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

Camden County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 115 counties in 2021, at 59.2%. St. Charles County had the lowest, at 4%. The median was 17.7% and the figure for Missouri was 12.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.2Camden County
Lowest4St. Charles County
Median17.7115 counties
Missouri12.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 22 %Andrew County: 8.7 %Atchison County: 13.9 %Audrain County: 14.6 %Barry County: 20.4 %Barton County: 15.2 %Bates County: 17.8 %Benton County: 42.1 %Bollinger County: 26.5 %Boone County: 7.8 %Buchanan County: 13.3 %Butler County: 17.3 %Caldwell County: 20.7 %Callaway County: 14.8 %Camden County: 59.2 %Cape Girardeau County: 11.7 %Carroll County: 24.1 %Carter County: 31 %Cass County: 4.7 %Cedar County: 21 %Chariton County: 33.2 %Christian County: 6.2 %Clark County: 27.4 %Clay County: 6.1 %Clinton County: 10.9 %Cole County: 10 %Cooper County: 16.6 %Crawford County: 19.1 %Dade County: 21.3 %Dallas County: 14.2 %Daviess County: 27.2 %DeKalb County: 11.5 %Dent County: 13.9 %Douglas County: 17.3 %Dunklin County: 17.6 %Franklin County: 10 %Gasconade County: 23.3 %Gentry County: 22.2 %Greene County: 4.7 %Grundy County: 24.6 %Harrison County: 23.9 %Henry County: 14.4 %Hickory County: 39.4 %Holt County: 27.2 %Howard County: 27.5 %Howell County: 13.9 %Iron County: 23.4 %Jackson County: 10 %Jasper County: 10.1 %Jefferson County: 6.8 %Johnson County: 8.9 %Knox County: 39.3 %Laclede County: 9.7 %Lafayette County: 14.6 %Lawrence County: 11.1 %Lewis County: 23 %Lincoln County: 7.3 %Linn County: 21.4 %Livingston County: 14.3 %McDonald County: 15.8 %Macon County: 23.3 %Madison County: 21.3 %Maries County: 15.4 %Marion County: 11 %Mercer County: 36.4 %Miller County: 19.5 %Mississippi County: 13.7 %Moniteau County: 10.9 %Monroe County: 22.3 %Montgomery County: 20.3 %Morgan County: 50.1 %New Madrid County: 14.3 %Newton County: 10.8 %Nodaway County: 11.7 %Oregon County: 23 %Osage County: 19.9 %Ozark County: 29.7 %Pemiscot County: 18.5 %Perry County: 13.8 %Pettis County: 10.4 %Phelps County: 11.3 %Pike County: 15.5 %Platte County: 5.6 %Polk County: 13.2 %Pulaski County: 19.6 %Putnam County: 40.3 %Ralls County: 20.5 %Randolph County: 17.7 %Ray County: 12.6 %Reynolds County: 36.2 %Ripley County: 25.7 %St. Charles County: 4 %St. Clair County: 25.8 %Ste. Genevieve County: 14.9 %St. Francois County: 18.6 %St. Louis County: 7 %Saline County: 20.9 %Schuyler County: 34.7 %Scotland County: 26.5 %Scott County: 10.8 %Shannon County: 23.9 %Shelby County: 21.7 %Stoddard County: 16 %Stone County: 38.7 %Sullivan County: 34.1 %Taney County: 27.9 %Texas County: 15.8 %Vernon County: 13.5 %Warren County: 16.2 %Washington County: 18.3 %Wayne County: 32.3 %Webster County: 9.7 %Worth County: 35.6 %Wright County: 19.8 %St. Louis city: 18.8 %
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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

Camden County: 59.2 %Camden County59.2Morgan County: 50.1 %Morgan County50.1Benton County: 42.1 %Benton County42.1Putnam County: 40.3 %Putnam County40.3Hickory County: 39.4 %Hickory County39.4Knox County: 39.3 %Knox County39.3Stone County: 38.7 %Stone County38.7Mercer County: 36.4 %Mercer County36.4Reynolds County: 36.2 %Reynolds County36.2Worth County: 35.6 %Worth County35.6Schuyler County: 34.7 %Schuyler County34.7Sullivan County: 34.1 %Sullivan County34.1Chariton County: 33.2 %Chariton County33.2Wayne County: 32.3 %Wayne County32.3Carter County: 31 %Carter County31Ozark County: 29.7 %Ozark County29.7Taney County: 27.9 %Taney County27.9Howard County: 27.5 %Howard County27.5Clark County: 27.4 %Clark County27.4Daviess County: 27.2 %Daviess County27.2Holt County: 27.2 %Holt County27.2Bollinger County: 26.5 %Bollinger County26.5Scotland County: 26.5 %Scotland County26.5St. Clair County: 25.8 %St. Clair County25.8Ripley County: 25.7 %Ripley County25.7Grundy County: 24.6 %Grundy County24.6Carroll County: 24.1 %Carroll County24.1Harrison County: 23.9 %Harrison County23.9Shannon County: 23.9 %Shannon County23.9Iron County: 23.4 %Iron County23.4Macon County: 23.3 %Macon County23.3Gasconade County: 23.3 %Gasconade County23.3Lewis County: 23 %Lewis County23Oregon County: 23 %Oregon County23Monroe County: 22.3 %Monroe County22.3Gentry County: 22.2 %Gentry County22.2Adair County: 22 %Adair County22Shelby County: 21.7 %Shelby County21.7Linn County: 21.4 %Linn County21.4Madison County: 21.3 %Madison County21.3Camden County: 59.2 %Camden County59.2Morgan County: 50.1 %Morgan County50.1Benton County: 42.1 %Benton County42.1Putnam County: 40.3 %Putnam County40.3Hickory County: 39.4 %Hickory County39.4Knox County: 39.3 %Knox County39.3Stone County: 38.7 %Stone County38.7Mercer County: 36.4 %Mercer County36.4Reynolds County: 36.2 %Reynolds County36.2Worth County: 35.6 %Worth County35.6Schuyler County: 34.7 %Schuyler County34.7Sullivan County: 34.1 %Sullivan County34.1Chariton County: 33.2 %Chariton County33.2Wayne County: 32.3 %Wayne County32.3Carter County: 31 %Carter County31Ozark County: 29.7 %Ozark County29.7Taney County: 27.9 %Taney County27.9Howard County: 27.5 %Howard County27.5Clark County: 27.4 %Clark County27.4Daviess County: 27.2 %Daviess County27.2Holt County: 27.2 %Holt County27.2Bollinger County: 26.5 %Bollinger County26.5Scotland County: 26.5 %Scotland County26.5St. Clair County: 25.8 %St. Clair County25.8Ripley County: 25.7 %Ripley County25.7Grundy County: 24.6 %Grundy County24.6Carroll County: 24.1 %Carroll County24.1Harrison County: 23.9 %Harrison County23.9Shannon County: 23.9 %Shannon County23.9Iron County: 23.4 %Iron County23.4Macon County: 23.3 %Macon County23.3Gasconade County: 23.3 %Gasconade County23.3Lewis County: 23 %Lewis County23Oregon County: 23 %Oregon County23Monroe County: 22.3 %Monroe County22.3Gentry County: 22.2 %Gentry County22.2Adair County: 22 %Adair County22Shelby County: 21.7 %Shelby County21.7Linn County: 21.4 %Linn County21.4Madison County: 21.3 %Madison County21.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Camden County59.2
2Morgan County50.1
3Benton County42.1
4Putnam County40.3
5Hickory County39.4
6Knox County39.3
7Stone County38.7
8Mercer County36.4
9Reynolds County36.2
10Worth County35.6
11Schuyler County34.7
12Sullivan County34.1
13Chariton County33.2
14Wayne County32.3
15Carter County31
16Ozark County29.7
17Taney County27.9
18Howard County27.5
19Clark County27.4
20Daviess County27.2
21Holt County27.2
22Bollinger County26.5
22Scotland County26.5
24St. Clair County25.8
25Ripley County25.7
26Grundy County24.6
27Carroll County24.1
28Harrison County23.9
29Shannon County23.9
30Iron County23.4
31Macon County23.3
32Gasconade County23.3
33Lewis County23
34Oregon County23
35Monroe County22.3
36Gentry County22.2
37Adair County22
38Shelby County21.7
39Linn County21.4
40Madison County21.3
41Dade County21.3
42Cedar County21
43Saline County20.9
44Caldwell County20.7
45Ralls County20.5
46Barry County20.4
47Montgomery County20.3
48Osage County19.9
49Wright County19.8
50Pulaski County19.6
51Miller County19.5
52Crawford County19.1
53St. Louis city18.8
54St. Francois County18.6
55Pemiscot County18.5
56Washington County18.3
57Bates County17.8
58Randolph County17.7
59Dunklin County17.6
60Butler County17.3
61Douglas County17.3
62Cooper County16.6
63Warren County16.2
64Stoddard County16
65Texas County15.8
66McDonald County15.8
67Pike County15.5
68Maries County15.4
69Barton County15.2
70Ste. Genevieve County14.9
71Callaway County14.8
72Lafayette County14.6
73Audrain County14.6
74Henry County14.4
75Livingston County14.3
76New Madrid County14.3
77Dallas County14.2
78Howell County13.9
79Atchison County13.9
80Dent County13.9
81Perry County13.8
82Mississippi County13.7
83Vernon County13.5
84Buchanan County13.3
85Polk County13.2
86Ray County12.6
87Nodaway County11.7
88Cape Girardeau County11.7
89DeKalb County11.5
90Phelps County11.3
91Lawrence County11.1
92Marion County11
93Clinton County10.9
94Moniteau County10.9
95Scott County10.8
96Newton County10.8
97Pettis County10.4
98Jasper County10.1
99Cole County10
99Jackson County10
101Franklin County10
102Webster County9.7
103Laclede County9.7
104Johnson County8.9
105Andrew County8.7
106Boone County7.8
107Lincoln County7.3
108St. Louis County7
109Jefferson County6.8
110Christian County6.2
111Clay County6.1
112Platte County5.6
113Cass County4.7
113Greene County4.7
115St. Charles County4

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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Camden County, with 59.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

St. Charles County, with 4% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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