US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Least Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 61

    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 #15011525
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    1501Randolph CountyNorth Carolina22.5%
    1502Keokuk CountyIowa22.5%
    1503Marion CountyTexas22.5%
    1504Codington CountySouth Dakota22.5%
    1505Clinton CountyIowa22.5%
    1506Herkimer CountyNew York22.5%
    1507Petersburg BoroughAlaska22.5%
    1508Monroe CountyTennessee22.5%
    1509Trempealeau CountyWisconsin22.5%
    1510Dunklin CountyMissouri22.5%
    1511Kay CountyOklahoma22.5%
    1512Hormigueros MunicipioPuerto Rico22.6%
    1513Jefferson CountyFlorida22.6%
    1514Wells CountyNorth Dakota22.6%
    1515Oglethorpe CountyGeorgia22.6%
    1516Cass CountyMichigan22.6%
    1517Blair CountyPennsylvania22.6%
    1518Jo Daviess CountyIllinois22.6%
    1519Barber CountyKansas22.6%
    1520Pike CountyArkansas22.6%
    1521Kershaw CountySouth Carolina22.6%
    1522Grant CountyWisconsin22.6%
    1523Hancock CountyMississippi22.6%
    1524Brookings CountySouth Dakota22.6%
    1525Craig CountyOklahoma22.6%

    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.