Counties in Texas by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)
Kenedy County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 254 counties in 2022, at 59.1%. Rockwall County had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 19.1% and the figure for Texas was 10%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2022
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- 19 to 25
- 25 to 30
- 30 and over
Top 40 counties, 2022
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2022 (%) | Change on 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenedy County | 59.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 2 | Kent County | 48.2 | +1.4 pts |
| 3 | Edwards County | 47.6 | -2 pts |
| 4 | Real County | 45.4 | -5.4 pts |
| 5 | McMullen County | 45.3 | -1.3 pts |
| 6 | King County | 44.4 | +5.5 pts |
| 7 | Concho County | 42.7 | -1.6 pts |
| 8 | Sabine County | 41.4 | -2 pts |
| 9 | Dickens County | 41 | -1 pts |
| 10 | Jeff Davis County | 39.5 | -3 pts |
| 11 | Donley County | 38.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 12 | Menard County | 38.2 | -0.6 pts |
| 13 | Llano County | 37.5 | -1.8 pts |
| 14 | Briscoe County | 37.2 | -2.5 pts |
| 15 | Borden County | 37 | -8.1 pts |
| 16 | Kimble County | 36.3 | +2.1 pts |
| 17 | San Augustine County | 36.3 | +2.2 pts |
| 18 | Stonewall County | 36.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 19 | Mason County | 36 | -1.6 pts |
| 20 | Motley County | 35.9 | +0.8 pts |
| 21 | Jim Hogg County | 35.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 22 | Duval County | 35.3 | -1.9 pts |
| 23 | Cottle County | 35.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 24 | Mitchell County | 34.9 | -4.4 pts |
| 25 | Sutton County | 34.9 | +0.4 pts |
| 26 | Coleman County | 34.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 27 | Hall County | 34.7 | -1.1 pts |
| 28 | Hutchinson County | 34.1 | +1.3 pts |
| 29 | Terrell County | 33.8 | -3.4 pts |
| 30 | Culberson County | 33.2 | -2.7 pts |
| 31 | Presidio County | 33 | -1.7 pts |
| 32 | Baylor County | 33 | +0.8 pts |
| 33 | Collingsworth County | 32.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 34 | Haskell County | 32.6 | -2.2 pts |
| 35 | Refugio County | 32.5 | -1.4 pts |
| 36 | Throckmorton County | 31.3 | -1.5 pts |
| 37 | Knox County | 31.2 | -0.3 pts |
| 38 | Houston County | 31.1 | -1.1 pts |
| 39 | Coke County | 31 | -5.9 pts |
| 40 | Mills County | 30.9 | -5.2 pts |
| 41 | Childress County | 30.8 | +5 pts |
| 42 | Schleicher County | 30.6 | -1.8 pts |
| 43 | Crockett County | 30.5 | +3.1 pts |
| 44 | Live Oak County | 30.3 | -4.9 pts |
| 45 | Dimmit County | 30.1 | +2.1 pts |
| 45 | Foard County | 30.1 | -4.4 pts |
| 47 | Palo Pinto County | 29.7 | -1.5 pts |
| 48 | Fayette County | 29.5 | -4.6 pts |
| 48 | San Saba County | 29.5 | -2.3 pts |
| 50 | Leon County | 28.8 | -2.9 pts |
| 51 | Tyler County | 28.4 | -3.3 pts |
| 52 | Marion County | 28.4 | +0.1 pts |
| 53 | San Jacinto County | 28.3 | -2.4 pts |
| 54 | Hardeman County | 28.3 | -3.2 pts |
| 55 | DeWitt County | 28.3 | +0.2 pts |
| 56 | Hamilton County | 28.1 | -5.2 pts |
| 57 | Sherman County | 28 | +0.3 pts |
| 57 | Trinity County | 28 | -0.8 pts |
| 59 | Polk County | 27.9 | -3 pts |
| 60 | La Salle County | 27.7 | +5.9 pts |
| 61 | Brooks County | 27.6 | -2.1 pts |
| 62 | Loving County | 27.3 | -6.7 pts |
| 63 | Stephens County | 27.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 64 | Wheeler County | 27 | +1 pts |
| 65 | Aransas County | 26.9 | -5.9 pts |
| 66 | Colorado County | 26.7 | -3.6 pts |
| 67 | Franklin County | 26.5 | -5 pts |
| 68 | Falls County | 26.2 | -1.2 pts |
| 69 | Freestone County | 26.2 | -1.4 pts |
| 70 | Floyd County | 26.1 | -2.3 pts |
| 71 | Zapata County | 25.9 | -2.9 pts |
| 72 | Newton County | 25.9 | -1.2 pts |
| 73 | Robertson County | 25.7 | +0.4 pts |
| 74 | Fisher County | 25.7 | +0.6 pts |
| 75 | Frio County | 25.7 | +1.5 pts |
| 76 | Bandera County | 25.6 | -1.1 pts |
| 77 | Karnes County | 25.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 78 | Crosby County | 25.4 | -2.5 pts |
| 79 | Jackson County | 25.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 80 | Panola County | 25.2 | +1.1 pts |
| 81 | Garza County | 25.2 | +1.9 pts |
| 82 | Kinney County | 25 | -5.5 pts |
| 83 | Calhoun County | 24.8 | -2.8 pts |
| 84 | Eastland County | 24.8 | -4.4 pts |
| 84 | Sterling County | 24.8 | -2.4 pts |
| 86 | Red River County | 24.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 87 | McCulloch County | 24.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 88 | Lipscomb County | 24.7 | +2.4 pts |
| 89 | Matagorda County | 24.6 | -1.6 pts |
| 90 | Runnels County | 24.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 91 | Cochran County | 23.7 | +1 pts |
| 92 | Camp County | 23.3 | -0.5 pts |
| 93 | Dallam County | 23.3 | +1.7 pts |
| 94 | Comanche County | 23.2 | -2.9 pts |
| 95 | Montague County | 23.1 | -0.4 pts |
| 96 | Goliad County | 23 | -1.3 pts |
| 97 | Hansford County | 22.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 98 | Hudspeth County | 22.1 | -2.8 pts |
| 99 | Bosque County | 21.9 | -2.7 pts |
| 100 | Henderson County | 21.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 101 | Shelby County | 21.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 102 | Gillespie County | 21.8 | +2 pts |
| 103 | Irion County | 21.8 | +1.8 pts |
| 104 | Burnet County | 21.7 | -0.7 pts |
| 105 | Lavaca County | 21.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 106 | Lamb County | 21.5 | -0.6 pts |
| 107 | Jack County | 21.5 | -2.2 pts |
| 108 | Limestone County | 21.4 | -1.5 pts |
| 109 | Bailey County | 21.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 110 | Castro County | 21.2 | +0.8 pts |
| 111 | Swisher County | 21.1 | +2.2 pts |
| 111 | Wilbarger County | 21.1 | -1.2 pts |
| 113 | Brown County | 21 | -1.1 pts |
| 114 | Willacy County | 20.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 115 | Nolan County | 20.3 | -1.8 pts |
| 116 | Oldham County | 20.2 | +2.1 pts |
| 117 | Jim Wells County | 20.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 118 | Blanco County | 20.2 | -0.8 pts |
| 119 | Jasper County | 20 | -1.7 pts |
| 119 | Lee County | 20 | -1.6 pts |
| 121 | Hemphill County | 19.9 | +0.7 pts |
| 122 | Gray County | 19.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 123 | Madison County | 19.7 | -1.8 pts |
| 124 | Wood County | 19.4 | -0.6 pts |
| 125 | Roberts County | 19.4 | -3.5 pts |
| 126 | Bee County | 19.2 | -0.5 pts |
| 127 | Burleson County | 19.1 | -3.6 pts |
| 128 | San Patricio County | 19.1 | +0.7 pts |
| 129 | Callahan County | 19 | -0.3 pts |
| 130 | Lynn County | 19 | +1.8 pts |
| 131 | Rains County | 19 | -1.4 pts |
| 132 | Grimes County | 18.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 133 | Reeves County | 18.7 | +0.2 pts |
| 134 | Carson County | 18.7 | +0.7 pts |
| 134 | Upton County | 18.7 | +1.4 pts |
| 136 | Lampasas County | 18.4 | +0.6 pts |
| 137 | Starr County | 18.4 | +0.9 pts |
| 138 | Clay County | 18.2 | -1.7 pts |
| 139 | Armstrong County | 18 | -1 pts |
| 140 | Hale County | 17.9 | +0.5 pts |
| 141 | Reagan County | 17.7 | +2.3 pts |
| 142 | Scurry County | 17.6 | +3.8 pts |
| 143 | Hill County | 17.5 | -1.9 pts |
| 144 | Cass County | 17.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 145 | Gonzales County | 17.2 | +1.3 pts |
| 146 | Ward County | 16.8 | +1.1 pts |
| 147 | Anderson County | 16.7 | -1.4 pts |
| 147 | Uvalde County | 16.7 | -1.3 pts |
| 149 | Smith County | 16.7 | +1.1 pts |
| 150 | Orange County | 16.4 | -1 pts |
| 151 | Shackelford County | 16.4 | -4 pts |
| 151 | Winkler County | 16.4 | +1.8 pts |
| 153 | Brewster County | 16.3 | -3.6 pts |
| 154 | Morris County | 16.1 | -1.7 pts |
| 155 | Jones County | 16.1 | -1.4 pts |
| 156 | Rusk County | 16 | -0.5 pts |
| 157 | Navarro County | 15.7 | -1.2 pts |
| 158 | Atascosa County | 15.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 159 | Milam County | 15.5 | +0.1 pts |
| 160 | Dawson County | 15.5 | +1.2 pts |
| 161 | Washington County | 15.2 | -1.9 pts |
| 162 | Glasscock County | 15 | +1.8 pts |
| 163 | Somervell County | 15 | -2.4 pts |
| 164 | Ochiltree County | 14.9 | -1.4 pts |
| 165 | Cameron County | 14.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 166 | Harrison County | 14.7 | -1.9 pts |
| 167 | Parmer County | 14.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 168 | Walker County | 14.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 169 | Moore County | 14.6 | -1 pts |
| 170 | Kleberg County | 14.4 | -2.3 pts |
| 171 | Jefferson County | 14.3 | -0.1 pts |
| 172 | Nueces County | 14.3 | +0.4 pts |
| 173 | Hardin County | 14.3 | 0 pts |
| 174 | Austin County | 14.1 | +0.6 pts |
| 175 | Howard County | 14.1 | +0.9 pts |
| 176 | Liberty County | 14 | -1.2 pts |
| 177 | Archer County | 13.9 | +0.3 pts |
| 177 | Upshur County | 13.9 | -1.8 pts |
| 179 | Nacogdoches County | 13.9 | -2.1 pts |
| 180 | Deaf Smith County | 13.8 | +0.5 pts |
| 181 | Angelina County | 13.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 182 | Hockley County | 13.7 | +0.1 pts |
| 183 | Galveston County | 13.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 184 | Cherokee County | 13.6 | +0.6 pts |
| 185 | Delta County | 13.5 | -1.6 pts |
| 186 | Fannin County | 13.4 | -1.2 pts |
| 187 | Zavala County | 13.4 | -1.1 pts |
| 188 | Hidalgo County | 13.1 | -0.2 pts |
| 189 | Bowie County | 13 | -0.9 pts |
| 190 | Wharton County | 13 | -0.3 pts |
| 191 | Terry County | 12.9 | -1.9 pts |
| 192 | Hood County | 12.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 193 | Hartley County | 12.9 | +1.1 pts |
| 193 | Pecos County | 12.9 | -0.8 pts |
| 195 | Kerr County | 12.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 196 | Coryell County | 12.7 | -3 pts |
| 197 | Wichita County | 12.6 | -0.7 pts |
| 198 | Erath County | 12.6 | -5.1 pts |
| 199 | Potter County | 12.5 | +0.9 pts |
| 200 | Van Zandt County | 12.4 | -0.2 pts |
| 201 | Hopkins County | 12.2 | +0.2 pts |
| 202 | Victoria County | 12.1 | +0.5 pts |
| 203 | Martin County | 12 | +0.6 pts |
| 204 | Yoakum County | 11.8 | +0.8 pts |
| 205 | Gregg County | 11.8 | -0.3 pts |
| 206 | Medina County | 11.7 | -2 pts |
| 207 | Tom Green County | 11.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 208 | Taylor County | 11.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 209 | Grayson County | 11.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 210 | Young County | 11.6 | -2 pts |
| 211 | Brazos County | 11.3 | -0.8 pts |
| 212 | Lamar County | 11.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 213 | Brazoria County | 11 | -0 pts |
| 214 | Hunt County | 10.9 | -0.2 pts |
| 215 | Maverick County | 10.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 216 | McLennan County | 10.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 217 | Titus County | 10.4 | -1 pts |
| 218 | Val Verde County | 10.3 | -2.5 pts |
| 219 | Wise County | 10.1 | -1 pts |
| 220 | Bastrop County | 9.8 | -2.4 pts |
| 221 | Comal County | 9.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 222 | Bell County | 9.6 | -1 pts |
| 223 | Randall County | 9.2 | +0.3 pts |
| 224 | Chambers County | 9.1 | -0.9 pts |
| 225 | Lubbock County | 9.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 226 | Waller County | 9 | -0.5 pts |
| 227 | Gaines County | 8.9 | -0.5 pts |
| 228 | Webb County | 8.8 | -0.5 pts |
| 228 | Wilson County | 8.8 | -1 pts |
| 230 | Caldwell County | 8.7 | -2 pts |
| 231 | Kendall County | 8.6 | -0.5 pts |
| 232 | Harris County | 8.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 233 | Cooke County | 8.5 | +0.2 pts |
| 234 | Parker County | 8.5 | -0.9 pts |
| 235 | Ector County | 8.2 | -0.4 pts |
| 236 | Crane County | 8.1 | -2.4 pts |
| 237 | El Paso County | 7.9 | -0.4 pts |
| 238 | Bexar County | 7.9 | 0 pts |
| 239 | Dallas County | 7.8 | -0.1 pts |
| 240 | Montgomery County | 7.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 241 | Guadalupe County | 7.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 242 | Tarrant County | 7 | -0.2 pts |
| 243 | Midland County | 7 | -0.5 pts |
| 244 | Johnson County | 6.6 | +0.2 pts |
| 245 | Kaufman County | 6.4 | -0.1 pts |
| 246 | Hays County | 6 | -0.2 pts |
| 247 | Travis County | 5.9 | -0.7 pts |
| 248 | Collin County | 5.7 | -0.3 pts |
| 249 | Ellis County | 5.7 | -0.5 pts |
| 250 | Andrews County | 5.4 | -3.5 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 Texas 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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-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 Texas 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/texas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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@misc{census_counties_in_texas_by_2022,
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), 2022}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25002.dat},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/texas-counties?period=2022. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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 59.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)?
Rockwall County, with 3.6% in 2022.
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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