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

Hamilton County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 62 counties in 2024, at 69.4%. Nassau County had the lowest, at 4.4%. The median was 11.9% and the figure for New York was 10.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest69.4Hamilton County
Lowest4.4Nassau County
Median11.962 counties
New York10.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 8.8 %Allegany County: 24.8 %Bronx County: 4.5 %Broome County: 12 %Cattaraugus County: 21 %Cayuga County: 14.4 %Chautauqua County: 19.7 %Chemung County: 10.2 %Chenango County: 19.1 %Clinton County: 10.9 %Columbia County: 20.3 %Cortland County: 8.8 %Delaware County: 36.1 %Dutchess County: 5.6 %Erie County: 7.2 %Essex County: 35.9 %Franklin County: 23.5 %Fulton County: 18.9 %Genesee County: 5 %Greene County: 35.8 %Hamilton County: 69.4 %Herkimer County: 20.7 %Jefferson County: 23 %Kings County: 8.3 %Lewis County: 29 %Livingston County: 10.5 %Madison County: 14.6 %Monroe County: 6.2 %Montgomery County: 14.7 %Nassau County: 4.4 %New York County: 15.7 %Niagara County: 8.5 %Oneida County: 9.7 %Onondaga County: 6.7 %Ontario County: 9.5 %Orange County: 7.4 %Orleans County: 11.5 %Oswego County: 13.9 %Otsego County: 22.9 %Putnam County: 7.6 %Queens County: 7.6 %Rensselaer County: 10.5 %Richmond County: 7.5 %Rockland County: 4.7 %St. Lawrence County: 19.8 %Saratoga County: 9.1 %Schenectady County: 6.1 %Schoharie County: 22.4 %Schuyler County: 24.6 %Seneca County: 16 %Steuben County: 17.7 %Suffolk County: 11.7 %Sullivan County: 37.1 %Tioga County: 8 %Tompkins County: 9.5 %Ulster County: 14.1 %Warren County: 25.3 %Washington County: 16.2 %Wayne County: 9.8 %Westchester County: 5.5 %Wyoming County: 9.9 %Yates County: 28.2 %
  • Under 7.4
  • 7.4 to 9.5
  • 9.5 to 12
  • 12 to 19
  • 19 to 23
  • 23 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Hamilton County: 69.4 %Hamilton County69.4Sullivan County: 37.1 %Sullivan County37.1Delaware County: 36.1 %Delaware County36.1Essex County: 35.9 %Essex County35.9Greene County: 35.8 %Greene County35.8Lewis County: 29 %Lewis County29Yates County: 28.2 %Yates County28.2Warren County: 25.3 %Warren County25.3Allegany County: 24.8 %Allegany County24.8Schuyler County: 24.6 %Schuyler County24.6Franklin County: 23.5 %Franklin County23.5Jefferson County: 23 %Jefferson County23Otsego County: 22.9 %Otsego County22.9Schoharie County: 22.4 %Schoharie County22.4Cattaraugus County: 21 %Cattaraugus County21Herkimer County: 20.7 %Herkimer County20.7Columbia County: 20.3 %Columbia County20.3St. Lawrence County: 19.8 %St. Lawrence County19.8Chautauqua County: 19.7 %Chautauqua County19.7Chenango County: 19.1 %Chenango County19.1Fulton County: 18.9 %Fulton County18.9Steuben County: 17.7 %Steuben County17.7Washington County: 16.2 %Washington County16.2Seneca County: 16 %Seneca County16New York County: 15.7 %New York County15.7Montgomery County: 14.7 %Montgomery County14.7Madison County: 14.6 %Madison County14.6Cayuga County: 14.4 %Cayuga County14.4Ulster County: 14.1 %Ulster County14.1Oswego County: 13.9 %Oswego County13.9Broome County: 12 %Broome County12Suffolk County: 11.7 %Suffolk County11.7Orleans County: 11.5 %Orleans County11.5Clinton County: 10.9 %Clinton County10.9Rensselaer County: 10.5 %Rensselaer County10.5Livingston County: 10.5 %Livingston County10.5Chemung County: 10.2 %Chemung County10.2Wyoming County: 9.9 %Wyoming County9.9Wayne County: 9.8 %Wayne County9.8Oneida County: 9.7 %Oneida County9.7Hamilton County: 69.4 %Hamilton County69.4Sullivan County: 37.1 %Sullivan County37.1Delaware County: 36.1 %Delaware County36.1Essex County: 35.9 %Essex County35.9Greene County: 35.8 %Greene County35.8Lewis County: 29 %Lewis County29Yates County: 28.2 %Yates County28.2Warren County: 25.3 %Warren County25.3Allegany County: 24.8 %Allegany County24.8Schuyler County: 24.6 %Schuyler County24.6Franklin County: 23.5 %Franklin County23.5Jefferson County: 23 %Jefferson County23Otsego County: 22.9 %Otsego County22.9Schoharie County: 22.4 %Schoharie County22.4Cattaraugus County: 21 %Cattaraugus County21Herkimer County: 20.7 %Herkimer County20.7Columbia County: 20.3 %Columbia County20.3St. Lawrence County: 19.8 %St. Lawrence County19.8Chautauqua County: 19.7 %Chautauqua County19.7Chenango County: 19.1 %Chenango County19.1Fulton County: 18.9 %Fulton County18.9Steuben County: 17.7 %Steuben County17.7Washington County: 16.2 %Washington County16.2Seneca County: 16 %Seneca County16New York County: 15.7 %New York County15.7Montgomery County: 14.7 %Montgomery County14.7Madison County: 14.6 %Madison County14.6Cayuga County: 14.4 %Cayuga County14.4Ulster County: 14.1 %Ulster County14.1Oswego County: 13.9 %Oswego County13.9Broome County: 12 %Broome County12Suffolk County: 11.7 %Suffolk County11.7Orleans County: 11.5 %Orleans County11.5Clinton County: 10.9 %Clinton County10.9Rensselaer County: 10.5 %Rensselaer County10.5Livingston County: 10.5 %Livingston County10.5Chemung County: 10.2 %Chemung County10.2Wyoming County: 9.9 %Wyoming County9.9Wayne County: 9.8 %Wayne County9.8Oneida County: 9.7 %Oneida County9.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Hamilton County69.4-3.9 pts
2Sullivan County37.1-2 pts
3Delaware County36.1-0.8 pts
4Essex County35.9-0.8 pts
5Greene County35.8-1.6 pts
6Lewis County29-0.7 pts
7Yates County28.2-2.6 pts
8Warren County25.3+0.1 pts
9Allegany County24.8-2.8 pts
10Schuyler County24.6+1 pts
11Franklin County23.5-0.9 pts
12Jefferson County23-1.3 pts
13Otsego County22.9-1.8 pts
14Schoharie County22.4-2.5 pts
15Cattaraugus County21-0 pts
16Herkimer County20.7-0.9 pts
17Columbia County20.3-1.4 pts
18St. Lawrence County19.8+0.3 pts
19Chautauqua County19.7+0.5 pts
20Chenango County19.1+0.1 pts
21Fulton County18.9-0.8 pts
22Steuben County17.7-0.5 pts
23Washington County16.2-0.5 pts
24Seneca County16+0.7 pts
25New York County15.7+0.1 pts
26Montgomery County14.7-1.5 pts
27Madison County14.6-2.1 pts
28Cayuga County14.4-0.4 pts
29Ulster County14.1-1 pts
30Oswego County13.90 pts
31Broome County120 pts
32Suffolk County11.7+0.1 pts
33Orleans County11.5+0.2 pts
34Clinton County10.9-0.3 pts
35Rensselaer County10.5-0.4 pts
36Livingston County10.5-0.1 pts
37Chemung County10.2-0.6 pts
38Wyoming County9.9-0.8 pts
39Wayne County9.8-0 pts
40Oneida County9.7-0.7 pts
41Tompkins County9.5+0.9 pts
42Ontario County9.5-0.5 pts
43Saratoga County9.1-1.1 pts
44Cortland County8.8-1.1 pts
45Albany County8.8-0.9 pts
46Niagara County8.5-0.3 pts
47Kings County8.3+0.9 pts
48Tioga County8-0 pts
49Queens County7.6-0.7 pts
50Putnam County7.6-1.1 pts
51Richmond County7.5-0.1 pts
52Orange County7.4-0.1 pts
53Erie County7.20 pts
54Onondaga County6.7-1.2 pts
55Monroe County6.2-0.1 pts
56Schenectady County6.1-0.6 pts
57Dutchess County5.6-0.5 pts
58Westchester County5.5-0.1 pts
59Genesee County5-0.1 pts
60Rockland County4.7-0.2 pts
61Bronx County4.5+0.3 pts
62Nassau County4.4-0.2 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 New York 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

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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 New York 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-york-counties. 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 New York 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-york-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 York 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-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hamilton County, with 69.4% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Nassau County, with 4.4% in 2024.

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