Highest housing vacancy rates by U.S. county, 2020–2024

U.S. counties and county equivalents; vacant units as share of all housing units; %, 2020–2024.

What the Data Shows

Housing vacancy rates are compared across U.S. counties and county equivalents for 2020–2024. Values are ACS percent estimates using each geography’s matching numerator and denominator. Valley County, Idaho ranks first at 66.47%, 5.03 percentage points above Lake County, Michigan. Mono County, California is the final listed row at 58%, making the first value 1.15x the final listed value.

Data table

Unit: percent · Period: 2020–2024

RankEntryValuePeriod
1Valley County, Idaho66.47%2020–2024
2Lake County, Michigan61.44%2020–2024
3Summit County, Colorado61.1%2020–2024
4Nantucket County, Massachusetts58.3%2020–2024
5Mono County, California58%2020–2024

Data notes & caveats

ACS percentages are survey estimates and are subject to sampling error. Close point estimates may have overlapping confidence intervals. Each geography has its own denominator, so the values are rates or shares within that geography rather than parts of a common total.

Methodology

The ranking uses American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the stated rate or share across U.S. counties and county equivalents. Each percentage uses the Census numerator and matching denominator for the same geography. Entries are ordered from highest to lowest after ACS reliability checks. Geographies outside the stated scope are excluded.

Source consistency notes

All entries use the same Census source family, ACS product, 2020–2024 period, percent unit and reliability rules. No years, products or measurement units are mixed.

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