US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 120

    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 #29763000
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    2976Bremer CountyIowa16.3%
    2977Holt CountyMissouri16.3%
    2978Armstrong CountyTexas16.3%
    2979McLean CountyNorth Dakota16.3%
    2980Nemaha CountyKansas16.3%
    2981Golden Valley CountyMontana16.3%
    2982Douglas CountySouth Dakota16.3%
    2983Newton CountyMississippi16.3%
    2984Cherry CountyNebraska16.2%
    2985Mercer CountyOhio16.2%
    2986Calhoun CountyIowa16.2%
    2987Campbell CountySouth Dakota16.2%
    2988Kearney CountyNebraska16.2%
    2989Hettinger CountyNorth Dakota16.2%
    2990Franklin CountyIowa16.2%
    2991Renville CountyNorth Dakota16.2%
    2992Pike CountyIndiana16.2%
    2993Wheeler CountyNebraska16.2%
    2994Murray CountyGeorgia16.1%
    2995Moultrie CountyIllinois16.1%
    2996Rush CountyKansas16.1%
    2997Roberts CountySouth Dakota16.1%
    2998Elk CountyPennsylvania16.1%
    2999Pulaski CountyIllinois16.1%
    3000Crane CountyTexas16.1%

    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.