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Counties in Washington by housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US), 2024

San Juan County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 39 counties in 2024, at 35.6%. Clark County had the lowest, at 4.1%. The median was 9.9% and the figure for Washington was 7.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest35.6San Juan County
Lowest4.1Clark County
Median9.939 counties
Washington7.3History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 9.2 %Asotin County: 6.8 %Benton County: 6.1 %Chelan County: 18.5 %Clallam County: 9.2 %Clark County: 4.1 %Columbia County: 16 %Cowlitz County: 5.3 %Douglas County: 11.3 %Ferry County: 23 %Franklin County: 4.2 %Garfield County: 15.6 %Grant County: 12 %Grays Harbor County: 17.2 %Island County: 15.8 %Jefferson County: 16.4 %King County: 6.2 %Kitsap County: 7.2 %Kittitas County: 19 %Klickitat County: 9.8 %Lewis County: 9.9 %Lincoln County: 18.6 %Mason County: 23.8 %Okanogan County: 20.8 %Pacific County: 32.8 %Pend Oreille County: 26.7 %Pierce County: 5 %San Juan County: 35.6 %Skagit County: 8.3 %Skamania County: 16 %Snohomish County: 4.6 %Spokane County: 5.5 %Stevens County: 15 %Thurston County: 5 %Wahkiakum County: 6.7 %Walla Walla County: 7.8 %Whatcom County: 9.2 %Whitman County: 15.3 %Yakima County: 5.1 %
  • Under 5.4
  • 5.4 to 7.6
  • 7.6 to 9.8
  • 9.8 to 16
  • 16 to 19
  • 19 and over
%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

San Juan County: 35.6 %San Juan County35.6Pacific County: 32.8 %Pacific County32.8Pend Oreille County: 26.7 %Pend Oreille County26.7Mason County: 23.8 %Mason County23.8Ferry County: 23 %Ferry County23Okanogan County: 20.8 %Okanogan County20.8Kittitas County: 19 %Kittitas County19Lincoln County: 18.6 %Lincoln County18.6Chelan County: 18.5 %Chelan County18.5Grays Harbor County: 17.2 %Grays Harbor County17.2Jefferson County: 16.4 %Jefferson County16.4Columbia County: 16 %Columbia County16Skamania County: 16 %Skamania County16Island County: 15.8 %Island County15.8Garfield County: 15.6 %Garfield County15.6Whitman County: 15.3 %Whitman County15.3Stevens County: 15 %Stevens County15Grant County: 12 %Grant County12Douglas County: 11.3 %Douglas County11.3Lewis County: 9.9 %Lewis County9.9Klickitat County: 9.8 %Klickitat County9.8Clallam County: 9.2 %Clallam County9.2Adams County: 9.2 %Adams County9.2Whatcom County: 9.2 %Whatcom County9.2Skagit County: 8.3 %Skagit County8.3Walla Walla County: 7.8 %Walla Walla County7.8Kitsap County: 7.2 %Kitsap County7.2Asotin County: 6.8 %Asotin County6.8Wahkiakum County: 6.7 %Wahkiakum County6.7King County: 6.2 %King County6.2Benton County: 6.1 %Benton County6.1Spokane County: 5.5 %Spokane County5.5Cowlitz County: 5.3 %Cowlitz County5.3Yakima County: 5.1 %Yakima County5.1Thurston County: 5 %Thurston County5Pierce County: 5 %Pierce County5Snohomish County: 4.6 %Snohomish County4.6Franklin County: 4.2 %Franklin County4.2Clark County: 4.1 %Clark County4.1San Juan County: 35.6 %San Juan County35.6Pacific County: 32.8 %Pacific County32.8Pend Oreille County: 26.7 %Pend Oreille County26.7Mason County: 23.8 %Mason County23.8Ferry County: 23 %Ferry County23Okanogan County: 20.8 %Okanogan County20.8Kittitas County: 19 %Kittitas County19Lincoln County: 18.6 %Lincoln County18.6Chelan County: 18.5 %Chelan County18.5Grays Harbor County: 17.2 %Grays Harbor County17.2Jefferson County: 16.4 %Jefferson County16.4Columbia County: 16 %Columbia County16Skamania County: 16 %Skamania County16Island County: 15.8 %Island County15.8Garfield County: 15.6 %Garfield County15.6Whitman County: 15.3 %Whitman County15.3Stevens County: 15 %Stevens County15Grant County: 12 %Grant County12Douglas County: 11.3 %Douglas County11.3Lewis County: 9.9 %Lewis County9.9Klickitat County: 9.8 %Klickitat County9.8Clallam County: 9.2 %Clallam County9.2Adams County: 9.2 %Adams County9.2Whatcom County: 9.2 %Whatcom County9.2Skagit County: 8.3 %Skagit County8.3Walla Walla County: 7.8 %Walla Walla County7.8Kitsap County: 7.2 %Kitsap County7.2Asotin County: 6.8 %Asotin County6.8Wahkiakum County: 6.7 %Wahkiakum County6.7King County: 6.2 %King County6.2Benton County: 6.1 %Benton County6.1Spokane County: 5.5 %Spokane County5.5Cowlitz County: 5.3 %Cowlitz County5.3Yakima County: 5.1 %Yakima County5.1Thurston County: 5 %Thurston County5Pierce County: 5 %Pierce County5Snohomish County: 4.6 %Snohomish County4.6Franklin County: 4.2 %Franklin County4.2Clark County: 4.1 %Clark County4.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1San Juan County35.6-0.4 pts
2Pacific County32.8-0.9 pts
3Pend Oreille County26.7-0.8 pts
4Mason County23.8-1 pts
5Ferry County23-0.5 pts
6Okanogan County20.8-1 pts
7Kittitas County19-0.5 pts
8Lincoln County18.6-1.7 pts
9Chelan County18.5-0.7 pts
10Grays Harbor County17.2-0.9 pts
11Jefferson County16.4-0.2 pts
12Columbia County16+1.3 pts
13Skamania County16+0.1 pts
14Island County15.8-0.4 pts
15Garfield County15.6+1.6 pts
16Whitman County15.3-0.2 pts
17Stevens County15-1 pts
18Grant County12-0.7 pts
19Douglas County11.3-0 pts
20Lewis County9.9-0.5 pts
21Klickitat County9.8+1 pts
22Clallam County9.2-1 pts
23Adams County9.2+1.3 pts
24Whatcom County9.2-0.2 pts
25Skagit County8.3-0.5 pts
26Walla Walla County7.8+0.5 pts
27Kitsap County7.2+0.2 pts
28Asotin County6.8-0.3 pts
29Wahkiakum County6.7-1.5 pts
30King County6.2+0.1 pts
31Benton County6.1-0.2 pts
32Spokane County5.5+0.2 pts
33Cowlitz County5.3-0 pts
34Yakima County5.1-0.3 pts
35Thurston County50 pts
36Pierce County5-0.2 pts
37Snohomish County4.6-0.3 pts
38Franklin County4.2-0.3 pts
39Clark County4.1+0.3 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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

San Juan County, with 35.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clark County, with 4.1% 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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