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

Pocahontas County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 55 counties in 2021, at 58.5%. Berkeley County had the lowest, at 6.7%. The median was 20.6% and the figure for West Virginia was 17.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.5Pocahontas County
Lowest6.7Berkeley County
Median20.655 counties
West Virginia17.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 19.4 %Berkeley County: 6.7 %Boone County: 23.7 %Braxton County: 29.1 %Brooke County: 8.7 %Cabell County: 14.7 %Calhoun County: 26.9 %Clay County: 27.3 %Doddridge County: 30.5 %Fayette County: 18.3 %Gilmer County: 31.9 %Grant County: 27.3 %Greenbrier County: 18.2 %Hampshire County: 37.2 %Hancock County: 10 %Hardy County: 28.8 %Harrison County: 14.7 %Jackson County: 14.1 %Jefferson County: 10.4 %Kanawha County: 15.2 %Lewis County: 18.5 %Lincoln County: 19.2 %Logan County: 17.4 %McDowell County: 32.9 %Marion County: 11.5 %Marshall County: 20.6 %Mason County: 18 %Mercer County: 16.3 %Mineral County: 16.8 %Mingo County: 21.9 %Monongalia County: 11.2 %Monroe County: 29.7 %Morgan County: 24.1 %Nicholas County: 23 %Ohio County: 17.7 %Pendleton County: 39.1 %Pleasants County: 16.8 %Pocahontas County: 58.5 %Preston County: 17.5 %Putnam County: 10.6 %Raleigh County: 13.7 %Randolph County: 23.6 %Ritchie County: 27.6 %Roane County: 25.2 %Summers County: 25.3 %Taylor County: 12.1 %Tucker County: 41.1 %Tyler County: 31.3 %Upshur County: 14.4 %Wayne County: 20.9 %Webster County: 34.1 %Wetzel County: 23.8 %Wirt County: 25 %Wood County: 12.6 %Wyoming County: 22.5 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Pocahontas County: 58.5 %Pocahontas County58.5Tucker County: 41.1 %Tucker County41.1Pendleton County: 39.1 %Pendleton County39.1Hampshire County: 37.2 %Hampshire County37.2Webster County: 34.1 %Webster County34.1McDowell County: 32.9 %McDowell County32.9Gilmer County: 31.9 %Gilmer County31.9Tyler County: 31.3 %Tyler County31.3Doddridge County: 30.5 %Doddridge County30.5Monroe County: 29.7 %Monroe County29.7Braxton County: 29.1 %Braxton County29.1Hardy County: 28.8 %Hardy County28.8Ritchie County: 27.6 %Ritchie County27.6Grant County: 27.3 %Grant County27.3Clay County: 27.3 %Clay County27.3Calhoun County: 26.9 %Calhoun County26.9Summers County: 25.3 %Summers County25.3Roane County: 25.2 %Roane County25.2Wirt County: 25 %Wirt County25Morgan County: 24.1 %Morgan County24.1Wetzel County: 23.8 %Wetzel County23.8Boone County: 23.7 %Boone County23.7Randolph County: 23.6 %Randolph County23.6Nicholas County: 23 %Nicholas County23Wyoming County: 22.5 %Wyoming County22.5Mingo County: 21.9 %Mingo County21.9Wayne County: 20.9 %Wayne County20.9Marshall County: 20.6 %Marshall County20.6Barbour County: 19.4 %Barbour County19.4Lincoln County: 19.2 %Lincoln County19.2Lewis County: 18.5 %Lewis County18.5Fayette County: 18.3 %Fayette County18.3Greenbrier County: 18.2 %Greenbrier County18.2Mason County: 18 %Mason County18Ohio County: 17.7 %Ohio County17.7Preston County: 17.5 %Preston County17.5Logan County: 17.4 %Logan County17.4Pleasants County: 16.8 %Pleasants County16.8Mineral County: 16.8 %Mineral County16.8Mercer County: 16.3 %Mercer County16.3Kanawha County: 15.2 %Kanawha County15.2Harrison County: 14.7 %Harrison County14.7Cabell County: 14.7 %Cabell County14.7Upshur County: 14.4 %Upshur County14.4Jackson County: 14.1 %Jackson County14.1Raleigh County: 13.7 %Raleigh County13.7Wood County: 12.6 %Wood County12.6Taylor County: 12.1 %Taylor County12.1Marion County: 11.5 %Marion County11.5Monongalia County: 11.2 %Monongalia County11.2Putnam County: 10.6 %Putnam County10.6Jefferson County: 10.4 %Jefferson County10.4Hancock County: 10 %Hancock County10Brooke County: 8.7 %Brooke County8.7Berkeley County: 6.7 %Berkeley County6.7Pocahontas County: 58.5 %Pocahontas County58.5Tucker County: 41.1 %Tucker County41.1Pendleton County: 39.1 %Pendleton County39.1Hampshire County: 37.2 %Hampshire County37.2Webster County: 34.1 %Webster County34.1McDowell County: 32.9 %McDowell County32.9Gilmer County: 31.9 %Gilmer County31.9Tyler County: 31.3 %Tyler County31.3Doddridge County: 30.5 %Doddridge County30.5Monroe County: 29.7 %Monroe County29.7Braxton County: 29.1 %Braxton County29.1Hardy County: 28.8 %Hardy County28.8Ritchie County: 27.6 %Ritchie County27.6Grant County: 27.3 %Grant County27.3Clay County: 27.3 %Clay County27.3Calhoun County: 26.9 %Calhoun County26.9Summers County: 25.3 %Summers County25.3Roane County: 25.2 %Roane County25.2Wirt County: 25 %Wirt County25Morgan County: 24.1 %Morgan County24.1Wetzel County: 23.8 %Wetzel County23.8Boone County: 23.7 %Boone County23.7Randolph County: 23.6 %Randolph County23.6Nicholas County: 23 %Nicholas County23Wyoming County: 22.5 %Wyoming County22.5Mingo County: 21.9 %Mingo County21.9Wayne County: 20.9 %Wayne County20.9Marshall County: 20.6 %Marshall County20.6Barbour County: 19.4 %Barbour County19.4Lincoln County: 19.2 %Lincoln County19.2Lewis County: 18.5 %Lewis County18.5Fayette County: 18.3 %Fayette County18.3Greenbrier County: 18.2 %Greenbrier County18.2Mason County: 18 %Mason County18Ohio County: 17.7 %Ohio County17.7Preston County: 17.5 %Preston County17.5Logan County: 17.4 %Logan County17.4Pleasants County: 16.8 %Pleasants County16.8Mineral County: 16.8 %Mineral County16.8Mercer County: 16.3 %Mercer County16.3Kanawha County: 15.2 %Kanawha County15.2Harrison County: 14.7 %Harrison County14.7Cabell County: 14.7 %Cabell County14.7Upshur County: 14.4 %Upshur County14.4Jackson County: 14.1 %Jackson County14.1Raleigh County: 13.7 %Raleigh County13.7Wood County: 12.6 %Wood County12.6Taylor County: 12.1 %Taylor County12.1Marion County: 11.5 %Marion County11.5Monongalia County: 11.2 %Monongalia County11.2Putnam County: 10.6 %Putnam County10.6Jefferson County: 10.4 %Jefferson County10.4Hancock County: 10 %Hancock County10Brooke County: 8.7 %Brooke County8.7Berkeley County: 6.7 %Berkeley County6.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Pocahontas County58.5
2Tucker County41.1
3Pendleton County39.1
4Hampshire County37.2
5Webster County34.1
6McDowell County32.9
7Gilmer County31.9
8Tyler County31.3
9Doddridge County30.5
10Monroe County29.7
11Braxton County29.1
12Hardy County28.8
13Ritchie County27.6
14Grant County27.3
15Clay County27.3
16Calhoun County26.9
17Summers County25.3
18Roane County25.2
19Wirt County25
20Morgan County24.1
21Wetzel County23.8
22Boone County23.7
23Randolph County23.6
24Nicholas County23
25Wyoming County22.5
26Mingo County21.9
27Wayne County20.9
28Marshall County20.6
29Barbour County19.4
30Lincoln County19.2
31Lewis County18.5
32Fayette County18.3
33Greenbrier County18.2
34Mason County18
35Ohio County17.7
36Preston County17.5
37Logan County17.4
38Pleasants County16.8
39Mineral County16.8
40Mercer County16.3
41Kanawha County15.2
42Harrison County14.7
43Cabell County14.7
44Upshur County14.4
45Jackson County14.1
46Raleigh County13.7
47Wood County12.6
48Taylor County12.1
49Marion County11.5
50Monongalia County11.2
51Putnam County10.6
52Jefferson County10.4
53Hancock County10
54Brooke County8.7
55Berkeley County6.7

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 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/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/west-virginia-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/housing-vacancy-rate-all-vacant-units/west-virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pocahontas County, with 58.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Berkeley County, with 6.7% in 2021.

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