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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 901 | Kemper County | Mississippi | 26.3% |
| 902 | Carbon County | Pennsylvania | 26.3% |
| 903 | Jackson County | Mississippi | 26.3% |
| 904 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | Alaska | 26.3% |
| 905 | Coamo Municipio | Puerto Rico | 26.3% |
| 906 | Lincoln County | Nebraska | 26.3% |
| 907 | Knox County | Tennessee | 26.3% |
| 908 | Stutsman County | North Dakota | 26.3% |
| 909 | Benton County | Washington | 26.3% |
| 910 | Rice County | Minnesota | 26.3% |
| 911 | Washington County | Idaho | 26.3% |
| 912 | Starr County | Texas | 26.3% |
| 913 | Bates County | Missouri | 26.2% |
| 914 | Hamilton County | Florida | 26.2% |
| 915 | Irion County | Texas | 26.2% |
| 916 | Howard County | Arkansas | 26.2% |
| 917 | Franklin County | Kansas | 26.2% |
| 918 | Bastrop County | Texas | 26.2% |
| 919 | Chautauqua County | New York | 26.2% |
| 920 | Smith County | Texas | 26.2% |
| 921 | Wayne County | North Carolina | 26.2% |
| 922 | Jones County | North Carolina | 26.2% |
| 923 | York County | Pennsylvania | 26.2% |
| 924 | Moore County | Tennessee | 26.2% |
| 925 | Essex County | New York | 26.2% |
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.