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

Grant County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 53 counties in 2022, at 36.7%. Burleigh County had the lowest, at 7.2%. The median was 23.1% and the figure for North Dakota was 14.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.7Grant County
Lowest7.2Burleigh County
Median23.153 counties
North Dakota14.1History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 25.4 %Barnes County: 14.1 %Benson County: 27.4 %Billings County: 35.1 %Bottineau County: 34.3 %Bowman County: 27.8 %Burke County: 32.8 %Burleigh County: 7.2 %Cass County: 7.5 %Cavalier County: 28.2 %Dickey County: 20.1 %Divide County: 34.2 %Dunn County: 31.5 %Eddy County: 15.5 %Emmons County: 27.2 %Foster County: 15.9 %Golden Valley County: 27.6 %Grand Forks County: 8.4 %Grant County: 36.7 %Griggs County: 32.7 %Hettinger County: 25.9 %Kidder County: 32.6 %LaMoure County: 18.3 %Logan County: 28.6 %McHenry County: 18.5 %McIntosh County: 29.9 %McKenzie County: 30 %McLean County: 27.5 %Mercer County: 24.2 %Morton County: 13.2 %Mountrail County: 29.9 %Nelson County: 28.1 %Oliver County: 23.1 %Pembina County: 16 %Pierce County: 16.9 %Ramsey County: 13.8 %Ransom County: 8 %Renville County: 31.4 %Richland County: 10 %Rolette County: 21.1 %Sargent County: 13.7 %Sheridan County: 21.2 %Sioux County: 17.9 %Slope County: 24.4 %Stark County: 14.1 %Steele County: 35.7 %Stutsman County: 12.3 %Towner County: 26.9 %Traill County: 10.6 %Walsh County: 14.4 %Ward County: 12.2 %Wells County: 22.6 %Williams County: 22.7 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Grant County: 36.7 %Grant County36.7Steele County: 35.7 %Steele County35.7Billings County: 35.1 %Billings County35.1Bottineau County: 34.3 %Bottineau County34.3Divide County: 34.2 %Divide County34.2Burke County: 32.8 %Burke County32.8Griggs County: 32.7 %Griggs County32.7Kidder County: 32.6 %Kidder County32.6Dunn County: 31.5 %Dunn County31.5Renville County: 31.4 %Renville County31.4McKenzie County: 30 %McKenzie County30McIntosh County: 29.9 %McIntosh County29.9Mountrail County: 29.9 %Mountrail County29.9Logan County: 28.6 %Logan County28.6Cavalier County: 28.2 %Cavalier County28.2Nelson County: 28.1 %Nelson County28.1Bowman County: 27.8 %Bowman County27.8Golden Valley County: 27.6 %Golden Valley County27.6McLean County: 27.5 %McLean County27.5Benson County: 27.4 %Benson County27.4Emmons County: 27.2 %Emmons County27.2Towner County: 26.9 %Towner County26.9Hettinger County: 25.9 %Hettinger County25.9Adams County: 25.4 %Adams County25.4Slope County: 24.4 %Slope County24.4Mercer County: 24.2 %Mercer County24.2Oliver County: 23.1 %Oliver County23.1Williams County: 22.7 %Williams County22.7Wells County: 22.6 %Wells County22.6Sheridan County: 21.2 %Sheridan County21.2Rolette County: 21.1 %Rolette County21.1Dickey County: 20.1 %Dickey County20.1McHenry County: 18.5 %McHenry County18.5LaMoure County: 18.3 %LaMoure County18.3Sioux County: 17.9 %Sioux County17.9Pierce County: 16.9 %Pierce County16.9Pembina County: 16 %Pembina County16Foster County: 15.9 %Foster County15.9Eddy County: 15.5 %Eddy County15.5Walsh County: 14.4 %Walsh County14.4Stark County: 14.1 %Stark County14.1Barnes County: 14.1 %Barnes County14.1Ramsey County: 13.8 %Ramsey County13.8Sargent County: 13.7 %Sargent County13.7Morton County: 13.2 %Morton County13.2Stutsman County: 12.3 %Stutsman County12.3Ward County: 12.2 %Ward County12.2Traill County: 10.6 %Traill County10.6Richland County: 10 %Richland County10Grand Forks County: 8.4 %Grand Forks County8.4Ransom County: 8 %Ransom County8Cass County: 7.5 %Cass County7.5Burleigh County: 7.2 %Burleigh County7.2Grant County: 36.7 %Grant County36.7Steele County: 35.7 %Steele County35.7Billings County: 35.1 %Billings County35.1Bottineau County: 34.3 %Bottineau County34.3Divide County: 34.2 %Divide County34.2Burke County: 32.8 %Burke County32.8Griggs County: 32.7 %Griggs County32.7Kidder County: 32.6 %Kidder County32.6Dunn County: 31.5 %Dunn County31.5Renville County: 31.4 %Renville County31.4McKenzie County: 30 %McKenzie County30McIntosh County: 29.9 %McIntosh County29.9Mountrail County: 29.9 %Mountrail County29.9Logan County: 28.6 %Logan County28.6Cavalier County: 28.2 %Cavalier County28.2Nelson County: 28.1 %Nelson County28.1Bowman County: 27.8 %Bowman County27.8Golden Valley County: 27.6 %Golden Valley County27.6McLean County: 27.5 %McLean County27.5Benson County: 27.4 %Benson County27.4Emmons County: 27.2 %Emmons County27.2Towner County: 26.9 %Towner County26.9Hettinger County: 25.9 %Hettinger County25.9Adams County: 25.4 %Adams County25.4Slope County: 24.4 %Slope County24.4Mercer County: 24.2 %Mercer County24.2Oliver County: 23.1 %Oliver County23.1Williams County: 22.7 %Williams County22.7Wells County: 22.6 %Wells County22.6Sheridan County: 21.2 %Sheridan County21.2Rolette County: 21.1 %Rolette County21.1Dickey County: 20.1 %Dickey County20.1McHenry County: 18.5 %McHenry County18.5LaMoure County: 18.3 %LaMoure County18.3Sioux County: 17.9 %Sioux County17.9Pierce County: 16.9 %Pierce County16.9Pembina County: 16 %Pembina County16Foster County: 15.9 %Foster County15.9Eddy County: 15.5 %Eddy County15.5Walsh County: 14.4 %Walsh County14.4Stark County: 14.1 %Stark County14.1Barnes County: 14.1 %Barnes County14.1Ramsey County: 13.8 %Ramsey County13.8Sargent County: 13.7 %Sargent County13.7Morton County: 13.2 %Morton County13.2Stutsman County: 12.3 %Stutsman County12.3Ward County: 12.2 %Ward County12.2Traill County: 10.6 %Traill County10.6Richland County: 10 %Richland County10Grand Forks County: 8.4 %Grand Forks County8.4Ransom County: 8 %Ransom County8Cass County: 7.5 %Cass County7.5Burleigh County: 7.2 %Burleigh County7.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Grant County36.7-0.6 pts
2Steele County35.7+3.9 pts
3Billings County35.1-2.4 pts
4Bottineau County34.3-1.1 pts
5Divide County34.2-1.5 pts
6Burke County32.8-1.9 pts
7Griggs County32.7+1.1 pts
8Kidder County32.6-3 pts
9Dunn County31.5-1.8 pts
10Renville County31.4+0.4 pts
11McKenzie County30-4.7 pts
12McIntosh County29.9+0.8 pts
13Mountrail County29.9-1 pts
14Logan County28.6+0.9 pts
15Cavalier County28.2+1.1 pts
16Nelson County28.1+0.5 pts
17Bowman County27.8-0.3 pts
18Golden Valley County27.6+2 pts
19McLean County27.5-1.6 pts
20Benson County27.4+0.2 pts
21Emmons County27.2-0.5 pts
22Towner County26.9+0.6 pts
23Hettinger County25.9+0.3 pts
24Adams County25.4-1.1 pts
25Slope County24.4-2.1 pts
26Mercer County24.2-0.7 pts
27Oliver County23.1-2.8 pts
28Williams County22.7-1.2 pts
29Wells County22.6-0.7 pts
30Sheridan County21.2-1.6 pts
31Rolette County21.10 pts
32Dickey County20.1+0.7 pts
33McHenry County18.5-0.2 pts
34LaMoure County18.3+0.2 pts
35Sioux County17.9+0.6 pts
36Pierce County16.9-1.5 pts
37Pembina County16-1.1 pts
38Foster County15.9-2.1 pts
39Eddy County15.5+0.1 pts
40Walsh County14.4+0.8 pts
41Stark County14.10 pts
42Barnes County14.1-1.2 pts
43Ramsey County13.8-2.2 pts
44Sargent County13.7+2.4 pts
45Morton County13.2+1.4 pts
46Stutsman County12.3-0.2 pts
47Ward County12.2-1 pts
48Traill County10.6-0.1 pts
49Richland County10-1.3 pts
50Grand Forks County8.4+0.9 pts
51Ransom County8-2 pts
52Cass County7.5-0.2 pts
53Burleigh County7.2-0.5 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/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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Grant County, with 36.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Burleigh County, with 7.2% in 2022.

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