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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 2022, at 57.4%. Berkeley County had the lowest, at 5.4%. The median was 18.9% and the figure for West Virginia was 16.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.4Pocahontas County
Lowest5.4Berkeley County
Median18.955 counties
West Virginia16.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 19.2 %Berkeley County: 5.4 %Boone County: 21.7 %Braxton County: 27.7 %Brooke County: 10.5 %Cabell County: 15.7 %Calhoun County: 25.1 %Clay County: 27.6 %Doddridge County: 28.5 %Fayette County: 17.1 %Gilmer County: 31.5 %Grant County: 26.6 %Greenbrier County: 17.9 %Hampshire County: 35.8 %Hancock County: 8.8 %Hardy County: 29.8 %Harrison County: 15.4 %Jackson County: 13.8 %Jefferson County: 10.2 %Kanawha County: 14.7 %Lewis County: 16.6 %Lincoln County: 18.9 %Logan County: 16.8 %McDowell County: 30.7 %Marion County: 12.2 %Marshall County: 18.5 %Mason County: 17.2 %Mercer County: 16.7 %Mineral County: 15.9 %Mingo County: 21.6 %Monongalia County: 10.8 %Monroe County: 27 %Morgan County: 23 %Nicholas County: 23.1 %Ohio County: 17.5 %Pendleton County: 37.2 %Pleasants County: 15.1 %Pocahontas County: 57.4 %Preston County: 16.8 %Putnam County: 9.7 %Raleigh County: 15.3 %Randolph County: 21 %Ritchie County: 23.2 %Roane County: 23.9 %Summers County: 25.9 %Taylor County: 10 %Tucker County: 39.6 %Tyler County: 29.4 %Upshur County: 15 %Wayne County: 18.2 %Webster County: 32.2 %Wetzel County: 20 %Wirt County: 21.7 %Wood County: 11.8 %Wyoming County: 22.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Pocahontas County: 57.4 %Pocahontas County57.4Tucker County: 39.6 %Tucker County39.6Pendleton County: 37.2 %Pendleton County37.2Hampshire County: 35.8 %Hampshire County35.8Webster County: 32.2 %Webster County32.2Gilmer County: 31.5 %Gilmer County31.5McDowell County: 30.7 %McDowell County30.7Hardy County: 29.8 %Hardy County29.8Tyler County: 29.4 %Tyler County29.4Doddridge County: 28.5 %Doddridge County28.5Braxton County: 27.7 %Braxton County27.7Clay County: 27.6 %Clay County27.6Monroe County: 27 %Monroe County27Grant County: 26.6 %Grant County26.6Summers County: 25.9 %Summers County25.9Calhoun County: 25.1 %Calhoun County25.1Roane County: 23.9 %Roane County23.9Ritchie County: 23.2 %Ritchie County23.2Nicholas County: 23.1 %Nicholas County23.1Morgan County: 23 %Morgan County23Wyoming County: 22.8 %Wyoming County22.8Boone County: 21.7 %Boone County21.7Wirt County: 21.7 %Wirt County21.7Mingo County: 21.6 %Mingo County21.6Randolph County: 21 %Randolph County21Wetzel County: 20 %Wetzel County20Barbour County: 19.2 %Barbour County19.2Lincoln County: 18.9 %Lincoln County18.9Marshall County: 18.5 %Marshall County18.5Wayne County: 18.2 %Wayne County18.2Greenbrier County: 17.9 %Greenbrier County17.9Ohio County: 17.5 %Ohio County17.5Mason County: 17.2 %Mason County17.2Fayette County: 17.1 %Fayette County17.1Preston County: 16.8 %Preston County16.8Logan County: 16.8 %Logan County16.8Mercer County: 16.7 %Mercer County16.7Lewis County: 16.6 %Lewis County16.6Mineral County: 15.9 %Mineral County15.9Cabell County: 15.7 %Cabell County15.7Harrison County: 15.4 %Harrison County15.4Raleigh County: 15.3 %Raleigh County15.3Pleasants County: 15.1 %Pleasants County15.1Upshur County: 15 %Upshur County15Kanawha County: 14.7 %Kanawha County14.7Jackson County: 13.8 %Jackson County13.8Marion County: 12.2 %Marion County12.2Wood County: 11.8 %Wood County11.8Monongalia County: 10.8 %Monongalia County10.8Brooke County: 10.5 %Brooke County10.5Jefferson County: 10.2 %Jefferson County10.2Taylor County: 10 %Taylor County10Putnam County: 9.7 %Putnam County9.7Hancock County: 8.8 %Hancock County8.8Berkeley County: 5.4 %Berkeley County5.4Pocahontas County: 57.4 %Pocahontas County57.4Tucker County: 39.6 %Tucker County39.6Pendleton County: 37.2 %Pendleton County37.2Hampshire County: 35.8 %Hampshire County35.8Webster County: 32.2 %Webster County32.2Gilmer County: 31.5 %Gilmer County31.5McDowell County: 30.7 %McDowell County30.7Hardy County: 29.8 %Hardy County29.8Tyler County: 29.4 %Tyler County29.4Doddridge County: 28.5 %Doddridge County28.5Braxton County: 27.7 %Braxton County27.7Clay County: 27.6 %Clay County27.6Monroe County: 27 %Monroe County27Grant County: 26.6 %Grant County26.6Summers County: 25.9 %Summers County25.9Calhoun County: 25.1 %Calhoun County25.1Roane County: 23.9 %Roane County23.9Ritchie County: 23.2 %Ritchie County23.2Nicholas County: 23.1 %Nicholas County23.1Morgan County: 23 %Morgan County23Wyoming County: 22.8 %Wyoming County22.8Boone County: 21.7 %Boone County21.7Wirt County: 21.7 %Wirt County21.7Mingo County: 21.6 %Mingo County21.6Randolph County: 21 %Randolph County21Wetzel County: 20 %Wetzel County20Barbour County: 19.2 %Barbour County19.2Lincoln County: 18.9 %Lincoln County18.9Marshall County: 18.5 %Marshall County18.5Wayne County: 18.2 %Wayne County18.2Greenbrier County: 17.9 %Greenbrier County17.9Ohio County: 17.5 %Ohio County17.5Mason County: 17.2 %Mason County17.2Fayette County: 17.1 %Fayette County17.1Preston County: 16.8 %Preston County16.8Logan County: 16.8 %Logan County16.8Mercer County: 16.7 %Mercer County16.7Lewis County: 16.6 %Lewis County16.6Mineral County: 15.9 %Mineral County15.9Cabell County: 15.7 %Cabell County15.7Harrison County: 15.4 %Harrison County15.4Raleigh County: 15.3 %Raleigh County15.3Pleasants County: 15.1 %Pleasants County15.1Upshur County: 15 %Upshur County15Kanawha County: 14.7 %Kanawha County14.7Jackson County: 13.8 %Jackson County13.8Marion County: 12.2 %Marion County12.2Wood County: 11.8 %Wood County11.8Monongalia County: 10.8 %Monongalia County10.8Brooke County: 10.5 %Brooke County10.5Jefferson County: 10.2 %Jefferson County10.2Taylor County: 10 %Taylor County10Putnam County: 9.7 %Putnam County9.7Hancock County: 8.8 %Hancock County8.8Berkeley County: 5.4 %Berkeley County5.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Pocahontas County57.4-1.1 pts
2Tucker County39.6-1.4 pts
3Pendleton County37.2-2 pts
4Hampshire County35.8-1.4 pts
5Webster County32.2-2 pts
6Gilmer County31.5-0.4 pts
7McDowell County30.7-2.2 pts
8Hardy County29.8+1 pts
9Tyler County29.4-1.9 pts
10Doddridge County28.5-2.1 pts
11Braxton County27.7-1.4 pts
12Clay County27.6+0.3 pts
13Monroe County27-2.6 pts
14Grant County26.6-0.7 pts
15Summers County25.9+0.6 pts
16Calhoun County25.1-1.8 pts
17Roane County23.9-1.3 pts
18Ritchie County23.2-4.4 pts
19Nicholas County23.1+0.1 pts
20Morgan County23-1.1 pts
21Wyoming County22.8+0.3 pts
22Boone County21.7-2 pts
23Wirt County21.7-3.4 pts
24Mingo County21.6-0.2 pts
25Randolph County21-2.6 pts
26Wetzel County20-3.8 pts
27Barbour County19.2-0.2 pts
28Lincoln County18.9-0.3 pts
29Marshall County18.5-2.1 pts
30Wayne County18.2-2.7 pts
31Greenbrier County17.9-0.3 pts
32Ohio County17.5-0.2 pts
33Mason County17.2-0.9 pts
34Fayette County17.1-1.2 pts
35Preston County16.8-0.6 pts
36Logan County16.8-0.6 pts
37Mercer County16.7+0.4 pts
38Lewis County16.6-1.9 pts
39Mineral County15.9-0.9 pts
40Cabell County15.7+1.1 pts
41Harrison County15.4+0.6 pts
42Raleigh County15.3+1.6 pts
43Pleasants County15.1-1.7 pts
44Upshur County15+0.7 pts
45Kanawha County14.7-0.5 pts
46Jackson County13.8-0.4 pts
47Marion County12.2+0.7 pts
48Wood County11.8-0.9 pts
49Monongalia County10.8-0.4 pts
50Brooke County10.5+1.9 pts
51Jefferson County10.2-0.1 pts
52Taylor County10-2.1 pts
53Putnam County9.7-0.9 pts
54Hancock County8.8-1.2 pts
55Berkeley County5.4-1.3 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/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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 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/west-virginia-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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pocahontas County, with 57.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Berkeley County, with 5.4% in 2022.

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