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 2023, at 47.2%. Yellowstone County had the lowest, at 5.6%. The median was 20% and the figure for Montana was 13.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2023

Beaverhead County: 17.1 %Big Horn County: 18.6 %Blaine County: 18.7 %Broadwater County: 8.7 %Carbon County: 26.7 %Carter County: 25 %Cascade County: 11.1 %Chouteau County: 22.9 %Custer County: 12.6 %Daniels County: 36.6 %Dawson County: 15.2 %Deer Lodge County: 17.2 %Fallon County: 21.1 %Fergus County: 13.5 %Flathead County: 14.5 %Gallatin County: 10 %Garfield County: 45.4 %Glacier County: 21.9 %Golden Valley County: 23.5 %Granite County: 47.2 %Hill County: 13.9 %Jefferson County: 9.2 %Judith Basin County: 26.4 %Lake County: 26 %Lewis and Clark County: 9.4 %Liberty County: 17.7 %Lincoln County: 19.4 %McCone County: 24.4 %Madison County: 42.2 %Meagher County: 38.6 %Mineral County: 17 %Missoula County: 7.8 %Musselshell County: 20.4 %Park County: 14 %Petroleum County: 32.2 %Phillips County: 20.9 %Pondera County: 18.6 %Powder River County: 28.5 %Powell County: 20.9 %Prairie County: 22 %Ravalli County: 11 %Richland County: 19.5 %Roosevelt County: 26.4 %Rosebud County: 18.9 %Sanders County: 19.7 %Sheridan County: 28.3 %Silver Bow County: 11.8 %Stillwater County: 16.9 %Sweet Grass County: 22.4 %Teton County: 16.7 %Toole County: 21.5 %Treasure County: 20.3 %Valley County: 30.5 %Wheatland County: 25.4 %Wibaux County: 21.5 %Yellowstone County: 5.6 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Granite County: 47.2 %Granite County47.2Garfield County: 45.4 %Garfield County45.4Madison County: 42.2 %Madison County42.2Meagher County: 38.6 %Meagher County38.6Daniels County: 36.6 %Daniels County36.6Petroleum County: 32.2 %Petroleum County32.2Valley County: 30.5 %Valley County30.5Powder River County: 28.5 %Powder River County28.5Sheridan County: 28.3 %Sheridan County28.3Carbon County: 26.7 %Carbon County26.7Judith Basin County: 26.4 %Judith Basin County26.4Roosevelt County: 26.4 %Roosevelt County26.4Lake County: 26 %Lake County26Wheatland County: 25.4 %Wheatland County25.4Carter County: 25 %Carter County25McCone County: 24.4 %McCone County24.4Golden Valley County: 23.5 %Golden Valley County23.5Chouteau County: 22.9 %Chouteau County22.9Sweet Grass County: 22.4 %Sweet Grass County22.4Prairie County: 22 %Prairie County22Glacier County: 21.9 %Glacier County21.9Toole County: 21.5 %Toole County21.5Wibaux County: 21.5 %Wibaux County21.5Fallon County: 21.1 %Fallon County21.1Powell County: 20.9 %Powell County20.9Phillips County: 20.9 %Phillips County20.9Musselshell County: 20.4 %Musselshell County20.4Treasure County: 20.3 %Treasure County20.3Sanders County: 19.7 %Sanders County19.7Richland County: 19.5 %Richland County19.5Lincoln County: 19.4 %Lincoln County19.4Rosebud County: 18.9 %Rosebud County18.9Blaine County: 18.7 %Blaine County18.7Pondera County: 18.6 %Pondera County18.6Big Horn County: 18.6 %Big Horn County18.6Liberty County: 17.7 %Liberty County17.7Deer Lodge County: 17.2 %Deer Lodge County17.2Beaverhead County: 17.1 %Beaverhead County17.1Mineral County: 17 %Mineral County17Stillwater County: 16.9 %Stillwater County16.9Teton County: 16.7 %Teton County16.7Dawson County: 15.2 %Dawson County15.2Flathead County: 14.5 %Flathead County14.5Park County: 14 %Park County14Hill County: 13.9 %Hill County13.9Fergus County: 13.5 %Fergus County13.5Custer County: 12.6 %Custer County12.6Silver Bow County: 11.8 %Silver Bow County11.8Cascade County: 11.1 %Cascade County11.1Ravalli County: 11 %Ravalli County11Gallatin County: 10 %Gallatin County10Lewis and Clark County: 9.4 %Lewis and Clark County9.4Jefferson County: 9.2 %Jefferson County9.2Broadwater County: 8.7 %Broadwater County8.7Missoula County: 7.8 %Missoula County7.8Yellowstone County: 5.6 %Yellowstone County5.6Granite County: 47.2 %Granite County47.2Garfield County: 45.4 %Garfield County45.4Madison County: 42.2 %Madison County42.2Meagher County: 38.6 %Meagher County38.6Daniels County: 36.6 %Daniels County36.6Petroleum County: 32.2 %Petroleum County32.2Valley County: 30.5 %Valley County30.5Powder River County: 28.5 %Powder River County28.5Sheridan County: 28.3 %Sheridan County28.3Carbon County: 26.7 %Carbon County26.7Judith Basin County: 26.4 %Judith Basin County26.4Roosevelt County: 26.4 %Roosevelt County26.4Lake County: 26 %Lake County26Wheatland County: 25.4 %Wheatland County25.4Carter County: 25 %Carter County25McCone County: 24.4 %McCone County24.4Golden Valley County: 23.5 %Golden Valley County23.5Chouteau County: 22.9 %Chouteau County22.9Sweet Grass County: 22.4 %Sweet Grass County22.4Prairie County: 22 %Prairie County22Glacier County: 21.9 %Glacier County21.9Toole County: 21.5 %Toole County21.5Wibaux County: 21.5 %Wibaux County21.5Fallon County: 21.1 %Fallon County21.1Powell County: 20.9 %Powell County20.9Phillips County: 20.9 %Phillips County20.9Musselshell County: 20.4 %Musselshell County20.4Treasure County: 20.3 %Treasure County20.3Sanders County: 19.7 %Sanders County19.7Richland County: 19.5 %Richland County19.5Lincoln County: 19.4 %Lincoln County19.4Rosebud County: 18.9 %Rosebud County18.9Blaine County: 18.7 %Blaine County18.7Pondera County: 18.6 %Pondera County18.6Big Horn County: 18.6 %Big Horn County18.6Liberty County: 17.7 %Liberty County17.7Deer Lodge County: 17.2 %Deer Lodge County17.2Beaverhead County: 17.1 %Beaverhead County17.1Mineral County: 17 %Mineral County17Stillwater County: 16.9 %Stillwater County16.9Teton County: 16.7 %Teton County16.7Dawson County: 15.2 %Dawson County15.2Flathead County: 14.5 %Flathead County14.5Park County: 14 %Park County14Hill County: 13.9 %Hill County13.9Fergus County: 13.5 %Fergus County13.5Custer County: 12.6 %Custer County12.6Silver Bow County: 11.8 %Silver Bow County11.8Cascade County: 11.1 %Cascade County11.1Ravalli County: 11 %Ravalli County11Gallatin County: 10 %Gallatin County10Lewis and Clark County: 9.4 %Lewis and Clark County9.4Jefferson County: 9.2 %Jefferson County9.2Broadwater County: 8.7 %Broadwater County8.7Missoula County: 7.8 %Missoula County7.8Yellowstone County: 5.6 %Yellowstone County5.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Granite County47.2-1.4 pts
2Garfield County45.4+0.2 pts
3Madison County42.2-2.4 pts
4Meagher County38.6-2.8 pts
5Daniels County36.6-0.1 pts
6Petroleum County32.2-3.1 pts
7Valley County30.5-3.3 pts
8Powder River County28.5+2 pts
9Sheridan County28.3-1.6 pts
10Carbon County26.7-0.7 pts
11Judith Basin County26.4-4 pts
12Roosevelt County26.4+1.2 pts
13Lake County26-0.7 pts
14Wheatland County25.4-0.2 pts
15Carter County25+1.3 pts
16McCone County24.4-4.1 pts
17Golden Valley County23.5-1.3 pts
18Chouteau County22.9-0.4 pts
19Sweet Grass County22.4-0.3 pts
20Prairie County22-3.3 pts
21Glacier County21.9+0.1 pts
22Toole County21.5-1.4 pts
23Wibaux County21.5-0.7 pts
24Fallon County21.1+1 pts
25Powell County20.9-0.6 pts
26Phillips County20.9-1 pts
27Musselshell County20.4+0.2 pts
28Treasure County20.3-6.7 pts
29Sanders County19.7-0.7 pts
30Richland County19.5+1 pts
31Lincoln County19.4+0.2 pts
32Rosebud County18.9-1.1 pts
33Blaine County18.7-0.9 pts
34Pondera County18.6-3.1 pts
35Big Horn County18.6-1.5 pts
36Liberty County17.7-1 pts
37Deer Lodge County17.2-3.8 pts
38Beaverhead County17.1-0.1 pts
39Mineral County17-2 pts
40Stillwater County16.9-1.5 pts
41Teton County16.7+0.5 pts
42Dawson County15.2+1.3 pts
43Flathead County14.5-1.6 pts
44Park County14-1.8 pts
45Hill County13.9-0.2 pts
46Fergus County13.5-0.3 pts
47Custer County12.6-0.8 pts
48Silver Bow County11.8-1.1 pts
49Cascade County11.1-0.3 pts
50Ravalli County11+0.7 pts
51Gallatin County10-0.7 pts
52Lewis and Clark County9.4-0.4 pts
53Jefferson County9.2-3.4 pts
54Broadwater County8.7+0.3 pts
55Missoula County7.8-0.6 pts
56Yellowstone County5.6-0.5 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/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 Montana 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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-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 Montana 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/montana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Granite County, with 47.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Yellowstone County, with 5.6% in 2023.

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