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Counties in North Dakota by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

Grant County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 53 counties in 2024, at 35.2%. Cass County had the lowest, at 5.7%. The median was 20.2% and the figure for North Dakota was 12.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.2Grant County
Lowest5.7Cass County
Median20.253 counties
North Dakota12.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 22.3 %Barnes County: 13.9 %Benson County: 20.2 %Billings County: 25.5 %Bottineau County: 32.4 %Bowman County: 21 %Burke County: 33.6 %Burleigh County: 5.7 %Cass County: 5.7 %Cavalier County: 26 %Dickey County: 18.1 %Divide County: 28.1 %Dunn County: 24.8 %Eddy County: 13.6 %Emmons County: 25.5 %Foster County: 13.8 %Golden Valley County: 22.5 %Grand Forks County: 7.7 %Grant County: 35.2 %Griggs County: 27.1 %Hettinger County: 21.8 %Kidder County: 29.5 %LaMoure County: 15.5 %Logan County: 27.4 %McHenry County: 20.8 %McIntosh County: 28.7 %McKenzie County: 22.6 %McLean County: 24.6 %Mercer County: 23 %Morton County: 9.8 %Mountrail County: 23.5 %Nelson County: 25 %Oliver County: 18.8 %Pembina County: 15.1 %Pierce County: 9.2 %Ramsey County: 7.9 %Ransom County: 8.2 %Renville County: 27.6 %Richland County: 9 %Rolette County: 17.9 %Sargent County: 12.3 %Sheridan County: 19.5 %Sioux County: 13.1 %Slope County: 18 %Stark County: 12.7 %Steele County: 28 %Stutsman County: 9.4 %Towner County: 21.2 %Traill County: 9 %Walsh County: 15.1 %Ward County: 12.1 %Wells County: 19.1 %Williams County: 25.6 %
  • Under 9.7
  • 9.7 to 15
  • 15 to 20
  • 20 to 23
  • 23 to 27
  • 27 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Grant County: 35.2 %Grant County35.2Burke County: 33.6 %Burke County33.6Bottineau County: 32.4 %Bottineau County32.4Kidder County: 29.5 %Kidder County29.5McIntosh County: 28.7 %McIntosh County28.7Divide County: 28.1 %Divide County28.1Steele County: 28 %Steele County28Renville County: 27.6 %Renville County27.6Logan County: 27.4 %Logan County27.4Griggs County: 27.1 %Griggs County27.1Cavalier County: 26 %Cavalier County26Williams County: 25.6 %Williams County25.6Emmons County: 25.5 %Emmons County25.5Billings County: 25.5 %Billings County25.5Nelson County: 25 %Nelson County25Dunn County: 24.8 %Dunn County24.8McLean County: 24.6 %McLean County24.6Mountrail County: 23.5 %Mountrail County23.5Mercer County: 23 %Mercer County23McKenzie County: 22.6 %McKenzie County22.6Golden Valley County: 22.5 %Golden Valley County22.5Adams County: 22.3 %Adams County22.3Hettinger County: 21.8 %Hettinger County21.8Towner County: 21.2 %Towner County21.2Bowman County: 21 %Bowman County21McHenry County: 20.8 %McHenry County20.8Benson County: 20.2 %Benson County20.2Sheridan County: 19.5 %Sheridan County19.5Wells County: 19.1 %Wells County19.1Oliver County: 18.8 %Oliver County18.8Dickey County: 18.1 %Dickey County18.1Slope County: 18 %Slope County18Rolette County: 17.9 %Rolette County17.9LaMoure County: 15.5 %LaMoure County15.5Pembina County: 15.1 %Pembina County15.1Walsh County: 15.1 %Walsh County15.1Barnes County: 13.9 %Barnes County13.9Foster County: 13.8 %Foster County13.8Eddy County: 13.6 %Eddy County13.6Sioux County: 13.1 %Sioux County13.1Stark County: 12.7 %Stark County12.7Sargent County: 12.3 %Sargent County12.3Ward County: 12.1 %Ward County12.1Morton County: 9.8 %Morton County9.8Stutsman County: 9.4 %Stutsman County9.4Pierce County: 9.2 %Pierce County9.2Richland County: 9 %Richland County9Traill County: 9 %Traill County9Ransom County: 8.2 %Ransom County8.2Ramsey County: 7.9 %Ramsey County7.9Grand Forks County: 7.7 %Grand Forks County7.7Burleigh County: 5.7 %Burleigh County5.7Cass County: 5.7 %Cass County5.7Grant County: 35.2 %Grant County35.2Burke County: 33.6 %Burke County33.6Bottineau County: 32.4 %Bottineau County32.4Kidder County: 29.5 %Kidder County29.5McIntosh County: 28.7 %McIntosh County28.7Divide County: 28.1 %Divide County28.1Steele County: 28 %Steele County28Renville County: 27.6 %Renville County27.6Logan County: 27.4 %Logan County27.4Griggs County: 27.1 %Griggs County27.1Cavalier County: 26 %Cavalier County26Williams County: 25.6 %Williams County25.6Emmons County: 25.5 %Emmons County25.5Billings County: 25.5 %Billings County25.5Nelson County: 25 %Nelson County25Dunn County: 24.8 %Dunn County24.8McLean County: 24.6 %McLean County24.6Mountrail County: 23.5 %Mountrail County23.5Mercer County: 23 %Mercer County23McKenzie County: 22.6 %McKenzie County22.6Golden Valley County: 22.5 %Golden Valley County22.5Adams County: 22.3 %Adams County22.3Hettinger County: 21.8 %Hettinger County21.8Towner County: 21.2 %Towner County21.2Bowman County: 21 %Bowman County21McHenry County: 20.8 %McHenry County20.8Benson County: 20.2 %Benson County20.2Sheridan County: 19.5 %Sheridan County19.5Wells County: 19.1 %Wells County19.1Oliver County: 18.8 %Oliver County18.8Dickey County: 18.1 %Dickey County18.1Slope County: 18 %Slope County18Rolette County: 17.9 %Rolette County17.9LaMoure County: 15.5 %LaMoure County15.5Pembina County: 15.1 %Pembina County15.1Walsh County: 15.1 %Walsh County15.1Barnes County: 13.9 %Barnes County13.9Foster County: 13.8 %Foster County13.8Eddy County: 13.6 %Eddy County13.6Sioux County: 13.1 %Sioux County13.1Stark County: 12.7 %Stark County12.7Sargent County: 12.3 %Sargent County12.3Ward County: 12.1 %Ward County12.1Morton County: 9.8 %Morton County9.8Stutsman County: 9.4 %Stutsman County9.4Pierce County: 9.2 %Pierce County9.2Richland County: 9 %Richland County9Traill County: 9 %Traill County9Ransom County: 8.2 %Ransom County8.2Ramsey County: 7.9 %Ramsey County7.9Grand Forks County: 7.7 %Grand Forks County7.7Burleigh County: 5.7 %Burleigh County5.7Cass County: 5.7 %Cass County5.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Grant County35.2+0.5 pts
2Burke County33.6-0 pts
3Bottineau County32.4+0.3 pts
4Kidder County29.5-2.1 pts
5McIntosh County28.7-1.3 pts
6Divide County28.1-3.8 pts
7Steele County28-6.8 pts
8Renville County27.6-2.1 pts
9Logan County27.4-0.2 pts
10Griggs County27.1-3 pts
11Cavalier County26-1.2 pts
12Williams County25.6+1.1 pts
13Emmons County25.5-0.5 pts
14Billings County25.5-3.9 pts
15Nelson County25-3 pts
16Dunn County24.8-3.7 pts
17McLean County24.6-1.8 pts
18Mountrail County23.5-0.8 pts
19Mercer County23+0.2 pts
20McKenzie County22.6-0.5 pts
21Golden Valley County22.5-4.3 pts
22Adams County22.3-1.4 pts
23Hettinger County21.8-1.3 pts
24Towner County21.2-2.9 pts
25Bowman County21-3.4 pts
26McHenry County20.8+0.8 pts
27Benson County20.2-4.3 pts
28Sheridan County19.5+1.5 pts
29Wells County19.1-0.5 pts
30Oliver County18.8-1.5 pts
31Dickey County18.1-0.1 pts
32Slope County18-7.8 pts
33Rolette County17.9-2 pts
34LaMoure County15.5-1.9 pts
35Pembina County15.1-0.7 pts
36Walsh County15.1+0.6 pts
37Barnes County13.9-1.1 pts
38Foster County13.8-1.2 pts
39Eddy County13.6-1 pts
40Sioux County13.1-3.2 pts
41Stark County12.7-1.7 pts
42Sargent County12.3-0.9 pts
43Ward County12.1-0.5 pts
44Morton County9.8-1.9 pts
45Stutsman County9.4-1.2 pts
46Pierce County9.2-2.2 pts
47Richland County9-1.4 pts
48Traill County9-0.3 pts
49Ransom County8.2-1 pts
50Ramsey County7.9-3.9 pts
51Grand Forks County7.7-0.3 pts
52Burleigh County5.7-1.2 pts
53Cass County5.7-0.9 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties.

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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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Grant County, with 35.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cass County, with 5.7% in 2024.

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