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

Granite County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 56 counties in 2021, at 49.1%. Yellowstone County had the lowest, at 6%. The median was 22.4% and the figure for Montana was 14.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest49.1Granite County
Lowest6Yellowstone County
Median22.456 counties
Montana14.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Beaverhead County: 19.8 %Big Horn County: 22.3 %Blaine County: 20.5 %Broadwater County: 11.4 %Carbon County: 29.3 %Carter County: 22.9 %Cascade County: 12.1 %Chouteau County: 22.4 %Custer County: 15.3 %Daniels County: 31.5 %Dawson County: 11.2 %Deer Lodge County: 23.7 %Fallon County: 20 %Fergus County: 13.1 %Flathead County: 17.8 %Gallatin County: 10.5 %Garfield County: 45.2 %Glacier County: 25.2 %Golden Valley County: 28.3 %Granite County: 49.1 %Hill County: 13.7 %Jefferson County: 13.8 %Judith Basin County: 31.4 %Lake County: 28.5 %Lewis and Clark County: 9.9 %Liberty County: 18.6 %Lincoln County: 23.4 %McCone County: 25.3 %Madison County: 46.1 %Meagher County: 40.6 %Mineral County: 22.5 %Missoula County: 8.8 %Musselshell County: 18.4 %Park County: 17 %Petroleum County: 33.5 %Phillips County: 23.1 %Pondera County: 20.5 %Powder River County: 24.4 %Powell County: 21.5 %Prairie County: 26.2 %Ravalli County: 10.4 %Richland County: 17.9 %Roosevelt County: 23.3 %Rosebud County: 23 %Sanders County: 20.7 %Sheridan County: 29.2 %Silver Bow County: 12.7 %Stillwater County: 20.3 %Sweet Grass County: 26.5 %Teton County: 17.2 %Toole County: 22.5 %Treasure County: 27.3 %Valley County: 32.8 %Wheatland County: 29.3 %Wibaux County: 24 %Yellowstone County: 6 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Granite County: 49.1 %Granite County49.1Madison County: 46.1 %Madison County46.1Garfield County: 45.2 %Garfield County45.2Meagher County: 40.6 %Meagher County40.6Petroleum County: 33.5 %Petroleum County33.5Valley County: 32.8 %Valley County32.8Daniels County: 31.5 %Daniels County31.5Judith Basin County: 31.4 %Judith Basin County31.4Wheatland County: 29.3 %Wheatland County29.3Carbon County: 29.3 %Carbon County29.3Sheridan County: 29.2 %Sheridan County29.2Lake County: 28.5 %Lake County28.5Golden Valley County: 28.3 %Golden Valley County28.3Treasure County: 27.3 %Treasure County27.3Sweet Grass County: 26.5 %Sweet Grass County26.5Prairie County: 26.2 %Prairie County26.2McCone County: 25.3 %McCone County25.3Glacier County: 25.2 %Glacier County25.2Powder River County: 24.4 %Powder River County24.4Wibaux County: 24 %Wibaux County24Deer Lodge County: 23.7 %Deer Lodge County23.7Lincoln County: 23.4 %Lincoln County23.4Roosevelt County: 23.3 %Roosevelt County23.3Phillips County: 23.1 %Phillips County23.1Rosebud County: 23 %Rosebud County23Carter County: 22.9 %Carter County22.9Toole County: 22.5 %Toole County22.5Mineral County: 22.5 %Mineral County22.5Chouteau County: 22.4 %Chouteau County22.4Big Horn County: 22.3 %Big Horn County22.3Powell County: 21.5 %Powell County21.5Sanders County: 20.7 %Sanders County20.7Blaine County: 20.5 %Blaine County20.5Pondera County: 20.5 %Pondera County20.5Stillwater County: 20.3 %Stillwater County20.3Fallon County: 20 %Fallon County20Beaverhead County: 19.8 %Beaverhead County19.8Liberty County: 18.6 %Liberty County18.6Musselshell County: 18.4 %Musselshell County18.4Richland County: 17.9 %Richland County17.9Flathead County: 17.8 %Flathead County17.8Teton County: 17.2 %Teton County17.2Park County: 17 %Park County17Custer County: 15.3 %Custer County15.3Jefferson County: 13.8 %Jefferson County13.8Hill County: 13.7 %Hill County13.7Fergus County: 13.1 %Fergus County13.1Silver Bow County: 12.7 %Silver Bow County12.7Cascade County: 12.1 %Cascade County12.1Broadwater County: 11.4 %Broadwater County11.4Dawson County: 11.2 %Dawson County11.2Gallatin County: 10.5 %Gallatin County10.5Ravalli County: 10.4 %Ravalli County10.4Lewis and Clark County: 9.9 %Lewis and Clark County9.9Missoula County: 8.8 %Missoula County8.8Yellowstone County: 6 %Yellowstone County6Granite County: 49.1 %Granite County49.1Madison County: 46.1 %Madison County46.1Garfield County: 45.2 %Garfield County45.2Meagher County: 40.6 %Meagher County40.6Petroleum County: 33.5 %Petroleum County33.5Valley County: 32.8 %Valley County32.8Daniels County: 31.5 %Daniels County31.5Judith Basin County: 31.4 %Judith Basin County31.4Wheatland County: 29.3 %Wheatland County29.3Carbon County: 29.3 %Carbon County29.3Sheridan County: 29.2 %Sheridan County29.2Lake County: 28.5 %Lake County28.5Golden Valley County: 28.3 %Golden Valley County28.3Treasure County: 27.3 %Treasure County27.3Sweet Grass County: 26.5 %Sweet Grass County26.5Prairie County: 26.2 %Prairie County26.2McCone County: 25.3 %McCone County25.3Glacier County: 25.2 %Glacier County25.2Powder River County: 24.4 %Powder River County24.4Wibaux County: 24 %Wibaux County24Deer Lodge County: 23.7 %Deer Lodge County23.7Lincoln County: 23.4 %Lincoln County23.4Roosevelt County: 23.3 %Roosevelt County23.3Phillips County: 23.1 %Phillips County23.1Rosebud County: 23 %Rosebud County23Carter County: 22.9 %Carter County22.9Toole County: 22.5 %Toole County22.5Mineral County: 22.5 %Mineral County22.5Chouteau County: 22.4 %Chouteau County22.4Big Horn County: 22.3 %Big Horn County22.3Powell County: 21.5 %Powell County21.5Sanders County: 20.7 %Sanders County20.7Blaine County: 20.5 %Blaine County20.5Pondera County: 20.5 %Pondera County20.5Stillwater County: 20.3 %Stillwater County20.3Fallon County: 20 %Fallon County20Beaverhead County: 19.8 %Beaverhead County19.8Liberty County: 18.6 %Liberty County18.6Musselshell County: 18.4 %Musselshell County18.4Richland County: 17.9 %Richland County17.9Flathead County: 17.8 %Flathead County17.8Teton County: 17.2 %Teton County17.2Park County: 17 %Park County17Custer County: 15.3 %Custer County15.3Jefferson County: 13.8 %Jefferson County13.8Hill County: 13.7 %Hill County13.7Fergus County: 13.1 %Fergus County13.1Silver Bow County: 12.7 %Silver Bow County12.7Cascade County: 12.1 %Cascade County12.1Broadwater County: 11.4 %Broadwater County11.4Dawson County: 11.2 %Dawson County11.2Gallatin County: 10.5 %Gallatin County10.5Ravalli County: 10.4 %Ravalli County10.4Lewis and Clark County: 9.9 %Lewis and Clark County9.9Missoula County: 8.8 %Missoula County8.8Yellowstone County: 6 %Yellowstone County6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Granite County49.1
2Madison County46.1
3Garfield County45.2
4Meagher County40.6
5Petroleum County33.5
6Valley County32.8
7Daniels County31.5
8Judith Basin County31.4
9Wheatland County29.3
10Carbon County29.3
11Sheridan County29.2
12Lake County28.5
13Golden Valley County28.3
14Treasure County27.3
15Sweet Grass County26.5
16Prairie County26.2
17McCone County25.3
18Glacier County25.2
19Powder River County24.4
20Wibaux County24
21Deer Lodge County23.7
22Lincoln County23.4
23Roosevelt County23.3
24Phillips County23.1
25Rosebud County23
26Carter County22.9
27Toole County22.5
28Mineral County22.5
29Chouteau County22.4
30Big Horn County22.3
31Powell County21.5
32Sanders County20.7
33Blaine County20.5
34Pondera County20.5
35Stillwater County20.3
36Fallon County20
37Beaverhead County19.8
38Liberty County18.6
39Musselshell County18.4
40Richland County17.9
41Flathead County17.8
42Teton County17.2
43Park County17
44Custer County15.3
45Jefferson County13.8
46Hill County13.7
47Fergus County13.1
48Silver Bow County12.7
49Cascade County12.1
50Broadwater County11.4
51Dawson County11.2
52Gallatin County10.5
53Ravalli County10.4
54Lewis and Clark County9.9
55Missoula County8.8
56Yellowstone County6

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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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Granite County, with 49.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Yellowstone County, with 6% in 2021.

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