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

Marshall County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 66 counties in 2024, at 32.2%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 17% and the figure for South Dakota was 10.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest32.2Marshall County
Lowest2.9Lincoln County
Median1766 counties
South Dakota10.5History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Marshall County: 32.2 %Marshall County32.2Potter County: 32 %Potter County32Sully County: 31.8 %Sully County31.8Day County: 31.1 %Day County31.1Jones County: 28.6 %Jones County28.6Harding County: 27.6 %Harding County27.6Gregory County: 26.5 %Gregory County26.5Roberts County: 25.2 %Roberts County25.2Perkins County: 24.9 %Perkins County24.9McPherson County: 24.1 %McPherson County24.1Jackson County: 23.6 %Jackson County23.6Lyman County: 23.5 %Lyman County23.5Hamlin County: 23.3 %Hamlin County23.3Haakon County: 23.2 %Haakon County23.2Miner County: 21 %Miner County21Kingsbury County: 20.7 %Kingsbury County20.7Faulk County: 20.6 %Faulk County20.6Bennett County: 20.1 %Bennett County20.1Sanborn County: 19 %Sanborn County19Lawrence County: 18.8 %Lawrence County18.8Lake County: 18.7 %Lake County18.7Deuel County: 18.6 %Deuel County18.6Hyde County: 18.5 %Hyde County18.5Jerauld County: 18.5 %Jerauld County18.5Hand County: 18.3 %Hand County18.3Tripp County: 18.3 %Tripp County18.3Campbell County: 18 %Campbell County18Mellette County: 17.7 %Mellette County17.7Walworth County: 17.6 %Walworth County17.6Brule County: 17.4 %Brule County17.4Spink County: 17.4 %Spink County17.4Charles Mix County: 17.3 %Charles Mix County17.3Corson County: 17 %Corson County17Clark County: 17 %Clark County17Ziebach County: 17 %Ziebach County17Stanley County: 16.3 %Stanley County16.3Custer County: 15.9 %Custer County15.9Oglala Lakota County: 15.8 %Oglala Lakota County15.8Aurora County: 15.6 %Aurora County15.6Douglas County: 15 %Douglas County15
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Marshall County32.2-0 pts
2Potter County32-3 pts
3Sully County31.8+0.5 pts
4Day County31.1-0.7 pts
5Jones County28.6+2.9 pts
6Harding County27.6-2.1 pts
7Gregory County26.5+0.8 pts
8Roberts County25.2+1.1 pts
9Perkins County24.9-2.5 pts
10McPherson County24.1-4.1 pts
11Jackson County23.6-3.7 pts
12Lyman County23.5-0.6 pts
13Hamlin County23.3+0.3 pts
14Haakon County23.2+0.5 pts
15Miner County21-3.3 pts
16Kingsbury County20.7-2.6 pts
17Faulk County20.6-2 pts
18Bennett County20.1+3.2 pts
19Sanborn County19+0.9 pts
20Lawrence County18.8-0 pts
21Lake County18.7-0.8 pts
22Deuel County18.6+2.4 pts
23Hyde County18.5+3.1 pts
23Jerauld County18.5+1.1 pts
25Hand County18.3-0.9 pts
26Tripp County18.3-0.2 pts
27Campbell County18-5.5 pts
28Mellette County17.7-3.2 pts
29Walworth County17.6-0.9 pts
30Brule County17.4-1.1 pts
30Spink County17.4-0.5 pts
32Charles Mix County17.3-0.6 pts
33Corson County17-1.2 pts
34Clark County17-0.9 pts
35Ziebach County17-2.2 pts
36Stanley County16.3-1.1 pts
37Custer County15.9-5.4 pts
38Oglala Lakota County15.8-5.3 pts
39Aurora County15.6+0.5 pts
40Douglas County15-2.6 pts
41Bon Homme County14.9+0.9 pts
42Edmunds County14.1-1.9 pts
43Dewey County12.4-0.4 pts
44Grant County12.4-0.8 pts
45Hanson County12.3+0.3 pts
46Buffalo County12.1-1.9 pts
47Todd County11.6-2.6 pts
48Clay County11.4+0.5 pts
49Fall River County11.3-4.8 pts
50Beadle County11.1-0.4 pts
51Pennington County10.3+0.5 pts
52McCook County10.2+0.1 pts
53Hutchinson County10.1+1.4 pts
54Brown County10+0.8 pts
55Butte County10-0.7 pts
56Hughes County9.3+1.2 pts
57Brookings County9.1-1.1 pts
58Turner County8.8-0.5 pts
59Yankton County8.7+2 pts
60Codington County7.4-0.2 pts
61Moody County7.3-1.8 pts
62Davison County7.1-1.7 pts
63Meade County7+0.3 pts
64Minnehaha County5.2-0.2 pts
65Union County3.7-0.6 pts
66Lincoln County2.9-0.4 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units. 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 South Dakota 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

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 South Dakota 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/south-dakota-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 South Dakota 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/south-dakota-counties.

Harvard

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 South Dakota 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/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Marshall County, with 32.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lincoln County, with 2.9% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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