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

Forest County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 67 counties in 2024, at 72.3%. Lancaster County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 11.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.3Forest County
Lowest3Lancaster County
Median11.667 counties
Pennsylvania9.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 6.5 %Allegheny County: 10.1 %Armstrong County: 12.7 %Beaver County: 8.9 %Bedford County: 16.2 %Berks County: 4.9 %Blair County: 9.6 %Bradford County: 16.5 %Bucks County: 3.1 %Butler County: 7.5 %Cambria County: 13.2 %Cameron County: 43.5 %Carbon County: 20.8 %Centre County: 11.2 %Chester County: 3.6 %Clarion County: 20.2 %Clearfield County: 14.9 %Clinton County: 17.2 %Columbia County: 11.7 %Crawford County: 19.7 %Cumberland County: 4.4 %Dauphin County: 5.1 %Delaware County: 5.6 %Elk County: 21.1 %Erie County: 7.9 %Fayette County: 11.2 %Forest County: 72.3 %Franklin County: 5.4 %Fulton County: 11.4 %Greene County: 11.6 %Huntingdon County: 22.1 %Indiana County: 13.7 %Jefferson County: 16.9 %Juniata County: 14.1 %Lackawanna County: 11.9 %Lancaster County: 3 %Lawrence County: 8.8 %Lebanon County: 5.4 %Lehigh County: 4.5 %Luzerne County: 10.7 %Lycoming County: 11.1 %McKean County: 15.9 %Mercer County: 8.7 %Mifflin County: 13.8 %Monroe County: 23.1 %Montgomery County: 4.2 %Montour County: 3.5 %Northampton County: 5.3 %Northumberland County: 12.7 %Perry County: 8.7 %Philadelphia County: 9.2 %Pike County: 39.6 %Potter County: 43.6 %Schuylkill County: 13.8 %Snyder County: 9.1 %Somerset County: 22.5 %Sullivan County: 54.3 %Susquehanna County: 27.3 %Tioga County: 22.6 %Union County: 10.2 %Venango County: 18.5 %Warren County: 25.5 %Washington County: 9.6 %Wayne County: 35.1 %Westmoreland County: 8.2 %Wyoming County: 15.4 %York County: 4.4 %
  • Under 5.4
  • 5.4 to 9.1
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  • 12 to 15
  • 15 to 22
  • 22 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

Forest County: 72.3 %Forest County72.3Sullivan County: 54.3 %Sullivan County54.3Potter County: 43.6 %Potter County43.6Cameron County: 43.5 %Cameron County43.5Pike County: 39.6 %Pike County39.6Wayne County: 35.1 %Wayne County35.1Susquehanna County: 27.3 %Susquehanna County27.3Warren County: 25.5 %Warren County25.5Monroe County: 23.1 %Monroe County23.1Tioga County: 22.6 %Tioga County22.6Somerset County: 22.5 %Somerset County22.5Huntingdon County: 22.1 %Huntingdon County22.1Elk County: 21.1 %Elk County21.1Carbon County: 20.8 %Carbon County20.8Clarion County: 20.2 %Clarion County20.2Crawford County: 19.7 %Crawford County19.7Venango County: 18.5 %Venango County18.5Clinton County: 17.2 %Clinton County17.2Jefferson County: 16.9 %Jefferson County16.9Bradford County: 16.5 %Bradford County16.5Bedford County: 16.2 %Bedford County16.2McKean County: 15.9 %McKean County15.9Wyoming County: 15.4 %Wyoming County15.4Clearfield County: 14.9 %Clearfield County14.9Juniata County: 14.1 %Juniata County14.1Schuylkill County: 13.8 %Schuylkill County13.8Mifflin County: 13.8 %Mifflin County13.8Indiana County: 13.7 %Indiana County13.7Cambria County: 13.2 %Cambria County13.2Armstrong County: 12.7 %Armstrong County12.7Northumberland County: 12.7 %Northumberland County12.7Lackawanna County: 11.9 %Lackawanna County11.9Columbia County: 11.7 %Columbia County11.7Greene County: 11.6 %Greene County11.6Fulton County: 11.4 %Fulton County11.4Centre County: 11.2 %Centre County11.2Fayette County: 11.2 %Fayette County11.2Lycoming County: 11.1 %Lycoming County11.1Luzerne County: 10.7 %Luzerne County10.7Union County: 10.2 %Union County10.2Forest County: 72.3 %Forest County72.3Sullivan County: 54.3 %Sullivan County54.3Potter County: 43.6 %Potter County43.6Cameron County: 43.5 %Cameron County43.5Pike County: 39.6 %Pike County39.6Wayne County: 35.1 %Wayne County35.1Susquehanna County: 27.3 %Susquehanna County27.3Warren County: 25.5 %Warren County25.5Monroe County: 23.1 %Monroe County23.1Tioga County: 22.6 %Tioga County22.6Somerset County: 22.5 %Somerset County22.5Huntingdon County: 22.1 %Huntingdon County22.1Elk County: 21.1 %Elk County21.1Carbon County: 20.8 %Carbon County20.8Clarion County: 20.2 %Clarion County20.2Crawford County: 19.7 %Crawford County19.7Venango County: 18.5 %Venango County18.5Clinton County: 17.2 %Clinton County17.2Jefferson County: 16.9 %Jefferson County16.9Bradford County: 16.5 %Bradford County16.5Bedford County: 16.2 %Bedford County16.2McKean County: 15.9 %McKean County15.9Wyoming County: 15.4 %Wyoming County15.4Clearfield County: 14.9 %Clearfield County14.9Juniata County: 14.1 %Juniata County14.1Schuylkill County: 13.8 %Schuylkill County13.8Mifflin County: 13.8 %Mifflin County13.8Indiana County: 13.7 %Indiana County13.7Cambria County: 13.2 %Cambria County13.2Armstrong County: 12.7 %Armstrong County12.7Northumberland County: 12.7 %Northumberland County12.7Lackawanna County: 11.9 %Lackawanna County11.9Columbia County: 11.7 %Columbia County11.7Greene County: 11.6 %Greene County11.6Fulton County: 11.4 %Fulton County11.4Centre County: 11.2 %Centre County11.2Fayette County: 11.2 %Fayette County11.2Lycoming County: 11.1 %Lycoming County11.1Luzerne County: 10.7 %Luzerne County10.7Union County: 10.2 %Union County10.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Forest County72.3+0.2 pts
2Sullivan County54.3-0.4 pts
3Potter County43.6-1.8 pts
4Cameron County43.5+0.1 pts
5Pike County39.6-0.3 pts
6Wayne County35.1-1.5 pts
7Susquehanna County27.3+0.6 pts
8Warren County25.5+0.7 pts
9Monroe County23.1-0.7 pts
10Tioga County22.6-0.1 pts
11Somerset County22.5-0.6 pts
12Huntingdon County22.1-1.3 pts
13Elk County21.1+0.9 pts
14Carbon County20.8-0.2 pts
15Clarion County20.2-0.4 pts
16Crawford County19.7-0.6 pts
17Venango County18.5-0.1 pts
18Clinton County17.2-1 pts
19Jefferson County16.9-0.5 pts
20Bradford County16.5-0.2 pts
21Bedford County16.2+0.1 pts
22McKean County15.9-1 pts
23Wyoming County15.4+0.1 pts
24Clearfield County14.9-1 pts
25Juniata County14.1-0.9 pts
26Schuylkill County13.8-0.8 pts
27Mifflin County13.8+0.1 pts
28Indiana County13.7-0.6 pts
29Cambria County13.2-0.5 pts
30Armstrong County12.7-0.2 pts
31Northumberland County12.7-0.7 pts
32Lackawanna County11.9+0.1 pts
33Columbia County11.7-1.4 pts
34Greene County11.6-1.1 pts
35Fulton County11.4-2.2 pts
36Centre County11.2+0.6 pts
37Fayette County11.2-0.2 pts
38Lycoming County11.1-1.2 pts
39Luzerne County10.7-0.9 pts
40Union County10.2-1.3 pts
41Allegheny County10.1+0.5 pts
42Washington County9.6-0.5 pts
43Blair County9.6+0.2 pts
44Philadelphia County9.2-0.3 pts
45Snyder County9.1-0.2 pts
46Beaver County8.9-0.2 pts
47Lawrence County8.8-0.3 pts
48Perry County8.7-0.2 pts
49Mercer County8.7-0.7 pts
50Westmoreland County8.2-0.1 pts
51Erie County7.9-0.3 pts
52Butler County7.5+0.4 pts
53Adams County6.5-0.4 pts
54Delaware County5.60 pts
55Franklin County5.4-0.2 pts
56Lebanon County5.4-0.9 pts
57Northampton County5.3-0.3 pts
58Dauphin County5.1-0.8 pts
59Berks County4.9-0.7 pts
60Lehigh County4.5-0.2 pts
61Cumberland County4.4-0.3 pts
61York County4.4-0.1 pts
63Montgomery County4.2-0.1 pts
64Chester County3.6-0.3 pts
65Montour County3.5-1.8 pts
66Bucks County3.1-0.3 pts
67Lancaster County3-0.4 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/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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Forest County, with 72.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lancaster County, with 3% in 2024.

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