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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 2022, at 37.1%. Union County had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 9% and the figure for Ohio was 8.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.1Ottawa County
Lowest3.4Union County
Median988 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 20 %Allen County: 8.9 %Ashland County: 9 %Ashtabula County: 16.7 %Athens County: 14.5 %Auglaize County: 5.5 %Belmont County: 17.9 %Brown County: 12.5 %Butler County: 6.2 %Carroll County: 15.3 %Champaign County: 7.5 %Clark County: 9.2 %Clermont County: 4.6 %Clinton County: 8.6 %Columbiana County: 10.6 %Coshocton County: 9.8 %Crawford County: 8.6 %Cuyahoga County: 10.3 %Darke County: 7 %Defiance County: 7.9 %Delaware County: 4.5 %Erie County: 16.2 %Fairfield County: 6.4 %Fayette County: 8.4 %Franklin County: 6.9 %Fulton County: 4.7 %Gallia County: 16 %Geauga County: 5.7 %Greene County: 6.5 %Guernsey County: 15.2 %Hamilton County: 8.2 %Hancock County: 7.1 %Hardin County: 9.9 %Harrison County: 21.7 %Henry County: 7.2 %Highland County: 12.2 %Hocking County: 13.4 %Holmes County: 8.4 %Huron County: 9.5 %Jackson County: 13.8 %Jefferson County: 13.7 %Knox County: 10.6 %Lake County: 5.8 %Lawrence County: 15.5 %Licking County: 7.5 %Logan County: 19.2 %Lorain County: 7.5 %Lucas County: 9.5 %Madison County: 6.1 %Mahoning County: 9.8 %Marion County: 11.3 %Medina County: 4.1 %Meigs County: 17.3 %Mercer County: 10.5 %Miami County: 5.6 %Monroe County: 22.2 %Montgomery County: 9.5 %Morgan County: 22.5 %Morrow County: 8.9 %Muskingum County: 9.8 %Noble County: 21.5 %Ottawa County: 37.1 %Paulding County: 11 %Perry County: 10.9 %Pickaway County: 5.9 %Pike County: 12.9 %Portage County: 10.1 %Preble County: 8.2 %Putnam County: 4.7 %Richland County: 9 %Ross County: 7.8 %Sandusky County: 9.3 %Scioto County: 15.6 %Seneca County: 8.6 %Shelby County: 7.5 %Stark County: 7.4 %Summit County: 7.3 %Trumbull County: 10.1 %Tuscarawas County: 7.4 %Union County: 3.4 %Van Wert County: 7.1 %Vinton County: 14.3 %Warren County: 5.1 %Washington County: 12.1 %Wayne County: 5.2 %Williams County: 7.2 %Wood County: 5.5 %Wyandot County: 8.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Ottawa County: 37.1 %Ottawa County37.1Morgan County: 22.5 %Morgan County22.5Monroe County: 22.2 %Monroe County22.2Harrison County: 21.7 %Harrison County21.7Noble County: 21.5 %Noble County21.5Adams County: 20 %Adams County20Logan County: 19.2 %Logan County19.2Belmont County: 17.9 %Belmont County17.9Meigs County: 17.3 %Meigs County17.3Ashtabula County: 16.7 %Ashtabula County16.7Erie County: 16.2 %Erie County16.2Gallia County: 16 %Gallia County16Scioto County: 15.6 %Scioto County15.6Lawrence County: 15.5 %Lawrence County15.5Carroll County: 15.3 %Carroll County15.3Guernsey County: 15.2 %Guernsey County15.2Athens County: 14.5 %Athens County14.5Vinton County: 14.3 %Vinton County14.3Jackson County: 13.8 %Jackson County13.8Jefferson County: 13.7 %Jefferson County13.7Hocking County: 13.4 %Hocking County13.4Pike County: 12.9 %Pike County12.9Brown County: 12.5 %Brown County12.5Highland County: 12.2 %Highland County12.2Washington County: 12.1 %Washington County12.1Marion County: 11.3 %Marion County11.3Paulding County: 11 %Paulding County11Perry County: 10.9 %Perry County10.9Columbiana County: 10.6 %Columbiana County10.6Knox County: 10.6 %Knox County10.6Mercer County: 10.5 %Mercer County10.5Cuyahoga County: 10.3 %Cuyahoga County10.3Trumbull County: 10.1 %Trumbull County10.1Portage County: 10.1 %Portage County10.1Hardin County: 9.9 %Hardin County9.9Coshocton County: 9.8 %Coshocton County9.8Muskingum County: 9.8 %Muskingum County9.8Mahoning County: 9.8 %Mahoning County9.8Lucas County: 9.5 %Lucas County9.5Montgomery County: 9.5 %Montgomery County9.5Ottawa County: 37.1 %Ottawa County37.1Morgan County: 22.5 %Morgan County22.5Monroe County: 22.2 %Monroe County22.2Harrison County: 21.7 %Harrison County21.7Noble County: 21.5 %Noble County21.5Adams County: 20 %Adams County20Logan County: 19.2 %Logan County19.2Belmont County: 17.9 %Belmont County17.9Meigs County: 17.3 %Meigs County17.3Ashtabula County: 16.7 %Ashtabula County16.7Erie County: 16.2 %Erie County16.2Gallia County: 16 %Gallia County16Scioto County: 15.6 %Scioto County15.6Lawrence County: 15.5 %Lawrence County15.5Carroll County: 15.3 %Carroll County15.3Guernsey County: 15.2 %Guernsey County15.2Athens County: 14.5 %Athens County14.5Vinton County: 14.3 %Vinton County14.3Jackson County: 13.8 %Jackson County13.8Jefferson County: 13.7 %Jefferson County13.7Hocking County: 13.4 %Hocking County13.4Pike County: 12.9 %Pike County12.9Brown County: 12.5 %Brown County12.5Highland County: 12.2 %Highland County12.2Washington County: 12.1 %Washington County12.1Marion County: 11.3 %Marion County11.3Paulding County: 11 %Paulding County11Perry County: 10.9 %Perry County10.9Columbiana County: 10.6 %Columbiana County10.6Knox County: 10.6 %Knox County10.6Mercer County: 10.5 %Mercer County10.5Cuyahoga County: 10.3 %Cuyahoga County10.3Trumbull County: 10.1 %Trumbull County10.1Portage County: 10.1 %Portage County10.1Hardin County: 9.9 %Hardin County9.9Coshocton County: 9.8 %Coshocton County9.8Muskingum County: 9.8 %Muskingum County9.8Mahoning County: 9.8 %Mahoning County9.8Lucas County: 9.5 %Lucas County9.5Montgomery County: 9.5 %Montgomery County9.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Ottawa County37.1-0 pts
2Morgan County22.5-0.7 pts
3Monroe County22.2-0.5 pts
4Harrison County21.7-1.3 pts
5Noble County21.5+0.7 pts
6Adams County20-0.1 pts
7Logan County19.2-0.8 pts
8Belmont County17.9-2 pts
9Meigs County17.3-1.3 pts
10Ashtabula County16.7-0.3 pts
11Erie County16.2-0.1 pts
12Gallia County16-0.2 pts
13Scioto County15.6+0.1 pts
14Lawrence County15.5+0.4 pts
15Carroll County15.3-0.5 pts
16Guernsey County15.2-0.1 pts
17Athens County14.5-0.7 pts
18Vinton County14.3-1 pts
19Jackson County13.8-0.4 pts
20Jefferson County13.7-0.9 pts
21Hocking County13.4-0.4 pts
22Pike County12.9-0.1 pts
23Brown County12.5+0.4 pts
24Highland County12.2-0.9 pts
25Washington County12.1-0.7 pts
26Marion County11.3-0.3 pts
27Paulding County11-1.2 pts
28Perry County10.9-2 pts
29Columbiana County10.6+0.1 pts
30Knox County10.6-0.5 pts
31Mercer County10.5-0.3 pts
32Cuyahoga County10.3-0.3 pts
33Trumbull County10.1-0.1 pts
34Portage County10.1+0.1 pts
35Hardin County9.9-0.7 pts
36Coshocton County9.8-1.4 pts
36Muskingum County9.8-1.5 pts
38Mahoning County9.8-0.5 pts
39Lucas County9.5-1 pts
40Montgomery County9.5-0.7 pts
41Huron County9.5+1 pts
42Sandusky County9.3-0.8 pts
43Clark County9.2-0.5 pts
44Richland County9-0.3 pts
45Ashland County9+0.5 pts
46Morrow County8.9-0.7 pts
47Allen County8.90 pts
48Wyandot County8.8+0.6 pts
49Clinton County8.6+0.9 pts
50Crawford County8.6-0.8 pts
50Seneca County8.6-0.1 pts
52Fayette County8.4-0.8 pts
53Holmes County8.4-0.5 pts
54Hamilton County8.2-0.5 pts
54Preble County8.2+0.2 pts
56Defiance County7.9-1.1 pts
57Ross County7.8-0.4 pts
58Licking County7.5-0.9 pts
59Lorain County7.5-0.1 pts
60Shelby County7.5-0.8 pts
61Champaign County7.5-0.4 pts
62Stark County7.40 pts
63Tuscarawas County7.4-0.2 pts
64Summit County7.3-0 pts
65Henry County7.2-1.1 pts
66Williams County7.2-0.7 pts
67Van Wert County7.1-1 pts
68Hancock County7.1-0.2 pts
69Darke County7-0.8 pts
70Franklin County6.9+0.1 pts
71Greene County6.5-0.2 pts
72Fairfield County6.4-0.4 pts
73Butler County6.2-0.7 pts
74Madison County6.1-0.1 pts
75Pickaway County5.9-0.9 pts
76Lake County5.8-0.7 pts
77Geauga County5.7+0.1 pts
78Miami County5.6-1.4 pts
79Auglaize County5.5+0.6 pts
79Wood County5.5-0.7 pts
81Wayne County5.2-0.2 pts
82Warren County5.1-0.3 pts
83Putnam County4.7-0 pts
84Fulton County4.7-0.5 pts
85Clermont County4.6-0.1 pts
86Delaware County4.5+0.1 pts
87Medina County4.1-0.3 pts
88Union County3.4-1.1 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/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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Ottawa County, with 37.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Union County, with 3.4% in 2022.

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