US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 117

    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 #29012925
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    2901Webster CountyKentucky17.0%
    2902Putnam CountyWest Virginia17.0%
    2903Kidder CountyNorth Dakota17.0%
    2904Hampshire CountyWest Virginia17.0%
    2905Patrick CountyVirginia17.0%
    2906Bollinger CountyMissouri17.0%
    2907Hardeman CountyTexas16.9%
    2908Perry CountyIllinois16.9%
    2909Smith CountyMississippi16.9%
    2910Beaver CountyUtah16.9%
    2911Runnels CountyTexas16.9%
    2912Edmunds CountySouth Dakota16.9%
    2913Floyd CountyTexas16.9%
    2914Gasconade CountyMissouri16.9%
    2915Lawrence CountyAlabama16.9%
    2916DeKalb CountyMissouri16.8%
    2917Concho CountyTexas16.8%
    2918Roberts CountyTexas16.8%
    2919Reagan CountyTexas16.8%
    2920West Carroll ParishLouisiana16.8%
    2921McIntosh CountyNorth Dakota16.8%
    2922Carroll CountyMissouri16.8%
    2923Dixie CountyFlorida16.8%
    2924Hickman CountyKentucky16.8%
    2925Edwards CountyKansas16.8%

    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.