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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Whitman County | Washington | 38.7% |
| 52 | Solano County | California | 38.7% |
| 53 | Orange County | New York | 38.6% |
| 54 | Palm Beach County | Florida | 38.5% |
| 55 | Union County | New Jersey | 38.5% |
| 56 | Payne County | Oklahoma | 38.5% |
| 57 | Orange County | Florida | 38.4% |
| 58 | Hampton city | Virginia | 38.3% |
| 59 | Kern County | California | 38.2% |
| 60 | Mendocino County | California | 38.2% |
| 61 | Tunica County | Mississippi | 38.1% |
| 62 | Calaveras County | California | 38.0% |
| 63 | Napa County | California | 38.0% |
| 64 | Westchester County | New York | 38.0% |
| 65 | Maui County | Hawaii | 37.9% |
| 66 | Santa Cruz County | California | 37.8% |
| 67 | Mono County | California | 37.7% |
| 68 | Yolo County | California | 37.7% |
| 69 | Fresno County | California | 37.7% |
| 70 | Dougherty County | Georgia | 37.6% |
| 71 | Butte County | California | 37.6% |
| 72 | Essex County | Massachusetts | 37.6% |
| 73 | Randolph County | Georgia | 37.6% |
| 74 | Sacramento County | California | 37.4% |
| 75 | Multnomah County | Oregon | 37.4% |
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.