US Census Bureau · ACS 2023
Counties ranked by the percentage of households spending 30% or more of income on housing — the standard definition of "rent burdened." Lower is better.
| # | County | State | Rent-Burdened Households |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kent County | Texas | 10.2% |
| 27 | Cameron Parish | Louisiana | 10.3% |
| 28 | Sterling County | Texas | 10.4% |
| 29 | Thomas County | Nebraska | 10.7% |
| 30 | Carson County | Texas | 10.8% |
| 31 | Worth County | Missouri | 10.8% |
| 32 | Yoakum County | Texas | 11.2% |
| 33 | Crawford County | Georgia | 11.4% |
| 34 | Polk County | Nebraska | 11.5% |
| 35 | Decatur County | Kansas | 11.6% |
| 36 | Schleicher County | Texas | 11.8% |
| 37 | Martin County | Texas | 11.8% |
| 38 | Jeff Davis County | Texas | 11.9% |
| 39 | Los Alamos County | New Mexico | 12.0% |
| 40 | Perry County | Arkansas | 12.0% |
| 41 | Louisa County | Iowa | 12.0% |
| 42 | Fisher County | Texas | 12.1% |
| 43 | Ritchie County | West Virginia | 12.1% |
| 44 | Duval County | Texas | 12.2% |
| 45 | Sargent County | North Dakota | 12.2% |
| 46 | Colfax County | Nebraska | 12.2% |
| 47 | Bowman County | North Dakota | 12.3% |
| 48 | Osborne County | Kansas | 12.4% |
| 49 | Hardin County | Illinois | 12.5% |
| 50 | Calhoun County | Illinois | 12.5% |
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.