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

Forest County had the highest housing vacancy rate, all vacant units (US) of 72 counties in 2021, at 57.8%. Outagamie County had the lowest, at 3.6%. The median was 13.7% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.8Forest County
Lowest3.6Outagamie County
Median13.772 counties
Wisconsin11.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 47.7 %Ashland County: 29.7 %Barron County: 20.1 %Bayfield County: 44.3 %Brown County: 4 %Buffalo County: 15.2 %Burnett County: 54.2 %Calumet County: 4.4 %Chippewa County: 8.7 %Clark County: 14.7 %Columbia County: 9.6 %Crawford County: 25.1 %Dane County: 4 %Dodge County: 7.2 %Door County: 42.9 %Douglas County: 17.6 %Dunn County: 7.3 %Eau Claire County: 6.2 %Florence County: 55.4 %Fond du Lac County: 7.5 %Forest County: 57.8 %Grant County: 10.5 %Green County: 5 %Green Lake County: 25.2 %Iowa County: 10.5 %Iron County: 49.9 %Jackson County: 17.6 %Jefferson County: 6.6 %Juneau County: 28.4 %Kenosha County: 8.5 %Kewaunee County: 12.3 %La Crosse County: 5 %Lafayette County: 7 %Langlade County: 31.1 %Lincoln County: 25.3 %Manitowoc County: 7.7 %Marathon County: 5.7 %Marinette County: 37.5 %Marquette County: 31.4 %Menominee County: 41.7 %Milwaukee County: 8.5 %Monroe County: 10.3 %Oconto County: 31.2 %Oneida County: 48.4 %Outagamie County: 3.6 %Ozaukee County: 4.8 %Pepin County: 14.7 %Pierce County: 5.2 %Polk County: 24.4 %Portage County: 6.5 %Price County: 38.9 %Racine County: 6.1 %Richland County: 16 %Rock County: 5.5 %Rusk County: 29.7 %St. Croix County: 4.4 %Sauk County: 12.5 %Sawyer County: 50.3 %Shawano County: 18 %Sheboygan County: 6.5 %Taylor County: 19.3 %Trempealeau County: 7.6 %Vernon County: 14.5 %Vilas County: 57.1 %Walworth County: 20.6 %Washburn County: 44.5 %Washington County: 3.8 %Waukesha County: 4 %Waupaca County: 12.9 %Waushara County: 32.9 %Winnebago County: 5.9 %Wood County: 7.8 %
  • Under 5.7
  • 5.7 to 7.7
  • 7.7 to 14
  • 14 to 25
  • 25 to 39
  • 39 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Forest County: 57.8 %Forest County57.8Vilas County: 57.1 %Vilas County57.1Florence County: 55.4 %Florence County55.4Burnett County: 54.2 %Burnett County54.2Sawyer County: 50.3 %Sawyer County50.3Iron County: 49.9 %Iron County49.9Oneida County: 48.4 %Oneida County48.4Adams County: 47.7 %Adams County47.7Washburn County: 44.5 %Washburn County44.5Bayfield County: 44.3 %Bayfield County44.3Door County: 42.9 %Door County42.9Menominee County: 41.7 %Menominee County41.7Price County: 38.9 %Price County38.9Marinette County: 37.5 %Marinette County37.5Waushara County: 32.9 %Waushara County32.9Marquette County: 31.4 %Marquette County31.4Oconto County: 31.2 %Oconto County31.2Langlade County: 31.1 %Langlade County31.1Rusk County: 29.7 %Rusk County29.7Ashland County: 29.7 %Ashland County29.7Juneau County: 28.4 %Juneau County28.4Lincoln County: 25.3 %Lincoln County25.3Green Lake County: 25.2 %Green Lake County25.2Crawford County: 25.1 %Crawford County25.1Polk County: 24.4 %Polk County24.4Walworth County: 20.6 %Walworth County20.6Barron County: 20.1 %Barron County20.1Taylor County: 19.3 %Taylor County19.3Shawano County: 18 %Shawano County18Jackson County: 17.6 %Jackson County17.6Douglas County: 17.6 %Douglas County17.6Richland County: 16 %Richland County16Buffalo County: 15.2 %Buffalo County15.2Clark County: 14.7 %Clark County14.7Pepin County: 14.7 %Pepin County14.7Vernon County: 14.5 %Vernon County14.5Waupaca County: 12.9 %Waupaca County12.9Sauk County: 12.5 %Sauk County12.5Kewaunee County: 12.3 %Kewaunee County12.3Iowa County: 10.5 %Iowa County10.5Forest County: 57.8 %Forest County57.8Vilas County: 57.1 %Vilas County57.1Florence County: 55.4 %Florence County55.4Burnett County: 54.2 %Burnett County54.2Sawyer County: 50.3 %Sawyer County50.3Iron County: 49.9 %Iron County49.9Oneida County: 48.4 %Oneida County48.4Adams County: 47.7 %Adams County47.7Washburn County: 44.5 %Washburn County44.5Bayfield County: 44.3 %Bayfield County44.3Door County: 42.9 %Door County42.9Menominee County: 41.7 %Menominee County41.7Price County: 38.9 %Price County38.9Marinette County: 37.5 %Marinette County37.5Waushara County: 32.9 %Waushara County32.9Marquette County: 31.4 %Marquette County31.4Oconto County: 31.2 %Oconto County31.2Langlade County: 31.1 %Langlade County31.1Rusk County: 29.7 %Rusk County29.7Ashland County: 29.7 %Ashland County29.7Juneau County: 28.4 %Juneau County28.4Lincoln County: 25.3 %Lincoln County25.3Green Lake County: 25.2 %Green Lake County25.2Crawford County: 25.1 %Crawford County25.1Polk County: 24.4 %Polk County24.4Walworth County: 20.6 %Walworth County20.6Barron County: 20.1 %Barron County20.1Taylor County: 19.3 %Taylor County19.3Shawano County: 18 %Shawano County18Jackson County: 17.6 %Jackson County17.6Douglas County: 17.6 %Douglas County17.6Richland County: 16 %Richland County16Buffalo County: 15.2 %Buffalo County15.2Clark County: 14.7 %Clark County14.7Pepin County: 14.7 %Pepin County14.7Vernon County: 14.5 %Vernon County14.5Waupaca County: 12.9 %Waupaca County12.9Sauk County: 12.5 %Sauk County12.5Kewaunee County: 12.3 %Kewaunee County12.3Iowa County: 10.5 %Iowa County10.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Forest County57.8
2Vilas County57.1
3Florence County55.4
4Burnett County54.2
5Sawyer County50.3
6Iron County49.9
7Oneida County48.4
8Adams County47.7
9Washburn County44.5
10Bayfield County44.3
11Door County42.9
12Menominee County41.7
13Price County38.9
14Marinette County37.5
15Waushara County32.9
16Marquette County31.4
17Oconto County31.2
18Langlade County31.1
19Rusk County29.7
20Ashland County29.7
21Juneau County28.4
22Lincoln County25.3
23Green Lake County25.2
24Crawford County25.1
25Polk County24.4
26Walworth County20.6
27Barron County20.1
28Taylor County19.3
29Shawano County18
30Jackson County17.6
31Douglas County17.6
32Richland County16
33Buffalo County15.2
34Clark County14.7
35Pepin County14.7
36Vernon County14.5
37Waupaca County12.9
38Sauk County12.5
39Kewaunee County12.3
40Iowa County10.5
41Grant County10.5
42Monroe County10.3
43Columbia County9.6
44Chippewa County8.7
45Kenosha County8.5
46Milwaukee County8.5
47Wood County7.8
48Manitowoc County7.7
49Trempealeau County7.6
50Fond du Lac County7.5
51Dunn County7.3
52Dodge County7.2
53Lafayette County7
54Jefferson County6.6
55Portage County6.5
56Sheboygan County6.5
57Eau Claire County6.2
58Racine County6.1
59Winnebago County5.9
60Marathon County5.7
61Rock County5.5
62Pierce County5.2
63Green County5
64La Crosse County5
65Ozaukee County4.8
66Calumet County4.4
67St. Croix County4.4
68Dane County4
69Brown County4
70Waukesha County4
71Washington County3.8
72Outagamie County3.6

Other periods

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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Forest County, with 57.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Outagamie County, with 3.6% in 2021.

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