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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Dutchess County | New York | 33.6% |
| 202 | Clatsop County | Oregon | 33.6% |
| 203 | Bay County | Florida | 33.6% |
| 204 | Radford city | Virginia | 33.5% |
| 205 | Gunnison County | Colorado | 33.5% |
| 206 | Snohomish County | Washington | 33.4% |
| 207 | San Francisco County | California | 33.4% |
| 208 | Island County | Washington | 33.4% |
| 209 | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | 33.4% |
| 210 | Lubbock County | Texas | 33.4% |
| 211 | Noxubee County | Mississippi | 33.4% |
| 212 | Wolfe County | Kentucky | 33.4% |
| 213 | Hinds County | Mississippi | 33.3% |
| 214 | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | 33.3% |
| 215 | Suffolk city | Virginia | 33.2% |
| 216 | Hickory County | Missouri | 33.2% |
| 217 | El Paso County | Colorado | 33.2% |
| 218 | King County | Washington | 33.2% |
| 219 | El Paso County | Texas | 33.1% |
| 220 | Polk County | Oregon | 33.1% |
| 221 | Cowlitz County | Washington | 33.1% |
| 222 | New Hanover County | North Carolina | 33.1% |
| 223 | East Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | 33.1% |
| 224 | Bennington County | Vermont | 33.1% |
| 225 | Yamhill County | Oregon | 33.1% |
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.