US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 37

    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 #901925
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    901Kemper CountyMississippi26.3%
    902Carbon CountyPennsylvania26.3%
    903Jackson CountyMississippi26.3%
    904Kenai Peninsula BoroughAlaska26.3%
    905Coamo MunicipioPuerto Rico26.3%
    906Lincoln CountyNebraska26.3%
    907Knox CountyTennessee26.3%
    908Stutsman CountyNorth Dakota26.3%
    909Benton CountyWashington26.3%
    910Rice CountyMinnesota26.3%
    911Washington CountyIdaho26.3%
    912Starr CountyTexas26.3%
    913Bates CountyMissouri26.2%
    914Hamilton CountyFlorida26.2%
    915Irion CountyTexas26.2%
    916Howard CountyArkansas26.2%
    917Franklin CountyKansas26.2%
    918Bastrop CountyTexas26.2%
    919Chautauqua CountyNew York26.2%
    920Smith CountyTexas26.2%
    921Wayne CountyNorth Carolina26.2%
    922Jones CountyNorth Carolina26.2%
    923York CountyPennsylvania26.2%
    924Moore CountyTennessee26.2%
    925Essex CountyNew York26.2%

    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.