US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Least Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 13

    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 #301325
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    301West Carroll ParishLouisiana16.8%
    302Reagan CountyTexas16.8%
    303Roberts CountyTexas16.8%
    304Concho CountyTexas16.8%
    305DeKalb CountyMissouri16.8%
    306Lawrence CountyAlabama16.9%
    307Gasconade CountyMissouri16.9%
    308Floyd CountyTexas16.9%
    309Edmunds CountySouth Dakota16.9%
    310Runnels CountyTexas16.9%
    311Beaver CountyUtah16.9%
    312Smith CountyMississippi16.9%
    313Perry CountyIllinois16.9%
    314Hardeman CountyTexas16.9%
    315Bollinger CountyMissouri17.0%
    316Patrick CountyVirginia17.0%
    317Hampshire CountyWest Virginia17.0%
    318Kidder CountyNorth Dakota17.0%
    319Putnam CountyWest Virginia17.0%
    320Webster CountyKentucky17.0%
    321San Germán MunicipioPuerto Rico17.0%
    322Holt CountyNebraska17.0%
    323Bledsoe CountyTennessee17.0%
    324Hamilton CountyIllinois17.0%
    325Palo Alto CountyIowa17.1%

    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.