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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Beltrami County | Minnesota | 24.6% |
| 2002 | Sanpete County | Utah | 24.6% |
| 2003 | Garrard County | Kentucky | 24.6% |
| 2004 | Anoka County | Minnesota | 24.6% |
| 2005 | Madison County | Kentucky | 24.6% |
| 2006 | Cook County | Minnesota | 24.6% |
| 2007 | Berkeley County | South Carolina | 24.6% |
| 2008 | Ontario County | New York | 24.7% |
| 2009 | Perquimans County | North Carolina | 24.7% |
| 2010 | Ripley County | Missouri | 24.7% |
| 2011 | Adams County | Mississippi | 24.7% |
| 2012 | Frio County | Texas | 24.7% |
| 2013 | Southampton County | Virginia | 24.7% |
| 2014 | Sebastian County | Arkansas | 24.7% |
| 2015 | Hamilton County | Texas | 24.7% |
| 2016 | Morrison County | Minnesota | 24.7% |
| 2017 | Finney County | Kansas | 24.7% |
| 2018 | Morrill County | Nebraska | 24.7% |
| 2019 | Clarendon County | South Carolina | 24.7% |
| 2020 | Seward County | Kansas | 24.7% |
| 2021 | Dyer County | Tennessee | 24.7% |
| 2022 | Baldwin County | Alabama | 24.7% |
| 2023 | Adams County | Nebraska | 24.7% |
| 2024 | Cocke County | Tennessee | 24.7% |
| 2025 | Somerset County | Maine | 24.7% |
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.