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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Bon Homme County | South Dakota | 21.4% |
| 2002 | Charlevoix County | Michigan | 21.4% |
| 2003 | Chippewa County | Michigan | 21.4% |
| 2004 | Dodge County | Nebraska | 21.4% |
| 2005 | Rogers County | Oklahoma | 21.4% |
| 2006 | Cherokee County | North Carolina | 21.4% |
| 2007 | Adair County | Oklahoma | 21.4% |
| 2008 | Socorro County | New Mexico | 21.4% |
| 2009 | Berrien County | Georgia | 21.4% |
| 2010 | Franklin County | Missouri | 21.4% |
| 2011 | Craig County | Virginia | 21.4% |
| 2012 | Butler County | Kansas | 21.4% |
| 2013 | Gogebic County | Michigan | 21.4% |
| 2014 | Rutherford County | North Carolina | 21.4% |
| 2015 | Paulding County | Georgia | 21.4% |
| 2016 | Nobles County | Minnesota | 21.4% |
| 2017 | Noble County | Indiana | 21.4% |
| 2018 | Custer County | Colorado | 21.4% |
| 2019 | Marion County | Alabama | 21.4% |
| 2020 | Callaway County | Missouri | 21.4% |
| 2021 | Yadkin County | North Carolina | 21.4% |
| 2022 | Covington County | Alabama | 21.4% |
| 2023 | Clinton County | Ohio | 21.3% |
| 2024 | Calhoun County | Mississippi | 21.3% |
| 2025 | Laurel County | Kentucky | 21.3% |
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.