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

Forest County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 67 counties in 2022, at 73.8%. Bucks County had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 13% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.8Forest County
Lowest3.4Bucks County
Median1367 counties
Pennsylvania9.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 7.2 %Allegheny County: 9.5 %Armstrong County: 13.7 %Beaver County: 9 %Bedford County: 16.9 %Berks County: 5.6 %Blair County: 9.4 %Bradford County: 17.3 %Bucks County: 3.4 %Butler County: 7 %Cambria County: 13.9 %Cameron County: 44.1 %Carbon County: 22.2 %Centre County: 11.3 %Chester County: 3.9 %Clarion County: 21.6 %Clearfield County: 16.8 %Clinton County: 20.1 %Columbia County: 12.9 %Crawford County: 21.4 %Cumberland County: 4.7 %Dauphin County: 6.8 %Delaware County: 5.8 %Elk County: 20.2 %Erie County: 8.7 %Fayette County: 11.4 %Forest County: 73.8 %Franklin County: 5.8 %Fulton County: 14 %Greene County: 13.8 %Huntingdon County: 24.8 %Indiana County: 14.3 %Jefferson County: 18.3 %Juniata County: 15.7 %Lackawanna County: 12 %Lancaster County: 3.5 %Lawrence County: 9.4 %Lebanon County: 6.7 %Lehigh County: 5.2 %Luzerne County: 12.1 %Lycoming County: 13.2 %McKean County: 18.4 %Mercer County: 9.9 %Mifflin County: 13 %Monroe County: 25.5 %Montgomery County: 4.9 %Montour County: 5.7 %Northampton County: 5.8 %Northumberland County: 13 %Perry County: 9.4 %Philadelphia County: 9.8 %Pike County: 40.2 %Potter County: 46.8 %Schuylkill County: 15.4 %Snyder County: 9.8 %Somerset County: 23.4 %Sullivan County: 56.2 %Susquehanna County: 26.8 %Tioga County: 23 %Union County: 12.4 %Venango County: 18.9 %Warren County: 25.3 %Washington County: 10.1 %Wayne County: 38.3 %Westmoreland County: 8.9 %Wyoming County: 16 %York County: 4.8 %
  • Under 5.8
  • 5.8 to 9.5
  • 9.5 to 13
  • 13 to 17
  • 17 to 23
  • 23 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Forest County: 73.8 %Forest County73.8Sullivan County: 56.2 %Sullivan County56.2Potter County: 46.8 %Potter County46.8Cameron County: 44.1 %Cameron County44.1Pike County: 40.2 %Pike County40.2Wayne County: 38.3 %Wayne County38.3Susquehanna County: 26.8 %Susquehanna County26.8Monroe County: 25.5 %Monroe County25.5Warren County: 25.3 %Warren County25.3Huntingdon County: 24.8 %Huntingdon County24.8Somerset County: 23.4 %Somerset County23.4Tioga County: 23 %Tioga County23Carbon County: 22.2 %Carbon County22.2Clarion County: 21.6 %Clarion County21.6Crawford County: 21.4 %Crawford County21.4Elk County: 20.2 %Elk County20.2Clinton County: 20.1 %Clinton County20.1Venango County: 18.9 %Venango County18.9McKean County: 18.4 %McKean County18.4Jefferson County: 18.3 %Jefferson County18.3Bradford County: 17.3 %Bradford County17.3Bedford County: 16.9 %Bedford County16.9Clearfield County: 16.8 %Clearfield County16.8Wyoming County: 16 %Wyoming County16Juniata County: 15.7 %Juniata County15.7Schuylkill County: 15.4 %Schuylkill County15.4Indiana County: 14.3 %Indiana County14.3Fulton County: 14 %Fulton County14Cambria County: 13.9 %Cambria County13.9Greene County: 13.8 %Greene County13.8Armstrong County: 13.7 %Armstrong County13.7Lycoming County: 13.2 %Lycoming County13.2Mifflin County: 13 %Mifflin County13Northumberland County: 13 %Northumberland County13Columbia County: 12.9 %Columbia County12.9Union County: 12.4 %Union County12.4Luzerne County: 12.1 %Luzerne County12.1Lackawanna County: 12 %Lackawanna County12Fayette County: 11.4 %Fayette County11.4Centre County: 11.3 %Centre County11.3Forest County: 73.8 %Forest County73.8Sullivan County: 56.2 %Sullivan County56.2Potter County: 46.8 %Potter County46.8Cameron County: 44.1 %Cameron County44.1Pike County: 40.2 %Pike County40.2Wayne County: 38.3 %Wayne County38.3Susquehanna County: 26.8 %Susquehanna County26.8Monroe County: 25.5 %Monroe County25.5Warren County: 25.3 %Warren County25.3Huntingdon County: 24.8 %Huntingdon County24.8Somerset County: 23.4 %Somerset County23.4Tioga County: 23 %Tioga County23Carbon County: 22.2 %Carbon County22.2Clarion County: 21.6 %Clarion County21.6Crawford County: 21.4 %Crawford County21.4Elk County: 20.2 %Elk County20.2Clinton County: 20.1 %Clinton County20.1Venango County: 18.9 %Venango County18.9McKean County: 18.4 %McKean County18.4Jefferson County: 18.3 %Jefferson County18.3Bradford County: 17.3 %Bradford County17.3Bedford County: 16.9 %Bedford County16.9Clearfield County: 16.8 %Clearfield County16.8Wyoming County: 16 %Wyoming County16Juniata County: 15.7 %Juniata County15.7Schuylkill County: 15.4 %Schuylkill County15.4Indiana County: 14.3 %Indiana County14.3Fulton County: 14 %Fulton County14Cambria County: 13.9 %Cambria County13.9Greene County: 13.8 %Greene County13.8Armstrong County: 13.7 %Armstrong County13.7Lycoming County: 13.2 %Lycoming County13.2Mifflin County: 13 %Mifflin County13Northumberland County: 13 %Northumberland County13Columbia County: 12.9 %Columbia County12.9Union County: 12.4 %Union County12.4Luzerne County: 12.1 %Luzerne County12.1Lackawanna County: 12 %Lackawanna County12Fayette County: 11.4 %Fayette County11.4Centre County: 11.3 %Centre County11.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Forest County73.8-1.2 pts
2Sullivan County56.2-1.5 pts
3Potter County46.8-1.9 pts
4Cameron County44.1-2.4 pts
5Pike County40.2-0.8 pts
6Wayne County38.3-1.1 pts
7Susquehanna County26.8-1.4 pts
8Monroe County25.5+0.2 pts
9Warren County25.3-1.1 pts
10Huntingdon County24.8-1.2 pts
11Somerset County23.4-0.2 pts
12Tioga County23-1.1 pts
13Carbon County22.2-0.9 pts
14Clarion County21.6-1.4 pts
15Crawford County21.4-0.2 pts
16Elk County20.2-0.2 pts
17Clinton County20.1-1.6 pts
18Venango County18.9-1.2 pts
19McKean County18.4-1.3 pts
20Jefferson County18.3-1.2 pts
21Bradford County17.3-0.4 pts
22Bedford County16.9-1.1 pts
23Clearfield County16.8-1.5 pts
24Wyoming County16-1.8 pts
25Juniata County15.7-0.9 pts
26Schuylkill County15.4-0.4 pts
27Indiana County14.3+0.1 pts
28Fulton County14-2 pts
29Cambria County13.9-0.1 pts
30Greene County13.8-0.1 pts
31Armstrong County13.7-0.3 pts
32Lycoming County13.2-0.3 pts
33Mifflin County13+0.3 pts
33Northumberland County13-1.1 pts
35Columbia County12.9-0.5 pts
36Union County12.4-2 pts
37Luzerne County12.1-0.5 pts
38Lackawanna County12-0.6 pts
39Fayette County11.4-1.3 pts
40Centre County11.3-0.3 pts
41Washington County10.1-0.8 pts
42Mercer County9.9-0.2 pts
43Snyder County9.8-0.5 pts
44Philadelphia County9.8-0.5 pts
45Allegheny County9.5+0.2 pts
46Perry County9.4-1.1 pts
47Lawrence County9.4+0.3 pts
48Blair County9.4-0.6 pts
49Beaver County9-0.2 pts
50Westmoreland County8.9-0.5 pts
51Erie County8.7-0.5 pts
52Adams County7.2+0.4 pts
53Butler County7-0.3 pts
54Dauphin County6.8-1.3 pts
55Lebanon County6.7-0.1 pts
56Franklin County5.8-0.6 pts
57Delaware County5.8-0.5 pts
58Northampton County5.8-0.3 pts
59Montour County5.7-1.8 pts
60Berks County5.6-0.3 pts
61Lehigh County5.2+0.2 pts
62Montgomery County4.9-0.2 pts
63York County4.8-0.6 pts
64Cumberland County4.7-0.6 pts
65Chester County3.9-0.3 pts
66Lancaster County3.5-0.2 pts
67Bucks County3.4-0.3 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/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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Forest County, with 73.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bucks County, with 3.4% in 2022.

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