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Counties in Alabama by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Coosa County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 67 counties in 2024, at 63.5%. Washington County had the lowest, at 33%. The median was 46% and the figure for Alabama was 48.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.5Coosa County
Lowest33Washington County
Median4667 counties
Alabama48.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Autauga County: 34.6 %Baldwin County: 47.2 %Barbour County: 36.6 %Bibb County: 60 %Blount County: 42.3 %Bullock County: 51.3 %Butler County: 45.7 %Calhoun County: 44.9 %Chambers County: 46.9 %Cherokee County: 40.1 %Chilton County: 35.4 %Choctaw County: 37.5 %Clarke County: 57.5 %Clay County: 40.7 %Cleburne County: 50.5 %Coffee County: 38.9 %Colbert County: 40.6 %Conecuh County: 51 %Coosa County: 63.5 %Covington County: 49.9 %Crenshaw County: 44.1 %Cullman County: 39 %Dale County: 39.9 %Dallas County: 62.2 %DeKalb County: 44.4 %Elmore County: 45.4 %Escambia County: 43.5 %Etowah County: 48.4 %Fayette County: 33.2 %Franklin County: 35.9 %Geneva County: 39.7 %Greene County: 50.1 %Hale County: 50.1 %Henry County: 47.1 %Houston County: 46 %Jackson County: 44.8 %Jefferson County: 53.5 %Lamar County: 51.8 %Lauderdale County: 37.5 %Lawrence County: 38 %Lee County: 57.3 %Limestone County: 40.8 %Lowndes County: 53.8 %Macon County: 51.8 %Madison County: 44.2 %Marengo County: 54.2 %Marion County: 46.4 %Marshall County: 46.5 %Mobile County: 55.6 %Monroe County: 51.3 %Montgomery County: 53.4 %Morgan County: 45.1 %Perry County: 50.6 %Pickens County: 40.4 %Pike County: 54.9 %Randolph County: 47.1 %Russell County: 54.4 %St. Clair County: 42.5 %Shelby County: 47.1 %Sumter County: 59.6 %Talladega County: 44.3 %Tallapoosa County: 36.4 %Tuscaloosa County: 51.4 %Walker County: 40.6 %Washington County: 33 %Wilcox County: 48.4 %Winston County: 33.4 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Coosa County: 63.5 %Coosa County63.5Dallas County: 62.2 %Dallas County62.2Bibb County: 60 %Bibb County60Sumter County: 59.6 %Sumter County59.6Clarke County: 57.5 %Clarke County57.5Lee County: 57.3 %Lee County57.3Mobile County: 55.6 %Mobile County55.6Pike County: 54.9 %Pike County54.9Russell County: 54.4 %Russell County54.4Marengo County: 54.2 %Marengo County54.2Lowndes County: 53.8 %Lowndes County53.8Jefferson County: 53.5 %Jefferson County53.5Montgomery County: 53.4 %Montgomery County53.4Macon County: 51.8 %Macon County51.8Lamar County: 51.8 %Lamar County51.8Tuscaloosa County: 51.4 %Tuscaloosa County51.4Bullock County: 51.3 %Bullock County51.3Monroe County: 51.3 %Monroe County51.3Conecuh County: 51 %Conecuh County51Perry County: 50.6 %Perry County50.6Cleburne County: 50.5 %Cleburne County50.5Hale County: 50.1 %Hale County50.1Greene County: 50.1 %Greene County50.1Covington County: 49.9 %Covington County49.9Wilcox County: 48.4 %Wilcox County48.4Etowah County: 48.4 %Etowah County48.4Baldwin County: 47.2 %Baldwin County47.2Randolph County: 47.1 %Randolph County47.1Henry County: 47.1 %Henry County47.1Shelby County: 47.1 %Shelby County47.1Chambers County: 46.9 %Chambers County46.9Marshall County: 46.5 %Marshall County46.5Marion County: 46.4 %Marion County46.4Houston County: 46 %Houston County46Butler County: 45.7 %Butler County45.7Elmore County: 45.4 %Elmore County45.4Morgan County: 45.1 %Morgan County45.1Calhoun County: 44.9 %Calhoun County44.9Jackson County: 44.8 %Jackson County44.8DeKalb County: 44.4 %DeKalb County44.4Coosa County: 63.5 %Coosa County63.5Dallas County: 62.2 %Dallas County62.2Bibb County: 60 %Bibb County60Sumter County: 59.6 %Sumter County59.6Clarke County: 57.5 %Clarke County57.5Lee County: 57.3 %Lee County57.3Mobile County: 55.6 %Mobile County55.6Pike County: 54.9 %Pike County54.9Russell County: 54.4 %Russell County54.4Marengo County: 54.2 %Marengo County54.2Lowndes County: 53.8 %Lowndes County53.8Jefferson County: 53.5 %Jefferson County53.5Montgomery County: 53.4 %Montgomery County53.4Macon County: 51.8 %Macon County51.8Lamar County: 51.8 %Lamar County51.8Tuscaloosa County: 51.4 %Tuscaloosa County51.4Bullock County: 51.3 %Bullock County51.3Monroe County: 51.3 %Monroe County51.3Conecuh County: 51 %Conecuh County51Perry County: 50.6 %Perry County50.6Cleburne County: 50.5 %Cleburne County50.5Hale County: 50.1 %Hale County50.1Greene County: 50.1 %Greene County50.1Covington County: 49.9 %Covington County49.9Wilcox County: 48.4 %Wilcox County48.4Etowah County: 48.4 %Etowah County48.4Baldwin County: 47.2 %Baldwin County47.2Randolph County: 47.1 %Randolph County47.1Henry County: 47.1 %Henry County47.1Shelby County: 47.1 %Shelby County47.1Chambers County: 46.9 %Chambers County46.9Marshall County: 46.5 %Marshall County46.5Marion County: 46.4 %Marion County46.4Houston County: 46 %Houston County46Butler County: 45.7 %Butler County45.7Elmore County: 45.4 %Elmore County45.4Morgan County: 45.1 %Morgan County45.1Calhoun County: 44.9 %Calhoun County44.9Jackson County: 44.8 %Jackson County44.8DeKalb County: 44.4 %DeKalb County44.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Coosa County63.5+3.2 pts
2Dallas County62.2+4 pts
3Bibb County60+2.8 pts
4Sumter County59.6-3.5 pts
5Clarke County57.5+1.2 pts
6Lee County57.3-0.5 pts
7Mobile County55.6+0.5 pts
8Pike County54.9+1.1 pts
9Russell County54.4+2.6 pts
10Marengo County54.2-1.4 pts
11Lowndes County53.8-6.3 pts
12Jefferson County53.5+0.3 pts
13Montgomery County53.4+2.1 pts
14Macon County51.8-2.3 pts
15Lamar County51.8-1.2 pts
16Tuscaloosa County51.4-2.1 pts
17Bullock County51.3-4.3 pts
18Monroe County51.3+5 pts
19Conecuh County51-1.2 pts
20Perry County50.6+14.9 pts
21Cleburne County50.5+5.4 pts
22Hale County50.1-0.6 pts
23Greene County50.1+7.4 pts
24Covington County49.9+0.5 pts
25Wilcox County48.4-2.3 pts
26Etowah County48.4-1.6 pts
27Baldwin County47.2+0.8 pts
28Randolph County47.1+2.1 pts
29Henry County47.1+0.9 pts
30Shelby County47.1-2 pts
31Chambers County46.9+9.4 pts
32Marshall County46.5+3.2 pts
33Marion County46.4+1.3 pts
34Houston County46-0 pts
35Butler County45.7-1.2 pts
36Elmore County45.4+0.3 pts
37Morgan County45.1+2.2 pts
38Calhoun County44.9-0.2 pts
39Jackson County44.8+0.2 pts
40DeKalb County44.4+1.8 pts
41Talladega County44.3+0.5 pts
42Madison County44.2-1.2 pts
43Crenshaw County44.1+8.4 pts
44Escambia County43.5-3.7 pts
45St. Clair County42.5+2.9 pts
46Blount County42.3-8 pts
47Limestone County40.8+5.1 pts
48Clay County40.7+2.3 pts
49Colbert County40.6-6 pts
49Walker County40.6-1.7 pts
51Pickens County40.4-10.6 pts
52Cherokee County40.1+1.4 pts
53Dale County39.9+1.8 pts
54Geneva County39.7+2.5 pts
55Cullman County39+1 pts
56Coffee County38.9+0.2 pts
57Lawrence County38+5.5 pts
58Lauderdale County37.5-3.5 pts
59Choctaw County37.5-7.8 pts
60Barbour County36.6-3.8 pts
61Tallapoosa County36.4+0.5 pts
62Franklin County35.9+1.5 pts
63Chilton County35.4+5.8 pts
64Autauga County34.6+3.1 pts
65Winston County33.4-7.4 pts
66Fayette County33.2-11.2 pts
67Washington County33+0.1 pts

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About this ranking

Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Renters who pay no cash rent and households with no or negative income are left out of both the count and the base. 30 percent is the usual US threshold for rent burden. The EU housing cost overburden rate (housing_cost_overburden_rate) uses 40 percent of disposable income, all housing costs and people instead of households, so the two cannot be compared.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Alabama by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Alabama by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Alabama by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Coosa County, with 63.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Washington County, with 33% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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