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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Amherst County | Virginia | 21.7% |
| 1952 | Roscommon County | Michigan | 21.6% |
| 1953 | Pettis County | Missouri | 21.6% |
| 1954 | Cheboygan County | Michigan | 21.6% |
| 1955 | Oglala Lakota County | South Dakota | 21.6% |
| 1956 | Adair County | Missouri | 21.6% |
| 1957 | Webster County | West Virginia | 21.6% |
| 1958 | Branch County | Michigan | 21.6% |
| 1959 | Miami County | Indiana | 21.6% |
| 1960 | Ottawa County | Michigan | 21.6% |
| 1961 | Hickman County | Tennessee | 21.6% |
| 1962 | Morgan County | Georgia | 21.6% |
| 1963 | Butler County | Pennsylvania | 21.6% |
| 1964 | Osage County | Oklahoma | 21.6% |
| 1965 | Lafayette County | Wisconsin | 21.6% |
| 1966 | Perry County | Ohio | 21.6% |
| 1967 | Fayette County | Tennessee | 21.6% |
| 1968 | Meeker County | Minnesota | 21.6% |
| 1969 | Gates County | North Carolina | 21.6% |
| 1970 | Sanilac County | Michigan | 21.6% |
| 1971 | Tazewell County | Illinois | 21.6% |
| 1972 | Logan County | Illinois | 21.6% |
| 1973 | Musselshell County | Montana | 21.6% |
| 1974 | Bennett County | South Dakota | 21.6% |
| 1975 | Jackson County | North Carolina | 21.6% |
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.