US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Least Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 101

    Counties ranked by the percentage of households spending 30% or more of income on housing — the standard definition of "rent burdened." Lower is better.

    3,220 counties rankedSource: US Census Bureau ACS 2023Lowest firstShowing #25012525
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    2501Carroll CountyGeorgia27.4%
    2502Halifax CountyVirginia27.4%
    2503New Castle CountyDelaware27.4%
    2504Gilliam CountyOregon27.4%
    2505St. Clair CountyIllinois27.4%
    2506Clay CountyMississippi27.4%
    2507Greene CountyNorth Carolina27.4%
    2508Cortland CountyNew York27.4%
    2509Lauderdale CountyTennessee27.4%
    2510Aransas CountyTexas27.4%
    2511Bell CountyKentucky27.5%
    2512Natchitoches ParishLouisiana27.5%
    2513Gregg CountyTexas27.5%
    2514Greene CountyAlabama27.5%
    2515Fairfax cityVirginia27.5%
    2516Desha CountyArkansas27.5%
    2517La Crosse CountyWisconsin27.5%
    2518Kenosha CountyWisconsin27.5%
    2519Kiowa CountyColorado27.5%
    2520Erie CountyNew York27.5%
    2521Lowndes CountyMississippi27.5%
    2522Montgomery CountyNew York27.5%
    2523Malheur CountyOregon27.5%
    2524Montrose CountyColorado27.5%
    2525Montezuma CountyColorado27.5%

    Data from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates, 2019–2023. Rankings include all counties, county equivalents, and independent cities in the United States. Click any county to see its full profile.