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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 526 | Harper County | Kansas | 18.3% |
| 527 | Davis County | Iowa | 18.3% |
| 528 | Reynolds County | Missouri | 18.3% |
| 529 | Upton County | Texas | 18.3% |
| 530 | Gibson County | Indiana | 18.3% |
| 531 | Dickenson County | Virginia | 18.3% |
| 532 | Pleasants County | West Virginia | 18.4% |
| 533 | Carroll County | Virginia | 18.4% |
| 534 | Morgan County | Kentucky | 18.4% |
| 535 | Sabine County | Texas | 18.4% |
| 536 | Dickinson County | Kansas | 18.4% |
| 537 | Effingham County | Illinois | 18.4% |
| 538 | Shannon County | Missouri | 18.4% |
| 539 | Butler County | Kentucky | 18.4% |
| 540 | Noble County | Ohio | 18.4% |
| 541 | Cole County | Missouri | 18.4% |
| 542 | Wells County | Indiana | 18.4% |
| 543 | Pawnee County | Kansas | 18.4% |
| 544 | Franklin County | Indiana | 18.4% |
| 545 | Sutton County | Texas | 18.4% |
| 546 | Mason County | Texas | 18.5% |
| 547 | Perry County | Tennessee | 18.5% |
| 548 | Thurston County | Nebraska | 18.5% |
| 549 | Walsh County | North Dakota | 18.5% |
| 550 | Rockcastle County | Kentucky | 18.5% |
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.