US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 109

    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 #27012725
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    2701Carter CountyKentucky18.3%
    2702Union CountyMississippi18.3%
    2703Fulton CountyOhio18.3%
    2704Graham CountyNorth Carolina18.3%
    2705Henry CountyIllinois18.3%
    2706Presque Isle CountyMichigan18.3%
    2707Lake CountyColorado18.3%
    2708Winston CountyAlabama18.3%
    2709Jackson CountyIndiana18.3%
    2710Posey CountyIndiana18.3%
    2711Bailey CountyTexas18.3%
    2712Juab CountyUtah18.3%
    2713Ford CountyKansas18.3%
    2714Loíza MunicipioPuerto Rico18.2%
    2715Powder River CountyMontana18.2%
    2716Dickinson CountyMichigan18.2%
    2717Green CountyKentucky18.2%
    2718Clay CountyWest Virginia18.2%
    2719Yellow Medicine CountyMinnesota18.2%
    2720Dallam CountyTexas18.2%
    2721Norman CountyMinnesota18.2%
    2722Union CountyIndiana18.2%
    2723Cavalier CountyNorth Dakota18.2%
    2724Lincoln CountyArkansas18.2%
    2725Smith CountyKansas18.2%

    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.