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

Billings County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 53 counties in 2021, at 37.5%. Grand Forks County had the lowest, at 7.5%. The median was 24.9% and the figure for North Dakota was 14.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.5Billings County
Lowest7.5Grand Forks County
Median24.953 counties
North Dakota14.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 26.5 %Barnes County: 15.3 %Benson County: 27.2 %Billings County: 37.5 %Bottineau County: 35.4 %Bowman County: 28.1 %Burke County: 34.7 %Burleigh County: 7.6 %Cass County: 7.7 %Cavalier County: 27 %Dickey County: 19.4 %Divide County: 35.7 %Dunn County: 33.2 %Eddy County: 15.4 %Emmons County: 27.7 %Foster County: 18 %Golden Valley County: 25.7 %Grand Forks County: 7.5 %Grant County: 37.4 %Griggs County: 31.5 %Hettinger County: 25.6 %Kidder County: 35.6 %LaMoure County: 18 %Logan County: 27.7 %McHenry County: 18.7 %McIntosh County: 29 %McKenzie County: 34.7 %McLean County: 29.1 %Mercer County: 24.9 %Morton County: 11.9 %Mountrail County: 30.8 %Nelson County: 27.6 %Oliver County: 25.9 %Pembina County: 17.1 %Pierce County: 18.4 %Ramsey County: 16 %Ransom County: 10 %Renville County: 31 %Richland County: 11.3 %Rolette County: 21.1 %Sargent County: 11.3 %Sheridan County: 22.8 %Sioux County: 17.3 %Slope County: 26.5 %Stark County: 14.1 %Steele County: 31.9 %Stutsman County: 12.5 %Towner County: 26.3 %Traill County: 10.6 %Walsh County: 13.6 %Ward County: 13.2 %Wells County: 23.2 %Williams County: 23.9 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Billings County: 37.5 %Billings County37.5Grant County: 37.4 %Grant County37.4Divide County: 35.7 %Divide County35.7Kidder County: 35.6 %Kidder County35.6Bottineau County: 35.4 %Bottineau County35.4McKenzie County: 34.7 %McKenzie County34.7Burke County: 34.7 %Burke County34.7Dunn County: 33.2 %Dunn County33.2Steele County: 31.9 %Steele County31.9Griggs County: 31.5 %Griggs County31.5Renville County: 31 %Renville County31Mountrail County: 30.8 %Mountrail County30.8McLean County: 29.1 %McLean County29.1McIntosh County: 29 %McIntosh County29Bowman County: 28.1 %Bowman County28.1Emmons County: 27.7 %Emmons County27.7Logan County: 27.7 %Logan County27.7Nelson County: 27.6 %Nelson County27.6Benson County: 27.2 %Benson County27.2Cavalier County: 27 %Cavalier County27Slope County: 26.5 %Slope County26.5Adams County: 26.5 %Adams County26.5Towner County: 26.3 %Towner County26.3Oliver County: 25.9 %Oliver County25.9Golden Valley County: 25.7 %Golden Valley County25.7Hettinger County: 25.6 %Hettinger County25.6Mercer County: 24.9 %Mercer County24.9Williams County: 23.9 %Williams County23.9Wells County: 23.2 %Wells County23.2Sheridan County: 22.8 %Sheridan County22.8Rolette County: 21.1 %Rolette County21.1Dickey County: 19.4 %Dickey County19.4McHenry County: 18.7 %McHenry County18.7Pierce County: 18.4 %Pierce County18.4LaMoure County: 18 %LaMoure County18Foster County: 18 %Foster County18Sioux County: 17.3 %Sioux County17.3Pembina County: 17.1 %Pembina County17.1Ramsey County: 16 %Ramsey County16Eddy County: 15.4 %Eddy County15.4Barnes County: 15.3 %Barnes County15.3Stark County: 14.1 %Stark County14.1Walsh County: 13.6 %Walsh County13.6Ward County: 13.2 %Ward County13.2Stutsman County: 12.5 %Stutsman County12.5Morton County: 11.9 %Morton County11.9Richland County: 11.3 %Richland County11.3Sargent County: 11.3 %Sargent County11.3Traill County: 10.6 %Traill County10.6Ransom County: 10 %Ransom County10Cass County: 7.7 %Cass County7.7Burleigh County: 7.6 %Burleigh County7.6Grand Forks County: 7.5 %Grand Forks County7.5Billings County: 37.5 %Billings County37.5Grant County: 37.4 %Grant County37.4Divide County: 35.7 %Divide County35.7Kidder County: 35.6 %Kidder County35.6Bottineau County: 35.4 %Bottineau County35.4McKenzie County: 34.7 %McKenzie County34.7Burke County: 34.7 %Burke County34.7Dunn County: 33.2 %Dunn County33.2Steele County: 31.9 %Steele County31.9Griggs County: 31.5 %Griggs County31.5Renville County: 31 %Renville County31Mountrail County: 30.8 %Mountrail County30.8McLean County: 29.1 %McLean County29.1McIntosh County: 29 %McIntosh County29Bowman County: 28.1 %Bowman County28.1Emmons County: 27.7 %Emmons County27.7Logan County: 27.7 %Logan County27.7Nelson County: 27.6 %Nelson County27.6Benson County: 27.2 %Benson County27.2Cavalier County: 27 %Cavalier County27Slope County: 26.5 %Slope County26.5Adams County: 26.5 %Adams County26.5Towner County: 26.3 %Towner County26.3Oliver County: 25.9 %Oliver County25.9Golden Valley County: 25.7 %Golden Valley County25.7Hettinger County: 25.6 %Hettinger County25.6Mercer County: 24.9 %Mercer County24.9Williams County: 23.9 %Williams County23.9Wells County: 23.2 %Wells County23.2Sheridan County: 22.8 %Sheridan County22.8Rolette County: 21.1 %Rolette County21.1Dickey County: 19.4 %Dickey County19.4McHenry County: 18.7 %McHenry County18.7Pierce County: 18.4 %Pierce County18.4LaMoure County: 18 %LaMoure County18Foster County: 18 %Foster County18Sioux County: 17.3 %Sioux County17.3Pembina County: 17.1 %Pembina County17.1Ramsey County: 16 %Ramsey County16Eddy County: 15.4 %Eddy County15.4Barnes County: 15.3 %Barnes County15.3Stark County: 14.1 %Stark County14.1Walsh County: 13.6 %Walsh County13.6Ward County: 13.2 %Ward County13.2Stutsman County: 12.5 %Stutsman County12.5Morton County: 11.9 %Morton County11.9Richland County: 11.3 %Richland County11.3Sargent County: 11.3 %Sargent County11.3Traill County: 10.6 %Traill County10.6Ransom County: 10 %Ransom County10Cass County: 7.7 %Cass County7.7Burleigh County: 7.6 %Burleigh County7.6Grand Forks County: 7.5 %Grand Forks County7.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Billings County37.5
2Grant County37.4
3Divide County35.7
4Kidder County35.6
5Bottineau County35.4
6McKenzie County34.7
7Burke County34.7
8Dunn County33.2
9Steele County31.9
10Griggs County31.5
11Renville County31
12Mountrail County30.8
13McLean County29.1
14McIntosh County29
15Bowman County28.1
16Emmons County27.7
17Logan County27.7
18Nelson County27.6
19Benson County27.2
20Cavalier County27
21Slope County26.5
22Adams County26.5
23Towner County26.3
24Oliver County25.9
25Golden Valley County25.7
26Hettinger County25.6
27Mercer County24.9
28Williams County23.9
29Wells County23.2
30Sheridan County22.8
31Rolette County21.1
32Dickey County19.4
33McHenry County18.7
34Pierce County18.4
35LaMoure County18
36Foster County18
37Sioux County17.3
38Pembina County17.1
39Ramsey County16
40Eddy County15.4
41Barnes County15.3
42Stark County14.1
43Walsh County13.6
44Ward County13.2
45Stutsman County12.5
46Morton County11.9
47Richland County11.3
48Sargent County11.3
49Traill County10.6
50Ransom County10
51Cass County7.7
52Burleigh County7.6
53Grand Forks County7.5

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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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Billings County, with 37.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Grand Forks County, with 7.5% in 2021.

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