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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 2023, at 73.3%. Bronx County had the lowest, at 4.2%. The median was 11.8% and the figure for New York was 10.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.3Hamilton County
Lowest4.2Bronx County
Median11.862 counties
New York10.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 9.7 %Allegany County: 27.5 %Bronx County: 4.2 %Broome County: 12 %Cattaraugus County: 21 %Cayuga County: 14.8 %Chautauqua County: 19.2 %Chemung County: 10.8 %Chenango County: 19.1 %Clinton County: 11.2 %Columbia County: 21.7 %Cortland County: 10 %Delaware County: 36.9 %Dutchess County: 6.1 %Erie County: 7.1 %Essex County: 36.7 %Franklin County: 24.4 %Fulton County: 19.8 %Genesee County: 5.1 %Greene County: 37.4 %Hamilton County: 73.3 %Herkimer County: 21.6 %Jefferson County: 24.3 %Kings County: 7.4 %Lewis County: 29.6 %Livingston County: 10.6 %Madison County: 16.7 %Monroe County: 6.3 %Montgomery County: 16.2 %Nassau County: 4.6 %New York County: 15.6 %Niagara County: 8.8 %Oneida County: 10.4 %Onondaga County: 7.9 %Ontario County: 10 %Orange County: 7.5 %Orleans County: 11.3 %Oswego County: 13.8 %Otsego County: 24.7 %Putnam County: 8.6 %Queens County: 8.3 %Rensselaer County: 11 %Richmond County: 7.6 %Rockland County: 4.9 %St. Lawrence County: 19.6 %Saratoga County: 10.2 %Schenectady County: 6.7 %Schoharie County: 24.8 %Schuyler County: 23.6 %Seneca County: 15.3 %Steuben County: 18.2 %Suffolk County: 11.6 %Sullivan County: 39.2 %Tioga County: 8 %Tompkins County: 8.6 %Ulster County: 15.2 %Warren County: 25.2 %Washington County: 16.7 %Wayne County: 9.8 %Westchester County: 5.5 %Wyoming County: 10.7 %Yates County: 30.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Hamilton County: 73.3 %Hamilton County73.3Sullivan County: 39.2 %Sullivan County39.2Greene County: 37.4 %Greene County37.4Delaware County: 36.9 %Delaware County36.9Essex County: 36.7 %Essex County36.7Yates County: 30.8 %Yates County30.8Lewis County: 29.6 %Lewis County29.6Allegany County: 27.5 %Allegany County27.5Warren County: 25.2 %Warren County25.2Schoharie County: 24.8 %Schoharie County24.8Otsego County: 24.7 %Otsego County24.7Franklin County: 24.4 %Franklin County24.4Jefferson County: 24.3 %Jefferson County24.3Schuyler County: 23.6 %Schuyler County23.6Columbia County: 21.7 %Columbia County21.7Herkimer County: 21.6 %Herkimer County21.6Cattaraugus County: 21 %Cattaraugus County21Fulton County: 19.8 %Fulton County19.8St. Lawrence County: 19.6 %St. Lawrence County19.6Chautauqua County: 19.2 %Chautauqua County19.2Chenango County: 19.1 %Chenango County19.1Steuben County: 18.2 %Steuben County18.2Washington County: 16.7 %Washington County16.7Madison County: 16.7 %Madison County16.7Montgomery County: 16.2 %Montgomery County16.2New York County: 15.6 %New York County15.6Seneca County: 15.3 %Seneca County15.3Ulster County: 15.2 %Ulster County15.2Cayuga County: 14.8 %Cayuga County14.8Oswego County: 13.8 %Oswego County13.8Broome County: 12 %Broome County12Suffolk County: 11.6 %Suffolk County11.6Orleans County: 11.3 %Orleans County11.3Clinton County: 11.2 %Clinton County11.2Rensselaer County: 11 %Rensselaer County11Chemung County: 10.8 %Chemung County10.8Wyoming County: 10.7 %Wyoming County10.7Livingston County: 10.6 %Livingston County10.6Oneida County: 10.4 %Oneida County10.4Saratoga County: 10.2 %Saratoga County10.2Hamilton County: 73.3 %Hamilton County73.3Sullivan County: 39.2 %Sullivan County39.2Greene County: 37.4 %Greene County37.4Delaware County: 36.9 %Delaware County36.9Essex County: 36.7 %Essex County36.7Yates County: 30.8 %Yates County30.8Lewis County: 29.6 %Lewis County29.6Allegany County: 27.5 %Allegany County27.5Warren County: 25.2 %Warren County25.2Schoharie County: 24.8 %Schoharie County24.8Otsego County: 24.7 %Otsego County24.7Franklin County: 24.4 %Franklin County24.4Jefferson County: 24.3 %Jefferson County24.3Schuyler County: 23.6 %Schuyler County23.6Columbia County: 21.7 %Columbia County21.7Herkimer County: 21.6 %Herkimer County21.6Cattaraugus County: 21 %Cattaraugus County21Fulton County: 19.8 %Fulton County19.8St. Lawrence County: 19.6 %St. Lawrence County19.6Chautauqua County: 19.2 %Chautauqua County19.2Chenango County: 19.1 %Chenango County19.1Steuben County: 18.2 %Steuben County18.2Washington County: 16.7 %Washington County16.7Madison County: 16.7 %Madison County16.7Montgomery County: 16.2 %Montgomery County16.2New York County: 15.6 %New York County15.6Seneca County: 15.3 %Seneca County15.3Ulster County: 15.2 %Ulster County15.2Cayuga County: 14.8 %Cayuga County14.8Oswego County: 13.8 %Oswego County13.8Broome County: 12 %Broome County12Suffolk County: 11.6 %Suffolk County11.6Orleans County: 11.3 %Orleans County11.3Clinton County: 11.2 %Clinton County11.2Rensselaer County: 11 %Rensselaer County11Chemung County: 10.8 %Chemung County10.8Wyoming County: 10.7 %Wyoming County10.7Livingston County: 10.6 %Livingston County10.6Oneida County: 10.4 %Oneida County10.4Saratoga County: 10.2 %Saratoga County10.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Hamilton County73.3-5 pts
2Sullivan County39.2-0.3 pts
3Greene County37.4-0.9 pts
4Delaware County36.9-0.7 pts
5Essex County36.7-1 pts
6Yates County30.8-1.5 pts
7Lewis County29.6-1.5 pts
8Allegany County27.5-1.3 pts
9Warren County25.2-0.4 pts
10Schoharie County24.8-0.8 pts
11Otsego County24.7-0.9 pts
12Franklin County24.4-0.9 pts
13Jefferson County24.3-0.8 pts
14Schuyler County23.6+0.6 pts
15Columbia County21.7-2.3 pts
16Herkimer County21.6-2.3 pts
17Cattaraugus County21-0.8 pts
18Fulton County19.8-1.8 pts
19St. Lawrence County19.6-0.5 pts
20Chautauqua County19.2-0.3 pts
21Chenango County19.1+0.6 pts
22Steuben County18.2+0.6 pts
23Washington County16.7+0.1 pts
24Madison County16.7-1.1 pts
25Montgomery County16.2-1.3 pts
26New York County15.6+0.2 pts
27Seneca County15.3-0.2 pts
28Ulster County15.2-0.7 pts
29Cayuga County14.8-1 pts
30Oswego County13.8+0.3 pts
31Broome County12-0.2 pts
32Suffolk County11.6-0.2 pts
33Orleans County11.3+0.1 pts
34Clinton County11.2-1.3 pts
35Rensselaer County110 pts
36Chemung County10.8-0.1 pts
37Wyoming County10.7-0.3 pts
38Livingston County10.6-0.8 pts
39Oneida County10.4-1.1 pts
40Saratoga County10.2-0.4 pts
41Ontario County10-0.5 pts
42Cortland County10-1.1 pts
43Wayne County9.8-0.9 pts
44Albany County9.7+0.1 pts
45Niagara County8.8-0.4 pts
46Putnam County8.6-0.3 pts
46Tompkins County8.6+0.6 pts
48Queens County8.3-0.6 pts
49Tioga County8+0.7 pts
50Onondaga County7.9-0.9 pts
51Richmond County7.6+0.3 pts
52Orange County7.5-0.7 pts
53Kings County7.4-0.2 pts
54Erie County7.1-0.2 pts
55Schenectady County6.7-3.1 pts
56Monroe County6.3-0.2 pts
57Dutchess County6.1-0.6 pts
58Westchester County5.50 pts
59Genesee County5.1-1.2 pts
60Rockland County4.9-0.3 pts
61Nassau County4.6-0.1 pts
62Bronx County4.2+0.1 pts

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

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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), 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-york-counties?period=2023. 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), 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-york-counties?period=2023.

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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), 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-york-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hamilton County, with 73.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bronx County, with 4.2% in 2023.

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