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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 2022, at 78.2%. Bronx County had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 12.3% and the figure for New York was 10.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.2Hamilton County
Lowest4.1Bronx County
Median12.362 counties
New York10.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Albany County: 9.6 %Allegany County: 28.9 %Bronx County: 4.1 %Broome County: 12.2 %Cattaraugus County: 21.8 %Cayuga County: 15.8 %Chautauqua County: 19.5 %Chemung County: 10.9 %Chenango County: 18.5 %Clinton County: 12.5 %Columbia County: 24 %Cortland County: 11 %Delaware County: 37.6 %Dutchess County: 6.7 %Erie County: 7.3 %Essex County: 37.7 %Franklin County: 25.3 %Fulton County: 21.5 %Genesee County: 6.2 %Greene County: 38.3 %Hamilton County: 78.2 %Herkimer County: 24 %Jefferson County: 25.1 %Kings County: 7.6 %Lewis County: 31.2 %Livingston County: 11.3 %Madison County: 17.8 %Monroe County: 6.4 %Montgomery County: 17.5 %Nassau County: 4.7 %New York County: 15.4 %Niagara County: 9.2 %Oneida County: 11.5 %Onondaga County: 8.8 %Ontario County: 10.6 %Orange County: 8.2 %Orleans County: 11.2 %Oswego County: 13.5 %Otsego County: 25.6 %Putnam County: 8.9 %Queens County: 8.9 %Rensselaer County: 10.9 %Richmond County: 7.4 %Rockland County: 5.2 %St. Lawrence County: 20.1 %Saratoga County: 10.6 %Schenectady County: 9.7 %Schoharie County: 25.6 %Schuyler County: 23 %Seneca County: 15.5 %Steuben County: 17.6 %Suffolk County: 11.8 %Sullivan County: 39.5 %Tioga County: 7.3 %Tompkins County: 8 %Ulster County: 15.9 %Warren County: 25.6 %Washington County: 16.6 %Wayne County: 10.7 %Westchester County: 5.5 %Wyoming County: 10.9 %Yates County: 32.3 %
  • Under 7.6
  • 7.6 to 11
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  • 26 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Hamilton County: 78.2 %Hamilton County78.2Sullivan County: 39.5 %Sullivan County39.5Greene County: 38.3 %Greene County38.3Essex County: 37.7 %Essex County37.7Delaware County: 37.6 %Delaware County37.6Yates County: 32.3 %Yates County32.3Lewis County: 31.2 %Lewis County31.2Allegany County: 28.9 %Allegany County28.9Schoharie County: 25.6 %Schoharie County25.6Warren County: 25.6 %Warren County25.6Otsego County: 25.6 %Otsego County25.6Franklin County: 25.3 %Franklin County25.3Jefferson County: 25.1 %Jefferson County25.1Columbia County: 24 %Columbia County24Herkimer County: 24 %Herkimer County24Schuyler County: 23 %Schuyler County23Cattaraugus County: 21.8 %Cattaraugus County21.8Fulton County: 21.5 %Fulton County21.5St. Lawrence County: 20.1 %St. Lawrence County20.1Chautauqua County: 19.5 %Chautauqua County19.5Chenango County: 18.5 %Chenango County18.5Madison County: 17.8 %Madison County17.8Steuben County: 17.6 %Steuben County17.6Montgomery County: 17.5 %Montgomery County17.5Washington County: 16.6 %Washington County16.6Ulster County: 15.9 %Ulster County15.9Cayuga County: 15.8 %Cayuga County15.8Seneca County: 15.5 %Seneca County15.5New York County: 15.4 %New York County15.4Oswego County: 13.5 %Oswego County13.5Clinton County: 12.5 %Clinton County12.5Broome County: 12.2 %Broome County12.2Suffolk County: 11.8 %Suffolk County11.8Oneida County: 11.5 %Oneida County11.5Livingston County: 11.3 %Livingston County11.3Orleans County: 11.2 %Orleans County11.2Cortland County: 11 %Cortland County11Wyoming County: 10.9 %Wyoming County10.9Rensselaer County: 10.9 %Rensselaer County10.9Chemung County: 10.9 %Chemung County10.9Hamilton County: 78.2 %Hamilton County78.2Sullivan County: 39.5 %Sullivan County39.5Greene County: 38.3 %Greene County38.3Essex County: 37.7 %Essex County37.7Delaware County: 37.6 %Delaware County37.6Yates County: 32.3 %Yates County32.3Lewis County: 31.2 %Lewis County31.2Allegany County: 28.9 %Allegany County28.9Schoharie County: 25.6 %Schoharie County25.6Warren County: 25.6 %Warren County25.6Otsego County: 25.6 %Otsego County25.6Franklin County: 25.3 %Franklin County25.3Jefferson County: 25.1 %Jefferson County25.1Columbia County: 24 %Columbia County24Herkimer County: 24 %Herkimer County24Schuyler County: 23 %Schuyler County23Cattaraugus County: 21.8 %Cattaraugus County21.8Fulton County: 21.5 %Fulton County21.5St. Lawrence County: 20.1 %St. Lawrence County20.1Chautauqua County: 19.5 %Chautauqua County19.5Chenango County: 18.5 %Chenango County18.5Madison County: 17.8 %Madison County17.8Steuben County: 17.6 %Steuben County17.6Montgomery County: 17.5 %Montgomery County17.5Washington County: 16.6 %Washington County16.6Ulster County: 15.9 %Ulster County15.9Cayuga County: 15.8 %Cayuga County15.8Seneca County: 15.5 %Seneca County15.5New York County: 15.4 %New York County15.4Oswego County: 13.5 %Oswego County13.5Clinton County: 12.5 %Clinton County12.5Broome County: 12.2 %Broome County12.2Suffolk County: 11.8 %Suffolk County11.8Oneida County: 11.5 %Oneida County11.5Livingston County: 11.3 %Livingston County11.3Orleans County: 11.2 %Orleans County11.2Cortland County: 11 %Cortland County11Wyoming County: 10.9 %Wyoming County10.9Rensselaer County: 10.9 %Rensselaer County10.9Chemung County: 10.9 %Chemung County10.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Hamilton County78.2-3.5 pts
2Sullivan County39.5-2 pts
3Greene County38.3-1.5 pts
4Essex County37.7-0 pts
5Delaware County37.6-1 pts
6Yates County32.3-2.1 pts
7Lewis County31.2-1.3 pts
8Allegany County28.9-1.1 pts
9Schoharie County25.6-1.2 pts
10Warren County25.6-1.1 pts
11Otsego County25.6+0.3 pts
12Franklin County25.3-1.4 pts
13Jefferson County25.1-0.7 pts
14Columbia County24-0.2 pts
15Herkimer County24-0.8 pts
16Schuyler County23+1.3 pts
17Cattaraugus County21.8-0.5 pts
18Fulton County21.5-1.5 pts
19St. Lawrence County20.1-0.3 pts
20Chautauqua County19.5-0.6 pts
21Chenango County18.5-0.3 pts
22Madison County17.8-1.6 pts
23Steuben County17.6-1.2 pts
24Montgomery County17.50 pts
25Washington County16.6-0.5 pts
26Ulster County15.9-1 pts
27Cayuga County15.8-0.7 pts
28Seneca County15.5-0.2 pts
29New York County15.4-0 pts
30Oswego County13.5-0.6 pts
31Clinton County12.5-0.5 pts
32Broome County12.2-0 pts
33Suffolk County11.8-0.8 pts
34Oneida County11.5-1.8 pts
35Livingston County11.3-0.1 pts
36Orleans County11.20 pts
37Cortland County11-1.2 pts
38Wyoming County10.9-1.3 pts
39Rensselaer County10.9+0.6 pts
40Chemung County10.9-1.1 pts
41Wayne County10.7+0.3 pts
42Saratoga County10.6+0.3 pts
43Ontario County10.6-0.3 pts
44Schenectady County9.7-3.9 pts
45Albany County9.6-0.5 pts
46Niagara County9.2-0.9 pts
47Putnam County8.9-0.6 pts
47Queens County8.9-0.3 pts
49Onondaga County8.8-1 pts
50Orange County8.2-0.8 pts
51Tompkins County8+1.1 pts
52Kings County7.6-0.2 pts
53Richmond County7.40 pts
54Erie County7.3-0.5 pts
55Tioga County7.3+0.1 pts
56Dutchess County6.7-1.5 pts
57Monroe County6.4-0.4 pts
58Genesee County6.2+0.5 pts
59Westchester County5.5-0.2 pts
60Rockland County5.20 pts
61Nassau County4.70 pts
62Bronx County4.10 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-york-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-york-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/new-york-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hamilton County, with 78.2% in 2022, 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 2022.

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