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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Perkins County | South Dakota | 14.3% |
| 102 | Prairie County | Arkansas | 14.3% |
| 103 | Griggs County | North Dakota | 14.4% |
| 104 | Major County | Oklahoma | 14.4% |
| 105 | Knox County | Nebraska | 14.4% |
| 106 | McLean County | Kentucky | 14.4% |
| 107 | Guánica Municipio | Puerto Rico | 14.5% |
| 108 | Hudspeth County | Texas | 14.5% |
| 109 | Cochran County | Texas | 14.5% |
| 110 | McCone County | Montana | 14.5% |
| 111 | Potter County | South Dakota | 14.6% |
| 112 | Aleutians East Borough | Alaska | 14.6% |
| 113 | Jones County | South Dakota | 14.6% |
| 114 | Edmonson County | Kentucky | 14.7% |
| 115 | Cedar County | Nebraska | 14.7% |
| 116 | Johnson County | Tennessee | 14.7% |
| 117 | Wetzel County | West Virginia | 14.7% |
| 118 | Oliver County | North Dakota | 14.7% |
| 119 | Garza County | Texas | 14.7% |
| 120 | Dade County | Georgia | 14.7% |
| 121 | Nelson County | North Dakota | 14.7% |
| 122 | Goliad County | Texas | 14.8% |
| 123 | Hutchinson County | South Dakota | 14.8% |
| 124 | Fillmore County | Nebraska | 14.8% |
| 125 | Mason County | West Virginia | 14.8% |
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.