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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Dorchester County | South Carolina | 28.3% |
| 602 | Hoke County | North Carolina | 28.3% |
| 603 | Russell County | Kansas | 28.2% |
| 604 | McDonough County | Illinois | 28.2% |
| 605 | Brown County | Nebraska | 28.2% |
| 606 | Pike County | Alabama | 28.2% |
| 607 | Tom Green County | Texas | 28.2% |
| 608 | Roosevelt County | New Mexico | 28.2% |
| 609 | Sunflower County | Mississippi | 28.2% |
| 610 | Androscoggin County | Maine | 28.2% |
| 611 | Madison County | Mississippi | 28.2% |
| 612 | Martin County | North Carolina | 28.2% |
| 613 | Berks County | Pennsylvania | 28.2% |
| 614 | Addison County | Vermont | 28.2% |
| 615 | Sitka City and Borough | Alaska | 28.2% |
| 616 | Montgomery County | Mississippi | 28.2% |
| 617 | Henderson County | Kentucky | 28.2% |
| 618 | Blaine County | Idaho | 28.2% |
| 619 | DeKalb County | Tennessee | 28.1% |
| 620 | Texas County | Missouri | 28.1% |
| 621 | Cameron County | Texas | 28.1% |
| 622 | Mohave County | Arizona | 28.1% |
| 623 | Bayamón Municipio | Puerto Rico | 28.1% |
| 624 | Bamberg County | South Carolina | 28.1% |
| 625 | Tulsa County | Oklahoma | 28.1% |
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.