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

Granite County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 56 counties in 2024, at 41.8%. Yellowstone County had the lowest, at 5.9%. The median was 19.3% and the figure for Montana was 13.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.8Granite County
Median19.356 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Beaverhead County: 15.7 %Big Horn County: 15.5 %Blaine County: 19.2 %Broadwater County: 11.2 %Carbon County: 27.8 %Carter County: 27.6 %Cascade County: 9.8 %Chouteau County: 25.2 %Custer County: 12.9 %Daniels County: 35.1 %Dawson County: 17.5 %Deer Lodge County: 19.3 %Fallon County: 20.6 %Fergus County: 11.8 %Flathead County: 14.4 %Gallatin County: 11 %Garfield County: 40.8 %Glacier County: 19.8 %Golden Valley County: 22 %Granite County: 41.8 %Hill County: 14.2 %Jefferson County: 7.6 %Judith Basin County: 27.2 %Lake County: 23.6 %Lewis and Clark County: 8.4 %Liberty County: 13.5 %Lincoln County: 17.5 %McCone County: 26.3 %Madison County: 41.5 %Meagher County: 36.1 %Mineral County: 16.4 %Missoula County: 7.5 %Musselshell County: 19.3 %Park County: 13.2 %Petroleum County: 28.9 %Phillips County: 21 %Pondera County: 17.7 %Powder River County: 27.2 %Powell County: 19.1 %Prairie County: 20.7 %Ravalli County: 11.9 %Richland County: 21.2 %Roosevelt County: 24 %Rosebud County: 18.8 %Sanders County: 19.9 %Sheridan County: 27.7 %Silver Bow County: 11.9 %Stillwater County: 18.2 %Sweet Grass County: 18.3 %Teton County: 16.2 %Toole County: 20.2 %Treasure County: 21.7 %Valley County: 30.6 %Wheatland County: 23.9 %Wibaux County: 22.5 %Yellowstone County: 5.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Granite County: 41.8 %Granite County41.8Madison County: 41.5 %Madison County41.5Garfield County: 40.8 %Garfield County40.8Meagher County: 36.1 %Meagher County36.1Daniels County: 35.1 %Daniels County35.1Valley County: 30.6 %Valley County30.6Petroleum County: 28.9 %Petroleum County28.9Carbon County: 27.8 %Carbon County27.8Sheridan County: 27.7 %Sheridan County27.7Carter County: 27.6 %Carter County27.6Judith Basin County: 27.2 %Judith Basin County27.2Powder River County: 27.2 %Powder River County27.2McCone County: 26.3 %McCone County26.3Chouteau County: 25.2 %Chouteau County25.2Roosevelt County: 24 %Roosevelt County24Wheatland County: 23.9 %Wheatland County23.9Lake County: 23.6 %Lake County23.6Wibaux County: 22.5 %Wibaux County22.5Golden Valley County: 22 %Golden Valley County22Treasure County: 21.7 %Treasure County21.7Richland County: 21.2 %Richland County21.2Phillips County: 21 %Phillips County21Prairie County: 20.7 %Prairie County20.7Fallon County: 20.6 %Fallon County20.6Toole County: 20.2 %Toole County20.2Sanders County: 19.9 %Sanders County19.9Glacier County: 19.8 %Glacier County19.8Musselshell County: 19.3 %Musselshell County19.3Deer Lodge County: 19.3 %Deer Lodge County19.3Blaine County: 19.2 %Blaine County19.2Powell County: 19.1 %Powell County19.1Rosebud County: 18.8 %Rosebud County18.8Sweet Grass County: 18.3 %Sweet Grass County18.3Stillwater County: 18.2 %Stillwater County18.2Pondera County: 17.7 %Pondera County17.7Dawson County: 17.5 %Dawson County17.5Lincoln County: 17.5 %Lincoln County17.5Mineral County: 16.4 %Mineral County16.4Teton County: 16.2 %Teton County16.2Beaverhead County: 15.7 %Beaverhead County15.7Big Horn County: 15.5 %Big Horn County15.5Flathead County: 14.4 %Flathead County14.4Hill County: 14.2 %Hill County14.2Liberty County: 13.5 %Liberty County13.5Park County: 13.2 %Park County13.2Custer County: 12.9 %Custer County12.9Ravalli County: 11.9 %Ravalli County11.9Silver Bow County: 11.9 %Silver Bow County11.9Fergus County: 11.8 %Fergus County11.8Broadwater County: 11.2 %Broadwater County11.2Gallatin County: 11 %Gallatin County11Cascade County: 9.8 %Cascade County9.8Lewis and Clark County: 8.4 %Lewis and Clark County8.4Jefferson County: 7.6 %Jefferson County7.6Missoula County: 7.5 %Missoula County7.5Yellowstone County: 5.9 %Yellowstone County5.9Granite County: 41.8 %Granite County41.8Madison County: 41.5 %Madison County41.5Garfield County: 40.8 %Garfield County40.8Meagher County: 36.1 %Meagher County36.1Daniels County: 35.1 %Daniels County35.1Valley County: 30.6 %Valley County30.6Petroleum County: 28.9 %Petroleum County28.9Carbon County: 27.8 %Carbon County27.8Sheridan County: 27.7 %Sheridan County27.7Carter County: 27.6 %Carter County27.6Judith Basin County: 27.2 %Judith Basin County27.2Powder River County: 27.2 %Powder River County27.2McCone County: 26.3 %McCone County26.3Chouteau County: 25.2 %Chouteau County25.2Roosevelt County: 24 %Roosevelt County24Wheatland County: 23.9 %Wheatland County23.9Lake County: 23.6 %Lake County23.6Wibaux County: 22.5 %Wibaux County22.5Golden Valley County: 22 %Golden Valley County22Treasure County: 21.7 %Treasure County21.7Richland County: 21.2 %Richland County21.2Phillips County: 21 %Phillips County21Prairie County: 20.7 %Prairie County20.7Fallon County: 20.6 %Fallon County20.6Toole County: 20.2 %Toole County20.2Sanders County: 19.9 %Sanders County19.9Glacier County: 19.8 %Glacier County19.8Musselshell County: 19.3 %Musselshell County19.3Deer Lodge County: 19.3 %Deer Lodge County19.3Blaine County: 19.2 %Blaine County19.2Powell County: 19.1 %Powell County19.1Rosebud County: 18.8 %Rosebud County18.8Sweet Grass County: 18.3 %Sweet Grass County18.3Stillwater County: 18.2 %Stillwater County18.2Pondera County: 17.7 %Pondera County17.7Dawson County: 17.5 %Dawson County17.5Lincoln County: 17.5 %Lincoln County17.5Mineral County: 16.4 %Mineral County16.4Teton County: 16.2 %Teton County16.2Beaverhead County: 15.7 %Beaverhead County15.7Big Horn County: 15.5 %Big Horn County15.5Flathead County: 14.4 %Flathead County14.4Hill County: 14.2 %Hill County14.2Liberty County: 13.5 %Liberty County13.5Park County: 13.2 %Park County13.2Custer County: 12.9 %Custer County12.9Ravalli County: 11.9 %Ravalli County11.9Silver Bow County: 11.9 %Silver Bow County11.9Fergus County: 11.8 %Fergus County11.8Broadwater County: 11.2 %Broadwater County11.2Gallatin County: 11 %Gallatin County11Cascade County: 9.8 %Cascade County9.8Lewis and Clark County: 8.4 %Lewis and Clark County8.4Jefferson County: 7.6 %Jefferson County7.6Missoula County: 7.5 %Missoula County7.5Yellowstone County: 5.9 %Yellowstone County5.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Granite County41.8-5.4 pts
2Madison County41.5-0.7 pts
3Garfield County40.8-4.6 pts
4Meagher County36.1-2.5 pts
5Daniels County35.1-1.5 pts
6Valley County30.6+0.2 pts
7Petroleum County28.9-3.3 pts
8Carbon County27.8+1.1 pts
9Sheridan County27.7-0.6 pts
10Carter County27.6+2.6 pts
11Judith Basin County27.2+0.8 pts
12Powder River County27.2-1.3 pts
13McCone County26.3+1.9 pts
14Chouteau County25.2+2.3 pts
15Roosevelt County24-2.4 pts
16Wheatland County23.9-1.4 pts
17Lake County23.6-2.4 pts
18Wibaux County22.5+1 pts
19Golden Valley County22-1.5 pts
20Treasure County21.7+1.5 pts
21Richland County21.2+1.7 pts
22Phillips County21+0.1 pts
23Prairie County20.7-1.4 pts
24Fallon County20.6-0.5 pts
25Toole County20.2-1.3 pts
26Sanders County19.9+0.3 pts
27Glacier County19.8-2.1 pts
28Musselshell County19.3-1.1 pts
29Deer Lodge County19.3+2.1 pts
30Blaine County19.2+0.6 pts
31Powell County19.1-1.8 pts
32Rosebud County18.8-0.2 pts
33Sweet Grass County18.3-4.1 pts
34Stillwater County18.2+1.3 pts
35Pondera County17.7-1 pts
36Dawson County17.5+2.2 pts
36Lincoln County17.5-1.9 pts
38Mineral County16.4-0.6 pts
39Teton County16.2-0.5 pts
40Beaverhead County15.7-1.5 pts
41Big Horn County15.5-3.1 pts
42Flathead County14.4-0.1 pts
43Hill County14.2+0.3 pts
44Liberty County13.5-4.2 pts
45Park County13.2-0.8 pts
46Custer County12.9+0.3 pts
47Ravalli County11.9+0.9 pts
47Silver Bow County11.9+0.1 pts
49Fergus County11.8-1.7 pts
50Broadwater County11.2+2.5 pts
51Gallatin County11+1 pts
52Cascade County9.8-1.2 pts
53Lewis and Clark County8.4-1 pts
54Jefferson County7.6-1.6 pts
55Missoula County7.5-0.3 pts
56Yellowstone County5.9+0.3 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/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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?

Granite County, with 41.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Yellowstone County, with 5.9% in 2024.

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