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

Ottawa County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 88 counties in 2024, at 36%. Union County had the lowest, at 3.7%. The median was 8.4% and the figure for Ohio was 8.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36Ottawa County
Lowest3.7Union County
Median8.488 counties
Ohio8.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 18.2 %Allen County: 7.8 %Ashland County: 8.2 %Ashtabula County: 15.6 %Athens County: 13.1 %Auglaize County: 5.6 %Belmont County: 13.7 %Brown County: 12.4 %Butler County: 5.5 %Carroll County: 16.3 %Champaign County: 7.7 %Clark County: 8.4 %Clermont County: 4 %Clinton County: 7.1 %Columbiana County: 10.1 %Coshocton County: 9.3 %Crawford County: 8.9 %Cuyahoga County: 9.9 %Darke County: 6 %Defiance County: 7.5 %Delaware County: 4.6 %Erie County: 15.7 %Fairfield County: 5.8 %Fayette County: 9 %Franklin County: 7.1 %Fulton County: 4.2 %Gallia County: 13.7 %Geauga County: 5.1 %Greene County: 5.8 %Guernsey County: 14.3 %Hamilton County: 7 %Hancock County: 6.8 %Hardin County: 9.2 %Harrison County: 19.4 %Henry County: 5.3 %Highland County: 11 %Hocking County: 11.1 %Holmes County: 8 %Huron County: 8.2 %Jackson County: 11.1 %Jefferson County: 12.5 %Knox County: 9.9 %Lake County: 4.9 %Lawrence County: 14.6 %Licking County: 6.4 %Logan County: 18 %Lorain County: 6.6 %Lucas County: 8.8 %Madison County: 5 %Mahoning County: 9.2 %Marion County: 9.8 %Medina County: 4.1 %Meigs County: 14.7 %Mercer County: 9.4 %Miami County: 4.9 %Monroe County: 20.8 %Montgomery County: 8.5 %Morgan County: 22 %Morrow County: 8.4 %Muskingum County: 10.4 %Noble County: 20.3 %Ottawa County: 36 %Paulding County: 10.8 %Perry County: 10.6 %Pickaway County: 4.7 %Pike County: 10.3 %Portage County: 8.5 %Preble County: 7.8 %Putnam County: 5.3 %Richland County: 8.3 %Ross County: 7.1 %Sandusky County: 6.9 %Scioto County: 12.7 %Seneca County: 7.1 %Shelby County: 6.2 %Stark County: 7.1 %Summit County: 6.7 %Trumbull County: 8.4 %Tuscarawas County: 5.9 %Union County: 3.7 %Van Wert County: 8.1 %Vinton County: 10.2 %Warren County: 4.2 %Washington County: 11.3 %Wayne County: 5.5 %Williams County: 6.6 %Wood County: 5.9 %Wyandot County: 9 %
  • Under 5.5
  • 5.5 to 7.1
  • 7.1 to 8.4
  • 8.4 to 9.9
  • 9.9 to 13
  • 13 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Ottawa County: 36 %Ottawa County36Morgan County: 22 %Morgan County22Monroe County: 20.8 %Monroe County20.8Noble County: 20.3 %Noble County20.3Harrison County: 19.4 %Harrison County19.4Adams County: 18.2 %Adams County18.2Logan County: 18 %Logan County18Carroll County: 16.3 %Carroll County16.3Erie County: 15.7 %Erie County15.7Ashtabula County: 15.6 %Ashtabula County15.6Meigs County: 14.7 %Meigs County14.7Lawrence County: 14.6 %Lawrence County14.6Guernsey County: 14.3 %Guernsey County14.3Gallia County: 13.7 %Gallia County13.7Belmont County: 13.7 %Belmont County13.7Athens County: 13.1 %Athens County13.1Scioto County: 12.7 %Scioto County12.7Jefferson County: 12.5 %Jefferson County12.5Brown County: 12.4 %Brown County12.4Washington County: 11.3 %Washington County11.3Hocking County: 11.1 %Hocking County11.1Jackson County: 11.1 %Jackson County11.1Highland County: 11 %Highland County11Paulding County: 10.8 %Paulding County10.8Perry County: 10.6 %Perry County10.6Muskingum County: 10.4 %Muskingum County10.4Pike County: 10.3 %Pike County10.3Vinton County: 10.2 %Vinton County10.2Columbiana County: 10.1 %Columbiana County10.1Knox County: 9.9 %Knox County9.9Cuyahoga County: 9.9 %Cuyahoga County9.9Marion County: 9.8 %Marion County9.8Mercer County: 9.4 %Mercer County9.4Coshocton County: 9.3 %Coshocton County9.3Hardin County: 9.2 %Hardin County9.2Mahoning County: 9.2 %Mahoning County9.2Wyandot County: 9 %Wyandot County9Fayette County: 9 %Fayette County9Crawford County: 8.9 %Crawford County8.9Lucas County: 8.8 %Lucas County8.8Ottawa County: 36 %Ottawa County36Morgan County: 22 %Morgan County22Monroe County: 20.8 %Monroe County20.8Noble County: 20.3 %Noble County20.3Harrison County: 19.4 %Harrison County19.4Adams County: 18.2 %Adams County18.2Logan County: 18 %Logan County18Carroll County: 16.3 %Carroll County16.3Erie County: 15.7 %Erie County15.7Ashtabula County: 15.6 %Ashtabula County15.6Meigs County: 14.7 %Meigs County14.7Lawrence County: 14.6 %Lawrence County14.6Guernsey County: 14.3 %Guernsey County14.3Gallia County: 13.7 %Gallia County13.7Belmont County: 13.7 %Belmont County13.7Athens County: 13.1 %Athens County13.1Scioto County: 12.7 %Scioto County12.7Jefferson County: 12.5 %Jefferson County12.5Brown County: 12.4 %Brown County12.4Washington County: 11.3 %Washington County11.3Hocking County: 11.1 %Hocking County11.1Jackson County: 11.1 %Jackson County11.1Highland County: 11 %Highland County11Paulding County: 10.8 %Paulding County10.8Perry County: 10.6 %Perry County10.6Muskingum County: 10.4 %Muskingum County10.4Pike County: 10.3 %Pike County10.3Vinton County: 10.2 %Vinton County10.2Columbiana County: 10.1 %Columbiana County10.1Knox County: 9.9 %Knox County9.9Cuyahoga County: 9.9 %Cuyahoga County9.9Marion County: 9.8 %Marion County9.8Mercer County: 9.4 %Mercer County9.4Coshocton County: 9.3 %Coshocton County9.3Hardin County: 9.2 %Hardin County9.2Mahoning County: 9.2 %Mahoning County9.2Wyandot County: 9 %Wyandot County9Fayette County: 9 %Fayette County9Crawford County: 8.9 %Crawford County8.9Lucas County: 8.8 %Lucas County8.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Ottawa County36-1.1 pts
2Morgan County22-1 pts
3Monroe County20.8-2.1 pts
4Noble County20.3-0.5 pts
5Harrison County19.4-0.5 pts
6Adams County18.2-1.5 pts
7Logan County18+0.2 pts
8Carroll County16.3+2 pts
9Erie County15.7-0.6 pts
10Ashtabula County15.6-0.4 pts
11Meigs County14.7-2.1 pts
12Lawrence County14.6-0.6 pts
13Guernsey County14.3-0.3 pts
14Gallia County13.7-2.2 pts
15Belmont County13.7-2.6 pts
16Athens County13.1-1.1 pts
17Scioto County12.7-0.9 pts
18Jefferson County12.5-0.3 pts
19Brown County12.4+0.5 pts
20Washington County11.3+0.3 pts
21Hocking County11.1-0 pts
21Jackson County11.1-1.5 pts
23Highland County11-0.5 pts
24Paulding County10.8-0.8 pts
25Perry County10.6-0.6 pts
26Muskingum County10.4-0.3 pts
27Pike County10.3-0.2 pts
28Vinton County10.2-1.8 pts
29Columbiana County10.1-0.2 pts
30Knox County9.9-0.1 pts
31Cuyahoga County9.9-0.1 pts
32Marion County9.8-0.7 pts
33Mercer County9.4-0.3 pts
34Coshocton County9.3+0.4 pts
35Hardin County9.2-0.1 pts
36Mahoning County9.20 pts
37Wyandot County9+0.7 pts
38Fayette County9+0.6 pts
39Crawford County8.9+0.2 pts
40Lucas County8.8-0.4 pts
41Portage County8.5-0.6 pts
42Montgomery County8.5-0.3 pts
43Morrow County8.4+0.5 pts
44Clark County8.4-1 pts
45Trumbull County8.4-0.5 pts
46Richland County8.30 pts
47Huron County8.2-0.2 pts
48Ashland County8.2-0.1 pts
49Van Wert County8.1+0.8 pts
50Holmes County8-0.5 pts
51Allen County7.8-0.6 pts
52Preble County7.8+0.3 pts
53Champaign County7.7-0.6 pts
54Defiance County7.5+0.3 pts
55Stark County7.1-0.1 pts
56Franklin County7.1+0.2 pts
56Ross County7.1-1 pts
58Seneca County7.1-0.7 pts
59Clinton County7.1-0.9 pts
60Hamilton County7-0.4 pts
61Sandusky County6.9-0.8 pts
62Hancock County6.8+0.1 pts
63Summit County6.7-0.5 pts
64Lorain County6.6-0.6 pts
65Williams County6.6-0.2 pts
66Licking County6.4-0.1 pts
67Shelby County6.2-0.4 pts
68Darke County6+0.2 pts
69Tuscarawas County5.9-0.7 pts
70Wood County5.9+0.4 pts
71Greene County5.8-0.3 pts
72Fairfield County5.8+0.4 pts
73Auglaize County5.6+0.1 pts
74Wayne County5.5-0.1 pts
75Butler County5.5-0.7 pts
76Henry County5.3-1.5 pts
77Putnam County5.3+0.2 pts
78Geauga County5.1-0.3 pts
79Madison County5-1.1 pts
80Miami County4.9-0.3 pts
81Lake County4.9-0.4 pts
82Pickaway County4.7-0.5 pts
83Delaware County4.6+0.2 pts
84Fulton County4.2-0.4 pts
85Warren County4.2-0.7 pts
86Medina County4.1-0.1 pts
87Clermont County4+0.3 pts
88Union County3.7+0.4 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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ottawa County, with 36% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Union County, with 3.7% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

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