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

Cape May County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 21 counties in 2021, at 57.9%. Middlesex County had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 7% and the figure for New Jersey was 9.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.9Cape May County
Lowest4.4Middlesex County
Median721 counties
New Jersey9.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Atlantic County: 19.9 %Bergen County: 4.6 %Burlington County: 6.3 %Camden County: 7 %Cape May County: 57.9 %Cumberland County: 9.1 %Essex County: 7.4 %Gloucester County: 6.2 %Hudson County: 8 %Hunterdon County: 4.9 %Mercer County: 8.3 %Middlesex County: 4.4 %Monmouth County: 8.3 %Morris County: 4.6 %Ocean County: 18.7 %Passaic County: 4.4 %Salem County: 10.7 %Somerset County: 4.5 %Sussex County: 11.6 %Union County: 5 %Warren County: 5.5 %
  • Under 4.6
  • 4.6 to 6.2
  • 6.2 to 8
  • 8 to 11
  • 11 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Cape May County: 57.9 %Cape May County57.9Atlantic County: 19.9 %Atlantic County19.9Ocean County: 18.7 %Ocean County18.7Sussex County: 11.6 %Sussex County11.6Salem County: 10.7 %Salem County10.7Cumberland County: 9.1 %Cumberland County9.1Mercer County: 8.3 %Mercer County8.3Monmouth County: 8.3 %Monmouth County8.3Hudson County: 8 %Hudson County8Essex County: 7.4 %Essex County7.4Camden County: 7 %Camden County7Burlington County: 6.3 %Burlington County6.3Gloucester County: 6.2 %Gloucester County6.2Warren County: 5.5 %Warren County5.5Union County: 5 %Union County5Hunterdon County: 4.9 %Hunterdon County4.9Morris County: 4.6 %Morris County4.6Bergen County: 4.6 %Bergen County4.6Somerset County: 4.5 %Somerset County4.5Passaic County: 4.4 %Passaic County4.4Middlesex County: 4.4 %Middlesex County4.4Cape May County: 57.9 %Cape May County57.9Atlantic County: 19.9 %Atlantic County19.9Ocean County: 18.7 %Ocean County18.7Sussex County: 11.6 %Sussex County11.6Salem County: 10.7 %Salem County10.7Cumberland County: 9.1 %Cumberland County9.1Mercer County: 8.3 %Mercer County8.3Monmouth County: 8.3 %Monmouth County8.3Hudson County: 8 %Hudson County8Essex County: 7.4 %Essex County7.4Camden County: 7 %Camden County7Burlington County: 6.3 %Burlington County6.3Gloucester County: 6.2 %Gloucester County6.2Warren County: 5.5 %Warren County5.5Union County: 5 %Union County5Hunterdon County: 4.9 %Hunterdon County4.9Morris County: 4.6 %Morris County4.6Bergen County: 4.6 %Bergen County4.6Somerset County: 4.5 %Somerset County4.5Passaic County: 4.4 %Passaic County4.4Middlesex County: 4.4 %Middlesex County4.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Cape May County57.9
2Atlantic County19.9
3Ocean County18.7
4Sussex County11.6
5Salem County10.7
6Cumberland County9.1
7Mercer County8.3
8Monmouth County8.3
9Hudson County8
10Essex County7.4
11Camden County7
12Burlington County6.3
13Gloucester County6.2
14Warren County5.5
15Union County5
16Hunterdon County4.9
17Morris County4.6
18Bergen County4.6
19Somerset County4.5
20Passaic County4.4
21Middlesex County4.4

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 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

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), 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2021. 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), 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/new-jersey-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 New Jersey 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2021 (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 57.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Middlesex County, with 4.4% in 2021.

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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