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

San Juan County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 39 counties in 2022, at 37.5%. Clark County had the lowest, at 3.9%. The median was 11.3% and the figure for Washington was 7.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest37.5San Juan County
Lowest3.9Clark County
Median11.339 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 6.9 %Asotin County: 6 %Benton County: 6.1 %Chelan County: 19.1 %Clallam County: 10.2 %Clark County: 3.9 %Columbia County: 17.9 %Cowlitz County: 5.2 %Douglas County: 11.3 %Ferry County: 26.2 %Franklin County: 4.9 %Garfield County: 16.1 %Grant County: 13.4 %Grays Harbor County: 18.4 %Island County: 15.7 %Jefferson County: 17.2 %King County: 5.8 %Kitsap County: 6.9 %Kittitas County: 19.5 %Klickitat County: 9.3 %Lewis County: 11.5 %Lincoln County: 21.7 %Mason County: 23.8 %Okanogan County: 22.4 %Pacific County: 33.6 %Pend Oreille County: 28.2 %Pierce County: 5.3 %San Juan County: 37.5 %Skagit County: 9 %Skamania County: 17.5 %Snohomish County: 4.9 %Spokane County: 5.1 %Stevens County: 17.2 %Thurston County: 4.9 %Wahkiakum County: 11.2 %Walla Walla County: 8.2 %Whatcom County: 9.2 %Whitman County: 14.4 %Yakima County: 5.6 %
  • Under 5.4
  • 5.4 to 7.8
  • 7.8 to 11
  • 11 to 17
  • 17 to 21
  • 21 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

San Juan County: 37.5 %San Juan County37.5Pacific County: 33.6 %Pacific County33.6Pend Oreille County: 28.2 %Pend Oreille County28.2Ferry County: 26.2 %Ferry County26.2Mason County: 23.8 %Mason County23.8Okanogan County: 22.4 %Okanogan County22.4Lincoln County: 21.7 %Lincoln County21.7Kittitas County: 19.5 %Kittitas County19.5Chelan County: 19.1 %Chelan County19.1Grays Harbor County: 18.4 %Grays Harbor County18.4Columbia County: 17.9 %Columbia County17.9Skamania County: 17.5 %Skamania County17.5Stevens County: 17.2 %Stevens County17.2Jefferson County: 17.2 %Jefferson County17.2Garfield County: 16.1 %Garfield County16.1Island County: 15.7 %Island County15.7Whitman County: 14.4 %Whitman County14.4Grant County: 13.4 %Grant County13.4Lewis County: 11.5 %Lewis County11.5Douglas County: 11.3 %Douglas County11.3Wahkiakum County: 11.2 %Wahkiakum County11.2Clallam County: 10.2 %Clallam County10.2Klickitat County: 9.3 %Klickitat County9.3Whatcom County: 9.2 %Whatcom County9.2Skagit County: 9 %Skagit County9Walla Walla County: 8.2 %Walla Walla County8.2Adams County: 6.9 %Adams County6.9Kitsap County: 6.9 %Kitsap County6.9Benton County: 6.1 %Benton County6.1Asotin County: 6 %Asotin County6King County: 5.8 %King County5.8Yakima County: 5.6 %Yakima County5.6Pierce County: 5.3 %Pierce County5.3Cowlitz County: 5.2 %Cowlitz County5.2Spokane County: 5.1 %Spokane County5.1Thurston County: 4.9 %Thurston County4.9Franklin County: 4.9 %Franklin County4.9Snohomish County: 4.9 %Snohomish County4.9Clark County: 3.9 %Clark County3.9San Juan County: 37.5 %San Juan County37.5Pacific County: 33.6 %Pacific County33.6Pend Oreille County: 28.2 %Pend Oreille County28.2Ferry County: 26.2 %Ferry County26.2Mason County: 23.8 %Mason County23.8Okanogan County: 22.4 %Okanogan County22.4Lincoln County: 21.7 %Lincoln County21.7Kittitas County: 19.5 %Kittitas County19.5Chelan County: 19.1 %Chelan County19.1Grays Harbor County: 18.4 %Grays Harbor County18.4Columbia County: 17.9 %Columbia County17.9Skamania County: 17.5 %Skamania County17.5Stevens County: 17.2 %Stevens County17.2Jefferson County: 17.2 %Jefferson County17.2Garfield County: 16.1 %Garfield County16.1Island County: 15.7 %Island County15.7Whitman County: 14.4 %Whitman County14.4Grant County: 13.4 %Grant County13.4Lewis County: 11.5 %Lewis County11.5Douglas County: 11.3 %Douglas County11.3Wahkiakum County: 11.2 %Wahkiakum County11.2Clallam County: 10.2 %Clallam County10.2Klickitat County: 9.3 %Klickitat County9.3Whatcom County: 9.2 %Whatcom County9.2Skagit County: 9 %Skagit County9Walla Walla County: 8.2 %Walla Walla County8.2Adams County: 6.9 %Adams County6.9Kitsap County: 6.9 %Kitsap County6.9Benton County: 6.1 %Benton County6.1Asotin County: 6 %Asotin County6King County: 5.8 %King County5.8Yakima County: 5.6 %Yakima County5.6Pierce County: 5.3 %Pierce County5.3Cowlitz County: 5.2 %Cowlitz County5.2Spokane County: 5.1 %Spokane County5.1Thurston County: 4.9 %Thurston County4.9Franklin County: 4.9 %Franklin County4.9Snohomish County: 4.9 %Snohomish County4.9Clark County: 3.9 %Clark County3.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1San Juan County37.5-1.5 pts
2Pacific County33.6-4.7 pts
3Pend Oreille County28.2-0.8 pts
4Ferry County26.2-2.3 pts
5Mason County23.8-0.7 pts
6Okanogan County22.4-1.5 pts
7Lincoln County21.7-1.1 pts
8Kittitas County19.5-0.6 pts
9Chelan County19.1-1.5 pts
10Grays Harbor County18.40 pts
11Columbia County17.9+2.7 pts
12Skamania County17.5-0.9 pts
13Stevens County17.2-0.3 pts
14Jefferson County17.2-1.1 pts
15Garfield County16.1-1.6 pts
16Island County15.7-0.3 pts
17Whitman County14.4+1.2 pts
18Grant County13.4-1 pts
19Lewis County11.50 pts
20Douglas County11.3+0.2 pts
21Wahkiakum County11.2-1.3 pts
22Clallam County10.2-0.6 pts
23Klickitat County9.3-1.7 pts
24Whatcom County9.20 pts
25Skagit County9+0.5 pts
26Walla Walla County8.2+0.1 pts
27Adams County6.9-1.1 pts
28Kitsap County6.9+0.1 pts
29Benton County6.1+0.1 pts
30Asotin County6-1.5 pts
31King County5.8+0.1 pts
32Yakima County5.6-0.3 pts
33Pierce County5.3-0.4 pts
34Cowlitz County5.2-0.2 pts
35Spokane County5.1-0.4 pts
36Thurston County4.9+0.3 pts
37Franklin County4.9-0.2 pts
37Snohomish County4.9-0 pts
39Clark County3.9-0.2 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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-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 Washington 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/washington-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

San Juan County, with 37.5% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clark County, with 3.9% in 2022.

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