US Census Bureau · ACS 2023
Counties ranked by the share of households spending 30%+ of their income on housing costs — the highest housing cost burden in America.
| # | County | State | Rent-Burdened Households |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3176 | Sargent County | North Dakota | 12.2% |
| 3177 | Duval County | Texas | 12.2% |
| 3178 | Ritchie County | West Virginia | 12.1% |
| 3179 | Fisher County | Texas | 12.1% |
| 3180 | Louisa County | Iowa | 12.0% |
| 3181 | Perry County | Arkansas | 12.0% |
| 3182 | Los Alamos County | New Mexico | 12.0% |
| 3183 | Jeff Davis County | Texas | 11.9% |
| 3184 | Martin County | Texas | 11.8% |
| 3185 | Schleicher County | Texas | 11.8% |
| 3186 | Decatur County | Kansas | 11.6% |
| 3187 | Polk County | Nebraska | 11.5% |
| 3188 | Crawford County | Georgia | 11.4% |
| 3189 | Yoakum County | Texas | 11.2% |
| 3190 | Worth County | Missouri | 10.8% |
| 3191 | Carson County | Texas | 10.8% |
| 3192 | Thomas County | Nebraska | 10.7% |
| 3193 | Sterling County | Texas | 10.4% |
| 3194 | Cameron Parish | Louisiana | 10.3% |
| 3195 | Kent County | Texas | 10.2% |
| 3196 | Sheridan County | North Dakota | 10.2% |
| 3197 | Calhoun County | Arkansas | 9.8% |
| 3198 | Kinney County | Texas | 9.7% |
| 3199 | Harding County | South Dakota | 9.7% |
| 3200 | Divide County | North Dakota | 9.7% |
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.