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

Perry County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 95 counties in 2021, at 36.2%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 13.9% and the figure for Tennessee was 11.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest36.2Perry County
Lowest3.9Williamson County
Median13.995 counties
Tennessee11.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Anderson County: 11.9 %Bedford County: 8.2 %Benton County: 24 %Bledsoe County: 16.3 %Blount County: 11.6 %Bradley County: 7.9 %Campbell County: 21.2 %Cannon County: 10.2 %Carroll County: 16.1 %Carter County: 15.4 %Cheatham County: 7.4 %Chester County: 15.1 %Claiborne County: 12.3 %Clay County: 25.3 %Cocke County: 19.4 %Coffee County: 9.2 %Crockett County: 11.7 %Cumberland County: 11.9 %Davidson County: 9.5 %Decatur County: 33.6 %DeKalb County: 18.2 %Dickson County: 12.1 %Dyer County: 10.1 %Fayette County: 8.4 %Fentress County: 19 %Franklin County: 14.8 %Gibson County: 12.9 %Giles County: 18 %Grainger County: 19.2 %Greene County: 14.6 %Grundy County: 22.3 %Hamblen County: 10.6 %Hamilton County: 8.8 %Hancock County: 22.1 %Hardeman County: 15.2 %Hardin County: 27.8 %Hawkins County: 15.8 %Haywood County: 13.9 %Henderson County: 15.9 %Henry County: 23.7 %Hickman County: 16.3 %Houston County: 27.9 %Humphreys County: 24.6 %Jackson County: 22.4 %Jefferson County: 17.3 %Johnson County: 21.6 %Knox County: 8.3 %Lake County: 17.5 %Lauderdale County: 14.8 %Lawrence County: 11.4 %Lewis County: 14 %Lincoln County: 11.4 %Loudon County: 10.1 %McMinn County: 11.3 %McNairy County: 19.7 %Macon County: 12.2 %Madison County: 11.1 %Marion County: 13.2 %Marshall County: 10.2 %Maury County: 8.5 %Meigs County: 14.4 %Monroe County: 12.6 %Montgomery County: 8.5 %Moore County: 16.6 %Morgan County: 16.9 %Obion County: 12.9 %Overton County: 15.6 %Perry County: 36.2 %Pickett County: 35.6 %Polk County: 18 %Putnam County: 8.9 %Rhea County: 15.2 %Roane County: 14.3 %Robertson County: 5.8 %Rutherford County: 7 %Scott County: 13.1 %Sequatchie County: 14.5 %Sevier County: 34.1 %Shelby County: 11.5 %Smith County: 12.3 %Stewart County: 23.9 %Sullivan County: 11.1 %Sumner County: 6.2 %Tipton County: 8.5 %Trousdale County: 9.2 %Unicoi County: 13.2 %Union County: 21.9 %Van Buren County: 16.2 %Warren County: 12.6 %Washington County: 9.1 %Wayne County: 21.2 %Weakley County: 12 %White County: 13.4 %Williamson County: 3.9 %Wilson County: 7 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Perry County: 36.2 %Perry County36.2Pickett County: 35.6 %Pickett County35.6Sevier County: 34.1 %Sevier County34.1Decatur County: 33.6 %Decatur County33.6Houston County: 27.9 %Houston County27.9Hardin County: 27.8 %Hardin County27.8Clay County: 25.3 %Clay County25.3Humphreys County: 24.6 %Humphreys County24.6Benton County: 24 %Benton County24Stewart County: 23.9 %Stewart County23.9Henry County: 23.7 %Henry County23.7Jackson County: 22.4 %Jackson County22.4Grundy County: 22.3 %Grundy County22.3Hancock County: 22.1 %Hancock County22.1Union County: 21.9 %Union County21.9Johnson County: 21.6 %Johnson County21.6Campbell County: 21.2 %Campbell County21.2Wayne County: 21.2 %Wayne County21.2McNairy County: 19.7 %McNairy County19.7Cocke County: 19.4 %Cocke County19.4Grainger County: 19.2 %Grainger County19.2Fentress County: 19 %Fentress County19DeKalb County: 18.2 %DeKalb County18.2Giles County: 18 %Giles County18Polk County: 18 %Polk County18Lake County: 17.5 %Lake County17.5Jefferson County: 17.3 %Jefferson County17.3Morgan County: 16.9 %Morgan County16.9Moore County: 16.6 %Moore County16.6Hickman County: 16.3 %Hickman County16.3Bledsoe County: 16.3 %Bledsoe County16.3Van Buren County: 16.2 %Van Buren County16.2Carroll County: 16.1 %Carroll County16.1Henderson County: 15.9 %Henderson County15.9Hawkins County: 15.8 %Hawkins County15.8Overton County: 15.6 %Overton County15.6Carter County: 15.4 %Carter County15.4Hardeman County: 15.2 %Hardeman County15.2Rhea County: 15.2 %Rhea County15.2Chester County: 15.1 %Chester County15.1Perry County: 36.2 %Perry County36.2Pickett County: 35.6 %Pickett County35.6Sevier County: 34.1 %Sevier County34.1Decatur County: 33.6 %Decatur County33.6Houston County: 27.9 %Houston County27.9Hardin County: 27.8 %Hardin County27.8Clay County: 25.3 %Clay County25.3Humphreys County: 24.6 %Humphreys County24.6Benton County: 24 %Benton County24Stewart County: 23.9 %Stewart County23.9Henry County: 23.7 %Henry County23.7Jackson County: 22.4 %Jackson County22.4Grundy County: 22.3 %Grundy County22.3Hancock County: 22.1 %Hancock County22.1Union County: 21.9 %Union County21.9Johnson County: 21.6 %Johnson County21.6Campbell County: 21.2 %Campbell County21.2Wayne County: 21.2 %Wayne County21.2McNairy County: 19.7 %McNairy County19.7Cocke County: 19.4 %Cocke County19.4Grainger County: 19.2 %Grainger County19.2Fentress County: 19 %Fentress County19DeKalb County: 18.2 %DeKalb County18.2Giles County: 18 %Giles County18Polk County: 18 %Polk County18Lake County: 17.5 %Lake County17.5Jefferson County: 17.3 %Jefferson County17.3Morgan County: 16.9 %Morgan County16.9Moore County: 16.6 %Moore County16.6Hickman County: 16.3 %Hickman County16.3Bledsoe County: 16.3 %Bledsoe County16.3Van Buren County: 16.2 %Van Buren County16.2Carroll County: 16.1 %Carroll County16.1Henderson County: 15.9 %Henderson County15.9Hawkins County: 15.8 %Hawkins County15.8Overton County: 15.6 %Overton County15.6Carter County: 15.4 %Carter County15.4Hardeman County: 15.2 %Hardeman County15.2Rhea County: 15.2 %Rhea County15.2Chester County: 15.1 %Chester County15.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Perry County36.2
2Pickett County35.6
3Sevier County34.1
4Decatur County33.6
5Houston County27.9
6Hardin County27.8
7Clay County25.3
8Humphreys County24.6
9Benton County24
10Stewart County23.9
11Henry County23.7
12Jackson County22.4
13Grundy County22.3
14Hancock County22.1
15Union County21.9
16Johnson County21.6
17Campbell County21.2
18Wayne County21.2
19McNairy County19.7
20Cocke County19.4
21Grainger County19.2
22Fentress County19
23DeKalb County18.2
24Giles County18
25Polk County18
26Lake County17.5
27Jefferson County17.3
28Morgan County16.9
29Moore County16.6
30Hickman County16.3
31Bledsoe County16.3
32Van Buren County16.2
33Carroll County16.1
34Henderson County15.9
35Hawkins County15.8
36Overton County15.6
37Carter County15.4
38Hardeman County15.2
39Rhea County15.2
40Chester County15.1
41Franklin County14.8
42Lauderdale County14.8
43Greene County14.6
44Sequatchie County14.5
45Meigs County14.4
46Roane County14.3
47Lewis County14
48Haywood County13.9
49White County13.4
50Marion County13.2
50Unicoi County13.2
52Scott County13.1
53Obion County12.9
54Gibson County12.9
55Monroe County12.6
56Warren County12.6
57Claiborne County12.3
58Smith County12.3
59Macon County12.2
60Dickson County12.1
61Weakley County12
62Cumberland County11.9
63Anderson County11.9
64Crockett County11.7
65Blount County11.6
66Shelby County11.5
67Lincoln County11.4
68Lawrence County11.4
69McMinn County11.3
70Madison County11.1
71Sullivan County11.1
72Hamblen County10.6
73Cannon County10.2
74Marshall County10.2
75Loudon County10.1
76Dyer County10.1
77Davidson County9.5
78Coffee County9.2
79Trousdale County9.2
80Washington County9.1
81Putnam County8.9
82Hamilton County8.8
83Montgomery County8.5
84Maury County8.5
85Tipton County8.5
86Fayette County8.4
87Knox County8.3
88Bedford County8.2
89Bradley County7.9
90Cheatham County7.4
91Rutherford County7
92Wilson County7
93Sumner County6.2
94Robertson County5.8
95Williamson County3.9

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/tennessee-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/tennessee-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/tennessee-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Perry County, with 36.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Williamson County, with 3.9% in 2021.

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