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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 2022, at 58.5%. St. Charles County had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 16.7% and the figure for Missouri was 12.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.5Camden County
Lowest3.5St. Charles County
Median16.7115 counties
Missouri12.1History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 21.9 %Andrew County: 8.9 %Atchison County: 14.4 %Audrain County: 15.1 %Barry County: 21.2 %Barton County: 15.7 %Bates County: 17.9 %Benton County: 40.1 %Bollinger County: 25.4 %Boone County: 7.4 %Buchanan County: 13 %Butler County: 15.9 %Caldwell County: 18.3 %Callaway County: 14 %Camden County: 58.5 %Cape Girardeau County: 11.1 %Carroll County: 23.2 %Carter County: 28.8 %Cass County: 5.7 %Cedar County: 21.2 %Chariton County: 32.2 %Christian County: 5.5 %Clark County: 29 %Clay County: 5.8 %Clinton County: 10.1 %Cole County: 9.5 %Cooper County: 16.2 %Crawford County: 18.8 %Dade County: 20.4 %Dallas County: 13.1 %Daviess County: 26.9 %DeKalb County: 12.7 %Dent County: 15 %Douglas County: 14.8 %Dunklin County: 17.5 %Franklin County: 8.6 %Gasconade County: 21.6 %Gentry County: 20 %Greene County: 4.2 %Grundy County: 21.5 %Harrison County: 25.4 %Henry County: 13.7 %Hickory County: 36.8 %Holt County: 28.5 %Howard County: 23.6 %Howell County: 14.7 %Iron County: 19.2 %Jackson County: 9.6 %Jasper County: 10.4 %Jefferson County: 6.6 %Johnson County: 8.8 %Knox County: 40.9 %Laclede County: 10 %Lafayette County: 14 %Lawrence County: 10.1 %Lewis County: 23.2 %Lincoln County: 6 %Linn County: 20.6 %Livingston County: 14.6 %McDonald County: 14.1 %Macon County: 21.4 %Madison County: 20.9 %Maries County: 16 %Marion County: 12.3 %Mercer County: 35 %Miller County: 19.1 %Mississippi County: 13 %Moniteau County: 7.9 %Monroe County: 23.8 %Montgomery County: 19.9 %Morgan County: 48.5 %New Madrid County: 14.5 %Newton County: 10.7 %Nodaway County: 12.7 %Oregon County: 22.8 %Osage County: 19.7 %Ozark County: 27.8 %Pemiscot County: 16.8 %Perry County: 13.7 %Pettis County: 10.1 %Phelps County: 12.2 %Pike County: 17.3 %Platte County: 6.1 %Polk County: 12 %Pulaski County: 19 %Putnam County: 37.9 %Ralls County: 20.5 %Randolph County: 15.7 %Ray County: 11.2 %Reynolds County: 34 %Ripley County: 24.8 %St. Charles County: 3.5 %St. Clair County: 25.5 %Ste. Genevieve County: 14.4 %St. Francois County: 16.7 %St. Louis County: 7.1 %Saline County: 20.9 %Schuyler County: 33.5 %Scotland County: 31.2 %Scott County: 9.8 %Shannon County: 22.3 %Shelby County: 20.4 %Stoddard County: 14.5 %Stone County: 36.7 %Sullivan County: 34.9 %Taney County: 27.2 %Texas County: 15.5 %Vernon County: 13.3 %Warren County: 15.9 %Washington County: 15.9 %Wayne County: 27.8 %Webster County: 10.3 %Worth County: 31 %Wright County: 18.5 %St. Louis city: 17.7 %
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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

Camden County: 58.5 %Camden County58.5Morgan County: 48.5 %Morgan County48.5Knox County: 40.9 %Knox County40.9Benton County: 40.1 %Benton County40.1Putnam County: 37.9 %Putnam County37.9Hickory County: 36.8 %Hickory County36.8Stone County: 36.7 %Stone County36.7Mercer County: 35 %Mercer County35Sullivan County: 34.9 %Sullivan County34.9Reynolds County: 34 %Reynolds County34Schuyler County: 33.5 %Schuyler County33.5Chariton County: 32.2 %Chariton County32.2Scotland County: 31.2 %Scotland County31.2Worth County: 31 %Worth County31Clark County: 29 %Clark County29Carter County: 28.8 %Carter County28.8Holt County: 28.5 %Holt County28.5Ozark County: 27.8 %Ozark County27.8Wayne County: 27.8 %Wayne County27.8Taney County: 27.2 %Taney County27.2Daviess County: 26.9 %Daviess County26.9St. Clair County: 25.5 %St. Clair County25.5Harrison County: 25.4 %Harrison County25.4Bollinger County: 25.4 %Bollinger County25.4Ripley County: 24.8 %Ripley County24.8Monroe County: 23.8 %Monroe County23.8Howard County: 23.6 %Howard County23.6Lewis County: 23.2 %Lewis County23.2Carroll County: 23.2 %Carroll County23.2Oregon County: 22.8 %Oregon County22.8Shannon County: 22.3 %Shannon County22.3Adair County: 21.9 %Adair County21.9Gasconade County: 21.6 %Gasconade County21.6Grundy County: 21.5 %Grundy County21.5Macon County: 21.4 %Macon County21.4Cedar County: 21.2 %Cedar County21.2Barry County: 21.2 %Barry County21.2Saline County: 20.9 %Saline County20.9Madison County: 20.9 %Madison County20.9Linn County: 20.6 %Linn County20.6Camden County: 58.5 %Camden County58.5Morgan County: 48.5 %Morgan County48.5Knox County: 40.9 %Knox County40.9Benton County: 40.1 %Benton County40.1Putnam County: 37.9 %Putnam County37.9Hickory County: 36.8 %Hickory County36.8Stone County: 36.7 %Stone County36.7Mercer County: 35 %Mercer County35Sullivan County: 34.9 %Sullivan County34.9Reynolds County: 34 %Reynolds County34Schuyler County: 33.5 %Schuyler County33.5Chariton County: 32.2 %Chariton County32.2Scotland County: 31.2 %Scotland County31.2Worth County: 31 %Worth County31Clark County: 29 %Clark County29Carter County: 28.8 %Carter County28.8Holt County: 28.5 %Holt County28.5Ozark County: 27.8 %Ozark County27.8Wayne County: 27.8 %Wayne County27.8Taney County: 27.2 %Taney County27.2Daviess County: 26.9 %Daviess County26.9St. Clair County: 25.5 %St. Clair County25.5Harrison County: 25.4 %Harrison County25.4Bollinger County: 25.4 %Bollinger County25.4Ripley County: 24.8 %Ripley County24.8Monroe County: 23.8 %Monroe County23.8Howard County: 23.6 %Howard County23.6Lewis County: 23.2 %Lewis County23.2Carroll County: 23.2 %Carroll County23.2Oregon County: 22.8 %Oregon County22.8Shannon County: 22.3 %Shannon County22.3Adair County: 21.9 %Adair County21.9Gasconade County: 21.6 %Gasconade County21.6Grundy County: 21.5 %Grundy County21.5Macon County: 21.4 %Macon County21.4Cedar County: 21.2 %Cedar County21.2Barry County: 21.2 %Barry County21.2Saline County: 20.9 %Saline County20.9Madison County: 20.9 %Madison County20.9Linn County: 20.6 %Linn County20.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Camden County58.5-0.7 pts
2Morgan County48.5-1.7 pts
3Knox County40.9+1.6 pts
4Benton County40.1-2.1 pts
5Putnam County37.9-2.5 pts
6Hickory County36.8-2.5 pts
7Stone County36.7-2 pts
8Mercer County35-1.4 pts
9Sullivan County34.9+0.8 pts
10Reynolds County34-2.2 pts
11Schuyler County33.5-1.2 pts
12Chariton County32.2-1.1 pts
13Scotland County31.2+4.7 pts
14Worth County31-4.6 pts
15Clark County29+1.5 pts
16Carter County28.8-2.2 pts
17Holt County28.5+1.4 pts
18Ozark County27.8-1.9 pts
19Wayne County27.8-4.6 pts
20Taney County27.2-0.8 pts
21Daviess County26.9-0.3 pts
22St. Clair County25.5-0.3 pts
23Harrison County25.4+1.6 pts
24Bollinger County25.4-1.1 pts
25Ripley County24.8-0.8 pts
26Monroe County23.8+1.4 pts
27Howard County23.6-3.8 pts
28Lewis County23.2+0.2 pts
29Carroll County23.2-0.9 pts
30Oregon County22.8-0.2 pts
31Shannon County22.3-1.6 pts
32Adair County21.9-0 pts
33Gasconade County21.6-1.7 pts
34Grundy County21.5-3.1 pts
35Macon County21.4-1.9 pts
36Cedar County21.2+0.2 pts
37Barry County21.2+0.8 pts
38Saline County20.9-0 pts
39Madison County20.9-0.4 pts
40Linn County20.6-0.8 pts
41Ralls County20.50 pts
42Dade County20.4-0.9 pts
42Shelby County20.4-1.4 pts
44Gentry County20-2.2 pts
45Montgomery County19.9-0.4 pts
46Osage County19.7-0.2 pts
47Iron County19.2-4.2 pts
48Miller County19.1-0.4 pts
49Pulaski County19-0.6 pts
50Crawford County18.8-0.3 pts
51Wright County18.5-1.3 pts
52Caldwell County18.3-2.4 pts
53Bates County17.9+0.1 pts
54St. Louis city17.7-1.1 pts
55Dunklin County17.5-0.1 pts
56Pike County17.3+1.8 pts
57Pemiscot County16.8-1.7 pts
58St. Francois County16.7-1.9 pts
59Cooper County16.2-0.5 pts
60Maries County16+0.6 pts
61Washington County15.9-2.4 pts
62Butler County15.9-1.4 pts
62Warren County15.9-0.4 pts
64Randolph County15.7-2 pts
65Barton County15.7+0.5 pts
66Texas County15.5-0.4 pts
67Audrain County15.1+0.5 pts
68Dent County15+1.1 pts
69Douglas County14.8-2.4 pts
70Howell County14.7+0.7 pts
71Livingston County14.6+0.2 pts
72New Madrid County14.5+0.2 pts
73Stoddard County14.5-1.5 pts
74Ste. Genevieve County14.4-0.5 pts
75Atchison County14.4+0.5 pts
76McDonald County14.1-1.7 pts
77Lafayette County14-0.6 pts
78Callaway County14-0.9 pts
79Perry County13.7-0.1 pts
80Henry County13.7-0.7 pts
81Vernon County13.3-0.2 pts
82Dallas County13.1-1.2 pts
83Buchanan County13-0.3 pts
84Mississippi County13-0.7 pts
85Nodaway County12.7+1 pts
86DeKalb County12.7+1.2 pts
87Marion County12.3+1.2 pts
88Phelps County12.2+0.9 pts
89Polk County12-1.3 pts
90Ray County11.2-1.5 pts
91Cape Girardeau County11.1-0.7 pts
92Newton County10.7-0 pts
93Jasper County10.4+0.3 pts
94Webster County10.3+0.6 pts
95Clinton County10.1-0.8 pts
96Lawrence County10.1-1 pts
97Pettis County10.1-0.3 pts
98Laclede County10+0.3 pts
99Scott County9.8-1 pts
100Jackson County9.6-0.4 pts
101Cole County9.5-0.6 pts
102Andrew County8.9+0.2 pts
103Johnson County8.8-0.1 pts
104Franklin County8.6-1.4 pts
105Moniteau County7.9-3 pts
106Boone County7.4-0.4 pts
107St. Louis County7.1+0.1 pts
108Jefferson County6.6-0.2 pts
109Platte County6.1+0.5 pts
110Lincoln County6-1.3 pts
111Clay County5.8-0.3 pts
112Cass County5.7+1 pts
113Christian County5.5-0.7 pts
114Greene County4.2-0.5 pts
115St. Charles County3.5-0.6 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/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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Camden County, with 58.5% in 2022, 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 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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