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 2023, at 36%. Clark County had the lowest, at 3.8%. The median was 10.3% and the figure for Washington was 7.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest3.8Clark County
Median10.339 counties
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Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 7.9 %Asotin County: 7.2 %Benton County: 6.2 %Chelan County: 19.2 %Clallam County: 10.2 %Clark County: 3.8 %Columbia County: 14.7 %Cowlitz County: 5.4 %Douglas County: 11.4 %Ferry County: 23.6 %Franklin County: 4.5 %Garfield County: 14 %Grant County: 12.6 %Grays Harbor County: 18 %Island County: 16.2 %Jefferson County: 16.6 %King County: 6.1 %Kitsap County: 7 %Kittitas County: 19.4 %Klickitat County: 8.8 %Lewis County: 10.3 %Lincoln County: 20.2 %Mason County: 24.8 %Okanogan County: 21.8 %Pacific County: 33.7 %Pend Oreille County: 27.5 %Pierce County: 5.2 %San Juan County: 36 %Skagit County: 8.8 %Skamania County: 15.8 %Snohomish County: 4.9 %Spokane County: 5.4 %Stevens County: 15.9 %Thurston County: 5 %Wahkiakum County: 8.2 %Walla Walla County: 7.3 %Whatcom County: 9.3 %Whitman County: 15.5 %Yakima County: 5.4 %
  • Under 5.4
  • 5.4 to 7.7
  • 7.7 to 10
  • 10 to 16
  • 16 to 20
  • 20 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

San Juan County: 36 %San Juan County36Pacific County: 33.7 %Pacific County33.7Pend Oreille County: 27.5 %Pend Oreille County27.5Mason County: 24.8 %Mason County24.8Ferry County: 23.6 %Ferry County23.6Okanogan County: 21.8 %Okanogan County21.8Lincoln County: 20.2 %Lincoln County20.2Kittitas County: 19.4 %Kittitas County19.4Chelan County: 19.2 %Chelan County19.2Grays Harbor County: 18 %Grays Harbor County18Jefferson County: 16.6 %Jefferson County16.6Island County: 16.2 %Island County16.2Stevens County: 15.9 %Stevens County15.9Skamania County: 15.8 %Skamania County15.8Whitman County: 15.5 %Whitman County15.5Columbia County: 14.7 %Columbia County14.7Garfield County: 14 %Garfield County14Grant County: 12.6 %Grant County12.6Douglas County: 11.4 %Douglas County11.4Lewis County: 10.3 %Lewis County10.3Clallam County: 10.2 %Clallam County10.2Whatcom County: 9.3 %Whatcom County9.3Klickitat County: 8.8 %Klickitat County8.8Skagit County: 8.8 %Skagit County8.8Wahkiakum County: 8.2 %Wahkiakum County8.2Adams County: 7.9 %Adams County7.9Walla Walla County: 7.3 %Walla Walla County7.3Asotin County: 7.2 %Asotin County7.2Kitsap County: 7 %Kitsap County7Benton County: 6.2 %Benton County6.2King County: 6.1 %King County6.1Yakima County: 5.4 %Yakima County5.4Cowlitz County: 5.4 %Cowlitz County5.4Spokane County: 5.4 %Spokane County5.4Pierce County: 5.2 %Pierce County5.2Thurston County: 5 %Thurston County5Snohomish County: 4.9 %Snohomish County4.9Franklin County: 4.5 %Franklin County4.5Clark County: 3.8 %Clark County3.8San Juan County: 36 %San Juan County36Pacific County: 33.7 %Pacific County33.7Pend Oreille County: 27.5 %Pend Oreille County27.5Mason County: 24.8 %Mason County24.8Ferry County: 23.6 %Ferry County23.6Okanogan County: 21.8 %Okanogan County21.8Lincoln County: 20.2 %Lincoln County20.2Kittitas County: 19.4 %Kittitas County19.4Chelan County: 19.2 %Chelan County19.2Grays Harbor County: 18 %Grays Harbor County18Jefferson County: 16.6 %Jefferson County16.6Island County: 16.2 %Island County16.2Stevens County: 15.9 %Stevens County15.9Skamania County: 15.8 %Skamania County15.8Whitman County: 15.5 %Whitman County15.5Columbia County: 14.7 %Columbia County14.7Garfield County: 14 %Garfield County14Grant County: 12.6 %Grant County12.6Douglas County: 11.4 %Douglas County11.4Lewis County: 10.3 %Lewis County10.3Clallam County: 10.2 %Clallam County10.2Whatcom County: 9.3 %Whatcom County9.3Klickitat County: 8.8 %Klickitat County8.8Skagit County: 8.8 %Skagit County8.8Wahkiakum County: 8.2 %Wahkiakum County8.2Adams County: 7.9 %Adams County7.9Walla Walla County: 7.3 %Walla Walla County7.3Asotin County: 7.2 %Asotin County7.2Kitsap County: 7 %Kitsap County7Benton County: 6.2 %Benton County6.2King County: 6.1 %King County6.1Yakima County: 5.4 %Yakima County5.4Cowlitz County: 5.4 %Cowlitz County5.4Spokane County: 5.4 %Spokane County5.4Pierce County: 5.2 %Pierce County5.2Thurston County: 5 %Thurston County5Snohomish County: 4.9 %Snohomish County4.9Franklin County: 4.5 %Franklin County4.5Clark County: 3.8 %Clark County3.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1San Juan County36-1.6 pts
2Pacific County33.7+0.1 pts
3Pend Oreille County27.5-0.8 pts
4Mason County24.8+1 pts
5Ferry County23.6-2.7 pts
6Okanogan County21.8-0.6 pts
7Lincoln County20.2-1.4 pts
8Kittitas County19.4-0.1 pts
9Chelan County19.2+0.1 pts
10Grays Harbor County18-0.4 pts
11Jefferson County16.6-0.6 pts
12Island County16.2+0.5 pts
13Stevens County15.9-1.3 pts
14Skamania County15.8-1.6 pts
15Whitman County15.5+1.1 pts
16Columbia County14.7-3.2 pts
17Garfield County14-2.1 pts
18Grant County12.6-0.7 pts
19Douglas County11.4+0.1 pts
20Lewis County10.3-1.2 pts
21Clallam County10.2+0.1 pts
22Whatcom County9.3+0.2 pts
23Klickitat County8.8-0.4 pts
24Skagit County8.8-0.3 pts
25Wahkiakum County8.2-3 pts
26Adams County7.9+1 pts
27Walla Walla County7.3-1 pts
28Asotin County7.2+1.1 pts
29Kitsap County7+0.1 pts
30Benton County6.2+0.1 pts
31King County6.1+0.3 pts
32Yakima County5.4-0.2 pts
33Cowlitz County5.4+0.2 pts
34Spokane County5.4+0.3 pts
35Pierce County5.2-0.1 pts
36Thurston County5+0.1 pts
37Snohomish County4.90 pts
38Franklin County4.5-0.4 pts
39Clark County3.8-0.1 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/washington-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/washington-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/washington-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

San Juan County, with 36% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clark County, with 3.8% in 2023.

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