US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 101

    Counties ranked by the share of households spending 30%+ of their income on housing costs — the highest housing cost burden in America.

    3,220 counties rankedSource: US Census Bureau ACS 2023Highest firstShowing #25012525
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    2501Coal CountyOklahoma19.4%
    2502Mahaska CountyIowa19.4%
    2503Howard CountyNebraska19.4%
    2504Bedford CountyVirginia19.4%
    2505Forsyth CountyGeorgia19.3%
    2506La Paz CountyArizona19.3%
    2507Elk CountyKansas19.3%
    2508Navajo CountyArizona19.3%
    2509Hancock CountyIndiana19.3%
    2510Abbeville CountySouth Carolina19.3%
    2511Henderson CountyTennessee19.3%
    2512Brooke CountyWest Virginia19.3%
    2513Kewaunee CountyWisconsin19.3%
    2514Holmes CountyFlorida19.3%
    2515Mora CountyNew Mexico19.3%
    2516Cleburne CountyArkansas19.3%
    2517Warren CountyOhio19.3%
    2518Loup CountyNebraska19.3%
    2519Cibola CountyNew Mexico19.3%
    2520Hot Spring CountyArkansas19.3%
    2521Aguadilla MunicipioPuerto Rico19.3%
    2522Geneva CountyAlabama19.3%
    2523Alleghany CountyVirginia19.2%
    2524Lafayette CountyFlorida19.2%
    2525Columbia CountyWashington19.2%

    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.