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

Pickett County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 95 counties in 2024, at 35.5%. Bedford County had the lowest, at 4.8%. The median was 11.9% and the figure for Tennessee was 10.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.5Pickett County
Lowest4.8Bedford County
Median11.995 counties
Tennessee10.2History

Map of counties, 2024

Anderson County: 8.7 %Bedford County: 4.8 %Benton County: 16.9 %Bledsoe County: 17.8 %Blount County: 10.2 %Bradley County: 7.3 %Campbell County: 16.4 %Cannon County: 10.5 %Carroll County: 11.9 %Carter County: 13.1 %Cheatham County: 6.7 %Chester County: 11.7 %Claiborne County: 11.5 %Clay County: 13 %Cocke County: 13.6 %Coffee County: 9.3 %Crockett County: 10.2 %Cumberland County: 10.4 %Davidson County: 9 %Decatur County: 30.7 %DeKalb County: 14.8 %Dickson County: 8 %Dyer County: 9.5 %Fayette County: 6.9 %Fentress County: 15.4 %Franklin County: 13.3 %Gibson County: 10 %Giles County: 15.2 %Grainger County: 18.4 %Greene County: 13.1 %Grundy County: 17.3 %Hamblen County: 6.9 %Hamilton County: 8.2 %Hancock County: 23.1 %Hardeman County: 15.3 %Hardin County: 27.4 %Hawkins County: 14.1 %Haywood County: 13.2 %Henderson County: 15.8 %Henry County: 21.3 %Hickman County: 11.9 %Houston County: 15.2 %Humphreys County: 18.6 %Jackson County: 18.1 %Jefferson County: 14.9 %Johnson County: 16.7 %Knox County: 8 %Lake County: 17.1 %Lauderdale County: 12.9 %Lawrence County: 9.3 %Lewis County: 7.2 %Lincoln County: 8.9 %Loudon County: 7.6 %McMinn County: 12.1 %McNairy County: 19.4 %Macon County: 14.3 %Madison County: 8.9 %Marion County: 15.6 %Marshall County: 7.6 %Maury County: 8.4 %Meigs County: 16.6 %Monroe County: 9.4 %Montgomery County: 6.1 %Moore County: 9.2 %Morgan County: 16.1 %Obion County: 12.6 %Overton County: 12.8 %Perry County: 25.8 %Pickett County: 35.5 %Polk County: 18.1 %Putnam County: 8 %Rhea County: 12.8 %Roane County: 11.3 %Robertson County: 5.3 %Rutherford County: 6.8 %Scott County: 11.3 %Sequatchie County: 11.4 %Sevier County: 31.6 %Shelby County: 10.3 %Smith County: 9.4 %Stewart County: 20.8 %Sullivan County: 9.7 %Sumner County: 5.6 %Tipton County: 7.2 %Trousdale County: 6.9 %Unicoi County: 10.9 %Union County: 19.3 %Van Buren County: 12.1 %Warren County: 12.6 %Washington County: 8.6 %Wayne County: 17 %Weakley County: 11.1 %White County: 9 %Williamson County: 4.9 %Wilson County: 6.2 %
  • Under 7.9
  • 7.9 to 9.4
  • 9.4 to 12
  • 12 to 14
  • 14 to 17
  • 17 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Pickett County: 35.5 %Pickett County35.5Sevier County: 31.6 %Sevier County31.6Decatur County: 30.7 %Decatur County30.7Hardin County: 27.4 %Hardin County27.4Perry County: 25.8 %Perry County25.8Hancock County: 23.1 %Hancock County23.1Henry County: 21.3 %Henry County21.3Stewart County: 20.8 %Stewart County20.8McNairy County: 19.4 %McNairy County19.4Union County: 19.3 %Union County19.3Humphreys County: 18.6 %Humphreys County18.6Grainger County: 18.4 %Grainger County18.4Jackson County: 18.1 %Jackson County18.1Polk County: 18.1 %Polk County18.1Bledsoe County: 17.8 %Bledsoe County17.8Grundy County: 17.3 %Grundy County17.3Lake County: 17.1 %Lake County17.1Wayne County: 17 %Wayne County17Benton County: 16.9 %Benton County16.9Johnson County: 16.7 %Johnson County16.7Meigs County: 16.6 %Meigs County16.6Campbell County: 16.4 %Campbell County16.4Morgan County: 16.1 %Morgan County16.1Henderson County: 15.8 %Henderson County15.8Marion County: 15.6 %Marion County15.6Fentress County: 15.4 %Fentress County15.4Hardeman County: 15.3 %Hardeman County15.3Giles County: 15.2 %Giles County15.2Houston County: 15.2 %Houston County15.2Jefferson County: 14.9 %Jefferson County14.9DeKalb County: 14.8 %DeKalb County14.8Macon County: 14.3 %Macon County14.3Hawkins County: 14.1 %Hawkins County14.1Cocke County: 13.6 %Cocke County13.6Franklin County: 13.3 %Franklin County13.3Haywood County: 13.2 %Haywood County13.2Greene County: 13.1 %Greene County13.1Carter County: 13.1 %Carter County13.1Clay County: 13 %Clay County13Lauderdale County: 12.9 %Lauderdale County12.9Pickett County: 35.5 %Pickett County35.5Sevier County: 31.6 %Sevier County31.6Decatur County: 30.7 %Decatur County30.7Hardin County: 27.4 %Hardin County27.4Perry County: 25.8 %Perry County25.8Hancock County: 23.1 %Hancock County23.1Henry County: 21.3 %Henry County21.3Stewart County: 20.8 %Stewart County20.8McNairy County: 19.4 %McNairy County19.4Union County: 19.3 %Union County19.3Humphreys County: 18.6 %Humphreys County18.6Grainger County: 18.4 %Grainger County18.4Jackson County: 18.1 %Jackson County18.1Polk County: 18.1 %Polk County18.1Bledsoe County: 17.8 %Bledsoe County17.8Grundy County: 17.3 %Grundy County17.3Lake County: 17.1 %Lake County17.1Wayne County: 17 %Wayne County17Benton County: 16.9 %Benton County16.9Johnson County: 16.7 %Johnson County16.7Meigs County: 16.6 %Meigs County16.6Campbell County: 16.4 %Campbell County16.4Morgan County: 16.1 %Morgan County16.1Henderson County: 15.8 %Henderson County15.8Marion County: 15.6 %Marion County15.6Fentress County: 15.4 %Fentress County15.4Hardeman County: 15.3 %Hardeman County15.3Giles County: 15.2 %Giles County15.2Houston County: 15.2 %Houston County15.2Jefferson County: 14.9 %Jefferson County14.9DeKalb County: 14.8 %DeKalb County14.8Macon County: 14.3 %Macon County14.3Hawkins County: 14.1 %Hawkins County14.1Cocke County: 13.6 %Cocke County13.6Franklin County: 13.3 %Franklin County13.3Haywood County: 13.2 %Haywood County13.2Greene County: 13.1 %Greene County13.1Carter County: 13.1 %Carter County13.1Clay County: 13 %Clay County13Lauderdale County: 12.9 %Lauderdale County12.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pickett County35.5-1.9 pts
2Sevier County31.6-0.6 pts
3Decatur County30.7-1.9 pts
4Hardin County27.4-0.8 pts
5Perry County25.8-11.3 pts
6Hancock County23.1-1.3 pts
7Henry County21.3-1.2 pts
8Stewart County20.8-2 pts
9McNairy County19.4-0.8 pts
10Union County19.3-0.7 pts
11Humphreys County18.6-4 pts
12Grainger County18.4-0.2 pts
13Jackson County18.1-1.4 pts
13Polk County18.1-1.2 pts
15Bledsoe County17.8-0.5 pts
16Grundy County17.3-0.5 pts
17Lake County17.1-1.9 pts
18Wayne County17-3.4 pts
19Benton County16.9-2 pts
20Johnson County16.7-1.4 pts
21Meigs County16.6+2.2 pts
22Campbell County16.4-1.6 pts
23Morgan County16.1+0.2 pts
24Henderson County15.8+0.2 pts
25Marion County15.6-1.1 pts
26Fentress County15.4-1.1 pts
27Hardeman County15.3-0.2 pts
28Giles County15.2-1.8 pts
29Houston County15.2-4.2 pts
30Jefferson County14.9-0.5 pts
31DeKalb County14.8-0.5 pts
32Macon County14.3-0.8 pts
33Hawkins County14.1-1.3 pts
34Cocke County13.6-1.8 pts
35Franklin County13.3-0.5 pts
36Haywood County13.2+0.1 pts
37Greene County13.1-0.3 pts
38Carter County13.1-0.4 pts
39Clay County13-6.8 pts
40Lauderdale County12.9-1 pts
41Overton County12.8-0.4 pts
42Rhea County12.8-0.7 pts
43Warren County12.6+0.5 pts
44Obion County12.6-0.2 pts
45McMinn County12.1+1.4 pts
46Van Buren County12.1-3.5 pts
47Hickman County11.9-1.4 pts
48Carroll County11.9-2.2 pts
49Chester County11.7-1 pts
50Claiborne County11.5-1.3 pts
51Sequatchie County11.4-0.5 pts
52Scott County11.3-1 pts
53Roane County11.3-0.6 pts
54Weakley County11.1-0.6 pts
55Unicoi County10.9+0.2 pts
56Cannon County10.5-0.4 pts
57Cumberland County10.4-1.2 pts
58Shelby County10.3-0.3 pts
59Blount County10.2-0.4 pts
60Crockett County10.2+0.1 pts
61Gibson County10-0.7 pts
62Sullivan County9.7-0.2 pts
63Dyer County9.5+0.8 pts
64Monroe County9.4-1.1 pts
65Smith County9.4-2.5 pts
66Coffee County9.3-0.2 pts
67Lawrence County9.3-1.4 pts
68Moore County9.2-2.7 pts
69Davidson County9+0.2 pts
70White County9-0.5 pts
71Madison County8.9-1.1 pts
72Lincoln County8.9-0.7 pts
73Anderson County8.7-1.1 pts
74Washington County8.6+0.1 pts
75Maury County8.4+0.4 pts
76Hamilton County8.2-0.4 pts
77Dickson County8-1.1 pts
78Knox County8-0.1 pts
79Putnam County8-0.2 pts
80Marshall County7.6-1 pts
81Loudon County7.6-0.2 pts
82Bradley County7.3-0.4 pts
83Tipton County7.2+0.3 pts
84Lewis County7.2-3.1 pts
85Fayette County6.9-0.6 pts
85Hamblen County6.9-0.4 pts
87Trousdale County6.9+1.5 pts
88Rutherford County6.8-0.2 pts
89Cheatham County6.7-0.7 pts
90Wilson County6.2-1 pts
91Montgomery County6.1-0.5 pts
92Sumner County5.6-0.2 pts
93Robertson County5.3+0.1 pts
94Williamson County4.9+0.9 pts
95Bedford County4.8-1 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/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 Tennessee 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

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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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties.

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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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pickett County, with 35.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bedford County, with 4.8% in 2024.

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