US Census Bureau · ACS 2023
Counties ranked by the share of households spending 30%+ of their income on housing costs — the highest housing cost burden in America.
| # | County | State | Rent-Burdened Households |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronx County | New York | 52.2% |
| 2 | Nantucket County | Massachusetts | 47.4% |
| 3 | Miami-Dade County | Florida | 47.0% |
| 4 | Los Angeles County | California | 45.3% |
| 5 | Kings County | New York | 45.1% |
| 6 | Broward County | Florida | 44.3% |
| 7 | Essex County | New Jersey | 44.1% |
| 8 | Queens County | New York | 43.9% |
| 9 | Passaic County | New Jersey | 42.8% |
| 10 | Rockland County | New York | 42.7% |
| 11 | San Diego County | California | 42.4% |
| 12 | East Carroll Parish | Louisiana | 42.0% |
| 13 | Monroe County | Florida | 41.9% |
| 14 | Petersburg city | Virginia | 41.8% |
| 15 | Clarke County | Georgia | 41.5% |
| 16 | Portsmouth city | Virginia | 41.5% |
| 17 | Osceola County | Florida | 41.2% |
| 18 | Santa Barbara County | California | 41.2% |
| 19 | Orleans Parish | Louisiana | 41.1% |
| 20 | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | 41.0% |
| 21 | Nevada County | California | 40.9% |
| 22 | Hudson County | New Jersey | 40.9% |
| 23 | Brazos County | Texas | 40.9% |
| 24 | Tuolumne County | California | 40.9% |
| 25 | Esmeralda County | Nevada | 40.8% |
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.