US Census Bureau · ACS 2023

    Most Rent-Burdened Counties in the US— Page 96

    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 #23762400
    #CountyStateRent-Burdened Households
    2376Muhlenberg CountyKentucky19.9%
    2377Kingsbury CountySouth Dakota19.9%
    2378Stone CountyArkansas19.9%
    2379Mercer CountyIllinois19.9%
    2380Wabash CountyIllinois19.9%
    2381Conecuh CountyAlabama19.9%
    2382O'Brien CountyIowa19.9%
    2383Minidoka CountyIdaho19.9%
    2384Burke CountyNorth Carolina19.9%
    2385Hamilton CountyKansas19.9%
    2386Lawrence CountyKentucky19.9%
    2387Buckingham CountyVirginia19.9%
    2388Pearl River CountyMississippi19.9%
    2389Logan CountyKentucky19.9%
    2390Washington CountyColorado19.9%
    2391Cerro Gordo CountyIowa19.9%
    2392Obion CountyTennessee19.9%
    2393Comanche CountyKansas19.9%
    2394Ceiba MunicipioPuerto Rico19.9%
    2395Audrain CountyMissouri19.9%
    2396Holmes CountyOhio19.8%
    2397Bear Lake CountyIdaho19.8%
    2398Arecibo MunicipioPuerto Rico19.8%
    2399Monona CountyIowa19.8%
    2400Ben Hill CountyGeorgia19.8%

    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.