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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 2023, at 56.9%. St. Charles County had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 16.4% and the figure for Missouri was 11.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.9Camden County
Lowest3.6St. Charles County
Median16.4115 counties
Missouri11.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Adair County: 21.7 %Andrew County: 7.6 %Atchison County: 15.8 %Audrain County: 14.9 %Barry County: 21.5 %Barton County: 16.4 %Bates County: 16.9 %Benton County: 39.9 %Bollinger County: 23 %Boone County: 7.2 %Buchanan County: 13.1 %Butler County: 14.5 %Caldwell County: 15.9 %Callaway County: 12.9 %Camden County: 56.9 %Cape Girardeau County: 9.3 %Carroll County: 21.4 %Carter County: 27 %Cass County: 5.8 %Cedar County: 19.1 %Chariton County: 30.1 %Christian County: 4.8 %Clark County: 29.9 %Clay County: 5.3 %Clinton County: 8.7 %Cole County: 7.9 %Cooper County: 15.2 %Crawford County: 17.1 %Dade County: 19.8 %Dallas County: 13 %Daviess County: 25.8 %DeKalb County: 11.7 %Dent County: 17 %Douglas County: 13.1 %Dunklin County: 17 %Franklin County: 7.8 %Gasconade County: 20.5 %Gentry County: 18 %Greene County: 4.5 %Grundy County: 21.1 %Harrison County: 23.8 %Henry County: 13.6 %Hickory County: 37.2 %Holt County: 28.8 %Howard County: 20.8 %Howell County: 11.6 %Iron County: 19.2 %Jackson County: 9.2 %Jasper County: 10 %Jefferson County: 6.7 %Johnson County: 8.8 %Knox County: 37.4 %Laclede County: 9.4 %Lafayette County: 12.3 %Lawrence County: 9.7 %Lewis County: 25.5 %Lincoln County: 5 %Linn County: 20 %Livingston County: 13.4 %McDonald County: 13.2 %Macon County: 19.9 %Madison County: 21.3 %Maries County: 17.2 %Marion County: 12.7 %Mercer County: 32.5 %Miller County: 19.8 %Mississippi County: 13.7 %Moniteau County: 6.5 %Monroe County: 22.7 %Montgomery County: 20.8 %Morgan County: 45.9 %New Madrid County: 13.8 %Newton County: 10.8 %Nodaway County: 11.5 %Oregon County: 22.4 %Osage County: 20.3 %Ozark County: 29 %Pemiscot County: 17 %Perry County: 13.9 %Pettis County: 9 %Phelps County: 12.9 %Pike County: 15.4 %Platte County: 5.9 %Polk County: 11 %Pulaski County: 15.2 %Putnam County: 34.1 %Ralls County: 21.4 %Randolph County: 14.4 %Ray County: 8.6 %Reynolds County: 33.3 %Ripley County: 22.4 %St. Charles County: 3.6 %St. Clair County: 22.8 %Ste. Genevieve County: 14.5 %St. Francois County: 16.3 %St. Louis County: 6.9 %Saline County: 18.6 %Schuyler County: 34.4 %Scotland County: 30.3 %Scott County: 9.9 %Shannon County: 20.4 %Shelby County: 19.6 %Stoddard County: 15 %Stone County: 35.1 %Sullivan County: 32.7 %Taney County: 25.9 %Texas County: 13.6 %Vernon County: 12.7 %Warren County: 15.3 %Washington County: 17.4 %Wayne County: 26.8 %Webster County: 10.5 %Worth County: 28.4 %Wright County: 16.8 %St. Louis city: 16.9 %
  • Under 9.3
  • 9.3 to 13
  • 13 to 16
  • 16 to 20
  • 20 to 26
  • 26 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Camden County: 56.9 %Camden County56.9Morgan County: 45.9 %Morgan County45.9Benton County: 39.9 %Benton County39.9Knox County: 37.4 %Knox County37.4Hickory County: 37.2 %Hickory County37.2Stone County: 35.1 %Stone County35.1Schuyler County: 34.4 %Schuyler County34.4Putnam County: 34.1 %Putnam County34.1Reynolds County: 33.3 %Reynolds County33.3Sullivan County: 32.7 %Sullivan County32.7Mercer County: 32.5 %Mercer County32.5Scotland County: 30.3 %Scotland County30.3Chariton County: 30.1 %Chariton County30.1Clark County: 29.9 %Clark County29.9Ozark County: 29 %Ozark County29Holt County: 28.8 %Holt County28.8Worth County: 28.4 %Worth County28.4Carter County: 27 %Carter County27Wayne County: 26.8 %Wayne County26.8Taney County: 25.9 %Taney County25.9Daviess County: 25.8 %Daviess County25.8Lewis County: 25.5 %Lewis County25.5Harrison County: 23.8 %Harrison County23.8Bollinger County: 23 %Bollinger County23St. Clair County: 22.8 %St. Clair County22.8Monroe County: 22.7 %Monroe County22.7Oregon County: 22.4 %Oregon County22.4Ripley County: 22.4 %Ripley County22.4Adair County: 21.7 %Adair County21.7Barry County: 21.5 %Barry County21.5Carroll County: 21.4 %Carroll County21.4Ralls County: 21.4 %Ralls County21.4Madison County: 21.3 %Madison County21.3Grundy County: 21.1 %Grundy County21.1Montgomery County: 20.8 %Montgomery County20.8Howard County: 20.8 %Howard County20.8Gasconade County: 20.5 %Gasconade County20.5Shannon County: 20.4 %Shannon County20.4Osage County: 20.3 %Osage County20.3Linn County: 20 %Linn County20Camden County: 56.9 %Camden County56.9Morgan County: 45.9 %Morgan County45.9Benton County: 39.9 %Benton County39.9Knox County: 37.4 %Knox County37.4Hickory County: 37.2 %Hickory County37.2Stone County: 35.1 %Stone County35.1Schuyler County: 34.4 %Schuyler County34.4Putnam County: 34.1 %Putnam County34.1Reynolds County: 33.3 %Reynolds County33.3Sullivan County: 32.7 %Sullivan County32.7Mercer County: 32.5 %Mercer County32.5Scotland County: 30.3 %Scotland County30.3Chariton County: 30.1 %Chariton County30.1Clark County: 29.9 %Clark County29.9Ozark County: 29 %Ozark County29Holt County: 28.8 %Holt County28.8Worth County: 28.4 %Worth County28.4Carter County: 27 %Carter County27Wayne County: 26.8 %Wayne County26.8Taney County: 25.9 %Taney County25.9Daviess County: 25.8 %Daviess County25.8Lewis County: 25.5 %Lewis County25.5Harrison County: 23.8 %Harrison County23.8Bollinger County: 23 %Bollinger County23St. Clair County: 22.8 %St. Clair County22.8Monroe County: 22.7 %Monroe County22.7Oregon County: 22.4 %Oregon County22.4Ripley County: 22.4 %Ripley County22.4Adair County: 21.7 %Adair County21.7Barry County: 21.5 %Barry County21.5Carroll County: 21.4 %Carroll County21.4Ralls County: 21.4 %Ralls County21.4Madison County: 21.3 %Madison County21.3Grundy County: 21.1 %Grundy County21.1Montgomery County: 20.8 %Montgomery County20.8Howard County: 20.8 %Howard County20.8Gasconade County: 20.5 %Gasconade County20.5Shannon County: 20.4 %Shannon County20.4Osage County: 20.3 %Osage County20.3Linn County: 20 %Linn County20
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Camden County56.9-1.6 pts
2Morgan County45.9-2.5 pts
3Benton County39.9-0.2 pts
4Knox County37.4-3.5 pts
5Hickory County37.2+0.3 pts
6Stone County35.1-1.6 pts
7Schuyler County34.4+0.9 pts
8Putnam County34.1-3.7 pts
9Reynolds County33.3-0.7 pts
10Sullivan County32.7-2.1 pts
11Mercer County32.5-2.5 pts
12Scotland County30.3-0.9 pts
13Chariton County30.1-2.1 pts
14Clark County29.9+1 pts
15Ozark County29+1.2 pts
16Holt County28.8+0.3 pts
17Worth County28.4-2.6 pts
18Carter County27-1.8 pts
19Wayne County26.8-1 pts
20Taney County25.9-1.3 pts
21Daviess County25.8-1.1 pts
22Lewis County25.5+2.3 pts
23Harrison County23.8-1.6 pts
24Bollinger County23-2.4 pts
25St. Clair County22.8-2.7 pts
26Monroe County22.7-1.1 pts
27Oregon County22.4-0.3 pts
28Ripley County22.4-2.5 pts
29Adair County21.7-0.2 pts
30Barry County21.5+0.3 pts
31Carroll County21.4-1.8 pts
31Ralls County21.4+0.9 pts
33Madison County21.3+0.5 pts
34Grundy County21.1-0.4 pts
35Montgomery County20.8+0.9 pts
36Howard County20.8-2.8 pts
37Gasconade County20.5-1.1 pts
38Shannon County20.4-1.8 pts
39Osage County20.3+0.6 pts
40Linn County20-0.6 pts
41Macon County19.9-1.5 pts
42Dade County19.8-0.5 pts
43Miller County19.8+0.7 pts
44Shelby County19.6-0.8 pts
45Iron County19.2-0.1 pts
46Cedar County19.1-2.2 pts
47Saline County18.6-2.4 pts
48Gentry County18-2.1 pts
49Washington County17.4+1.5 pts
50Maries County17.2+1.1 pts
51Crawford County17.1-1.7 pts
52Pemiscot County17+0.2 pts
53Dunklin County17-0.5 pts
54Dent County17+2 pts
55St. Louis city16.9-0.7 pts
56Bates County16.9-1 pts
57Wright County16.8-1.7 pts
58Barton County16.4+0.7 pts
59St. Francois County16.3-0.4 pts
60Caldwell County15.9-2.4 pts
61Atchison County15.8+1.4 pts
62Pike County15.4-1.8 pts
63Warren County15.3-0.6 pts
64Cooper County15.2-0.9 pts
65Pulaski County15.2-3.8 pts
66Stoddard County15+0.5 pts
67Audrain County14.9-0.2 pts
68Butler County14.5-1.3 pts
68Ste. Genevieve County14.5+0.1 pts
70Randolph County14.4-1.3 pts
71Perry County13.9+0.2 pts
72New Madrid County13.8-0.7 pts
73Mississippi County13.7+0.7 pts
74Henry County13.6-0 pts
75Texas County13.6-1.9 pts
76Livingston County13.4-1.2 pts
77McDonald County13.2-0.9 pts
78Douglas County13.1-1.7 pts
79Buchanan County13.10 pts
80Dallas County13-0.1 pts
81Callaway County12.9-1.1 pts
82Phelps County12.9+0.7 pts
83Marion County12.7+0.4 pts
83Vernon County12.7-0.6 pts
85Lafayette County12.3-1.7 pts
86DeKalb County11.7-0.9 pts
87Howell County11.6-3 pts
88Nodaway County11.5-1.2 pts
89Polk County11-1 pts
90Newton County10.8+0.1 pts
91Webster County10.5+0.2 pts
92Jasper County10-0.4 pts
93Scott County9.9+0.1 pts
94Lawrence County9.7-0.3 pts
95Laclede County9.4-0.6 pts
96Cape Girardeau County9.3-1.7 pts
97Jackson County9.2-0.4 pts
98Pettis County9-1.1 pts
99Johnson County8.8-0.1 pts
100Clinton County8.7-1.5 pts
101Ray County8.6-2.5 pts
102Cole County7.9-1.6 pts
103Franklin County7.8-0.8 pts
104Andrew County7.6-1.2 pts
105Boone County7.2-0.2 pts
106St. Louis County6.9-0.2 pts
107Jefferson County6.7+0.1 pts
108Moniteau County6.5-1.4 pts
109Platte County5.9-0.2 pts
110Cass County5.8+0.2 pts
111Clay County5.3-0.4 pts
112Lincoln County5-1 pts
113Christian County4.8-0.7 pts
114Greene County4.5+0.3 pts
115St. Charles County3.6+0.1 pts

Other periods

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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Camden County, with 56.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

St. Charles County, with 3.6% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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