US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 27

    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 #651675
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    651Clay CountyGeorgia27.8%
    652Montgomery CountyTennessee27.8%
    653Lafayette ParishLouisiana27.8%
    654San Juan CountyNew Mexico27.8%
    655Hood CountyTexas27.8%
    656Winnebago CountyIllinois27.8%
    657Allendale CountySouth Carolina27.8%
    658Putnam CountyGeorgia27.8%
    659Phillips CountyColorado27.8%
    660Pike CountyOhio27.8%
    661Coos CountyNew Hampshire27.8%
    662Mississippi CountyMissouri27.7%
    663Wilcox CountyAlabama27.7%
    664Albemarle CountyVirginia27.7%
    665Luzerne CountyPennsylvania27.7%
    666Baylor CountyTexas27.7%
    667Forsyth CountyNorth Carolina27.7%
    668Broomfield CountyColorado27.7%
    669Austin CountyTexas27.7%
    670Lake CountyIllinois27.7%
    671Pike CountyPennsylvania27.7%
    672Northampton CountyPennsylvania27.7%
    673Chowan CountyNorth Carolina27.7%
    674Utah CountyUtah27.7%
    675Floyd CountyGeorgia27.7%

    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.