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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 2023, at 54.8%. Berkeley County had the lowest, at 6%. The median was 17.7% and the figure for West Virginia was 16.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.8Pocahontas County
Lowest6Berkeley County
Median17.755 counties
West Virginia16.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 17.7 %Berkeley County: 6 %Boone County: 22.4 %Braxton County: 24.6 %Brooke County: 11.8 %Cabell County: 15.1 %Calhoun County: 25.3 %Clay County: 25 %Doddridge County: 25.7 %Fayette County: 15.8 %Gilmer County: 28.5 %Grant County: 24.3 %Greenbrier County: 17.7 %Hampshire County: 33.6 %Hancock County: 9.3 %Hardy County: 28.1 %Harrison County: 14.8 %Jackson County: 12.2 %Jefferson County: 9.5 %Kanawha County: 15 %Lewis County: 15.2 %Lincoln County: 18.5 %Logan County: 16.3 %McDowell County: 30.9 %Marion County: 12.6 %Marshall County: 15.3 %Mason County: 15.7 %Mercer County: 16.8 %Mineral County: 14.6 %Mingo County: 22 %Monongalia County: 10.9 %Monroe County: 24.4 %Morgan County: 21.5 %Nicholas County: 23.5 %Ohio County: 14.4 %Pendleton County: 38 %Pleasants County: 13.6 %Pocahontas County: 54.8 %Preston County: 15.9 %Putnam County: 8.5 %Raleigh County: 16.1 %Randolph County: 20.7 %Ritchie County: 20.5 %Roane County: 22.7 %Summers County: 26.6 %Taylor County: 10.9 %Tucker County: 38.8 %Tyler County: 24 %Upshur County: 14.7 %Wayne County: 14.7 %Webster County: 35.6 %Wetzel County: 18.9 %Wirt County: 23.9 %Wood County: 11.4 %Wyoming County: 20.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Pocahontas County: 54.8 %Pocahontas County54.8Tucker County: 38.8 %Tucker County38.8Pendleton County: 38 %Pendleton County38Webster County: 35.6 %Webster County35.6Hampshire County: 33.6 %Hampshire County33.6McDowell County: 30.9 %McDowell County30.9Gilmer County: 28.5 %Gilmer County28.5Hardy County: 28.1 %Hardy County28.1Summers County: 26.6 %Summers County26.6Doddridge County: 25.7 %Doddridge County25.7Calhoun County: 25.3 %Calhoun County25.3Clay County: 25 %Clay County25Braxton County: 24.6 %Braxton County24.6Monroe County: 24.4 %Monroe County24.4Grant County: 24.3 %Grant County24.3Tyler County: 24 %Tyler County24Wirt County: 23.9 %Wirt County23.9Nicholas County: 23.5 %Nicholas County23.5Roane County: 22.7 %Roane County22.7Boone County: 22.4 %Boone County22.4Mingo County: 22 %Mingo County22Morgan County: 21.5 %Morgan County21.5Randolph County: 20.7 %Randolph County20.7Ritchie County: 20.5 %Ritchie County20.5Wyoming County: 20.5 %Wyoming County20.5Wetzel County: 18.9 %Wetzel County18.9Lincoln County: 18.5 %Lincoln County18.5Greenbrier County: 17.7 %Greenbrier County17.7Barbour County: 17.7 %Barbour County17.7Mercer County: 16.8 %Mercer County16.8Logan County: 16.3 %Logan County16.3Raleigh County: 16.1 %Raleigh County16.1Preston County: 15.9 %Preston County15.9Fayette County: 15.8 %Fayette County15.8Mason County: 15.7 %Mason County15.7Marshall County: 15.3 %Marshall County15.3Lewis County: 15.2 %Lewis County15.2Cabell County: 15.1 %Cabell County15.1Kanawha County: 15 %Kanawha County15Harrison County: 14.8 %Harrison County14.8Wayne County: 14.7 %Wayne County14.7Upshur County: 14.7 %Upshur County14.7Mineral County: 14.6 %Mineral County14.6Ohio County: 14.4 %Ohio County14.4Pleasants County: 13.6 %Pleasants County13.6Marion County: 12.6 %Marion County12.6Jackson County: 12.2 %Jackson County12.2Brooke County: 11.8 %Brooke County11.8Wood County: 11.4 %Wood County11.4Monongalia County: 10.9 %Monongalia County10.9Taylor County: 10.9 %Taylor County10.9Jefferson County: 9.5 %Jefferson County9.5Hancock County: 9.3 %Hancock County9.3Putnam County: 8.5 %Putnam County8.5Berkeley County: 6 %Berkeley County6Pocahontas County: 54.8 %Pocahontas County54.8Tucker County: 38.8 %Tucker County38.8Pendleton County: 38 %Pendleton County38Webster County: 35.6 %Webster County35.6Hampshire County: 33.6 %Hampshire County33.6McDowell County: 30.9 %McDowell County30.9Gilmer County: 28.5 %Gilmer County28.5Hardy County: 28.1 %Hardy County28.1Summers County: 26.6 %Summers County26.6Doddridge County: 25.7 %Doddridge County25.7Calhoun County: 25.3 %Calhoun County25.3Clay County: 25 %Clay County25Braxton County: 24.6 %Braxton County24.6Monroe County: 24.4 %Monroe County24.4Grant County: 24.3 %Grant County24.3Tyler County: 24 %Tyler County24Wirt County: 23.9 %Wirt County23.9Nicholas County: 23.5 %Nicholas County23.5Roane County: 22.7 %Roane County22.7Boone County: 22.4 %Boone County22.4Mingo County: 22 %Mingo County22Morgan County: 21.5 %Morgan County21.5Randolph County: 20.7 %Randolph County20.7Ritchie County: 20.5 %Ritchie County20.5Wyoming County: 20.5 %Wyoming County20.5Wetzel County: 18.9 %Wetzel County18.9Lincoln County: 18.5 %Lincoln County18.5Greenbrier County: 17.7 %Greenbrier County17.7Barbour County: 17.7 %Barbour County17.7Mercer County: 16.8 %Mercer County16.8Logan County: 16.3 %Logan County16.3Raleigh County: 16.1 %Raleigh County16.1Preston County: 15.9 %Preston County15.9Fayette County: 15.8 %Fayette County15.8Mason County: 15.7 %Mason County15.7Marshall County: 15.3 %Marshall County15.3Lewis County: 15.2 %Lewis County15.2Cabell County: 15.1 %Cabell County15.1Kanawha County: 15 %Kanawha County15Harrison County: 14.8 %Harrison County14.8Wayne County: 14.7 %Wayne County14.7Upshur County: 14.7 %Upshur County14.7Mineral County: 14.6 %Mineral County14.6Ohio County: 14.4 %Ohio County14.4Pleasants County: 13.6 %Pleasants County13.6Marion County: 12.6 %Marion County12.6Jackson County: 12.2 %Jackson County12.2Brooke County: 11.8 %Brooke County11.8Wood County: 11.4 %Wood County11.4Monongalia County: 10.9 %Monongalia County10.9Taylor County: 10.9 %Taylor County10.9Jefferson County: 9.5 %Jefferson County9.5Hancock County: 9.3 %Hancock County9.3Putnam County: 8.5 %Putnam County8.5Berkeley County: 6 %Berkeley County6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Pocahontas County54.8-2.6 pts
2Tucker County38.8-0.8 pts
3Pendleton County38+0.8 pts
4Webster County35.6+3.5 pts
5Hampshire County33.6-2.2 pts
6McDowell County30.9+0.2 pts
7Gilmer County28.5-2.9 pts
8Hardy County28.1-1.7 pts
9Summers County26.6+0.7 pts
10Doddridge County25.7-2.8 pts
11Calhoun County25.3+0.2 pts
12Clay County25-2.6 pts
13Braxton County24.6-3.1 pts
14Monroe County24.4-2.7 pts
15Grant County24.3-2.3 pts
16Tyler County24-5.5 pts
17Wirt County23.9+2.3 pts
18Nicholas County23.5+0.3 pts
19Roane County22.7-1.2 pts
20Boone County22.4+0.7 pts
21Mingo County22+0.4 pts
22Morgan County21.5-1.6 pts
23Randolph County20.7-0.4 pts
24Ritchie County20.5-2.7 pts
24Wyoming County20.5-2.3 pts
26Wetzel County18.9-1.1 pts
27Lincoln County18.5-0.4 pts
28Greenbrier County17.7-0.1 pts
29Barbour County17.7-1.5 pts
30Mercer County16.8+0.1 pts
31Logan County16.3-0.5 pts
32Raleigh County16.1+0.8 pts
33Preston County15.9-0.9 pts
34Fayette County15.8-1.3 pts
35Mason County15.7-1.5 pts
36Marshall County15.3-3.2 pts
37Lewis County15.2-1.4 pts
38Cabell County15.1-0.7 pts
39Kanawha County15+0.4 pts
40Harrison County14.8-0.6 pts
41Wayne County14.7-3.4 pts
42Upshur County14.7-0.4 pts
43Mineral County14.6-1.3 pts
44Ohio County14.4-3.1 pts
45Pleasants County13.6-1.5 pts
46Marion County12.6+0.4 pts
47Jackson County12.2-1.6 pts
48Brooke County11.8+1.3 pts
49Wood County11.4-0.4 pts
50Monongalia County10.9+0.1 pts
51Taylor County10.9+0.9 pts
52Jefferson County9.5-0.8 pts
53Hancock County9.3+0.5 pts
54Putnam County8.5-1.2 pts
55Berkeley County6+0.6 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Pocahontas County, with 54.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Berkeley County, with 6% in 2023.

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