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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 2023, at 34.9%. Lincoln County had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 17.7% and the figure for South Dakota was 10.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.9Potter County
Lowest3.3Lincoln County
Median17.766 counties
South Dakota10.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 15.1 %Beadle County: 11.5 %Bennett County: 16.9 %Bon Homme County: 14.1 %Brookings County: 10.2 %Brown County: 9.1 %Brule County: 18.5 %Buffalo County: 14 %Butte County: 10.7 %Campbell County: 23.6 %Charles Mix County: 18 %Clark County: 17.8 %Clay County: 10.9 %Codington County: 7.7 %Corson County: 18.2 %Custer County: 21.3 %Davison County: 8.8 %Day County: 31.8 %Deuel County: 16.2 %Dewey County: 12.8 %Douglas County: 17.5 %Edmunds County: 16 %Fall River County: 16 %Faulk County: 22.6 %Grant County: 13.1 %Gregory County: 25.7 %Haakon County: 22.7 %Hamlin County: 23 %Hand County: 19.1 %Hanson County: 12 %Harding County: 29.8 %Hughes County: 8.1 %Hutchinson County: 8.8 %Hyde County: 15.4 %Jackson County: 27.3 %Jerauld County: 17.4 %Jones County: 25.7 %Kingsbury County: 23.3 %Lake County: 19.4 %Lawrence County: 18.8 %Lincoln County: 3.3 %Lyman County: 24.1 %McCook County: 10.1 %McPherson County: 28.2 %Marshall County: 32.3 %Meade County: 6.7 %Mellette County: 20.9 %Miner County: 24.3 %Minnehaha County: 5.3 %Moody County: 9 %Oglala Lakota County: 21.1 %Pennington County: 9.8 %Perkins County: 27.5 %Potter County: 34.9 %Roberts County: 24.2 %Sanborn County: 18.1 %Spink County: 17.9 %Stanley County: 17.5 %Sully County: 31.3 %Todd County: 14.3 %Tripp County: 18.4 %Turner County: 9.3 %Union County: 4.2 %Walworth County: 18.5 %Yankton County: 6.7 %Ziebach County: 19.1 %
  • Under 9.3
  • 9.3 to 14
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  • 24 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

Potter County: 34.9 %Potter County34.9Marshall County: 32.3 %Marshall County32.3Day County: 31.8 %Day County31.8Sully County: 31.3 %Sully County31.3Harding County: 29.8 %Harding County29.8McPherson County: 28.2 %McPherson County28.2Perkins County: 27.5 %Perkins County27.5Jackson County: 27.3 %Jackson County27.3Jones County: 25.7 %Jones County25.7Gregory County: 25.7 %Gregory County25.7Miner County: 24.3 %Miner County24.3Roberts County: 24.2 %Roberts County24.2Lyman County: 24.1 %Lyman County24.1Campbell County: 23.6 %Campbell County23.6Kingsbury County: 23.3 %Kingsbury County23.3Hamlin County: 23 %Hamlin County23Haakon County: 22.7 %Haakon County22.7Faulk County: 22.6 %Faulk County22.6Custer County: 21.3 %Custer County21.3Oglala Lakota County: 21.1 %Oglala Lakota County21.1Mellette County: 20.9 %Mellette County20.9Lake County: 19.4 %Lake County19.4Hand County: 19.1 %Hand County19.1Ziebach County: 19.1 %Ziebach County19.1Lawrence County: 18.8 %Lawrence County18.8Walworth County: 18.5 %Walworth County18.5Brule County: 18.5 %Brule County18.5Tripp County: 18.4 %Tripp County18.4Corson County: 18.2 %Corson County18.2Sanborn County: 18.1 %Sanborn County18.1Charles Mix County: 18 %Charles Mix County18Spink County: 17.9 %Spink County17.9Clark County: 17.8 %Clark County17.8Douglas County: 17.5 %Douglas County17.5Stanley County: 17.5 %Stanley County17.5Jerauld County: 17.4 %Jerauld County17.4Bennett County: 16.9 %Bennett County16.9Deuel County: 16.2 %Deuel County16.2Fall River County: 16 %Fall River County16Edmunds County: 16 %Edmunds County16Potter County: 34.9 %Potter County34.9Marshall County: 32.3 %Marshall County32.3Day County: 31.8 %Day County31.8Sully County: 31.3 %Sully County31.3Harding County: 29.8 %Harding County29.8McPherson County: 28.2 %McPherson County28.2Perkins County: 27.5 %Perkins County27.5Jackson County: 27.3 %Jackson County27.3Jones County: 25.7 %Jones County25.7Gregory County: 25.7 %Gregory County25.7Miner County: 24.3 %Miner County24.3Roberts County: 24.2 %Roberts County24.2Lyman County: 24.1 %Lyman County24.1Campbell County: 23.6 %Campbell County23.6Kingsbury County: 23.3 %Kingsbury County23.3Hamlin County: 23 %Hamlin County23Haakon County: 22.7 %Haakon County22.7Faulk County: 22.6 %Faulk County22.6Custer County: 21.3 %Custer County21.3Oglala Lakota County: 21.1 %Oglala Lakota County21.1Mellette County: 20.9 %Mellette County20.9Lake County: 19.4 %Lake County19.4Hand County: 19.1 %Hand County19.1Ziebach County: 19.1 %Ziebach County19.1Lawrence County: 18.8 %Lawrence County18.8Walworth County: 18.5 %Walworth County18.5Brule County: 18.5 %Brule County18.5Tripp County: 18.4 %Tripp County18.4Corson County: 18.2 %Corson County18.2Sanborn County: 18.1 %Sanborn County18.1Charles Mix County: 18 %Charles Mix County18Spink County: 17.9 %Spink County17.9Clark County: 17.8 %Clark County17.8Douglas County: 17.5 %Douglas County17.5Stanley County: 17.5 %Stanley County17.5Jerauld County: 17.4 %Jerauld County17.4Bennett County: 16.9 %Bennett County16.9Deuel County: 16.2 %Deuel County16.2Fall River County: 16 %Fall River County16Edmunds County: 16 %Edmunds County16
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Potter County34.9+0.3 pts
2Marshall County32.3+1.5 pts
3Day County31.8+0.3 pts
4Sully County31.3-1.3 pts
5Harding County29.8+2.6 pts
6McPherson County28.2-2.4 pts
7Perkins County27.5-0.8 pts
8Jackson County27.3-0.4 pts
9Jones County25.7+0.4 pts
10Gregory County25.7-2.3 pts
11Miner County24.3-0.7 pts
12Roberts County24.2+0.1 pts
13Lyman County24.1+1.3 pts
14Campbell County23.6-1.8 pts
15Kingsbury County23.3-0.7 pts
16Hamlin County23+0.1 pts
17Haakon County22.7+0.3 pts
18Faulk County22.6-4.3 pts
19Custer County21.3-1.1 pts
20Oglala Lakota County21.1-1.6 pts
21Mellette County20.9+2 pts
22Lake County19.4-0.9 pts
23Hand County19.1+0.4 pts
24Ziebach County19.1-4.6 pts
25Lawrence County18.8-1.5 pts
26Walworth County18.5-0.5 pts
27Brule County18.5+1.3 pts
28Tripp County18.4-3.6 pts
29Corson County18.2-3.5 pts
30Sanborn County18.1+0.9 pts
31Charles Mix County18-1.3 pts
32Spink County17.9+1.9 pts
33Clark County17.8+1.8 pts
34Douglas County17.5-2.5 pts
35Stanley County17.5+1.9 pts
36Jerauld County17.4+1.9 pts
37Bennett County16.9-1.4 pts
38Deuel County16.2+0.2 pts
39Fall River County16-5.3 pts
40Edmunds County16-4.8 pts
41Hyde County15.4-0.3 pts
42Aurora County15.1+1.7 pts
43Todd County14.3-2.4 pts
44Bon Homme County14.1-0.3 pts
45Buffalo County14-2.3 pts
46Grant County13.1+1.2 pts
47Dewey County12.8-0.6 pts
48Hanson County12-1.6 pts
49Beadle County11.5-0.3 pts
50Clay County10.9-1 pts
51Butte County10.7-2.3 pts
52Brookings County10.20 pts
53McCook County10.1+0.1 pts
54Pennington County9.8-0.1 pts
55Turner County9.3-1.9 pts
56Brown County9.1-1.5 pts
57Moody County9+1 pts
58Hutchinson County8.8-0.2 pts
59Davison County8.8-2.4 pts
60Hughes County8.1+1.1 pts
61Codington County7.7-0.6 pts
62Yankton County6.7+0.8 pts
63Meade County6.7-1.4 pts
64Minnehaha County5.3-0.4 pts
65Union County4.2-0.3 pts
66Lincoln County3.3+0.6 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/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 South Dakota 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

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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), 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/south-dakota-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 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/south-dakota-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 South Dakota 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/south-dakota-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Potter County, with 34.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Lincoln County, with 3.3% in 2023.

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