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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Owsley County | Kentucky | 15.9% |
| 202 | Slope County | North Dakota | 15.9% |
| 203 | Highland County | Virginia | 16.0% |
| 204 | Harding County | New Mexico | 16.0% |
| 205 | Lipscomb County | Texas | 16.0% |
| 206 | Petroleum County | Montana | 16.0% |
| 207 | Knox County | Texas | 16.0% |
| 208 | Plymouth County | Iowa | 16.0% |
| 209 | Jewell County | Kansas | 16.0% |
| 210 | Sabana Grande Municipio | Puerto Rico | 16.0% |
| 211 | Warren County | Illinois | 16.0% |
| 212 | Crittenden County | Kentucky | 16.0% |
| 213 | Washington County | Alabama | 16.0% |
| 214 | Hanson County | South Dakota | 16.0% |
| 215 | Van Wert County | Ohio | 16.1% |
| 216 | Coosa County | Alabama | 16.1% |
| 217 | Atchison County | Missouri | 16.1% |
| 218 | Pembina County | North Dakota | 16.1% |
| 219 | Decatur County | Indiana | 16.1% |
| 220 | Linn County | Missouri | 16.1% |
| 221 | Crane County | Texas | 16.1% |
| 222 | Pulaski County | Illinois | 16.1% |
| 223 | Elk County | Pennsylvania | 16.1% |
| 224 | Roberts County | South Dakota | 16.1% |
| 225 | Rush County | Kansas | 16.1% |
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.