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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Franklin County | Florida | 24.3% |
| 1927 | Haywood County | North Carolina | 24.3% |
| 1928 | Searcy County | Arkansas | 24.3% |
| 1929 | Cooke County | Texas | 24.3% |
| 1930 | Warren County | Mississippi | 24.3% |
| 1931 | Benton County | Minnesota | 24.3% |
| 1932 | Butler County | Ohio | 24.3% |
| 1933 | Schoharie County | New York | 24.3% |
| 1934 | Granite County | Montana | 24.3% |
| 1935 | Modoc County | California | 24.3% |
| 1936 | Scott County | Iowa | 24.3% |
| 1937 | Calcasieu Parish | Louisiana | 24.3% |
| 1938 | Marion County | Ohio | 24.3% |
| 1939 | Muscatine County | Iowa | 24.3% |
| 1940 | Porter County | Indiana | 24.3% |
| 1941 | Trigg County | Kentucky | 24.3% |
| 1942 | Steele County | Minnesota | 24.3% |
| 1943 | Santa Isabel Municipio | Puerto Rico | 24.3% |
| 1944 | Lake of the Woods County | Minnesota | 24.3% |
| 1945 | Etowah County | Alabama | 24.3% |
| 1946 | Rowan County | North Carolina | 24.3% |
| 1947 | Union County | Pennsylvania | 24.3% |
| 1948 | Rock Island County | Illinois | 24.3% |
| 1949 | Washington County | Oklahoma | 24.3% |
| 1950 | Elko County | Nevada | 24.3% |
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.