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

Ottawa County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 88 counties in 2021, at 37.2%. Delaware County had the lowest, at 4.3%. The median was 9.3% and the figure for Ohio was 9.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.2Ottawa County
Lowest4.3Delaware County
Median9.388 counties
Ohio9.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 20.1 %Allen County: 8.8 %Ashland County: 8.5 %Ashtabula County: 17 %Athens County: 15.3 %Auglaize County: 4.9 %Belmont County: 19.9 %Brown County: 12.1 %Butler County: 6.9 %Carroll County: 15.9 %Champaign County: 7.9 %Clark County: 9.7 %Clermont County: 4.8 %Clinton County: 7.8 %Columbiana County: 10.5 %Coshocton County: 11.1 %Crawford County: 9.4 %Cuyahoga County: 10.6 %Darke County: 7.8 %Defiance County: 9 %Delaware County: 4.3 %Erie County: 16.3 %Fairfield County: 6.8 %Fayette County: 9.2 %Franklin County: 6.9 %Fulton County: 5.2 %Gallia County: 16.2 %Geauga County: 5.6 %Greene County: 6.7 %Guernsey County: 15.3 %Hamilton County: 8.7 %Hancock County: 7.3 %Hardin County: 10.6 %Harrison County: 23 %Henry County: 8.3 %Highland County: 13.1 %Hocking County: 13.8 %Holmes County: 8.8 %Huron County: 8.5 %Jackson County: 14.3 %Jefferson County: 14.6 %Knox County: 11.1 %Lake County: 6.5 %Lawrence County: 15.1 %Licking County: 8.4 %Logan County: 19.9 %Lorain County: 7.6 %Lucas County: 10.5 %Madison County: 6.2 %Mahoning County: 10.3 %Marion County: 11.6 %Medina County: 4.4 %Meigs County: 18.5 %Mercer County: 10.8 %Miami County: 7 %Monroe County: 22.6 %Montgomery County: 10.2 %Morgan County: 23.1 %Morrow County: 9.5 %Muskingum County: 11.3 %Noble County: 20.7 %Ottawa County: 37.2 %Paulding County: 12.2 %Perry County: 12.9 %Pickaway County: 6.7 %Pike County: 13 %Portage County: 9.9 %Preble County: 8 %Putnam County: 4.8 %Richland County: 9.3 %Ross County: 8.2 %Sandusky County: 10.1 %Scioto County: 15.5 %Seneca County: 8.7 %Shelby County: 8.3 %Stark County: 7.4 %Summit County: 7.4 %Trumbull County: 10.2 %Tuscarawas County: 7.6 %Union County: 4.5 %Van Wert County: 8.1 %Vinton County: 15.3 %Warren County: 5.4 %Washington County: 12.8 %Wayne County: 5.4 %Williams County: 7.8 %Wood County: 6.2 %Wyandot County: 8.2 %
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  • 6.8 to 8.1
  • 8.1 to 9.3
  • 9.3 to 11
  • 11 to 15
  • 15 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Ottawa County: 37.2 %Ottawa County37.2Morgan County: 23.1 %Morgan County23.1Harrison County: 23 %Harrison County23Monroe County: 22.6 %Monroe County22.6Noble County: 20.7 %Noble County20.7Adams County: 20.1 %Adams County20.1Logan County: 19.9 %Logan County19.9Belmont County: 19.9 %Belmont County19.9Meigs County: 18.5 %Meigs County18.5Ashtabula County: 17 %Ashtabula County17Erie County: 16.3 %Erie County16.3Gallia County: 16.2 %Gallia County16.2Carroll County: 15.9 %Carroll County15.9Scioto County: 15.5 %Scioto County15.5Athens County: 15.3 %Athens County15.3Guernsey County: 15.3 %Guernsey County15.3Vinton County: 15.3 %Vinton County15.3Lawrence County: 15.1 %Lawrence County15.1Jefferson County: 14.6 %Jefferson County14.6Jackson County: 14.3 %Jackson County14.3Hocking County: 13.8 %Hocking County13.8Highland County: 13.1 %Highland County13.1Pike County: 13 %Pike County13Perry County: 12.9 %Perry County12.9Washington County: 12.8 %Washington County12.8Paulding County: 12.2 %Paulding County12.2Brown County: 12.1 %Brown County12.1Marion County: 11.6 %Marion County11.6Muskingum County: 11.3 %Muskingum County11.3Coshocton County: 11.1 %Coshocton County11.1Knox County: 11.1 %Knox County11.1Mercer County: 10.8 %Mercer County10.8Hardin County: 10.6 %Hardin County10.6Cuyahoga County: 10.6 %Cuyahoga County10.6Columbiana County: 10.5 %Columbiana County10.5Lucas County: 10.5 %Lucas County10.5Mahoning County: 10.3 %Mahoning County10.3Montgomery County: 10.2 %Montgomery County10.2Trumbull County: 10.2 %Trumbull County10.2Sandusky County: 10.1 %Sandusky County10.1Ottawa County: 37.2 %Ottawa County37.2Morgan County: 23.1 %Morgan County23.1Harrison County: 23 %Harrison County23Monroe County: 22.6 %Monroe County22.6Noble County: 20.7 %Noble County20.7Adams County: 20.1 %Adams County20.1Logan County: 19.9 %Logan County19.9Belmont County: 19.9 %Belmont County19.9Meigs County: 18.5 %Meigs County18.5Ashtabula County: 17 %Ashtabula County17Erie County: 16.3 %Erie County16.3Gallia County: 16.2 %Gallia County16.2Carroll County: 15.9 %Carroll County15.9Scioto County: 15.5 %Scioto County15.5Athens County: 15.3 %Athens County15.3Guernsey County: 15.3 %Guernsey County15.3Vinton County: 15.3 %Vinton County15.3Lawrence County: 15.1 %Lawrence County15.1Jefferson County: 14.6 %Jefferson County14.6Jackson County: 14.3 %Jackson County14.3Hocking County: 13.8 %Hocking County13.8Highland County: 13.1 %Highland County13.1Pike County: 13 %Pike County13Perry County: 12.9 %Perry County12.9Washington County: 12.8 %Washington County12.8Paulding County: 12.2 %Paulding County12.2Brown County: 12.1 %Brown County12.1Marion County: 11.6 %Marion County11.6Muskingum County: 11.3 %Muskingum County11.3Coshocton County: 11.1 %Coshocton County11.1Knox County: 11.1 %Knox County11.1Mercer County: 10.8 %Mercer County10.8Hardin County: 10.6 %Hardin County10.6Cuyahoga County: 10.6 %Cuyahoga County10.6Columbiana County: 10.5 %Columbiana County10.5Lucas County: 10.5 %Lucas County10.5Mahoning County: 10.3 %Mahoning County10.3Montgomery County: 10.2 %Montgomery County10.2Trumbull County: 10.2 %Trumbull County10.2Sandusky County: 10.1 %Sandusky County10.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Ottawa County37.2
2Morgan County23.1
3Harrison County23
4Monroe County22.6
5Noble County20.7
6Adams County20.1
7Logan County19.9
8Belmont County19.9
9Meigs County18.5
10Ashtabula County17
11Erie County16.3
12Gallia County16.2
13Carroll County15.9
14Scioto County15.5
15Athens County15.3
15Guernsey County15.3
17Vinton County15.3
18Lawrence County15.1
19Jefferson County14.6
20Jackson County14.3
21Hocking County13.8
22Highland County13.1
23Pike County13
24Perry County12.9
25Washington County12.8
26Paulding County12.2
27Brown County12.1
28Marion County11.6
29Muskingum County11.3
30Coshocton County11.1
31Knox County11.1
32Mercer County10.8
33Hardin County10.6
34Cuyahoga County10.6
35Columbiana County10.5
36Lucas County10.5
37Mahoning County10.3
38Montgomery County10.2
39Trumbull County10.2
40Sandusky County10.1
41Portage County9.9
42Clark County9.7
43Morrow County9.5
44Crawford County9.4
45Richland County9.3
46Fayette County9.2
47Defiance County9
48Allen County8.8
49Holmes County8.8
50Seneca County8.7
51Hamilton County8.7
52Huron County8.5
53Ashland County8.5
54Licking County8.4
55Shelby County8.3
56Henry County8.3
57Wyandot County8.2
58Ross County8.2
59Van Wert County8.1
60Preble County8
61Champaign County7.9
62Williams County7.8
63Darke County7.8
64Clinton County7.8
65Tuscarawas County7.6
66Lorain County7.6
67Stark County7.4
68Summit County7.4
69Hancock County7.3
70Miami County7
71Butler County6.9
72Franklin County6.9
73Fairfield County6.8
74Pickaway County6.7
75Greene County6.7
76Lake County6.5
77Wood County6.2
78Madison County6.2
79Geauga County5.6
80Warren County5.4
80Wayne County5.4
82Fulton County5.2
83Auglaize County4.9
84Putnam County4.8
85Clermont County4.8
86Union County4.5
87Medina County4.4
88Delaware County4.3

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/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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ottawa County, with 37.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Delaware County, with 4.3% in 2021.

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