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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 | Dinwiddie County | Virginia | 23.7% |
| 1777 | Douglas County | Washington | 23.7% |
| 1778 | Madison County | Illinois | 23.7% |
| 1779 | Rockingham County | North Carolina | 23.7% |
| 1780 | Wichita County | Kansas | 23.7% |
| 1781 | Washburn County | Wisconsin | 23.7% |
| 1782 | Washington County | Minnesota | 23.7% |
| 1783 | Marquette County | Wisconsin | 23.7% |
| 1784 | Laurens County | South Carolina | 23.7% |
| 1785 | Norton County | Kansas | 23.7% |
| 1786 | Jefferson County | Wisconsin | 23.7% |
| 1787 | Boone County | Illinois | 23.7% |
| 1788 | Clark County | South Dakota | 23.8% |
| 1789 | Wayne County | Kentucky | 23.8% |
| 1790 | Tuscarawas County | Ohio | 23.8% |
| 1791 | Transylvania County | North Carolina | 23.8% |
| 1792 | De Soto Parish | Louisiana | 23.8% |
| 1793 | York County | South Carolina | 23.8% |
| 1794 | Henderson County | Texas | 23.8% |
| 1795 | Chester County | South Carolina | 23.8% |
| 1796 | Marlboro County | South Carolina | 23.8% |
| 1797 | Wilkinson County | Georgia | 23.8% |
| 1798 | Raleigh County | West Virginia | 23.8% |
| 1799 | Madison County | Nebraska | 23.8% |
| 1800 | Irwin County | Georgia | 23.8% |
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.