Counties in Texas by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024
Kenedy County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 254 counties in 2024, at 56.7%. Williamson County had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 17.2% and the figure for Texas was 9.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2024
- Under 10
- 10 to 14
- 14 to 17
- 17 to 21
- 21 to 27
- 27 and over
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 (%) | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenedy County | 56.7 | -18.7 pts |
| 2 | Edwards County | 50.4 | +2.9 pts |
| 3 | Concho County | 42.4 | +2.2 pts |
| 4 | Real County | 42.2 | -2 pts |
| 5 | King County | 41.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 6 | Kent County | 41.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 7 | McMullen County | 40.5 | -7.9 pts |
| 8 | Sabine County | 39.6 | -2.1 pts |
| 9 | Donley County | 39.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 10 | San Augustine County | 38.9 | +1.8 pts |
| 11 | Cottle County | 38 | -3.3 pts |
| 12 | Motley County | 37.3 | +1.1 pts |
| 13 | Jeff Davis County | 36.9 | -6 pts |
| 14 | Dickens County | 36.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 15 | Stonewall County | 35.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 16 | Briscoe County | 34.9 | -3.5 pts |
| 17 | Collingsworth County | 34.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 18 | Borden County | 34 | +1.9 pts |
| 19 | Childress County | 33.7 | +7.8 pts |
| 20 | Garza County | 33.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 21 | Hall County | 32.8 | -1 pts |
| 22 | Hardeman County | 32 | +1.5 pts |
| 23 | Menard County | 31.9 | -4.5 pts |
| 24 | Llano County | 31.8 | -2.6 pts |
| 25 | Coleman County | 31.8 | -2.3 pts |
| 26 | Jim Hogg County | 31.7 | -5.1 pts |
| 27 | Hutchinson County | 31.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 28 | Haskell County | 31.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 29 | Duval County | 30.9 | -1.5 pts |
| 29 | Knox County | 30.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 31 | Mills County | 30.7 | +1.3 pts |
| 32 | Baylor County | 30.1 | +1.5 pts |
| 33 | Foard County | 29.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 34 | Mason County | 29.6 | -6.1 pts |
| 35 | Terrell County | 29.4 | -2.3 pts |
| 36 | Crockett County | 29.2 | -3.2 pts |
| 37 | Hamilton County | 28.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 38 | Lipscomb County | 28.4 | +1.6 pts |
| 39 | Sutton County | 27.9 | -1 pts |
| 40 | San Jacinto County | 27.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 41 | La Salle County | 27.5 | +0.4 pts |
| 42 | Crosby County | 27.5 | +1.4 pts |
| 43 | Live Oak County | 27.3 | -2.2 pts |
| 44 | Cochran County | 27.3 | +2.6 pts |
| 45 | Zapata County | 27 | +1.2 pts |
| 46 | Trinity County | 27 | 0 pts |
| 47 | Houston County | 26.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 48 | San Saba County | 26.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 49 | Polk County | 26.3 | -1.4 pts |
| 50 | Palo Pinto County | 26.1 | -1.6 pts |
| 50 | Presidio County | 26.1 | -4.6 pts |
| 52 | Wheeler County | 26 | -2.7 pts |
| 53 | Sherman County | 25.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 54 | Refugio County | 25.7 | -3 pts |
| 55 | Hudspeth County | 25.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 56 | Coke County | 25.7 | -5 pts |
| 56 | Leon County | 25.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 58 | Throckmorton County | 25.6 | -2.9 pts |
| 59 | Dimmit County | 25.5 | +0.5 pts |
| 60 | Newton County | 25.4 | +1.3 pts |
| 61 | Kimble County | 25.4 | -8.8 pts |
| 62 | Mitchell County | 25.3 | -5.4 pts |
| 63 | Marion County | 25.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 64 | Schleicher County | 25.1 | -3.7 pts |
| 65 | DeWitt County | 25.1 | -2.5 pts |
| 66 | Tyler County | 24.9 | -0.6 pts |
| 67 | Floyd County | 24.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 68 | Franklin County | 23.9 | +0.9 pts |
| 69 | Sterling County | 23.9 | +3 pts |
| 70 | Irion County | 23.7 | -0 pts |
| 71 | Runnels County | 23.7 | -0.2 pts |
| 72 | Brooks County | 23.4 | -1.9 pts |
| 73 | Eastland County | 22.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 74 | Comanche County | 22.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 75 | Reagan County | 22.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 76 | Stephens County | 22.5 | -1.2 pts |
| 77 | Fisher County | 22.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 78 | Freestone County | 22.3 | -2.3 pts |
| 79 | Kinney County | 22.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 80 | Brown County | 22.2 | +0.7 pts |
| 81 | Robertson County | 22.2 | -2.1 pts |
| 82 | Aransas County | 22 | -3.7 pts |
| 83 | McCulloch County | 21.9 | -5.3 pts |
| 84 | Jack County | 21.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 85 | Colorado County | 21.4 | -3.3 pts |
| 86 | Fayette County | 21.4 | -4 pts |
| 87 | Swisher County | 21.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 88 | Culberson County | 20.9 | -5.9 pts |
| 88 | Oldham County | 20.9 | +0.6 pts |
| 90 | Karnes County | 20.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 91 | Goliad County | 20.8 | -0.2 pts |
| 92 | Lamb County | 20.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 93 | Castro County | 20.2 | +0.4 pts |
| 94 | Bandera County | 20.1 | -2.2 pts |
| 95 | Calhoun County | 20 | -1.9 pts |
| 96 | Gillespie County | 19.9 | -1 pts |
| 97 | Callahan County | 19.9 | +0.2 pts |
| 98 | Bosque County | 19.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 99 | Henderson County | 19.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 100 | Gray County | 19.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 101 | Limestone County | 19.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 102 | Red River County | 19.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 103 | Lavaca County | 19.4 | -0.9 pts |
| 104 | Bailey County | 19.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 105 | Upton County | 19.2 | +0.5 pts |
| 106 | Shelby County | 19.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 107 | Matagorda County | 19 | -2.5 pts |
| 108 | Carson County | 18.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 109 | Hansford County | 18.3 | -1.7 pts |
| 110 | Reeves County | 18.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 110 | Wilbarger County | 18.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 112 | Jim Wells County | 18.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 112 | Loving County | 18.2 | -5.2 pts |
| 114 | Rains County | 18 | -1.3 pts |
| 115 | Panola County | 18 | -3.5 pts |
| 116 | Burnet County | 18 | -2.3 pts |
| 117 | Shackelford County | 17.9 | +2.4 pts |
| 118 | Roberts County | 17.8 | -4.9 pts |
| 119 | Hale County | 17.7 | 0 pts |
| 120 | Dawson County | 17.5 | +2.4 pts |
| 121 | Burleson County | 17.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 122 | Montague County | 17.5 | -3.6 pts |
| 123 | Willacy County | 17.3 | +0.1 pts |
| 124 | Bee County | 17.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 125 | Camp County | 17.3 | -2 pts |
| 126 | Madison County | 17.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 127 | Jasper County | 17.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 128 | Starr County | 17.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 129 | Nolan County | 17.2 | -1 pts |
| 130 | Zavala County | 17.1 | +3.4 pts |
| 131 | Grimes County | 17 | +1.4 pts |
| 132 | Clay County | 16.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 133 | San Patricio County | 16.8 | -1.5 pts |
| 134 | Lynn County | 16.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 135 | Uvalde County | 16.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 136 | Wood County | 16.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 137 | Smith County | 16.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 138 | Brewster County | 16.3 | -0.9 pts |
| 139 | Hemphill County | 16.3 | -3 pts |
| 140 | Jones County | 16.2 | +1.6 pts |
| 141 | Hill County | 16.2 | -1.3 pts |
| 142 | Morris County | 15.9 | +2.6 pts |
| 143 | Blanco County | 15.7 | -2.3 pts |
| 144 | Cass County | 15.6 | -0 pts |
| 145 | Kleberg County | 15.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 145 | Rusk County | 15.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 147 | Austin County | 15.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 147 | Ochiltree County | 15.3 | +1.9 pts |
| 149 | Dallam County | 15.3 | -7 pts |
| 150 | Nueces County | 15.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 151 | Ward County | 15 | -0.4 pts |
| 152 | Lampasas County | 15 | -1.9 pts |
| 153 | Frio County | 15 | -4.4 pts |
| 154 | Anderson County | 14.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 155 | Falls County | 14.9 | -4.5 pts |
| 156 | Scurry County | 14.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 157 | Orange County | 14.5 | -1 pts |
| 158 | Winkler County | 14.4 | +1.1 pts |
| 159 | Walker County | 14.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 160 | Hockley County | 14.3 | +1.8 pts |
| 161 | Jackson County | 14.2 | -8.5 pts |
| 162 | Navarro County | 14.2 | -1 pts |
| 163 | Fannin County | 13.8 | +0.6 pts |
| 164 | Potter County | 13.8 | 0 pts |
| 165 | Yoakum County | 13.7 | +0.5 pts |
| 166 | Jefferson County | 13.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 166 | Parmer County | 13.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 168 | Liberty County | 13.7 | -0 pts |
| 169 | Cherokee County | 13.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 170 | Moore County | 13.5 | +2 pts |
| 171 | Armstrong County | 13.4 | -1.7 pts |
| 172 | Deaf Smith County | 13.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 173 | Cameron County | 13.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 174 | Howard County | 13.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 174 | Nacogdoches County | 13.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 176 | Galveston County | 13.1 | +0.1 pts |
| 177 | Angelina County | 12.8 | +0.3 pts |
| 178 | Milam County | 12.8 | -0.4 pts |
| 179 | Atascosa County | 12.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 180 | Archer County | 12.6 | +0.3 pts |
| 181 | Lee County | 12.5 | -2.7 pts |
| 182 | Hidalgo County | 12.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 182 | Van Zandt County | 12.4 | +0.2 pts |
| 184 | Lamar County | 12.3 | +0.5 pts |
| 185 | Washington County | 12.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 186 | Bowie County | 12.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 187 | Hood County | 12.2 | -1 pts |
| 188 | Gonzales County | 12.1 | -2.6 pts |
| 189 | Wichita County | 12.1 | -0 pts |
| 190 | Hopkins County | 11.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 191 | Kerr County | 11.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 192 | Victoria County | 11.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 193 | Taylor County | 11.7 | 0 pts |
| 194 | Harrison County | 11.7 | -1.7 pts |
| 195 | Maverick County | 11.6 | +2 pts |
| 196 | Hardin County | 11.5 | -0.4 pts |
| 197 | Delta County | 11.3 | -2.9 pts |
| 198 | Crane County | 11.3 | +2.3 pts |
| 199 | Pecos County | 11.2 | -1.6 pts |
| 200 | Grayson County | 11.1 | -0.6 pts |
| 201 | Upshur County | 11.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 202 | Brazoria County | 10.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 203 | Tom Green County | 10.6 | -0.6 pts |
| 204 | Hunt County | 10.6 | +0.1 pts |
| 205 | Young County | 10.6 | +1.4 pts |
| 206 | Medina County | 10.5 | -1 pts |
| 207 | Gregg County | 10.4 | -1.3 pts |
| 208 | Glasscock County | 10.3 | +5.6 pts |
| 209 | Wharton County | 10.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 210 | Terry County | 10.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 211 | McLennan County | 10.3 | -0.2 pts |
| 212 | Gaines County | 10.2 | +2.4 pts |
| 213 | Val Verde County | 10.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 214 | Erath County | 10.1 | -1.5 pts |
| 215 | Hartley County | 10 | +0.4 pts |
| 216 | Waller County | 9.9 | 0 pts |
| 217 | Brazos County | 9.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 218 | Lubbock County | 9.4 | +0.3 pts |
| 219 | Chambers County | 9 | +0.3 pts |
| 220 | Wise County | 8.7 | -0.9 pts |
| 221 | Coryell County | 8.6 | -2 pts |
| 222 | Bexar County | 8.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 223 | Comal County | 8.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 224 | Harris County | 8.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 225 | Bell County | 8.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 226 | Titus County | 8.2 | -0.9 pts |
| 227 | Randall County | 7.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 228 | Cooke County | 7.9 | -1 pts |
| 229 | Dallas County | 7.7 | -0 pts |
| 229 | Webb County | 7.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 231 | Kendall County | 7.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 232 | Martin County | 7.6 | -0.3 pts |
| 233 | Somervell County | 7.6 | -2.6 pts |
| 234 | Johnson County | 7.5 | 0 pts |
| 235 | El Paso County | 7.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 236 | Tarrant County | 7.2 | +0.1 pts |
| 237 | Bastrop County | 7.2 | -1 pts |
| 238 | Midland County | 7 | +0.7 pts |
| 239 | Montgomery County | 7 | -0.3 pts |
| 240 | Wilson County | 6.7 | -1 pts |
| 241 | Ector County | 6.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 242 | Guadalupe County | 6.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 243 | Kaufman County | 5.8 | 0 pts |
| 244 | Parker County | 5.8 | -2 pts |
| 245 | Travis County | 5.6 | 0 pts |
| 246 | Rockwall County | 5.4 | +0.8 pts |
| 247 | Caldwell County | 5.3 | -2.2 pts |
| 248 | Ellis County | 4.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 249 | Collin County | 4.7 | -0.4 pts |
| 250 | Hays County | 4.6 | -0.7 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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2024,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Texas by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25002.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/texas-counties. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?
Kenedy County, with 56.7% in 2024, 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 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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