion County17.6-0.9 pts
40Washington County17.6+0.2 pts
41Pontotoc County17+0.6 pts
42Coahoma County16.9-0.8 pts
43Perry County16.7-1.5 pts
44Marshall County16.4+0.8 pts
45Sharkey County16.3-3.1 pts
46Oktibbeha County16.2+0.3 pts
47Newton County15.8+0.4 pts
48Panola County15.7+0.3 pts
49Lowndes County15.6-0.4 pts
50Calhoun County15.5-0.8 pts
50Hinds County15.50 pts
52Scott County15.4+0.6 pts
53Covington County15.3-1.3 pts
54Lee County15.2+0.9 pts
55Prentiss County15.1-0.4 pts
56Yazoo County15.1-0.4 pts
57Carroll County15.1-3.3 pts
58Humphreys County14.9-0.9 pts
58Lauderdale County14.9-0.7 pts
60Neshoba County14.9-0.7 pts
61Chickasaw County14.5+1.3 pts
62Pearl River County14.5-0.3 pts
63Clay County14.5-1.4 pts
64Hancock County14.5-0.9 pts
65Sunflower County14.4+0.7 pts
66Jones County14.3-0.7 pts
67Issaquena County14.2+1.5 pts
68Winston County14.1+0.8 pts
69Harrison County13.10 pts
70Bolivar County13-1.5 pts
71Stone County12.9-0.6 pts
72Quitman County12.9-0.5 pts
73Itawamba County12.3-1.9 pts
74Alcorn County12.1-2 pts
75Forrest County11.7-0.8 pts
76George County10.9-1.6 pts
77Jackson County9.5-1.9 pts
78Lamar County9+0.1 pts
79Madison County7.9-0.7 pts
80Tate County7-0.9 pts
81Rankin County7-0.3 pts
82DeSoto County6.4+0.6 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-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 Mississippi 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/mississippi-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lafayette County, with 34.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

DeSoto County, with 6.4% in 2023.

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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