US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Least Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 103

    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 #25512575
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    2551Lake CountyIllinois27.7%
    2552Austin CountyTexas27.7%
    2553Broomfield CountyColorado27.7%
    2554Forsyth CountyNorth Carolina27.7%
    2555Baylor CountyTexas27.7%
    2556Luzerne CountyPennsylvania27.7%
    2557Albemarle CountyVirginia27.7%
    2558Wilcox CountyAlabama27.7%
    2559Mississippi CountyMissouri27.7%
    2560Coos CountyNew Hampshire27.8%
    2561Pike CountyOhio27.8%
    2562Phillips CountyColorado27.8%
    2563Putnam CountyGeorgia27.8%
    2564Allendale CountySouth Carolina27.8%
    2565Winnebago CountyIllinois27.8%
    2566Hood CountyTexas27.8%
    2567San Juan CountyNew Mexico27.8%
    2568Lafayette ParishLouisiana27.8%
    2569Montgomery CountyTennessee27.8%
    2570Clay CountyGeorgia27.8%
    2571Fairfax CountyVirginia27.9%
    2572St. Tammany ParishLouisiana27.9%
    2573Niobrara CountyWyoming27.9%
    2574Jim Wells CountyTexas27.9%
    2575Wayne CountyPennsylvania27.9%

    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.