US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Least Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 8

    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 #176200
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    176LaMoure CountyNorth Dakota15.6%
    177Franklin CountyMississippi15.6%
    178Butler CountyNebraska15.6%
    179Kearny CountyKansas15.6%
    180Braxton CountyWest Virginia15.6%
    181Carroll CountyIndiana15.7%
    182Alexander CountyNorth Carolina15.7%
    183LaSalle ParishLouisiana15.7%
    184Harrison CountyIndiana15.7%
    185Bosque CountyTexas15.7%
    186Stanton CountyNebraska15.7%
    187Chouteau CountyMontana15.7%
    188Worth CountyIowa15.7%
    189Union CountyTennessee15.7%
    190Wheatland CountyMontana15.7%
    191Lafayette CountyMissouri15.7%
    192Lincoln CountyWyoming15.7%
    193Stafford CountyKansas15.8%
    194Morton CountyKansas15.8%
    195Rich CountyUtah15.8%
    196Pocahontas CountyIowa15.8%
    197Osage CountyMissouri15.8%
    198Thayer CountyNebraska15.8%
    199Hand CountySouth Dakota15.8%
    200Aurora CountySouth Dakota15.8%

    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.