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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 2022, at 38.6%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 13.8% and the figure for Tennessee was 11.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest38.6Perry County
Lowest3.9Williamson County
Median13.895 counties
Tennessee11.1History

Map of counties, 2022

Anderson County: 11.5 %Bedford County: 6.8 %Benton County: 21.1 %Bledsoe County: 17.2 %Blount County: 11 %Bradley County: 8 %Campbell County: 19.4 %Cannon County: 9 %Carroll County: 15.9 %Carter County: 14.1 %Cheatham County: 6.9 %Chester County: 15.5 %Claiborne County: 12.2 %Clay County: 23.8 %Cocke County: 18.4 %Coffee County: 9.1 %Crockett County: 11.5 %Cumberland County: 11.9 %Davidson County: 9.3 %Decatur County: 33.7 %DeKalb County: 15.6 %Dickson County: 10.6 %Dyer County: 10.1 %Fayette County: 7.6 %Fentress County: 17.4 %Franklin County: 14.2 %Gibson County: 11 %Giles County: 18.6 %Grainger County: 19.5 %Greene County: 14 %Grundy County: 20.1 %Hamblen County: 8.6 %Hamilton County: 9 %Hancock County: 22.8 %Hardeman County: 15.8 %Hardin County: 27.4 %Hawkins County: 16 %Haywood County: 13 %Henderson County: 16.8 %Henry County: 22.6 %Hickman County: 15.7 %Houston County: 23.5 %Humphreys County: 24.3 %Jackson County: 21.7 %Jefferson County: 16.4 %Johnson County: 21.4 %Knox County: 8.1 %Lake County: 19.7 %Lauderdale County: 14.8 %Lawrence County: 11.7 %Lewis County: 10.7 %Lincoln County: 10.6 %Loudon County: 9.3 %McMinn County: 11.3 %McNairy County: 21.1 %Macon County: 14.3 %Madison County: 10.4 %Marion County: 14.4 %Marshall County: 9.3 %Maury County: 8.9 %Meigs County: 14.6 %Monroe County: 11.3 %Montgomery County: 7.7 %Moore County: 14.2 %Morgan County: 17 %Obion County: 12.5 %Overton County: 14.8 %Perry County: 38.6 %Pickett County: 34.4 %Polk County: 18.2 %Putnam County: 7.8 %Rhea County: 16 %Roane County: 13.8 %Robertson County: 5.4 %Rutherford County: 7.1 %Scott County: 12.4 %Sequatchie County: 14.3 %Sevier County: 32.7 %Shelby County: 10.8 %Smith County: 10.5 %Stewart County: 25.1 %Sullivan County: 10.7 %Sumner County: 6 %Tipton County: 7 %Trousdale County: 5.9 %Unicoi County: 12.4 %Union County: 21.4 %Van Buren County: 16 %Warren County: 12.3 %Washington County: 8.7 %Wayne County: 20 %Weakley County: 12.5 %White County: 10.9 %Williamson County: 3.9 %Wilson County: 6.7 %
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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

Perry County: 38.6 %Perry County38.6Pickett County: 34.4 %Pickett County34.4Decatur County: 33.7 %Decatur County33.7Sevier County: 32.7 %Sevier County32.7Hardin County: 27.4 %Hardin County27.4Stewart County: 25.1 %Stewart County25.1Humphreys County: 24.3 %Humphreys County24.3Clay County: 23.8 %Clay County23.8Houston County: 23.5 %Houston County23.5Hancock County: 22.8 %Hancock County22.8Henry County: 22.6 %Henry County22.6Jackson County: 21.7 %Jackson County21.7Union County: 21.4 %Union County21.4Johnson County: 21.4 %Johnson County21.4McNairy County: 21.1 %McNairy County21.1Benton County: 21.1 %Benton County21.1Grundy County: 20.1 %Grundy County20.1Wayne County: 20 %Wayne County20Lake County: 19.7 %Lake County19.7Grainger County: 19.5 %Grainger County19.5Campbell County: 19.4 %Campbell County19.4Giles County: 18.6 %Giles County18.6Cocke County: 18.4 %Cocke County18.4Polk County: 18.2 %Polk County18.2Fentress County: 17.4 %Fentress County17.4Bledsoe County: 17.2 %Bledsoe County17.2Morgan County: 17 %Morgan County17Henderson County: 16.8 %Henderson County16.8Jefferson County: 16.4 %Jefferson County16.4Hawkins County: 16 %Hawkins County16Rhea County: 16 %Rhea County16Van Buren County: 16 %Van Buren County16Carroll County: 15.9 %Carroll County15.9Hardeman County: 15.8 %Hardeman County15.8Hickman County: 15.7 %Hickman County15.7DeKalb County: 15.6 %DeKalb County15.6Chester County: 15.5 %Chester County15.5Overton County: 14.8 %Overton County14.8Lauderdale County: 14.8 %Lauderdale County14.8Meigs County: 14.6 %Meigs County14.6Perry County: 38.6 %Perry County38.6Pickett County: 34.4 %Pickett County34.4Decatur County: 33.7 %Decatur County33.7Sevier County: 32.7 %Sevier County32.7Hardin County: 27.4 %Hardin County27.4Stewart County: 25.1 %Stewart County25.1Humphreys County: 24.3 %Humphreys County24.3Clay County: 23.8 %Clay County23.8Houston County: 23.5 %Houston County23.5Hancock County: 22.8 %Hancock County22.8Henry County: 22.6 %Henry County22.6Jackson County: 21.7 %Jackson County21.7Union County: 21.4 %Union County21.4Johnson County: 21.4 %Johnson County21.4McNairy County: 21.1 %McNairy County21.1Benton County: 21.1 %Benton County21.1Grundy County: 20.1 %Grundy County20.1Wayne County: 20 %Wayne County20Lake County: 19.7 %Lake County19.7Grainger County: 19.5 %Grainger County19.5Campbell County: 19.4 %Campbell County19.4Giles County: 18.6 %Giles County18.6Cocke County: 18.4 %Cocke County18.4Polk County: 18.2 %Polk County18.2Fentress County: 17.4 %Fentress County17.4Bledsoe County: 17.2 %Bledsoe County17.2Morgan County: 17 %Morgan County17Henderson County: 16.8 %Henderson County16.8Jefferson County: 16.4 %Jefferson County16.4Hawkins County: 16 %Hawkins County16Rhea County: 16 %Rhea County16Van Buren County: 16 %Van Buren County16Carroll County: 15.9 %Carroll County15.9Hardeman County: 15.8 %Hardeman County15.8Hickman County: 15.7 %Hickman County15.7DeKalb County: 15.6 %DeKalb County15.6Chester County: 15.5 %Chester County15.5Overton County: 14.8 %Overton County14.8Lauderdale County: 14.8 %Lauderdale County14.8Meigs County: 14.6 %Meigs County14.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Perry County38.6+2.4 pts
2Pickett County34.4-1.2 pts
3Decatur County33.7+0.1 pts
4Sevier County32.7-1.4 pts
5Hardin County27.4-0.4 pts
6Stewart County25.1+1.2 pts
7Humphreys County24.3-0.3 pts
8Clay County23.8-1.6 pts
9Houston County23.5-4.4 pts
10Hancock County22.8+0.7 pts
11Henry County22.6-1 pts
12Jackson County21.7-0.8 pts
13Union County21.4-0.5 pts
14Johnson County21.4-0.2 pts
15McNairy County21.1+1.4 pts
16Benton County21.1-2.8 pts
17Grundy County20.1-2.2 pts
18Wayne County20-1.1 pts
19Lake County19.7+2.2 pts
20Grainger County19.5+0.3 pts
21Campbell County19.4-1.9 pts
22Giles County18.6+0.6 pts
23Cocke County18.4-0.9 pts
24Polk County18.2+0.3 pts
25Fentress County17.4-1.6 pts
26Bledsoe County17.2+0.9 pts
27Morgan County17+0.1 pts
28Henderson County16.8+0.8 pts
29Jefferson County16.4-0.9 pts
30Hawkins County16+0.3 pts
31Rhea County16+0.8 pts
32Van Buren County16-0.2 pts
33Carroll County15.9-0.3 pts
34Hardeman County15.8+0.6 pts
35Hickman County15.7-0.6 pts
36DeKalb County15.6-2.6 pts
37Chester County15.5+0.4 pts
38Overton County14.8-0.8 pts
39Lauderdale County14.8-0 pts
40Meigs County14.6+0.3 pts
41Marion County14.4+1.2 pts
42Sequatchie County14.3-0.2 pts
43Macon County14.3+2.1 pts
44Franklin County14.2-0.7 pts
44Moore County14.2-2.5 pts
46Carter County14.1-1.2 pts
47Greene County14-0.6 pts
48Roane County13.8-0.6 pts
49Haywood County13-0.9 pts
50Obion County12.5-0.4 pts
51Weakley County12.5+0.5 pts
52Scott County12.4-0.7 pts
53Unicoi County12.4-0.8 pts
54Warren County12.3-0.3 pts
55Claiborne County12.2-0.1 pts
56Cumberland County11.9-0 pts
57Lawrence County11.7+0.2 pts
58Anderson County11.5-0.4 pts
59Crockett County11.5-0.2 pts
60McMinn County11.3-0.1 pts
61Monroe County11.3-1.3 pts
62Blount County11-0.7 pts
63Gibson County11-1.9 pts
64White County10.9-2.5 pts
65Shelby County10.8-0.7 pts
66Sullivan County10.7-0.4 pts
67Lewis County10.7-3.3 pts
68Dickson County10.6-1.5 pts
68Lincoln County10.6-0.8 pts
70Smith County10.5-1.8 pts
71Madison County10.4-0.7 pts
72Dyer County10.10 pts
73Davidson County9.3-0.2 pts
73Marshall County9.3-0.9 pts
75Loudon County9.3-0.8 pts
76Coffee County9.1-0.1 pts
77Cannon County9-1.3 pts
78Hamilton County9+0.2 pts
79Maury County8.9+0.4 pts
80Washington County8.7-0.3 pts
81Hamblen County8.6-2 pts
82Knox County8.1-0.2 pts
83Bradley County8+0.1 pts
84Putnam County7.8-1 pts
85Montgomery County7.7-0.8 pts
86Fayette County7.6-0.7 pts
87Rutherford County7.10 pts
88Tipton County7-1.5 pts
89Cheatham County6.9-0.5 pts
90Bedford County6.8-1.5 pts
91Wilson County6.7-0.3 pts
92Sumner County6-0.2 pts
93Trousdale County5.9-3.2 pts
94Robertson County5.4-0.4 pts
95Williamson County3.9+0.1 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/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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Perry County, with 38.6% in 2022, 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 2022.

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