US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Least Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 80

    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 #19762000
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    1976Park CountyColorado24.5%
    1977Lawrence CountyMississippi24.5%
    1978Richland CountyOhio24.5%
    1979Park CountyWyoming24.5%
    1980Caswell CountyNorth Carolina24.5%
    1981Daviess CountyKentucky24.5%
    1982Dubuque CountyIowa24.5%
    1983Lincoln CountyIdaho24.5%
    1984Crawford CountyMichigan24.5%
    1985Dodge CountyGeorgia24.5%
    1986Harrison CountyTexas24.5%
    1987Fayette CountyIndiana24.5%
    1988Pulaski CountyKentucky24.5%
    1989Pottawattamie CountyIowa24.5%
    1990Rock CountyWisconsin24.5%
    1991Bartow CountyGeorgia24.5%
    1992Shackelford CountyTexas24.5%
    1993Bonneville CountyIdaho24.5%
    1994Spartanburg CountySouth Carolina24.6%
    1995Polk CountyMissouri24.6%
    1996Beckham CountyOklahoma24.6%
    1997Schuyler CountyNew York24.6%
    1998Isle of Wight CountyVirginia24.6%
    1999Morgan CountyOhio24.6%
    2000Clay CountyKansas24.6%

    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.