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

Pickett County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 95 counties in 2023, at 37.4%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 12.7% and the figure for Tennessee was 10.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.4Pickett County
Lowest3.9Williamson County
Median12.795 counties
Tennessee10.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Anderson County: 9.8 %Bedford County: 5.8 %Benton County: 18.9 %Bledsoe County: 18.4 %Blount County: 10.6 %Bradley County: 7.7 %Campbell County: 18 %Cannon County: 10.9 %Carroll County: 14.1 %Carter County: 13.6 %Cheatham County: 7.4 %Chester County: 12.7 %Claiborne County: 12.8 %Clay County: 19.7 %Cocke County: 15.4 %Coffee County: 9.5 %Crockett County: 10.1 %Cumberland County: 11.6 %Davidson County: 8.8 %Decatur County: 32.6 %DeKalb County: 15.3 %Dickson County: 9.1 %Dyer County: 8.7 %Fayette County: 7.5 %Fentress County: 16.5 %Franklin County: 13.7 %Gibson County: 10.7 %Giles County: 17 %Grainger County: 18.6 %Greene County: 13.5 %Grundy County: 17.8 %Hamblen County: 7.4 %Hamilton County: 8.6 %Hancock County: 24.4 %Hardeman County: 15.5 %Hardin County: 28.2 %Hawkins County: 15.4 %Haywood County: 13.1 %Henderson County: 15.6 %Henry County: 22.5 %Hickman County: 13.3 %Houston County: 19.4 %Humphreys County: 22.6 %Jackson County: 19.5 %Jefferson County: 15.4 %Johnson County: 18.1 %Knox County: 8.1 %Lake County: 19 %Lauderdale County: 13.9 %Lawrence County: 10.7 %Lewis County: 10.3 %Lincoln County: 9.5 %Loudon County: 7.8 %McMinn County: 10.6 %McNairy County: 20.1 %Macon County: 15.2 %Madison County: 10 %Marion County: 16.7 %Marshall County: 8.6 %Maury County: 8 %Meigs County: 14.4 %Monroe County: 10.5 %Montgomery County: 6.5 %Moore County: 12 %Morgan County: 15.9 %Obion County: 12.7 %Overton County: 13.3 %Perry County: 37.1 %Pickett County: 37.4 %Polk County: 19.3 %Putnam County: 8.2 %Rhea County: 13.5 %Roane County: 11.8 %Robertson County: 5.2 %Rutherford County: 7 %Scott County: 12.3 %Sequatchie County: 11.9 %Sevier County: 32.2 %Shelby County: 10.6 %Smith County: 11.9 %Stewart County: 22.8 %Sullivan County: 9.9 %Sumner County: 5.7 %Tipton County: 6.9 %Trousdale County: 5.4 %Unicoi County: 10.7 %Union County: 20 %Van Buren County: 15.5 %Warren County: 12.1 %Washington County: 8.5 %Wayne County: 20.4 %Weakley County: 11.7 %White County: 9.5 %Williamson County: 3.9 %Wilson County: 7.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Pickett County: 37.4 %Pickett County37.4Perry County: 37.1 %Perry County37.1Decatur County: 32.6 %Decatur County32.6Sevier County: 32.2 %Sevier County32.2Hardin County: 28.2 %Hardin County28.2Hancock County: 24.4 %Hancock County24.4Stewart County: 22.8 %Stewart County22.8Humphreys County: 22.6 %Humphreys County22.6Henry County: 22.5 %Henry County22.5Wayne County: 20.4 %Wayne County20.4McNairy County: 20.1 %McNairy County20.1Union County: 20 %Union County20Clay County: 19.7 %Clay County19.7Jackson County: 19.5 %Jackson County19.5Houston County: 19.4 %Houston County19.4Polk County: 19.3 %Polk County19.3Lake County: 19 %Lake County19Benton County: 18.9 %Benton County18.9Grainger County: 18.6 %Grainger County18.6Bledsoe County: 18.4 %Bledsoe County18.4Johnson County: 18.1 %Johnson County18.1Campbell County: 18 %Campbell County18Grundy County: 17.8 %Grundy County17.8Giles County: 17 %Giles County17Marion County: 16.7 %Marion County16.7Fentress County: 16.5 %Fentress County16.5Morgan County: 15.9 %Morgan County15.9Henderson County: 15.6 %Henderson County15.6Van Buren County: 15.5 %Van Buren County15.5Hardeman County: 15.5 %Hardeman County15.5Cocke County: 15.4 %Cocke County15.4Hawkins County: 15.4 %Hawkins County15.4Jefferson County: 15.4 %Jefferson County15.4DeKalb County: 15.3 %DeKalb County15.3Macon County: 15.2 %Macon County15.2Meigs County: 14.4 %Meigs County14.4Carroll County: 14.1 %Carroll County14.1Lauderdale County: 13.9 %Lauderdale County13.9Franklin County: 13.7 %Franklin County13.7Carter County: 13.6 %Carter County13.6Pickett County: 37.4 %Pickett County37.4Perry County: 37.1 %Perry County37.1Decatur County: 32.6 %Decatur County32.6Sevier County: 32.2 %Sevier County32.2Hardin County: 28.2 %Hardin County28.2Hancock County: 24.4 %Hancock County24.4Stewart County: 22.8 %Stewart County22.8Humphreys County: 22.6 %Humphreys County22.6Henry County: 22.5 %Henry County22.5Wayne County: 20.4 %Wayne County20.4McNairy County: 20.1 %McNairy County20.1Union County: 20 %Union County20Clay County: 19.7 %Clay County19.7Jackson County: 19.5 %Jackson County19.5Houston County: 19.4 %Houston County19.4Polk County: 19.3 %Polk County19.3Lake County: 19 %Lake County19Benton County: 18.9 %Benton County18.9Grainger County: 18.6 %Grainger County18.6Bledsoe County: 18.4 %Bledsoe County18.4Johnson County: 18.1 %Johnson County18.1Campbell County: 18 %Campbell County18Grundy County: 17.8 %Grundy County17.8Giles County: 17 %Giles County17Marion County: 16.7 %Marion County16.7Fentress County: 16.5 %Fentress County16.5Morgan County: 15.9 %Morgan County15.9Henderson County: 15.6 %Henderson County15.6Van Buren County: 15.5 %Van Buren County15.5Hardeman County: 15.5 %Hardeman County15.5Cocke County: 15.4 %Cocke County15.4Hawkins County: 15.4 %Hawkins County15.4Jefferson County: 15.4 %Jefferson County15.4DeKalb County: 15.3 %DeKalb County15.3Macon County: 15.2 %Macon County15.2Meigs County: 14.4 %Meigs County14.4Carroll County: 14.1 %Carroll County14.1Lauderdale County: 13.9 %Lauderdale County13.9Franklin County: 13.7 %Franklin County13.7Carter County: 13.6 %Carter County13.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pickett County37.4+3 pts
2Perry County37.1-1.5 pts
3Decatur County32.6-1.1 pts
4Sevier County32.2-0.5 pts
5Hardin County28.2+0.8 pts
6Hancock County24.4+1.6 pts
7Stewart County22.8-2.3 pts
8Humphreys County22.6-1.7 pts
9Henry County22.5-0.1 pts
10Wayne County20.4+0.4 pts
11McNairy County20.1-1 pts
12Union County20-1.4 pts
13Clay County19.7-4.1 pts
14Jackson County19.5-2.2 pts
15Houston County19.4-4.1 pts
16Polk County19.3+1.1 pts
17Lake County19-0.7 pts
18Benton County18.9-2.2 pts
19Grainger County18.6-0.9 pts
20Bledsoe County18.4+1.2 pts
21Johnson County18.1-3.3 pts
22Campbell County18-1.4 pts
23Grundy County17.8-2.3 pts
24Giles County17-1.6 pts
25Marion County16.7+2.3 pts
26Fentress County16.5-0.9 pts
27Morgan County15.9-1.1 pts
28Henderson County15.6-1.2 pts
29Van Buren County15.5-0.4 pts
30Hardeman County15.5-0.3 pts
31Cocke County15.4-3 pts
32Hawkins County15.4-0.6 pts
33Jefferson County15.4-1 pts
34DeKalb County15.3-0.3 pts
35Macon County15.2+0.9 pts
36Meigs County14.4-0.2 pts
37Carroll County14.1-1.7 pts
38Lauderdale County13.9-0.9 pts
39Franklin County13.7-0.5 pts
40Carter County13.6-0.6 pts
41Rhea County13.5-2.5 pts
42Greene County13.5-0.5 pts
43Hickman County13.3-2.4 pts
44Overton County13.3-1.5 pts
45Haywood County13.1+0.1 pts
46Claiborne County12.8+0.6 pts
47Obion County12.7+0.2 pts
48Chester County12.7-2.8 pts
49Scott County12.3-0.1 pts
50Warren County12.1-0.2 pts
51Moore County12-2.2 pts
52Sequatchie County11.9-2.4 pts
53Smith County11.9+1.4 pts
54Roane County11.8-1.9 pts
55Weakley County11.7-0.8 pts
56Cumberland County11.6-0.3 pts
57Cannon County10.9+1.9 pts
58Unicoi County10.7-1.6 pts
59Gibson County10.7-0.3 pts
60Lawrence County10.7-1 pts
61McMinn County10.6-0.6 pts
62Blount County10.6-0.4 pts
63Shelby County10.6-0.2 pts
64Monroe County10.5-0.7 pts
65Lewis County10.3-0.4 pts
66Crockett County10.1-1.3 pts
67Madison County10-0.5 pts
68Sullivan County9.9-0.8 pts
69Anderson County9.8-1.6 pts
70Lincoln County9.5-1.1 pts
70White County9.5-1.3 pts
72Coffee County9.5+0.4 pts
73Dickson County9.1-1.5 pts
74Davidson County8.8-0.5 pts
75Dyer County8.7-1.4 pts
76Hamilton County8.6-0.3 pts
76Marshall County8.6-0.7 pts
78Washington County8.5-0.3 pts
79Putnam County8.2+0.3 pts
80Knox County8.1-0.1 pts
81Maury County8-0.9 pts
82Loudon County7.8-1.5 pts
83Bradley County7.7-0.3 pts
84Fayette County7.5-0.1 pts
85Cheatham County7.4+0.5 pts
85Hamblen County7.4-1.2 pts
87Wilson County7.2+0.5 pts
88Rutherford County7-0 pts
89Tipton County6.9-0.1 pts
90Montgomery County6.5-1.2 pts
91Bedford County5.8-0.9 pts
92Sumner County5.7-0.2 pts
93Trousdale County5.4-0.5 pts
94Robertson County5.2-0.3 pts
95Williamson County3.90 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2023. 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), 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/tennessee-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 Tennessee 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/tennessee-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pickett County, with 37.4% in 2023, 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 2023.

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