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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Macon County | Missouri | 21.6% |
| 1977 | Nicholas County | Kentucky | 21.6% |
| 1978 | Perry County | Pennsylvania | 21.6% |
| 1979 | Lincoln County | South Dakota | 21.6% |
| 1980 | Taylor County | Wisconsin | 21.6% |
| 1981 | Franklin County | Tennessee | 21.6% |
| 1982 | San Sebastián Municipio | Puerto Rico | 21.5% |
| 1983 | Dorado Municipio | Puerto Rico | 21.5% |
| 1984 | Barry County | Michigan | 21.5% |
| 1985 | Live Oak County | Texas | 21.5% |
| 1986 | Pendleton County | Kentucky | 21.5% |
| 1987 | Tuscola County | Michigan | 21.5% |
| 1988 | Oneida County | Wisconsin | 21.5% |
| 1989 | Menard County | Texas | 21.5% |
| 1990 | Platte County | Wyoming | 21.5% |
| 1991 | Stephens County | Oklahoma | 21.5% |
| 1992 | Hamilton County | Nebraska | 21.5% |
| 1993 | Refugio County | Texas | 21.5% |
| 1994 | Harlan County | Kentucky | 21.5% |
| 1995 | Wayne County | Iowa | 21.5% |
| 1996 | Jackson County | Colorado | 21.5% |
| 1997 | Marshall County | Alabama | 21.4% |
| 1998 | Harrison County | Ohio | 21.4% |
| 1999 | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana | 21.4% |
| 2000 | Richland County | North Dakota | 21.4% |
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.