US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 112

    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 #27762800
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    2776Knott CountyKentucky17.9%
    2777Van Buren CountyTennessee17.9%
    2778Chautauqua CountyKansas17.9%
    2779Appomattox CountyVirginia17.9%
    2780McMullen CountyTexas17.9%
    2781Paulding CountyOhio17.8%
    2782Edwards CountyIllinois17.8%
    2783Greene CountyIllinois17.8%
    2784Winn ParishLouisiana17.8%
    2785Lawrence CountyIllinois17.8%
    2786Shelby CountyIllinois17.8%
    2787Jackson CountyWest Virginia17.8%
    2788Union CountyOhio17.8%
    2789Coleman CountyTexas17.8%
    2790Humacao MunicipioPuerto Rico17.8%
    2791Marshall CountyIllinois17.8%
    2792Edgar CountyIllinois17.8%
    2793West Feliciana ParishLouisiana17.7%
    2794Fulton CountyIndiana17.7%
    2795Weston CountyWyoming17.7%
    2796Scott CountyKansas17.7%
    2797York CountyNebraska17.7%
    2798Chickasaw CountyIowa17.7%
    2799Benton CountyIowa17.7%
    2800Cass CountyIllinois17.7%

    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.