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

Cape May County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 21 counties in 2024, at 54.9%. Somerset County had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 4.9% and the figure for New Jersey was 7.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest54.9Cape May County
Lowest2.1Somerset County
Median4.921 counties
New Jersey7.5History

All counties, 2024

Cape May County: 54.9 %Cape May County54.9Ocean County: 17.7 %Ocean County17.7Atlantic County: 17.1 %Atlantic County17.1Salem County: 10.4 %Salem County10.4Sussex County: 8.1 %Sussex County8.1Monmouth County: 6.9 %Monmouth County6.9Hudson County: 6.6 %Hudson County6.6Cumberland County: 6.1 %Cumberland County6.1Camden County: 5.3 %Camden County5.3Essex County: 5.1 %Essex County5.1Burlington County: 4.9 %Burlington County4.9Mercer County: 4.7 %Mercer County4.7Gloucester County: 4.6 %Gloucester County4.6Union County: 4.3 %Union County4.3Bergen County: 3.9 %Bergen County3.9Passaic County: 3.7 %Passaic County3.7Middlesex County: 3.2 %Middlesex County3.2Morris County: 3.1 %Morris County3.1Warren County: 3 %Warren County3Hunterdon County: 2.4 %Hunterdon County2.4Somerset County: 2.1 %Somerset County2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Cape May County54.9-0.5 pts
2Ocean County17.7-0.5 pts
3Atlantic County17.1-0.6 pts
4Salem County10.4+0.1 pts
5Sussex County8.1-0.6 pts
6Monmouth County6.9-0.3 pts
7Hudson County6.6-0.2 pts
8Cumberland County6.1-0.6 pts
9Camden County5.3-0.7 pts
10Essex County5.1-0.3 pts
11Burlington County4.9-0.3 pts
12Mercer County4.7-1.4 pts
13Gloucester County4.6-0.3 pts
14Union County4.3-0.3 pts
15Bergen County3.9-0.2 pts
16Passaic County3.7-0.3 pts
17Middlesex County3.2-0.3 pts
18Morris County3.1-0.3 pts
19Warren County3-0.7 pts
20Hunterdon County2.4-0.6 pts
21Somerset County2.1-0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units. 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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APA 7

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 New Jersey 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

MLA 9

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New Jersey 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/new-jersey-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 New Jersey by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-jersey-counties.

Harvard

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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Cape May County, with 54.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Somerset County, with 2.1% in 2024.

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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