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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 2022, at 57%. Outagamie County had the lowest, at 3.4%. The median was 13% and the figure for Wisconsin was 11.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57Forest County
Lowest3.4Outagamie County
Median1372 counties
Wisconsin11.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 45.4 %Ashland County: 27.3 %Barron County: 19.5 %Bayfield County: 42.9 %Brown County: 3.6 %Buffalo County: 13.9 %Burnett County: 54.3 %Calumet County: 4.9 %Chippewa County: 8.5 %Clark County: 14.5 %Columbia County: 9.8 %Crawford County: 24.8 %Dane County: 3.8 %Dodge County: 6.6 %Door County: 42 %Douglas County: 17.6 %Dunn County: 7.9 %Eau Claire County: 6.1 %Florence County: 55.1 %Fond du Lac County: 7.3 %Forest County: 57 %Grant County: 10.3 %Green County: 4.4 %Green Lake County: 25 %Iowa County: 10.7 %Iron County: 47.3 %Jackson County: 17.2 %Jefferson County: 6.5 %Juneau County: 27.1 %Kenosha County: 7.9 %Kewaunee County: 11.1 %La Crosse County: 4.9 %Lafayette County: 7.3 %Langlade County: 30.7 %Lincoln County: 24.3 %Manitowoc County: 7.8 %Marathon County: 5.8 %Marinette County: 36.6 %Marquette County: 30.2 %Menominee County: 39.3 %Milwaukee County: 8.2 %Monroe County: 9.2 %Oconto County: 31.5 %Oneida County: 46.4 %Outagamie County: 3.4 %Ozaukee County: 4.2 %Pepin County: 14.1 %Pierce County: 6 %Polk County: 23.6 %Portage County: 6.3 %Price County: 38.6 %Racine County: 6.3 %Richland County: 15.4 %Rock County: 5.4 %Rusk County: 28.6 %St. Croix County: 4.4 %Sauk County: 11.6 %Sawyer County: 48.8 %Shawano County: 18.4 %Sheboygan County: 6.4 %Taylor County: 18.3 %Trempealeau County: 6.9 %Vernon County: 13.6 %Vilas County: 56.8 %Walworth County: 20.8 %Washburn County: 43.2 %Washington County: 3.6 %Waukesha County: 3.8 %Waupaca County: 12.5 %Waushara County: 31.3 %Winnebago County: 5.8 %Wood County: 7.7 %
  • Under 5.8
  • 5.8 to 7.8
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  • 39 and over
%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Forest County: 57 %Forest County57Vilas County: 56.8 %Vilas County56.8Florence County: 55.1 %Florence County55.1Burnett County: 54.3 %Burnett County54.3Sawyer County: 48.8 %Sawyer County48.8Iron County: 47.3 %Iron County47.3Oneida County: 46.4 %Oneida County46.4Adams County: 45.4 %Adams County45.4Washburn County: 43.2 %Washburn County43.2Bayfield County: 42.9 %Bayfield County42.9Door County: 42 %Door County42Menominee County: 39.3 %Menominee County39.3Price County: 38.6 %Price County38.6Marinette County: 36.6 %Marinette County36.6Oconto County: 31.5 %Oconto County31.5Waushara County: 31.3 %Waushara County31.3Langlade County: 30.7 %Langlade County30.7Marquette County: 30.2 %Marquette County30.2Rusk County: 28.6 %Rusk County28.6Ashland County: 27.3 %Ashland County27.3Juneau County: 27.1 %Juneau County27.1Green Lake County: 25 %Green Lake County25Crawford County: 24.8 %Crawford County24.8Lincoln County: 24.3 %Lincoln County24.3Polk County: 23.6 %Polk County23.6Walworth County: 20.8 %Walworth County20.8Barron County: 19.5 %Barron County19.5Shawano County: 18.4 %Shawano County18.4Taylor County: 18.3 %Taylor County18.3Douglas County: 17.6 %Douglas County17.6Jackson County: 17.2 %Jackson County17.2Richland County: 15.4 %Richland County15.4Clark County: 14.5 %Clark County14.5Pepin County: 14.1 %Pepin County14.1Buffalo County: 13.9 %Buffalo County13.9Vernon County: 13.6 %Vernon County13.6Waupaca County: 12.5 %Waupaca County12.5Sauk County: 11.6 %Sauk County11.6Kewaunee County: 11.1 %Kewaunee County11.1Iowa County: 10.7 %Iowa County10.7Forest County: 57 %Forest County57Vilas County: 56.8 %Vilas County56.8Florence County: 55.1 %Florence County55.1Burnett County: 54.3 %Burnett County54.3Sawyer County: 48.8 %Sawyer County48.8Iron County: 47.3 %Iron County47.3Oneida County: 46.4 %Oneida County46.4Adams County: 45.4 %Adams County45.4Washburn County: 43.2 %Washburn County43.2Bayfield County: 42.9 %Bayfield County42.9Door County: 42 %Door County42Menominee County: 39.3 %Menominee County39.3Price County: 38.6 %Price County38.6Marinette County: 36.6 %Marinette County36.6Oconto County: 31.5 %Oconto County31.5Waushara County: 31.3 %Waushara County31.3Langlade County: 30.7 %Langlade County30.7Marquette County: 30.2 %Marquette County30.2Rusk County: 28.6 %Rusk County28.6Ashland County: 27.3 %Ashland County27.3Juneau County: 27.1 %Juneau County27.1Green Lake County: 25 %Green Lake County25Crawford County: 24.8 %Crawford County24.8Lincoln County: 24.3 %Lincoln County24.3Polk County: 23.6 %Polk County23.6Walworth County: 20.8 %Walworth County20.8Barron County: 19.5 %Barron County19.5Shawano County: 18.4 %Shawano County18.4Taylor County: 18.3 %Taylor County18.3Douglas County: 17.6 %Douglas County17.6Jackson County: 17.2 %Jackson County17.2Richland County: 15.4 %Richland County15.4Clark County: 14.5 %Clark County14.5Pepin County: 14.1 %Pepin County14.1Buffalo County: 13.9 %Buffalo County13.9Vernon County: 13.6 %Vernon County13.6Waupaca County: 12.5 %Waupaca County12.5Sauk County: 11.6 %Sauk County11.6Kewaunee County: 11.1 %Kewaunee County11.1Iowa County: 10.7 %Iowa County10.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Forest County57-0.8 pts
2Vilas County56.8-0.3 pts
3Florence County55.1-0.2 pts
4Burnett County54.3+0.1 pts
5Sawyer County48.8-1.5 pts
6Iron County47.3-2.6 pts
7Oneida County46.4-2.1 pts
8Adams County45.4-2.4 pts
9Washburn County43.2-1.3 pts
10Bayfield County42.9-1.3 pts
11Door County42-0.8 pts
12Menominee County39.3-2.4 pts
13Price County38.6-0.3 pts
14Marinette County36.6-0.8 pts
15Oconto County31.5+0.3 pts
16Waushara County31.3-1.6 pts
17Langlade County30.7-0.4 pts
18Marquette County30.2-1.2 pts
19Rusk County28.6-1.1 pts
20Ashland County27.3-2.4 pts
21Juneau County27.1-1.3 pts
22Green Lake County25-0.1 pts
23Crawford County24.8-0.3 pts
24Lincoln County24.3-1 pts
25Polk County23.6-0.7 pts
26Walworth County20.8+0.1 pts
27Barron County19.5-0.6 pts
28Shawano County18.4+0.4 pts
29Taylor County18.3-1 pts
30Douglas County17.6-0 pts
31Jackson County17.2-0.5 pts
32Richland County15.4-0.6 pts
33Clark County14.5-0.2 pts
34Pepin County14.1-0.6 pts
35Buffalo County13.9-1.3 pts
36Vernon County13.6-0.9 pts
37Waupaca County12.5-0.4 pts
38Sauk County11.6-0.8 pts
39Kewaunee County11.1-1.2 pts
40Iowa County10.7+0.1 pts
41Grant County10.3-0.1 pts
42Columbia County9.8+0.2 pts
43Monroe County9.2-1.1 pts
44Chippewa County8.5-0.2 pts
45Milwaukee County8.2-0.3 pts
46Kenosha County7.9-0.6 pts
47Dunn County7.9+0.6 pts
48Manitowoc County7.8+0.1 pts
49Wood County7.7-0 pts
50Lafayette County7.3+0.3 pts
51Fond du Lac County7.3-0.2 pts
52Trempealeau County6.9-0.7 pts
53Dodge County6.6-0.6 pts
54Jefferson County6.5-0.1 pts
55Sheboygan County6.4-0.2 pts
56Racine County6.3+0.2 pts
57Portage County6.3-0.3 pts
58Eau Claire County6.1-0.1 pts
59Pierce County6+0.8 pts
60Marathon County5.8+0.1 pts
61Winnebago County5.8-0.1 pts
62Rock County5.4-0.1 pts
63La Crosse County4.9-0.1 pts
64Calumet County4.9+0.5 pts
65Green County4.4-0.7 pts
65St. Croix County4.4-0 pts
67Ozaukee County4.2-0.6 pts
68Dane County3.8-0.2 pts
69Waukesha County3.8-0.2 pts
70Brown County3.6-0.4 pts
70Washington County3.6-0.1 pts
72Outagamie County3.4-0.3 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2022. 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), 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Forest County, with 57% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Outagamie County, with 3.4% in 2022.

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