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

Camden County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 115 counties in 2024, at 55.3%. St. Charles County had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 15.6% and the figure for Missouri was 11.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest55.3Camden County
Lowest3.5St. Charles County
Median15.6115 counties
Missouri11.2History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Camden County: 55.3 %Camden County55.3Morgan County: 42.7 %Morgan County42.7Benton County: 36.9 %Benton County36.9Putnam County: 36.8 %Putnam County36.8Hickory County: 34.3 %Hickory County34.3Stone County: 33.9 %Stone County33.9Knox County: 33.5 %Knox County33.5Reynolds County: 32.5 %Reynolds County32.5Sullivan County: 32.2 %Sullivan County32.2Mercer County: 31.6 %Mercer County31.6Schuyler County: 31.2 %Schuyler County31.2Scotland County: 29.6 %Scotland County29.6Chariton County: 29.2 %Chariton County29.2Holt County: 27.5 %Holt County27.5Daviess County: 26.7 %Daviess County26.7Lewis County: 26.3 %Lewis County26.3Ozark County: 26.3 %Ozark County26.3Clark County: 25.1 %Clark County25.1Taney County: 24.5 %Taney County24.5Wayne County: 24.5 %Wayne County24.5Worth County: 24.1 %Worth County24.1Carter County: 23.8 %Carter County23.8St. Clair County: 23 %St. Clair County23Ripley County: 22.6 %Ripley County22.6Monroe County: 22.4 %Monroe County22.4Bollinger County: 21.9 %Bollinger County21.9Barry County: 21.8 %Barry County21.8Oregon County: 21.8 %Oregon County21.8Ralls County: 21.5 %Ralls County21.5Miller County: 21.4 %Miller County21.4Montgomery County: 20.4 %Montgomery County20.4Harrison County: 20.3 %Harrison County20.3Madison County: 20.2 %Madison County20.2Gasconade County: 20 %Gasconade County20Adair County: 19.9 %Adair County19.9Linn County: 19.8 %Linn County19.8Carroll County: 19.6 %Carroll County19.6Maries County: 19.6 %Maries County19.6Grundy County: 19.2 %Grundy County19.2Dade County: 19 %Dade County19
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Camden County55.3-1.6 pts
2Morgan County42.7-3.3 pts
3Benton County36.9-2.9 pts
4Putnam County36.8+2.7 pts
5Hickory County34.3-2.9 pts
6Stone County33.9-1.2 pts
7Knox County33.5-3.9 pts
8Reynolds County32.5-0.8 pts
9Sullivan County32.2-0.5 pts
10Mercer County31.6-0.9 pts
11Schuyler County31.2-3.2 pts
12Scotland County29.6-0.8 pts
13Chariton County29.2-0.9 pts
14Holt County27.5-1.4 pts
15Daviess County26.7+0.9 pts
16Lewis County26.3+0.8 pts
17Ozark County26.3-2.7 pts
18Clark County25.1-4.9 pts
19Taney County24.5-1.4 pts
20Wayne County24.5-2.3 pts
21Worth County24.1-4.3 pts
22Carter County23.8-3.2 pts
23St. Clair County23+0.3 pts
24Ripley County22.6+0.2 pts
25Monroe County22.4-0.3 pts
26Bollinger County21.9-1.1 pts
27Barry County21.8+0.3 pts
28Oregon County21.8-0.7 pts
29Ralls County21.5+0.1 pts
30Miller County21.4+1.6 pts
31Montgomery County20.4-0.4 pts
32Harrison County20.3-3.6 pts
33Madison County20.2-1.2 pts
34Gasconade County20-0.6 pts
35Adair County19.9-1.8 pts
36Linn County19.8-0.2 pts
37Carroll County19.6-1.8 pts
38Maries County19.6+2.4 pts
39Grundy County19.2-1.9 pts
40Dade County19-0.8 pts
41Shelby County19-0.6 pts
42Osage County18.7-1.6 pts
43Macon County18.2-1.7 pts
44Shannon County18.1-2.4 pts
45Howard County18-2.8 pts
46Saline County17.9-0.6 pts
47Dent County17.7+0.7 pts
48Iron County17.5-1.6 pts
49Gentry County17-1 pts
50Washington County16.9-0.5 pts
51Cedar County16.9-2.2 pts
52St. Louis city16.8-0.2 pts
53Dunklin County16.3-0.7 pts
54Atchison County16.1+0.3 pts
55Crawford County16.1-1 pts
56Barton County15.7-0.7 pts
57Pike County15.7+0.3 pts
58Pemiscot County15.6-1.4 pts
59New Madrid County15+1.2 pts
60Mississippi County15+1.3 pts
61Randolph County14.9+0.4 pts
62Phelps County14.6+1.8 pts
63Cooper County14.4-0.8 pts
64Bates County14.4-2.5 pts
65Warren County14.3-0.9 pts
66Ste. Genevieve County14.3-0.3 pts
67St. Francois County14.3-2.1 pts
68Wright County14.1-2.7 pts
69Butler County14-0.5 pts
70Henry County14+0.3 pts
71Douglas County13.7+0.5 pts
72Texas County13.7+0.1 pts
73Stoddard County13.5-1.4 pts
74Pulaski County13.3-1.9 pts
75Vernon County13.2+0.5 pts
76Buchanan County13.10 pts
77McDonald County12.9-0.3 pts
78Audrain County12.7-2.2 pts
79DeKalb County12.6+0.9 pts
80Livingston County12.4-1 pts
81Marion County12.3-0.3 pts
82Howell County12+0.4 pts
83Perry County12-1.9 pts
84Caldwell County11.8-4 pts
85Callaway County11.6-1.3 pts
86Lafayette County11.6-0.7 pts
87Nodaway County11.3-0.2 pts
88Dallas County11.1-1.9 pts
89Newton County11+0.2 pts
90Polk County10.6-0.4 pts
91Lawrence County10.4+0.7 pts
92Cape Girardeau County10.1+0.7 pts
93Webster County9.9-0.6 pts
94Jasper County9.2-0.8 pts
95Scott County9.1-0.8 pts
96Laclede County9.1-0.3 pts
97Pettis County90 pts
98Jackson County8.8-0.4 pts
99Clinton County8.2-0.4 pts
100Ray County8.2-0.4 pts
101Andrew County7.5-0.1 pts
102Cole County7.3-0.6 pts
103St. Louis County7.3+0.3 pts
104Johnson County7.2-1.5 pts
105Moniteau County7.2+0.7 pts
106Franklin County7.1-0.7 pts
107Boone County6.3-0.9 pts
108Jefferson County6-0.7 pts
109Platte County5.8-0.1 pts
110Greene County5.8+1.3 pts
111Cass County5.7-0.1 pts
112Clay County5.2-0.2 pts
113Christian County4.1-0.7 pts
114Lincoln County4.1-0.9 pts
115St. Charles County3.5-0.1 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units. 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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Camden County, with 55.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

St. Charles County, with 3.5% 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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