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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 2023, at 55.5%. Somerset County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 5.4% and the figure for New Jersey was 7.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.5Cape May County
Lowest2.5Somerset County
Median5.421 counties
New Jersey7.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Atlantic County: 17.7 %Bergen County: 4.1 %Burlington County: 5.2 %Camden County: 5.9 %Cape May County: 55.5 %Cumberland County: 6.8 %Essex County: 5.4 %Gloucester County: 4.9 %Hudson County: 6.8 %Hunterdon County: 3.1 %Mercer County: 6.1 %Middlesex County: 3.5 %Monmouth County: 7.2 %Morris County: 3.4 %Ocean County: 18.2 %Passaic County: 4 %Salem County: 10.3 %Somerset County: 2.5 %Sussex County: 8.8 %Union County: 4.6 %Warren County: 3.7 %
  • Under 3.7
  • 3.7 to 4.9
  • 4.9 to 6.1
  • 6.1 to 8.8
  • 8.8 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Cape May County: 55.5 %Cape May County55.5Ocean County: 18.2 %Ocean County18.2Atlantic County: 17.7 %Atlantic County17.7Salem County: 10.3 %Salem County10.3Sussex County: 8.8 %Sussex County8.8Monmouth County: 7.2 %Monmouth County7.2Hudson County: 6.8 %Hudson County6.8Cumberland County: 6.8 %Cumberland County6.8Mercer County: 6.1 %Mercer County6.1Camden County: 5.9 %Camden County5.9Essex County: 5.4 %Essex County5.4Burlington County: 5.2 %Burlington County5.2Gloucester County: 4.9 %Gloucester County4.9Union County: 4.6 %Union County4.6Bergen County: 4.1 %Bergen County4.1Passaic County: 4 %Passaic County4Warren County: 3.7 %Warren County3.7Middlesex County: 3.5 %Middlesex County3.5Morris County: 3.4 %Morris County3.4Hunterdon County: 3.1 %Hunterdon County3.1Somerset County: 2.5 %Somerset County2.5Cape May County: 55.5 %Cape May County55.5Ocean County: 18.2 %Ocean County18.2Atlantic County: 17.7 %Atlantic County17.7Salem County: 10.3 %Salem County10.3Sussex County: 8.8 %Sussex County8.8Monmouth County: 7.2 %Monmouth County7.2Hudson County: 6.8 %Hudson County6.8Cumberland County: 6.8 %Cumberland County6.8Mercer County: 6.1 %Mercer County6.1Camden County: 5.9 %Camden County5.9Essex County: 5.4 %Essex County5.4Burlington County: 5.2 %Burlington County5.2Gloucester County: 4.9 %Gloucester County4.9Union County: 4.6 %Union County4.6Bergen County: 4.1 %Bergen County4.1Passaic County: 4 %Passaic County4Warren County: 3.7 %Warren County3.7Middlesex County: 3.5 %Middlesex County3.5Morris County: 3.4 %Morris County3.4Hunterdon County: 3.1 %Hunterdon County3.1Somerset County: 2.5 %Somerset County2.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Cape May County55.5-1.1 pts
2Ocean County18.2-0.3 pts
3Atlantic County17.7-1.4 pts
4Salem County10.3-0.5 pts
5Sussex County8.8-1.4 pts
6Monmouth County7.2-0.4 pts
7Hudson County6.8-0.2 pts
8Cumberland County6.8-1.2 pts
9Mercer County6.1-0.9 pts
10Camden County5.9-0.5 pts
11Essex County5.4-1 pts
12Burlington County5.2-0.5 pts
13Gloucester County4.9-1.1 pts
14Union County4.6-0.2 pts
15Bergen County4.1-0.3 pts
16Passaic County4-0.1 pts
17Warren County3.7-0.9 pts
18Middlesex County3.5-0.6 pts
19Morris County3.4-0.6 pts
20Hunterdon County3.1-0.8 pts
21Somerset County2.5-0.8 pts

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 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

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), 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2023. 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), 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2023.

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), 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/new-jersey-counties?period=2023 (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 55.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Somerset County, with 2.5% in 2023.

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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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