US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 123

    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 #30513075
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    3051Ward CountyTexas15.5%
    3052Eddy CountyNew Mexico15.5%
    3053Uinta CountyWyoming15.5%
    3054Putnam CountyOhio15.5%
    3055Madison CountyArkansas15.5%
    3056Deuel CountySouth Dakota15.4%
    3057Culebra MunicipioPuerto Rico15.4%
    3058Burleson CountyTexas15.4%
    3059Koochiching CountyMinnesota15.4%
    3060Sully CountySouth Dakota15.4%
    3061Maunabo MunicipioPuerto Rico15.4%
    3062Republic CountyKansas15.3%
    3063Oconee CountyGeorgia15.3%
    3064Cheyenne CountyColorado15.3%
    3065Brantley CountyGeorgia15.3%
    3066Real CountyTexas15.3%
    3067Clark CountyKansas15.3%
    3068Lajas MunicipioPuerto Rico15.2%
    3069Powell CountyMontana15.2%
    3070Franklin CountyNebraska15.2%
    3071Adjuntas MunicipioPuerto Rico15.2%
    3072Pope CountyIllinois15.2%
    3073Webster CountyNebraska15.2%
    3074St. James ParishLouisiana15.1%
    3075Stonewall CountyTexas15.1%

    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.