US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 125

    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 #31013125
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    3101Dade CountyGeorgia14.7%
    3102Garza CountyTexas14.7%
    3103Oliver CountyNorth Dakota14.7%
    3104Wetzel CountyWest Virginia14.7%
    3105Johnson CountyTennessee14.7%
    3106Cedar CountyNebraska14.7%
    3107Edmonson CountyKentucky14.7%
    3108Jones CountySouth Dakota14.6%
    3109Aleutians East BoroughAlaska14.6%
    3110Potter CountySouth Dakota14.6%
    3111McCone CountyMontana14.5%
    3112Cochran CountyTexas14.5%
    3113Hudspeth CountyTexas14.5%
    3114Guánica MunicipioPuerto Rico14.5%
    3115McLean CountyKentucky14.4%
    3116Knox CountyNebraska14.4%
    3117Major CountyOklahoma14.4%
    3118Griggs CountyNorth Dakota14.4%
    3119Prairie CountyArkansas14.3%
    3120Perkins CountySouth Dakota14.3%
    3121Taylor CountyIowa14.2%
    3122Northwest Arctic BoroughAlaska14.2%
    3123Gray CountyKansas14.2%
    3124Henderson CountyIllinois14.2%
    3125East Feliciana ParishLouisiana14.2%

    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.