US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 69

    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 #17011725
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    1701Pike CountyArkansas22.6%
    1702Barber CountyKansas22.6%
    1703Jo Daviess CountyIllinois22.6%
    1704Blair CountyPennsylvania22.6%
    1705Cass CountyMichigan22.6%
    1706Oglethorpe CountyGeorgia22.6%
    1707Wells CountyNorth Dakota22.6%
    1708Jefferson CountyFlorida22.6%
    1709Hormigueros MunicipioPuerto Rico22.6%
    1710Kay CountyOklahoma22.5%
    1711Dunklin CountyMissouri22.5%
    1712Trempealeau CountyWisconsin22.5%
    1713Monroe CountyTennessee22.5%
    1714Petersburg BoroughAlaska22.5%
    1715Herkimer CountyNew York22.5%
    1716Clinton CountyIowa22.5%
    1717Codington CountySouth Dakota22.5%
    1718Marion CountyTexas22.5%
    1719Keokuk CountyIowa22.5%
    1720Randolph CountyNorth Carolina22.5%
    1721Shelby CountyIndiana22.5%
    1722Boone CountyArkansas22.5%
    1723Perkins CountyNebraska22.5%
    1724Hidalgo CountyNew Mexico22.5%
    1725Levy CountyFlorida22.4%

    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.