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

Steele County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 53 counties in 2023, at 34.7%. Cass County had the lowest, at 6.7%. The median was 22.8% and the figure for North Dakota was 13.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.7Steele County
Lowest6.7Cass County
Median22.853 counties
North Dakota13.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 23.7 %Barnes County: 15 %Benson County: 24.5 %Billings County: 29.4 %Bottineau County: 32.2 %Bowman County: 24.4 %Burke County: 33.6 %Burleigh County: 7 %Cass County: 6.7 %Cavalier County: 27.2 %Dickey County: 18.2 %Divide County: 31.9 %Dunn County: 28.5 %Eddy County: 14.7 %Emmons County: 26 %Foster County: 15 %Golden Valley County: 26.8 %Grand Forks County: 8 %Grant County: 34.7 %Griggs County: 30.1 %Hettinger County: 23 %Kidder County: 31.6 %LaMoure County: 17.5 %Logan County: 27.6 %McHenry County: 20 %McIntosh County: 30 %McKenzie County: 23.2 %McLean County: 26.5 %Mercer County: 22.8 %Morton County: 11.8 %Mountrail County: 24.3 %Nelson County: 28 %Oliver County: 20.3 %Pembina County: 15.9 %Pierce County: 11.4 %Ramsey County: 11.7 %Ransom County: 9.2 %Renville County: 29.7 %Richland County: 10.4 %Rolette County: 19.9 %Sargent County: 13.2 %Sheridan County: 18 %Sioux County: 16.4 %Slope County: 25.8 %Stark County: 14.5 %Steele County: 34.7 %Stutsman County: 10.6 %Towner County: 24.2 %Traill County: 9.3 %Walsh County: 14.5 %Ward County: 12.6 %Wells County: 19.6 %Williams County: 24.6 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Steele County: 34.7 %Steele County34.7Grant County: 34.7 %Grant County34.7Burke County: 33.6 %Burke County33.6Bottineau County: 32.2 %Bottineau County32.2Divide County: 31.9 %Divide County31.9Kidder County: 31.6 %Kidder County31.6Griggs County: 30.1 %Griggs County30.1McIntosh County: 30 %McIntosh County30Renville County: 29.7 %Renville County29.7Billings County: 29.4 %Billings County29.4Dunn County: 28.5 %Dunn County28.5Nelson County: 28 %Nelson County28Logan County: 27.6 %Logan County27.6Cavalier County: 27.2 %Cavalier County27.2Golden Valley County: 26.8 %Golden Valley County26.8McLean County: 26.5 %McLean County26.5Emmons County: 26 %Emmons County26Slope County: 25.8 %Slope County25.8Williams County: 24.6 %Williams County24.6Benson County: 24.5 %Benson County24.5Bowman County: 24.4 %Bowman County24.4Mountrail County: 24.3 %Mountrail County24.3Towner County: 24.2 %Towner County24.2Adams County: 23.7 %Adams County23.7McKenzie County: 23.2 %McKenzie County23.2Hettinger County: 23 %Hettinger County23Mercer County: 22.8 %Mercer County22.8Oliver County: 20.3 %Oliver County20.3McHenry County: 20 %McHenry County20Rolette County: 19.9 %Rolette County19.9Wells County: 19.6 %Wells County19.6Dickey County: 18.2 %Dickey County18.2Sheridan County: 18 %Sheridan County18LaMoure County: 17.5 %LaMoure County17.5Sioux County: 16.4 %Sioux County16.4Pembina County: 15.9 %Pembina County15.9Foster County: 15 %Foster County15Barnes County: 15 %Barnes County15Eddy County: 14.7 %Eddy County14.7Walsh County: 14.5 %Walsh County14.5Stark County: 14.5 %Stark County14.5Sargent County: 13.2 %Sargent County13.2Ward County: 12.6 %Ward County12.6Morton County: 11.8 %Morton County11.8Ramsey County: 11.7 %Ramsey County11.7Pierce County: 11.4 %Pierce County11.4Stutsman County: 10.6 %Stutsman County10.6Richland County: 10.4 %Richland County10.4Traill County: 9.3 %Traill County9.3Ransom County: 9.2 %Ransom County9.2Grand Forks County: 8 %Grand Forks County8Burleigh County: 7 %Burleigh County7Cass County: 6.7 %Cass County6.7Steele County: 34.7 %Steele County34.7Grant County: 34.7 %Grant County34.7Burke County: 33.6 %Burke County33.6Bottineau County: 32.2 %Bottineau County32.2Divide County: 31.9 %Divide County31.9Kidder County: 31.6 %Kidder County31.6Griggs County: 30.1 %Griggs County30.1McIntosh County: 30 %McIntosh County30Renville County: 29.7 %Renville County29.7Billings County: 29.4 %Billings County29.4Dunn County: 28.5 %Dunn County28.5Nelson County: 28 %Nelson County28Logan County: 27.6 %Logan County27.6Cavalier County: 27.2 %Cavalier County27.2Golden Valley County: 26.8 %Golden Valley County26.8McLean County: 26.5 %McLean County26.5Emmons County: 26 %Emmons County26Slope County: 25.8 %Slope County25.8Williams County: 24.6 %Williams County24.6Benson County: 24.5 %Benson County24.5Bowman County: 24.4 %Bowman County24.4Mountrail County: 24.3 %Mountrail County24.3Towner County: 24.2 %Towner County24.2Adams County: 23.7 %Adams County23.7McKenzie County: 23.2 %McKenzie County23.2Hettinger County: 23 %Hettinger County23Mercer County: 22.8 %Mercer County22.8Oliver County: 20.3 %Oliver County20.3McHenry County: 20 %McHenry County20Rolette County: 19.9 %Rolette County19.9Wells County: 19.6 %Wells County19.6Dickey County: 18.2 %Dickey County18.2Sheridan County: 18 %Sheridan County18LaMoure County: 17.5 %LaMoure County17.5Sioux County: 16.4 %Sioux County16.4Pembina County: 15.9 %Pembina County15.9Foster County: 15 %Foster County15Barnes County: 15 %Barnes County15Eddy County: 14.7 %Eddy County14.7Walsh County: 14.5 %Walsh County14.5Stark County: 14.5 %Stark County14.5Sargent County: 13.2 %Sargent County13.2Ward County: 12.6 %Ward County12.6Morton County: 11.8 %Morton County11.8Ramsey County: 11.7 %Ramsey County11.7Pierce County: 11.4 %Pierce County11.4Stutsman County: 10.6 %Stutsman County10.6Richland County: 10.4 %Richland County10.4Traill County: 9.3 %Traill County9.3Ransom County: 9.2 %Ransom County9.2Grand Forks County: 8 %Grand Forks County8Burleigh County: 7 %Burleigh County7Cass County: 6.7 %Cass County6.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Steele County34.7-1 pts
2Grant County34.7-2 pts
3Burke County33.6+0.9 pts
4Bottineau County32.2-2.1 pts
5Divide County31.9-2.3 pts
6Kidder County31.6-1 pts
7Griggs County30.1-2.6 pts
8McIntosh County30+0.1 pts
9Renville County29.7-1.7 pts
10Billings County29.4-5.7 pts
11Dunn County28.5-2.9 pts
12Nelson County28-0.1 pts
13Logan County27.6-0.9 pts
14Cavalier County27.2-0.9 pts
15Golden Valley County26.8-0.8 pts
16McLean County26.5-1 pts
17Emmons County26-1.2 pts
18Slope County25.8+1.4 pts
19Williams County24.6+1.8 pts
20Benson County24.5-2.9 pts
21Bowman County24.4-3.4 pts
22Mountrail County24.3-5.5 pts
23Towner County24.2-2.8 pts
24Adams County23.7-1.7 pts
25McKenzie County23.2-6.8 pts
26Hettinger County23-2.8 pts
27Mercer County22.8-1.4 pts
28Oliver County20.3-2.8 pts
29McHenry County20+1.5 pts
30Rolette County19.9-1.2 pts
31Wells County19.6-2.9 pts
32Dickey County18.2-2 pts
33Sheridan County18-3.2 pts
34LaMoure County17.5-0.8 pts
35Sioux County16.4-1.5 pts
36Pembina County15.9-0.2 pts
37Foster County15-0.9 pts
38Barnes County15+0.9 pts
39Eddy County14.7-0.8 pts
40Walsh County14.5+0.1 pts
41Stark County14.5+0.4 pts
42Sargent County13.2-0.5 pts
43Ward County12.6+0.4 pts
44Morton County11.8-1.5 pts
45Ramsey County11.7-2.1 pts
46Pierce County11.4-5.5 pts
47Stutsman County10.6-1.7 pts
48Richland County10.4+0.4 pts
49Traill County9.3-1.3 pts
50Ransom County9.2+1.2 pts
51Grand Forks County8-0.5 pts
52Burleigh County7-0.2 pts
53Cass County6.7-0.8 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 North Dakota 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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-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 North Dakota 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/north-dakota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Steele County, with 34.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cass County, with 6.7% in 2023.

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