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

Hamilton County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 62 counties in 2021, at 81.7%. Bronx County had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 13.5% and the figure for New York was 10.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.7Hamilton County
Lowest4.1Bronx County
Median13.562 counties
New York10.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 10.1 %Allegany County: 29.9 %Bronx County: 4.1 %Broome County: 12.2 %Cattaraugus County: 22.3 %Cayuga County: 16.5 %Chautauqua County: 20.1 %Chemung County: 12 %Chenango County: 18.8 %Clinton County: 12.9 %Columbia County: 24.3 %Cortland County: 12.2 %Delaware County: 38.6 %Dutchess County: 8.2 %Erie County: 7.8 %Essex County: 37.7 %Franklin County: 26.7 %Fulton County: 23 %Genesee County: 5.8 %Greene County: 39.8 %Hamilton County: 81.7 %Herkimer County: 24.8 %Jefferson County: 25.8 %Kings County: 7.8 %Lewis County: 32.5 %Livingston County: 11.4 %Madison County: 19.4 %Monroe County: 6.8 %Montgomery County: 17.5 %Nassau County: 4.7 %New York County: 15.4 %Niagara County: 10.1 %Oneida County: 13.3 %Onondaga County: 9.7 %Ontario County: 10.8 %Orange County: 9 %Orleans County: 11.2 %Oswego County: 14.1 %Otsego County: 25.2 %Putnam County: 9.6 %Queens County: 9.3 %Rensselaer County: 10.4 %Richmond County: 7.4 %Rockland County: 5.2 %St. Lawrence County: 20.4 %Saratoga County: 10.3 %Schenectady County: 13.6 %Schoharie County: 26.8 %Schuyler County: 21.7 %Seneca County: 15.7 %Steuben County: 18.7 %Suffolk County: 12.6 %Sullivan County: 41.5 %Tioga County: 7.2 %Tompkins County: 6.9 %Ulster County: 16.9 %Warren County: 26.7 %Washington County: 17.1 %Wayne County: 10.4 %Westchester County: 5.7 %Wyoming County: 12.2 %Yates County: 34.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Hamilton County: 81.7 %Hamilton County81.7Sullivan County: 41.5 %Sullivan County41.5Greene County: 39.8 %Greene County39.8Delaware County: 38.6 %Delaware County38.6Essex County: 37.7 %Essex County37.7Yates County: 34.4 %Yates County34.4Lewis County: 32.5 %Lewis County32.5Allegany County: 29.9 %Allegany County29.9Schoharie County: 26.8 %Schoharie County26.8Franklin County: 26.7 %Franklin County26.7Warren County: 26.7 %Warren County26.7Jefferson County: 25.8 %Jefferson County25.8Otsego County: 25.2 %Otsego County25.2Herkimer County: 24.8 %Herkimer County24.8Columbia County: 24.3 %Columbia County24.3Fulton County: 23 %Fulton County23Cattaraugus County: 22.3 %Cattaraugus County22.3Schuyler County: 21.7 %Schuyler County21.7St. Lawrence County: 20.4 %St. Lawrence County20.4Chautauqua County: 20.1 %Chautauqua County20.1Madison County: 19.4 %Madison County19.4Chenango County: 18.8 %Chenango County18.8Steuben County: 18.7 %Steuben County18.7Montgomery County: 17.5 %Montgomery County17.5Washington County: 17.1 %Washington County17.1Ulster County: 16.9 %Ulster County16.9Cayuga County: 16.5 %Cayuga County16.5Seneca County: 15.7 %Seneca County15.7New York County: 15.4 %New York County15.4Oswego County: 14.1 %Oswego County14.1Schenectady County: 13.6 %Schenectady County13.6Oneida County: 13.3 %Oneida County13.3Clinton County: 12.9 %Clinton County12.9Suffolk County: 12.6 %Suffolk County12.6Cortland County: 12.2 %Cortland County12.2Wyoming County: 12.2 %Wyoming County12.2Broome County: 12.2 %Broome County12.2Chemung County: 12 %Chemung County12Livingston County: 11.4 %Livingston County11.4Orleans County: 11.2 %Orleans County11.2Hamilton County: 81.7 %Hamilton County81.7Sullivan County: 41.5 %Sullivan County41.5Greene County: 39.8 %Greene County39.8Delaware County: 38.6 %Delaware County38.6Essex County: 37.7 %Essex County37.7Yates County: 34.4 %Yates County34.4Lewis County: 32.5 %Lewis County32.5Allegany County: 29.9 %Allegany County29.9Schoharie County: 26.8 %Schoharie County26.8Franklin County: 26.7 %Franklin County26.7Warren County: 26.7 %Warren County26.7Jefferson County: 25.8 %Jefferson County25.8Otsego County: 25.2 %Otsego County25.2Herkimer County: 24.8 %Herkimer County24.8Columbia County: 24.3 %Columbia County24.3Fulton County: 23 %Fulton County23Cattaraugus County: 22.3 %Cattaraugus County22.3Schuyler County: 21.7 %Schuyler County21.7St. Lawrence County: 20.4 %St. Lawrence County20.4Chautauqua County: 20.1 %Chautauqua County20.1Madison County: 19.4 %Madison County19.4Chenango County: 18.8 %Chenango County18.8Steuben County: 18.7 %Steuben County18.7Montgomery County: 17.5 %Montgomery County17.5Washington County: 17.1 %Washington County17.1Ulster County: 16.9 %Ulster County16.9Cayuga County: 16.5 %Cayuga County16.5Seneca County: 15.7 %Seneca County15.7New York County: 15.4 %New York County15.4Oswego County: 14.1 %Oswego County14.1Schenectady County: 13.6 %Schenectady County13.6Oneida County: 13.3 %Oneida County13.3Clinton County: 12.9 %Clinton County12.9Suffolk County: 12.6 %Suffolk County12.6Cortland County: 12.2 %Cortland County12.2Wyoming County: 12.2 %Wyoming County12.2Broome County: 12.2 %Broome County12.2Chemung County: 12 %Chemung County12Livingston County: 11.4 %Livingston County11.4Orleans County: 11.2 %Orleans County11.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Hamilton County81.7
2Sullivan County41.5
3Greene County39.8
4Delaware County38.6
5Essex County37.7
6Yates County34.4
7Lewis County32.5
8Allegany County29.9
9Schoharie County26.8
10Franklin County26.7
11Warren County26.7
12Jefferson County25.8
13Otsego County25.2
14Herkimer County24.8
15Columbia County24.3
16Fulton County23
17Cattaraugus County22.3
18Schuyler County21.7
19St. Lawrence County20.4
20Chautauqua County20.1
21Madison County19.4
22Chenango County18.8
23Steuben County18.7
24Montgomery County17.5
25Washington County17.1
26Ulster County16.9
27Cayuga County16.5
28Seneca County15.7
29New York County15.4
30Oswego County14.1
31Schenectady County13.6
32Oneida County13.3
33Clinton County12.9
34Suffolk County12.6
35Cortland County12.2
35Wyoming County12.2
37Broome County12.2
38Chemung County12
39Livingston County11.4
40Orleans County11.2
41Ontario County10.8
42Wayne County10.4
43Rensselaer County10.4
44Saratoga County10.3
45Niagara County10.1
46Albany County10.1
47Onondaga County9.7
48Putnam County9.6
49Queens County9.3
50Orange County9
51Dutchess County8.2
52Erie County7.8
53Kings County7.8
54Richmond County7.4
55Tioga County7.2
56Tompkins County6.9
57Monroe County6.8
58Genesee County5.8
59Westchester County5.7
60Rockland County5.2
61Nassau County4.7
62Bronx County4.1

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

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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), 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-york-counties?period=2021. 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), 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-york-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 York 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-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hamilton County, with 81.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bronx County, with 4.1% in 2021.

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