US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Least Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 48

    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 #11761200
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    1176Carter CountyTennessee21.3%
    1177Monroe CountyArkansas21.3%
    1178Meigs CountyOhio21.3%
    1179Washington CountyIowa21.3%
    1180Keith CountyNebraska21.3%
    1181Howard CountyTexas21.3%
    1182Grundy CountyMissouri21.3%
    1183Sumner CountyKansas21.3%
    1184Unicoi CountyTennessee21.3%
    1185Brown CountyMinnesota21.3%
    1186Allegany CountyNew York21.3%
    1187White CountyTennessee21.3%
    1188Benton CountyMississippi21.3%
    1189Harlan CountyNebraska21.3%
    1190San Saba CountyTexas21.3%
    1191Pecos CountyTexas21.3%
    1192Shelby CountyAlabama21.3%
    1193Sweetwater CountyWyoming21.3%
    1194Casey CountyKentucky21.3%
    1195Hemphill CountyTexas21.3%
    1196Laurel CountyKentucky21.3%
    1197Calhoun CountyMississippi21.3%
    1198Clinton CountyOhio21.3%
    1199Covington CountyAlabama21.4%
    1200Yadkin CountyNorth Carolina21.4%

    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.