US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 71

    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 #17511775
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    1751McCreary CountyKentucky22.4%
    1752Ouachita CountyArkansas22.4%
    1753Morris CountyTexas22.4%
    1754Monroe CountyWisconsin22.3%
    1755Conejos CountyColorado22.3%
    1756Wilson CountyKansas22.3%
    1757Carter CountyOklahoma22.3%
    1758Jackson CountyAlabama22.3%
    1759Vermilion CountyIllinois22.3%
    1760George CountyMississippi22.3%
    1761Hancock CountyTennessee22.3%
    1762Pickens CountyAlabama22.3%
    1763Marshall CountyKansas22.3%
    1764Greenbrier CountyWest Virginia22.3%
    1765Allen CountyOhio22.3%
    1766Brown CountyOhio22.3%
    1767Manistee CountyMichigan22.3%
    1768Clermont CountyOhio22.3%
    1769Jones CountyMississippi22.3%
    1770Adair CountyKentucky22.3%
    1771Cherokee CountySouth Carolina22.3%
    1772Creek CountyOklahoma22.3%
    1773Talladega CountyAlabama22.3%
    1774Jefferson CountyNebraska22.3%
    1775Perry CountyAlabama22.3%

    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.