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

Pocahontas County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 55 counties in 2024, at 53.5%. Berkeley County had the lowest, at 5.2%. The median was 17.5% and the figure for West Virginia was 15.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest53.5Pocahontas County
Lowest5.2Berkeley County
Median17.555 counties
West Virginia15.4History

Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 13.6 %Berkeley County: 5.2 %Boone County: 21.9 %Braxton County: 23.3 %Brooke County: 9.5 %Cabell County: 14.6 %Calhoun County: 20.7 %Clay County: 25 %Doddridge County: 21.1 %Fayette County: 16.4 %Gilmer County: 27.7 %Grant County: 22.5 %Greenbrier County: 17.5 %Hampshire County: 31.6 %Hancock County: 9.7 %Hardy County: 28.1 %Harrison County: 13.7 %Jackson County: 10.5 %Jefferson County: 8 %Kanawha County: 15.4 %Lewis County: 15.2 %Lincoln County: 20 %Logan County: 13.6 %McDowell County: 30.7 %Marion County: 11.2 %Marshall County: 15.1 %Mason County: 16.2 %Mercer County: 17.5 %Mineral County: 11.1 %Mingo County: 19.4 %Monongalia County: 10.6 %Monroe County: 26 %Morgan County: 20.6 %Nicholas County: 24.6 %Ohio County: 13.2 %Pendleton County: 36.6 %Pleasants County: 14.1 %Pocahontas County: 53.5 %Preston County: 15.6 %Putnam County: 6.9 %Raleigh County: 16.2 %Randolph County: 18.3 %Ritchie County: 18.9 %Roane County: 20.2 %Summers County: 28.5 %Taylor County: 11.2 %Tucker County: 39 %Tyler County: 19.8 %Upshur County: 15.3 %Wayne County: 13.7 %Webster County: 33.9 %Wetzel County: 16.2 %Wirt County: 25.1 %Wood County: 11 %Wyoming County: 18.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Pocahontas County: 53.5 %Pocahontas County53.5Tucker County: 39 %Tucker County39Pendleton County: 36.6 %Pendleton County36.6Webster County: 33.9 %Webster County33.9Hampshire County: 31.6 %Hampshire County31.6McDowell County: 30.7 %McDowell County30.7Summers County: 28.5 %Summers County28.5Hardy County: 28.1 %Hardy County28.1Gilmer County: 27.7 %Gilmer County27.7Monroe County: 26 %Monroe County26Wirt County: 25.1 %Wirt County25.1Clay County: 25 %Clay County25Nicholas County: 24.6 %Nicholas County24.6Braxton County: 23.3 %Braxton County23.3Grant County: 22.5 %Grant County22.5Boone County: 21.9 %Boone County21.9Doddridge County: 21.1 %Doddridge County21.1Calhoun County: 20.7 %Calhoun County20.7Morgan County: 20.6 %Morgan County20.6Roane County: 20.2 %Roane County20.2Lincoln County: 20 %Lincoln County20Tyler County: 19.8 %Tyler County19.8Mingo County: 19.4 %Mingo County19.4Wyoming County: 18.9 %Wyoming County18.9Ritchie County: 18.9 %Ritchie County18.9Randolph County: 18.3 %Randolph County18.3Greenbrier County: 17.5 %Greenbrier County17.5Mercer County: 17.5 %Mercer County17.5Fayette County: 16.4 %Fayette County16.4Wetzel County: 16.2 %Wetzel County16.2Raleigh County: 16.2 %Raleigh County16.2Mason County: 16.2 %Mason County16.2Preston County: 15.6 %Preston County15.6Kanawha County: 15.4 %Kanawha County15.4Upshur County: 15.3 %Upshur County15.3Lewis County: 15.2 %Lewis County15.2Marshall County: 15.1 %Marshall County15.1Cabell County: 14.6 %Cabell County14.6Pleasants County: 14.1 %Pleasants County14.1Harrison County: 13.7 %Harrison County13.7Wayne County: 13.7 %Wayne County13.7Barbour County: 13.6 %Barbour County13.6Logan County: 13.6 %Logan County13.6Ohio County: 13.2 %Ohio County13.2Marion County: 11.2 %Marion County11.2Taylor County: 11.2 %Taylor County11.2Mineral County: 11.1 %Mineral County11.1Wood County: 11 %Wood County11Monongalia County: 10.6 %Monongalia County10.6Jackson County: 10.5 %Jackson County10.5Hancock County: 9.7 %Hancock County9.7Brooke County: 9.5 %Brooke County9.5Jefferson County: 8 %Jefferson County8Putnam County: 6.9 %Putnam County6.9Berkeley County: 5.2 %Berkeley County5.2Pocahontas County: 53.5 %Pocahontas County53.5Tucker County: 39 %Tucker County39Pendleton County: 36.6 %Pendleton County36.6Webster County: 33.9 %Webster County33.9Hampshire County: 31.6 %Hampshire County31.6McDowell County: 30.7 %McDowell County30.7Summers County: 28.5 %Summers County28.5Hardy County: 28.1 %Hardy County28.1Gilmer County: 27.7 %Gilmer County27.7Monroe County: 26 %Monroe County26Wirt County: 25.1 %Wirt County25.1Clay County: 25 %Clay County25Nicholas County: 24.6 %Nicholas County24.6Braxton County: 23.3 %Braxton County23.3Grant County: 22.5 %Grant County22.5Boone County: 21.9 %Boone County21.9Doddridge County: 21.1 %Doddridge County21.1Calhoun County: 20.7 %Calhoun County20.7Morgan County: 20.6 %Morgan County20.6Roane County: 20.2 %Roane County20.2Lincoln County: 20 %Lincoln County20Tyler County: 19.8 %Tyler County19.8Mingo County: 19.4 %Mingo County19.4Wyoming County: 18.9 %Wyoming County18.9Ritchie County: 18.9 %Ritchie County18.9Randolph County: 18.3 %Randolph County18.3Greenbrier County: 17.5 %Greenbrier County17.5Mercer County: 17.5 %Mercer County17.5Fayette County: 16.4 %Fayette County16.4Wetzel County: 16.2 %Wetzel County16.2Raleigh County: 16.2 %Raleigh County16.2Mason County: 16.2 %Mason County16.2Preston County: 15.6 %Preston County15.6Kanawha County: 15.4 %Kanawha County15.4Upshur County: 15.3 %Upshur County15.3Lewis County: 15.2 %Lewis County15.2Marshall County: 15.1 %Marshall County15.1Cabell County: 14.6 %Cabell County14.6Pleasants County: 14.1 %Pleasants County14.1Harrison County: 13.7 %Harrison County13.7Wayne County: 13.7 %Wayne County13.7Barbour County: 13.6 %Barbour County13.6Logan County: 13.6 %Logan County13.6Ohio County: 13.2 %Ohio County13.2Marion County: 11.2 %Marion County11.2Taylor County: 11.2 %Taylor County11.2Mineral County: 11.1 %Mineral County11.1Wood County: 11 %Wood County11Monongalia County: 10.6 %Monongalia County10.6Jackson County: 10.5 %Jackson County10.5Hancock County: 9.7 %Hancock County9.7Brooke County: 9.5 %Brooke County9.5Jefferson County: 8 %Jefferson County8Putnam County: 6.9 %Putnam County6.9Berkeley County: 5.2 %Berkeley County5.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pocahontas County53.5-1.4 pts
2Tucker County39+0.2 pts
3Pendleton County36.6-1.4 pts
4Webster County33.9-1.7 pts
5Hampshire County31.6-2 pts
6McDowell County30.7-0.1 pts
7Summers County28.5+1.9 pts
8Hardy County28.10 pts
9Gilmer County27.7-0.8 pts
10Monroe County26+1.6 pts
11Wirt County25.1+1.2 pts
12Clay County250 pts
13Nicholas County24.6+1.1 pts
14Braxton County23.3-1.3 pts
15Grant County22.5-1.8 pts
16Boone County21.9-0.5 pts
17Doddridge County21.1-4.6 pts
18Calhoun County20.7-4.5 pts
19Morgan County20.6-0.8 pts
20Roane County20.2-2.5 pts
21Lincoln County20+1.6 pts
22Tyler County19.8-4.2 pts
23Mingo County19.4-2.6 pts
24Wyoming County18.9-1.6 pts
25Ritchie County18.9-1.7 pts
26Randolph County18.3-2.4 pts
27Greenbrier County17.5-0.3 pts
27Mercer County17.5+0.6 pts
29Fayette County16.4+0.6 pts
30Wetzel County16.2-2.6 pts
31Raleigh County16.2+0.1 pts
32Mason County16.2+0.5 pts
33Preston County15.6-0.3 pts
34Kanawha County15.4+0.4 pts
35Upshur County15.3+0.6 pts
36Lewis County15.2-0 pts
37Marshall County15.1-0.2 pts
38Cabell County14.6-0.5 pts
39Pleasants County14.1+0.4 pts
40Harrison County13.7-1.1 pts
41Wayne County13.7-1.1 pts
42Barbour County13.6-4 pts
43Logan County13.6-2.7 pts
44Ohio County13.2-1.2 pts
45Marion County11.2-1.4 pts
46Taylor County11.2+0.3 pts
47Mineral County11.1-3.5 pts
48Wood County11-0.4 pts
49Monongalia County10.6-0.3 pts
50Jackson County10.5-1.6 pts
51Hancock County9.7+0.3 pts
52Brooke County9.5-2.3 pts
53Jefferson County8-1.5 pts
54Putnam County6.9-1.7 pts
55Berkeley County5.2-0.8 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pocahontas County, with 53.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Berkeley County, with 5.2% in 2024.

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