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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2701 | Carter County | Kentucky | 18.3% |
| 2702 | Union County | Mississippi | 18.3% |
| 2703 | Fulton County | Ohio | 18.3% |
| 2704 | Graham County | North Carolina | 18.3% |
| 2705 | Henry County | Illinois | 18.3% |
| 2706 | Presque Isle County | Michigan | 18.3% |
| 2707 | Lake County | Colorado | 18.3% |
| 2708 | Winston County | Alabama | 18.3% |
| 2709 | Jackson County | Indiana | 18.3% |
| 2710 | Posey County | Indiana | 18.3% |
| 2711 | Bailey County | Texas | 18.3% |
| 2712 | Juab County | Utah | 18.3% |
| 2713 | Ford County | Kansas | 18.3% |
| 2714 | Loíza Municipio | Puerto Rico | 18.2% |
| 2715 | Powder River County | Montana | 18.2% |
| 2716 | Dickinson County | Michigan | 18.2% |
| 2717 | Green County | Kentucky | 18.2% |
| 2718 | Clay County | West Virginia | 18.2% |
| 2719 | Yellow Medicine County | Minnesota | 18.2% |
| 2720 | Dallam County | Texas | 18.2% |
| 2721 | Norman County | Minnesota | 18.2% |
| 2722 | Union County | Indiana | 18.2% |
| 2723 | Cavalier County | North Dakota | 18.2% |
| 2724 | Lincoln County | Arkansas | 18.2% |
| 2725 | Smith County | Kansas | 18.2% |
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.