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US counties by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US)

Daggett County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 3135 counties in 2021, at 83.1%. Fairfax city had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 15.9% and the figure for the United States was 11.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest83.1Daggett County
Lowest2.2Fairfax city
Median15.93135 counties
United States11.2History

Map of counties, 2021

%, 2021. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Daggett County: 83.1 %Daggett County83.1Hamilton County: 81.7 %Hamilton County81.7Rich County: 78.2 %Rich County78.2Lake and Peninsula Borough: 77.2 %Lake and Peninsula Borough77.2Forest County: 75 %Forest County75Alpine County: 73.3 %Alpine County73.3Valley County: 69.7 %Valley County69.7Mineral County: 69.7 %Mineral County69.7Hinsdale County: 69.5 %Hinsdale County69.5Lake County: 67.9 %Lake County67.9Nantucket County: 66.8 %Nantucket County66.8Bristol Bay Borough: 65.8 %Bristol Bay Borough65.8Grand County: 64.8 %Grand County64.8Copper River Census Area: 64.7 %Copper River Census Area64.7Kalawao County: 64.4 %Kalawao County64.4Summit County: 63.7 %Summit County63.7Denali Borough: 62.5 %Denali Borough62.5Dukes County: 61.2 %Dukes County61.2Mono County: 60.6 %Mono County60.6Worcester County: 59.9 %Worcester County59.9Kenedy County: 59.7 %Kenedy County59.7Camden County: 59.2 %Camden County59.2Lake of the Woods County: 58.9 %Lake of the Woods County58.9Pocahontas County: 58.5 %Pocahontas County58.5Oscoda County: 57.9 %Oscoda County57.9Cape May County: 57.9 %Cape May County57.9Cook County: 57.8 %Cook County57.8Forest County: 57.8 %Forest County57.8Sullivan County: 57.6 %Sullivan County57.6Vilas County: 57.1 %Vilas County57.1Florence County: 55.4 %Florence County55.4San Juan County: 54.7 %San Juan County54.7Keweenaw County: 54.6 %Keweenaw County54.6Catron County: 54.2 %Catron County54.2Burnett County: 54.2 %Burnett County54.2Avery County: 53.9 %Avery County53.9Harding County: 53.8 %Harding County53.8Alcona County: 53.7 %Alcona County53.7Dare County: 53.7 %Dare County53.7Aitkin County: 53.7 %Aitkin County53.7Daggett County: 83.1 %Daggett County83.1Hamilton County: 81.7 %Hamilton County81.7Rich County: 78.2 %Rich County78.2Lake and Peninsula Borough: 77.2 %Lake and Peninsula Borough77.2Forest County: 75 %Forest County75Alpine County: 73.3 %Alpine County73.3Valley County: 69.7 %Valley County69.7Mineral County: 69.7 %Mineral County69.7Hinsdale County: 69.5 %Hinsdale County69.5Lake County: 67.9 %Lake County67.9Nantucket County: 66.8 %Nantucket County66.8Bristol Bay Borough: 65.8 %Bristol Bay Borough65.8Grand County: 64.8 %Grand County64.8Copper River Census Area: 64.7 %Copper River Census Area64.7Kalawao County: 64.4 %Kalawao County64.4Summit County: 63.7 %Summit County63.7Denali Borough: 62.5 %Denali Borough62.5Dukes County: 61.2 %Dukes County61.2Mono County: 60.6 %Mono County60.6Worcester County: 59.9 %Worcester County59.9Kenedy County: 59.7 %Kenedy County59.7Camden County: 59.2 %Camden County59.2Lake of the Woods County: 58.9 %Lake of the Woods County58.9Pocahontas County: 58.5 %Pocahontas County58.5Oscoda County: 57.9 %Oscoda County57.9Cape May County: 57.9 %Cape May County57.9Cook County: 57.8 %Cook County57.8Forest County: 57.8 %Forest County57.8Sullivan County: 57.6 %Sullivan County57.6Vilas County: 57.1 %Vilas County57.1Florence County: 55.4 %Florence County55.4San Juan County: 54.7 %San Juan County54.7Keweenaw County: 54.6 %Keweenaw County54.6Catron County: 54.2 %Catron County54.2Burnett County: 54.2 %Burnett County54.2Avery County: 53.9 %Avery County53.9Harding County: 53.8 %Harding County53.8Alcona County: 53.7 %Alcona County53.7Dare County: 53.7 %Dare County53.7Aitkin County: 53.7 %Aitkin County53.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Daggett County83.1
2Hamilton County81.7
3Rich County78.2
4Lake and Peninsula Borough77.2
5Forest County75
6Alpine County73.3
7Valley County69.7
8Mineral County69.7
9Hinsdale County69.5
10Lake County67.9
11Nantucket County66.8
12Bristol Bay Borough65.8
13Grand County64.8
14Copper River Census Area64.7
15Kalawao County64.4
16Summit County63.7
17Denali Borough62.5
18Dukes County61.2
19Mono County60.6
20Worcester County59.9
21Kenedy County59.7
22Camden County59.2
23Lake of the Woods County58.9
24Pocahontas County58.5
25Oscoda County57.9
26Cape May County57.9
27Cook County57.8
28Forest County57.8
29Sullivan County57.6
30Vilas County57.1
31Florence County55.4
32San Juan County54.7
33Keweenaw County54.6
34Catron County54.2
35Burnett County54.2
36Avery County53.9
37Harding County53.8
38Alcona County53.7
39Dare County53.7
40Aitkin County53.7
41Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area52.9
42Roscommon County52.6
43Hoonah-Angoon Census Area52.3
44Camas County52.2
45Montmorency County52.2
46Mackinac County52.1
47Piscataquis County51.1
48Alger County50.9
49Real County50.8
50Lincoln County50.6
51Sawyer County50.3
52Morgan County50.1
53Iron County49.9
54Kane County49.8
55Edwards County49.6
56Fremont County49.5
57Granite County49.1
58Park County49
59Ontonagon County48.8
60Garfield County48.8
61Potter County48.7
62Custer County48.5
63Oneida County48.4
64Cass County48.4
65Jackson County48.2
66Guadalupe County48.1
67Summit County47.8
68Adams County47.7
68Luce County47.7
70Tensas Parish47.2
71Clare County46.9
72Kent County46.8
73Haines Borough46.7
74Plumas County46.6
75McMullen County46.6
76Cameron County46.5
77Quitman County46.3
78Yakutat City and Borough46.1
79Madison County46.1
80Carroll County45.9
81Calhoun County45.7
82Pitkin County45.7
83Bath County45.6
84Franklin County45.6
85Rabun County45.2
86Garfield County45.2
87Highland County45.2
88Sierra County45.2
89Borden County45.1
89San Miguel County45.1
91Walton County45
92Crawford County44.5
93Washburn County44.5
94Concho County44.4
95Custer County44.3
96Bayfield County44.3
97Grand Isle County44.3
98Essex County44.2
99Benzie County43.7
100Sabine County43.5
101Blaine County43.2
102Iron County43.1
103Dillingham Census Area43
104Northumberland County42.9
105Door County42.9
106Iosco County42.8
107Franklin County42.7
108Antrim County42.5
108Jeff Davis County42.5
110Bear Lake County42.3
111Benton County42.1
112Pope County42.1
113Dickens County42.1
114Hancock County42
115Huerfano County42
116Eureka County41.9
117Alexander County41.8
118Menominee County41.7
119Sullivan County41.5
120Ogemaw County41.4
121Hubbard County41.3
122De Baca County41.2
123Colfax County41.2
124Tucker County41.1
125Pike County41
126Gunnison County40.9
127Presque Isle County40.8
128Calhoun County40.7
129Leelanau County40.7
130Dickinson County40.7
131Graham County40.7
132Carteret County40.6
133Meagher County40.6
134Cameron Parish40.5
135Barnstable County40.3
136Cimarron County40.3
136Putnam County40.3
138Southeast Fairbanks Census Area40.3
139Eagle County40.2
140Hancock County40
141Schoolcraft County40
142Kalkaska County39.9
143Greene County39.8
144Costilla County39.8
145Cheboygan County39.8
146Briscoe County39.7
147Boise County39.6
148Tillamook County39.6
149Loup County39.6
150McIntosh County39.5
151Hickory County39.4
152Clark County39.4
153Llano County39.3
154Knox County39.3
154Mitchell County39.3
154Wayne County39.3
157Union County39.3
158Telfair County39.2
159Washington County39.2
160Donley County39.2
161Pendleton County39.1
162San Juan County39
163Montgomery County39
164King County39
165Price County38.9
166Archuleta County38.9
167Quay County38.9
168Calaveras County38.8
169Routt County38.8
170Menard County38.8
171Stone County38.7
172Delaware County38.6
172Wheeler County38.6
174Taos County38.4
175Sabine Parish38.3
176Pacific County38.3
177Alleghany County38.2
178Taliaferro County38.1
179Piute County38
180Nelson County37.9
181Gulf County37.9
182Baraga County37.7
183Cottle County37.7
184Essex County37.7
185Mason County37.7
186Manistee County37.7
187Towns County37.6
188Wheeler County37.5
189Billings County37.5
190Marinette County37.5
191Harlan County37.4
192Grant County37.4
193Monroe County37.4
194Terrell County37.3
195Searcy County37.2
196Duval County37.2
197Oceana County37.2
198Hampshire County37.2
199Ottawa County37.2
200Lafayette County37.1
201Oxford County37.1
202La Paz County37.1
203Coke County37
203Esmeralda County37
205Gladwin County37
206Coosa County36.9
207Menifee County36.9
207Skagway Municipality36.9
209Wayne County36.8
210Clay County36.8
210Jim Hogg County36.8
212Marshall County36.7
212Socorro County36.7
214Jackson County36.5
215Mercer County36.4
216Sublette County36.4
217Windham County36.2
218Adams County36.2
219Reynolds County36.2
220Watauga County36.2
221Perry County36.2
222Fannin County36.1
223Mills County36.1
224Culberson County35.9
224Macon County35.9
226Hall County35.9
227Middlesex County35.7
228Divide County35.7
229Northwest Arctic Borough35.6
230Worth County35.6
231Pickett County35.6
232Kidder County35.6
233Pine County35.5
234Banner County35.4
235Pulaski County35.4
236Bottineau County35.4
236Gosper County35.4
238Mathews County35.3
239Conecuh County35.3
240Live Oak County35.2
241Gogebic County35.2
242Chautauqua County35.1
243Blaine County35.1
243Motley County35.1
245Coleman County35.1
246Navajo County35
247Wrangell City and Borough34.9
248Lincoln County34.8
249Haskell County34.8
250Dallas County34.8

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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. 9 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25002: vacant housing units as a percentage of all housing units, calculated with stored inputs, US counties 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/us-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Daggett County, with 83.1% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Fairfax city, with 2.2% in 2021.

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