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

Potter County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 66 counties in 2022, at 34.7%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 17.8% and the figure for South Dakota was 11.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.7Potter County
Lowest2.7Lincoln County
Median17.866 counties
South Dakota11.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 13.4 %Beadle County: 11.8 %Bennett County: 18.3 %Bon Homme County: 14.3 %Brookings County: 10.2 %Brown County: 10.7 %Brule County: 17.2 %Buffalo County: 16.3 %Butte County: 13 %Campbell County: 25.4 %Charles Mix County: 19.2 %Clark County: 16 %Clay County: 12 %Codington County: 8.2 %Corson County: 21.8 %Custer County: 22.4 %Davison County: 11.1 %Day County: 31.5 %Deuel County: 16 %Dewey County: 13.4 %Douglas County: 20 %Edmunds County: 20.8 %Fall River County: 21.3 %Faulk County: 26.9 %Grant County: 12 %Gregory County: 28 %Haakon County: 22.4 %Hamlin County: 22.9 %Hand County: 18.7 %Hanson County: 13.6 %Harding County: 27.1 %Hughes County: 7 %Hutchinson County: 9 %Hyde County: 15.6 %Jackson County: 27.7 %Jerauld County: 15.5 %Jones County: 25.3 %Kingsbury County: 24 %Lake County: 20.3 %Lawrence County: 20.3 %Lincoln County: 2.7 %Lyman County: 22.8 %McCook County: 10 %McPherson County: 30.5 %Marshall County: 30.8 %Meade County: 8.1 %Mellette County: 18.9 %Miner County: 25 %Minnehaha County: 5.8 %Moody County: 8 %Oglala Lakota County: 22.7 %Pennington County: 9.9 %Perkins County: 28.3 %Potter County: 34.7 %Roberts County: 24.1 %Sanborn County: 17.2 %Spink County: 16 %Stanley County: 15.6 %Sully County: 32.6 %Todd County: 16.7 %Tripp County: 22 %Turner County: 11.2 %Union County: 4.5 %Walworth County: 19 %Yankton County: 5.9 %Ziebach County: 23.7 %
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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

Potter County: 34.7 %Potter County34.7Sully County: 32.6 %Sully County32.6Day County: 31.5 %Day County31.5Marshall County: 30.8 %Marshall County30.8McPherson County: 30.5 %McPherson County30.5Perkins County: 28.3 %Perkins County28.3Gregory County: 28 %Gregory County28Jackson County: 27.7 %Jackson County27.7Harding County: 27.1 %Harding County27.1Faulk County: 26.9 %Faulk County26.9Campbell County: 25.4 %Campbell County25.4Jones County: 25.3 %Jones County25.3Miner County: 25 %Miner County25Roberts County: 24.1 %Roberts County24.1Kingsbury County: 24 %Kingsbury County24Ziebach County: 23.7 %Ziebach County23.7Hamlin County: 22.9 %Hamlin County22.9Lyman County: 22.8 %Lyman County22.8Oglala Lakota County: 22.7 %Oglala Lakota County22.7Custer County: 22.4 %Custer County22.4Haakon County: 22.4 %Haakon County22.4Tripp County: 22 %Tripp County22Corson County: 21.8 %Corson County21.8Fall River County: 21.3 %Fall River County21.3Edmunds County: 20.8 %Edmunds County20.8Lake County: 20.3 %Lake County20.3Lawrence County: 20.3 %Lawrence County20.3Douglas County: 20 %Douglas County20Charles Mix County: 19.2 %Charles Mix County19.2Walworth County: 19 %Walworth County19Mellette County: 18.9 %Mellette County18.9Hand County: 18.7 %Hand County18.7Bennett County: 18.3 %Bennett County18.3Brule County: 17.2 %Brule County17.2Sanborn County: 17.2 %Sanborn County17.2Todd County: 16.7 %Todd County16.7Buffalo County: 16.3 %Buffalo County16.3Clark County: 16 %Clark County16Spink County: 16 %Spink County16Deuel County: 16 %Deuel County16Potter County: 34.7 %Potter County34.7Sully County: 32.6 %Sully County32.6Day County: 31.5 %Day County31.5Marshall County: 30.8 %Marshall County30.8McPherson County: 30.5 %McPherson County30.5Perkins County: 28.3 %Perkins County28.3Gregory County: 28 %Gregory County28Jackson County: 27.7 %Jackson County27.7Harding County: 27.1 %Harding County27.1Faulk County: 26.9 %Faulk County26.9Campbell County: 25.4 %Campbell County25.4Jones County: 25.3 %Jones County25.3Miner County: 25 %Miner County25Roberts County: 24.1 %Roberts County24.1Kingsbury County: 24 %Kingsbury County24Ziebach County: 23.7 %Ziebach County23.7Hamlin County: 22.9 %Hamlin County22.9Lyman County: 22.8 %Lyman County22.8Oglala Lakota County: 22.7 %Oglala Lakota County22.7Custer County: 22.4 %Custer County22.4Haakon County: 22.4 %Haakon County22.4Tripp County: 22 %Tripp County22Corson County: 21.8 %Corson County21.8Fall River County: 21.3 %Fall River County21.3Edmunds County: 20.8 %Edmunds County20.8Lake County: 20.3 %Lake County20.3Lawrence County: 20.3 %Lawrence County20.3Douglas County: 20 %Douglas County20Charles Mix County: 19.2 %Charles Mix County19.2Walworth County: 19 %Walworth County19Mellette County: 18.9 %Mellette County18.9Hand County: 18.7 %Hand County18.7Bennett County: 18.3 %Bennett County18.3Brule County: 17.2 %Brule County17.2Sanborn County: 17.2 %Sanborn County17.2Todd County: 16.7 %Todd County16.7Buffalo County: 16.3 %Buffalo County16.3Clark County: 16 %Clark County16Spink County: 16 %Spink County16Deuel County: 16 %Deuel County16
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Potter County34.7+0.9 pts
2Sully County32.6+1.6 pts
3Day County31.5-1.7 pts
4Marshall County30.8+1.2 pts
5McPherson County30.5-0.4 pts
6Perkins County28.3+2.5 pts
7Gregory County28-1.4 pts
8Jackson County27.7-3.4 pts
9Harding County27.1-1.6 pts
10Faulk County26.9-0.5 pts
11Campbell County25.4-4.1 pts
12Jones County25.3-0.4 pts
13Miner County25-1.3 pts
14Roberts County24.1-0.2 pts
15Kingsbury County24-0.1 pts
16Ziebach County23.7+0.1 pts
17Hamlin County22.9-1.8 pts
18Lyman County22.8+0.2 pts
19Oglala Lakota County22.7-2.8 pts
20Custer County22.4-3.3 pts
20Haakon County22.4+0.1 pts
22Tripp County22-3.1 pts
23Corson County21.8-0.8 pts
24Fall River County21.3-1.8 pts
25Edmunds County20.8-2.6 pts
26Lake County20.3+1.8 pts
27Lawrence County20.3-0.8 pts
28Douglas County20+0.8 pts
29Charles Mix County19.2+0.1 pts
30Walworth County19-2.5 pts
31Mellette County18.9-2.4 pts
32Hand County18.7-0.6 pts
33Bennett County18.3-0.8 pts
34Brule County17.2+1.2 pts
35Sanborn County17.2-2.4 pts
36Todd County16.7-0.3 pts
37Buffalo County16.3+0.4 pts
38Clark County16+0.9 pts
38Spink County16-2.3 pts
40Deuel County16-0.3 pts
41Hyde County15.6-3.3 pts
41Stanley County15.6+0.3 pts
43Jerauld County15.5-0.9 pts
44Bon Homme County14.3+0.8 pts
45Hanson County13.6+0.4 pts
46Aurora County13.4-1.2 pts
47Dewey County13.4-1.6 pts
48Butte County13-2 pts
49Grant County12+0.2 pts
50Clay County12-0.7 pts
51Beadle County11.8+2.4 pts
52Turner County11.2+0.4 pts
53Davison County11.1+0.7 pts
54Brown County10.7+1.3 pts
55Brookings County10.2+0.2 pts
56McCook County10-1.4 pts
57Pennington County9.9-0.3 pts
58Hutchinson County9-0.9 pts
59Codington County8.2-0.8 pts
60Meade County8.1-0.9 pts
61Moody County8-1.6 pts
62Hughes County7+1.6 pts
63Yankton County5.9-0.4 pts
64Minnehaha County5.8-0.2 pts
65Union County4.5+0.3 pts
66Lincoln County2.7+0.2 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 South Dakota 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 South Dakota 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/south-dakota-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 South Dakota 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/south-dakota-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 South Dakota 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/south-dakota-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Potter County, with 34.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lincoln County, with 2.7% in 2022.

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