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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 2023, at 72.1%. Lancaster County had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 12.7% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 9.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.1Forest County
Lowest3.4Lancaster County
Median12.767 counties
Pennsylvania9.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 6.8 %Allegheny County: 9.6 %Armstrong County: 12.9 %Beaver County: 9.1 %Bedford County: 16.1 %Berks County: 5.5 %Blair County: 9.4 %Bradford County: 16.8 %Bucks County: 3.4 %Butler County: 7.1 %Cambria County: 13.7 %Cameron County: 43.3 %Carbon County: 21 %Centre County: 10.6 %Chester County: 4 %Clarion County: 20.6 %Clearfield County: 15.9 %Clinton County: 18.1 %Columbia County: 13.1 %Crawford County: 20.3 %Cumberland County: 4.6 %Dauphin County: 5.9 %Delaware County: 5.6 %Elk County: 20.1 %Erie County: 8.3 %Fayette County: 11.4 %Forest County: 72.1 %Franklin County: 5.6 %Fulton County: 13.7 %Greene County: 12.7 %Huntingdon County: 23.4 %Indiana County: 14.3 %Jefferson County: 17.4 %Juniata County: 15 %Lackawanna County: 11.8 %Lancaster County: 3.4 %Lawrence County: 9.1 %Lebanon County: 6.3 %Lehigh County: 4.7 %Luzerne County: 11.6 %Lycoming County: 12.3 %McKean County: 16.9 %Mercer County: 9.4 %Mifflin County: 13.6 %Monroe County: 23.8 %Montgomery County: 4.4 %Montour County: 5.3 %Northampton County: 5.5 %Northumberland County: 13.4 %Perry County: 8.9 %Philadelphia County: 9.5 %Pike County: 39.9 %Potter County: 45.4 %Schuylkill County: 14.6 %Snyder County: 9.3 %Somerset County: 23.1 %Sullivan County: 54.7 %Susquehanna County: 26.7 %Tioga County: 22.8 %Union County: 11.5 %Venango County: 18.6 %Warren County: 24.8 %Washington County: 10.1 %Wayne County: 36.6 %Westmoreland County: 8.3 %Wyoming County: 15.3 %York County: 4.5 %
  • Under 5.6
  • 5.6 to 9.4
  • 9.4 to 13
  • 13 to 16
  • 16 to 23
  • 23 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Forest County: 72.1 %Forest County72.1Sullivan County: 54.7 %Sullivan County54.7Potter County: 45.4 %Potter County45.4Cameron County: 43.3 %Cameron County43.3Pike County: 39.9 %Pike County39.9Wayne County: 36.6 %Wayne County36.6Susquehanna County: 26.7 %Susquehanna County26.7Warren County: 24.8 %Warren County24.8Monroe County: 23.8 %Monroe County23.8Huntingdon County: 23.4 %Huntingdon County23.4Somerset County: 23.1 %Somerset County23.1Tioga County: 22.8 %Tioga County22.8Carbon County: 21 %Carbon County21Clarion County: 20.6 %Clarion County20.6Crawford County: 20.3 %Crawford County20.3Elk County: 20.1 %Elk County20.1Venango County: 18.6 %Venango County18.6Clinton County: 18.1 %Clinton County18.1Jefferson County: 17.4 %Jefferson County17.4McKean County: 16.9 %McKean County16.9Bradford County: 16.8 %Bradford County16.8Bedford County: 16.1 %Bedford County16.1Clearfield County: 15.9 %Clearfield County15.9Wyoming County: 15.3 %Wyoming County15.3Juniata County: 15 %Juniata County15Schuylkill County: 14.6 %Schuylkill County14.6Indiana County: 14.3 %Indiana County14.3Cambria County: 13.7 %Cambria County13.7Fulton County: 13.7 %Fulton County13.7Mifflin County: 13.6 %Mifflin County13.6Northumberland County: 13.4 %Northumberland County13.4Columbia County: 13.1 %Columbia County13.1Armstrong County: 12.9 %Armstrong County12.9Greene County: 12.7 %Greene County12.7Lycoming County: 12.3 %Lycoming County12.3Lackawanna County: 11.8 %Lackawanna County11.8Luzerne County: 11.6 %Luzerne County11.6Union County: 11.5 %Union County11.5Fayette County: 11.4 %Fayette County11.4Centre County: 10.6 %Centre County10.6Forest County: 72.1 %Forest County72.1Sullivan County: 54.7 %Sullivan County54.7Potter County: 45.4 %Potter County45.4Cameron County: 43.3 %Cameron County43.3Pike County: 39.9 %Pike County39.9Wayne County: 36.6 %Wayne County36.6Susquehanna County: 26.7 %Susquehanna County26.7Warren County: 24.8 %Warren County24.8Monroe County: 23.8 %Monroe County23.8Huntingdon County: 23.4 %Huntingdon County23.4Somerset County: 23.1 %Somerset County23.1Tioga County: 22.8 %Tioga County22.8Carbon County: 21 %Carbon County21Clarion County: 20.6 %Clarion County20.6Crawford County: 20.3 %Crawford County20.3Elk County: 20.1 %Elk County20.1Venango County: 18.6 %Venango County18.6Clinton County: 18.1 %Clinton County18.1Jefferson County: 17.4 %Jefferson County17.4McKean County: 16.9 %McKean County16.9Bradford County: 16.8 %Bradford County16.8Bedford County: 16.1 %Bedford County16.1Clearfield County: 15.9 %Clearfield County15.9Wyoming County: 15.3 %Wyoming County15.3Juniata County: 15 %Juniata County15Schuylkill County: 14.6 %Schuylkill County14.6Indiana County: 14.3 %Indiana County14.3Cambria County: 13.7 %Cambria County13.7Fulton County: 13.7 %Fulton County13.7Mifflin County: 13.6 %Mifflin County13.6Northumberland County: 13.4 %Northumberland County13.4Columbia County: 13.1 %Columbia County13.1Armstrong County: 12.9 %Armstrong County12.9Greene County: 12.7 %Greene County12.7Lycoming County: 12.3 %Lycoming County12.3Lackawanna County: 11.8 %Lackawanna County11.8Luzerne County: 11.6 %Luzerne County11.6Union County: 11.5 %Union County11.5Fayette County: 11.4 %Fayette County11.4Centre County: 10.6 %Centre County10.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Forest County72.1-1.7 pts
2Sullivan County54.7-1.5 pts
3Potter County45.4-1.4 pts
4Cameron County43.3-0.8 pts
5Pike County39.9-0.3 pts
6Wayne County36.6-1.6 pts
7Susquehanna County26.7-0.1 pts
8Warren County24.8-0.5 pts
9Monroe County23.8-1.8 pts
10Huntingdon County23.4-1.4 pts
11Somerset County23.1-0.3 pts
12Tioga County22.8-0.3 pts
13Carbon County21-1.1 pts
14Clarion County20.6-1 pts
15Crawford County20.3-1.1 pts
16Elk County20.1-0.1 pts
17Venango County18.6-0.3 pts
18Clinton County18.1-2 pts
19Jefferson County17.4-0.9 pts
20McKean County16.9-1.6 pts
21Bradford County16.8-0.5 pts
22Bedford County16.1-0.8 pts
23Clearfield County15.9-0.9 pts
24Wyoming County15.3-0.7 pts
25Juniata County15-0.7 pts
26Schuylkill County14.6-0.8 pts
27Indiana County14.3-0 pts
28Cambria County13.7-0.3 pts
28Fulton County13.7-0.3 pts
30Mifflin County13.6+0.7 pts
31Northumberland County13.4+0.4 pts
32Columbia County13.1+0.3 pts
33Armstrong County12.9-0.8 pts
34Greene County12.7-1.1 pts
35Lycoming County12.3-0.9 pts
36Lackawanna County11.8-0.3 pts
37Luzerne County11.6-0.5 pts
38Union County11.5-0.9 pts
39Fayette County11.40 pts
40Centre County10.6-0.7 pts
41Washington County10.1-0.1 pts
42Allegheny County9.6+0.1 pts
43Philadelphia County9.5-0.3 pts
44Blair County9.40 pts
45Mercer County9.4-0.5 pts
46Snyder County9.3-0.6 pts
47Beaver County9.1+0.1 pts
48Lawrence County9.1-0.3 pts
49Perry County8.9-0.5 pts
50Westmoreland County8.3-0.6 pts
51Erie County8.3-0.4 pts
52Butler County7.1+0.1 pts
53Adams County6.8-0.4 pts
54Lebanon County6.3-0.5 pts
55Dauphin County5.9-1 pts
56Franklin County5.6-0.2 pts
57Delaware County5.6-0.2 pts
58Northampton County5.5-0.2 pts
59Berks County5.5-0.1 pts
60Montour County5.3-0.5 pts
61Lehigh County4.7-0.4 pts
62Cumberland County4.6-0.1 pts
63York County4.5-0.3 pts
64Montgomery County4.4-0.6 pts
65Chester County4+0.1 pts
66Bucks County3.4-0 pts
67Lancaster County3.4-0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat

MLA 9

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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/pennsylvania-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Forest County, with 72.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lancaster County, with 3.4% in 2023.

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