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

Vilas County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 72 counties in 2024, at 55.2%. Outagamie County had the lowest, at 3.1%. The median was 12% and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.2Vilas County
Lowest3.1Outagamie County
Median1272 counties
Wisconsin10.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 44 %Ashland County: 27.7 %Barron County: 17.1 %Bayfield County: 44.3 %Brown County: 4 %Buffalo County: 12.3 %Burnett County: 53.3 %Calumet County: 5 %Chippewa County: 7.6 %Clark County: 14.2 %Columbia County: 10.1 %Crawford County: 23.5 %Dane County: 3.7 %Dodge County: 6.8 %Door County: 38.7 %Douglas County: 17.3 %Dunn County: 8.1 %Eau Claire County: 4.7 %Florence County: 52.6 %Fond du Lac County: 6.2 %Forest County: 54 %Grant County: 10.6 %Green County: 4.3 %Green Lake County: 23.1 %Iowa County: 8.9 %Iron County: 44.1 %Jackson County: 15.1 %Jefferson County: 5.5 %Juneau County: 25.8 %Kenosha County: 6.5 %Kewaunee County: 10.8 %La Crosse County: 4.7 %Lafayette County: 6.5 %Langlade County: 27.3 %Lincoln County: 21.8 %Manitowoc County: 7.6 %Marathon County: 5 %Marinette County: 35.4 %Marquette County: 28.9 %Menominee County: 35.7 %Milwaukee County: 8 %Monroe County: 8.6 %Oconto County: 30.2 %Oneida County: 43.2 %Outagamie County: 3.1 %Ozaukee County: 3.9 %Pepin County: 15.5 %Pierce County: 7.5 %Polk County: 20.4 %Portage County: 6.5 %Price County: 39.6 %Racine County: 6.1 %Richland County: 15 %Rock County: 5.5 %Rusk County: 26.6 %St. Croix County: 3.7 %Sauk County: 11.1 %Sawyer County: 45.8 %Shawano County: 16.6 %Sheboygan County: 6.3 %Taylor County: 15.6 %Trempealeau County: 6.7 %Vernon County: 11.7 %Vilas County: 55.2 %Walworth County: 20.4 %Washburn County: 41.1 %Washington County: 3.9 %Waukesha County: 4 %Waupaca County: 12.5 %Waushara County: 28.8 %Winnebago County: 6 %Wood County: 7.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Vilas County: 55.2 %Vilas County55.2Forest County: 54 %Forest County54Burnett County: 53.3 %Burnett County53.3Florence County: 52.6 %Florence County52.6Sawyer County: 45.8 %Sawyer County45.8Bayfield County: 44.3 %Bayfield County44.3Iron County: 44.1 %Iron County44.1Adams County: 44 %Adams County44Oneida County: 43.2 %Oneida County43.2Washburn County: 41.1 %Washburn County41.1Price County: 39.6 %Price County39.6Door County: 38.7 %Door County38.7Menominee County: 35.7 %Menominee County35.7Marinette County: 35.4 %Marinette County35.4Oconto County: 30.2 %Oconto County30.2Marquette County: 28.9 %Marquette County28.9Waushara County: 28.8 %Waushara County28.8Ashland County: 27.7 %Ashland County27.7Langlade County: 27.3 %Langlade County27.3Rusk County: 26.6 %Rusk County26.6Juneau County: 25.8 %Juneau County25.8Crawford County: 23.5 %Crawford County23.5Green Lake County: 23.1 %Green Lake County23.1Lincoln County: 21.8 %Lincoln County21.8Polk County: 20.4 %Polk County20.4Walworth County: 20.4 %Walworth County20.4Douglas County: 17.3 %Douglas County17.3Barron County: 17.1 %Barron County17.1Shawano County: 16.6 %Shawano County16.6Taylor County: 15.6 %Taylor County15.6Pepin County: 15.5 %Pepin County15.5Jackson County: 15.1 %Jackson County15.1Richland County: 15 %Richland County15Clark County: 14.2 %Clark County14.2Waupaca County: 12.5 %Waupaca County12.5Buffalo County: 12.3 %Buffalo County12.3Vernon County: 11.7 %Vernon County11.7Sauk County: 11.1 %Sauk County11.1Kewaunee County: 10.8 %Kewaunee County10.8Grant County: 10.6 %Grant County10.6Vilas County: 55.2 %Vilas County55.2Forest County: 54 %Forest County54Burnett County: 53.3 %Burnett County53.3Florence County: 52.6 %Florence County52.6Sawyer County: 45.8 %Sawyer County45.8Bayfield County: 44.3 %Bayfield County44.3Iron County: 44.1 %Iron County44.1Adams County: 44 %Adams County44Oneida County: 43.2 %Oneida County43.2Washburn County: 41.1 %Washburn County41.1Price County: 39.6 %Price County39.6Door County: 38.7 %Door County38.7Menominee County: 35.7 %Menominee County35.7Marinette County: 35.4 %Marinette County35.4Oconto County: 30.2 %Oconto County30.2Marquette County: 28.9 %Marquette County28.9Waushara County: 28.8 %Waushara County28.8Ashland County: 27.7 %Ashland County27.7Langlade County: 27.3 %Langlade County27.3Rusk County: 26.6 %Rusk County26.6Juneau County: 25.8 %Juneau County25.8Crawford County: 23.5 %Crawford County23.5Green Lake County: 23.1 %Green Lake County23.1Lincoln County: 21.8 %Lincoln County21.8Polk County: 20.4 %Polk County20.4Walworth County: 20.4 %Walworth County20.4Douglas County: 17.3 %Douglas County17.3Barron County: 17.1 %Barron County17.1Shawano County: 16.6 %Shawano County16.6Taylor County: 15.6 %Taylor County15.6Pepin County: 15.5 %Pepin County15.5Jackson County: 15.1 %Jackson County15.1Richland County: 15 %Richland County15Clark County: 14.2 %Clark County14.2Waupaca County: 12.5 %Waupaca County12.5Buffalo County: 12.3 %Buffalo County12.3Vernon County: 11.7 %Vernon County11.7Sauk County: 11.1 %Sauk County11.1Kewaunee County: 10.8 %Kewaunee County10.8Grant County: 10.6 %Grant County10.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Vilas County55.2-0.9 pts
2Forest County54-0.5 pts
3Burnett County53.3-0.4 pts
4Florence County52.6-2.1 pts
5Sawyer County45.8-1.3 pts
6Bayfield County44.3+0.5 pts
7Iron County44.1-2.9 pts
8Adams County44-0.5 pts
9Oneida County43.2-2.2 pts
10Washburn County41.1-0.2 pts
11Price County39.6+0.4 pts
12Door County38.7-1.4 pts
13Menominee County35.7-2.1 pts
14Marinette County35.4-1.1 pts
15Oconto County30.2-0.6 pts
16Marquette County28.9-1.2 pts
17Waushara County28.8-1.4 pts
18Ashland County27.7+0.5 pts
19Langlade County27.3-2.1 pts
20Rusk County26.6-1.2 pts
21Juneau County25.8-0.5 pts
22Crawford County23.5+0.1 pts
23Green Lake County23.1-1 pts
24Lincoln County21.8-0.8 pts
25Polk County20.4-2.3 pts
26Walworth County20.4-0.3 pts
27Douglas County17.3-0.4 pts
28Barron County17.1-1.1 pts
29Shawano County16.6-0.8 pts
30Taylor County15.6-0.3 pts
31Pepin County15.5+0.2 pts
32Jackson County15.1-0.3 pts
33Richland County15-1.6 pts
34Clark County14.2-0.3 pts
35Waupaca County12.5-0.1 pts
36Buffalo County12.3-0.8 pts
37Vernon County11.7-0.9 pts
38Sauk County11.1-0.6 pts
39Kewaunee County10.8-0.2 pts
40Grant County10.6+0.3 pts
41Columbia County10.1+0.5 pts
42Iowa County8.9-0.7 pts
43Monroe County8.6+0.4 pts
44Dunn County8.1+0.5 pts
45Milwaukee County8-0.2 pts
46Manitowoc County7.6-0.1 pts
47Chippewa County7.6-0.9 pts
48Pierce County7.5-0.1 pts
49Wood County7.2-0.6 pts
50Dodge County6.8+0.1 pts
51Trempealeau County6.7-0.2 pts
52Lafayette County6.5-0.6 pts
52Portage County6.5+0.6 pts
54Kenosha County6.5-0.7 pts
55Sheboygan County6.3+0.4 pts
56Fond du Lac County6.2-0.1 pts
57Racine County6.1-0.3 pts
58Winnebago County6-0.3 pts
59Rock County5.5-0.2 pts
60Jefferson County5.5-0.5 pts
61Marathon County5-0.7 pts
62Calumet County5-0.4 pts
63Eau Claire County4.7-0.9 pts
64La Crosse County4.7-0.4 pts
65Green County4.3-0.4 pts
66Brown County4+0.6 pts
66Waukesha County4+0.1 pts
68Ozaukee County3.9-0.3 pts
69Washington County3.90 pts
70St. Croix County3.7-0.1 pts
71Dane County3.7+0.1 pts
72Outagamie County3.1-0.2 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Vilas County, with 55.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Outagamie County, with 3.1% in 2024.

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