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

Sumter County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 67 counties in 2021, at 72%. Conecuh County had the lowest, at 23.1%. The median was 45.2% and the figure for Alabama was 47.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72Sumter County
Lowest23.1Conecuh County
Median45.267 counties
Alabama47.5History

Map of counties, 2021

Autauga County: 34.6 %Baldwin County: 47.9 %Barbour County: 42.3 %Bibb County: 48.6 %Blount County: 44.9 %Bullock County: 56.6 %Butler County: 46.8 %Calhoun County: 44.5 %Chambers County: 35.2 %Cherokee County: 41.6 %Chilton County: 31 %Choctaw County: 36.7 %Clarke County: 48.7 %Clay County: 36.6 %Cleburne County: 42.4 %Coffee County: 33.4 %Colbert County: 45.9 %Conecuh County: 23.1 %Coosa County: 41.1 %Covington County: 54.3 %Crenshaw County: 31.6 %Cullman County: 40.7 %Dale County: 41.9 %Dallas County: 57.5 %DeKalb County: 44.7 %Elmore County: 47.9 %Escambia County: 45.2 %Etowah County: 47.6 %Fayette County: 42.5 %Franklin County: 32.7 %Geneva County: 45.2 %Greene County: 64.6 %Hale County: 61.8 %Henry County: 49 %Houston County: 45 %Jackson County: 46 %Jefferson County: 50.7 %Lamar County: 52.3 %Lauderdale County: 42 %Lawrence County: 32.7 %Lee County: 53.8 %Limestone County: 37.8 %Lowndes County: 70.4 %Macon County: 47 %Madison County: 42.9 %Marengo County: 56.1 %Marion County: 40.6 %Marshall County: 42.7 %Mobile County: 53.5 %Monroe County: 46.1 %Montgomery County: 51.5 %Morgan County: 43 %Perry County: 45.9 %Pickens County: 48.6 %Pike County: 59.3 %Randolph County: 53.4 %Russell County: 56.4 %St. Clair County: 38.9 %Shelby County: 44.4 %Sumter County: 72 %Talladega County: 47 %Tallapoosa County: 40.6 %Tuscaloosa County: 49.9 %Walker County: 39.5 %Washington County: 45.9 %Wilcox County: 43.1 %Winston County: 41.1 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Sumter County: 72 %Sumter County72Lowndes County: 70.4 %Lowndes County70.4Greene County: 64.6 %Greene County64.6Hale County: 61.8 %Hale County61.8Pike County: 59.3 %Pike County59.3Dallas County: 57.5 %Dallas County57.5Bullock County: 56.6 %Bullock County56.6Russell County: 56.4 %Russell County56.4Marengo County: 56.1 %Marengo County56.1Covington County: 54.3 %Covington County54.3Lee County: 53.8 %Lee County53.8Mobile County: 53.5 %Mobile County53.5Randolph County: 53.4 %Randolph County53.4Lamar County: 52.3 %Lamar County52.3Montgomery County: 51.5 %Montgomery County51.5Jefferson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County50.7Tuscaloosa County: 49.9 %Tuscaloosa County49.9Henry County: 49 %Henry County49Clarke County: 48.7 %Clarke County48.7Bibb County: 48.6 %Bibb County48.6Pickens County: 48.6 %Pickens County48.6Baldwin County: 47.9 %Baldwin County47.9Elmore County: 47.9 %Elmore County47.9Etowah County: 47.6 %Etowah County47.6Talladega County: 47 %Talladega County47Macon County: 47 %Macon County47Butler County: 46.8 %Butler County46.8Monroe County: 46.1 %Monroe County46.1Jackson County: 46 %Jackson County46Perry County: 45.9 %Perry County45.9Colbert County: 45.9 %Colbert County45.9Washington County: 45.9 %Washington County45.9Geneva County: 45.2 %Geneva County45.2Escambia County: 45.2 %Escambia County45.2Houston County: 45 %Houston County45Blount County: 44.9 %Blount County44.9DeKalb County: 44.7 %DeKalb County44.7Calhoun County: 44.5 %Calhoun County44.5Shelby County: 44.4 %Shelby County44.4Wilcox County: 43.1 %Wilcox County43.1Sumter County: 72 %Sumter County72Lowndes County: 70.4 %Lowndes County70.4Greene County: 64.6 %Greene County64.6Hale County: 61.8 %Hale County61.8Pike County: 59.3 %Pike County59.3Dallas County: 57.5 %Dallas County57.5Bullock County: 56.6 %Bullock County56.6Russell County: 56.4 %Russell County56.4Marengo County: 56.1 %Marengo County56.1Covington County: 54.3 %Covington County54.3Lee County: 53.8 %Lee County53.8Mobile County: 53.5 %Mobile County53.5Randolph County: 53.4 %Randolph County53.4Lamar County: 52.3 %Lamar County52.3Montgomery County: 51.5 %Montgomery County51.5Jefferson County: 50.7 %Jefferson County50.7Tuscaloosa County: 49.9 %Tuscaloosa County49.9Henry County: 49 %Henry County49Clarke County: 48.7 %Clarke County48.7Bibb County: 48.6 %Bibb County48.6Pickens County: 48.6 %Pickens County48.6Baldwin County: 47.9 %Baldwin County47.9Elmore County: 47.9 %Elmore County47.9Etowah County: 47.6 %Etowah County47.6Talladega County: 47 %Talladega County47Macon County: 47 %Macon County47Butler County: 46.8 %Butler County46.8Monroe County: 46.1 %Monroe County46.1Jackson County: 46 %Jackson County46Perry County: 45.9 %Perry County45.9Colbert County: 45.9 %Colbert County45.9Washington County: 45.9 %Washington County45.9Geneva County: 45.2 %Geneva County45.2Escambia County: 45.2 %Escambia County45.2Houston County: 45 %Houston County45Blount County: 44.9 %Blount County44.9DeKalb County: 44.7 %DeKalb County44.7Calhoun County: 44.5 %Calhoun County44.5Shelby County: 44.4 %Shelby County44.4Wilcox County: 43.1 %Wilcox County43.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Sumter County72
2Lowndes County70.4
3Greene County64.6
4Hale County61.8
5Pike County59.3
6Dallas County57.5
7Bullock County56.6
8Russell County56.4
9Marengo County56.1
10Covington County54.3
11Lee County53.8
12Mobile County53.5
13Randolph County53.4
14Lamar County52.3
15Montgomery County51.5
16Jefferson County50.7
17Tuscaloosa County49.9
18Henry County49
19Clarke County48.7
20Bibb County48.6
21Pickens County48.6
22Baldwin County47.9
23Elmore County47.9
24Etowah County47.6
25Talladega County47
26Macon County47
27Butler County46.8
28Monroe County46.1
29Jackson County46
30Perry County45.9
31Colbert County45.9
32Washington County45.9
33Geneva County45.2
34Escambia County45.2
35Houston County45
36Blount County44.9
37DeKalb County44.7
38Calhoun County44.5
39Shelby County44.4
40Wilcox County43.1
41Morgan County43
42Madison County42.9
43Marshall County42.7
44Fayette County42.5
45Cleburne County42.4
46Barbour County42.3
47Lauderdale County42
48Dale County41.9
49Cherokee County41.6
50Winston County41.1
51Coosa County41.1
52Cullman County40.7
53Tallapoosa County40.6
54Marion County40.6
55Walker County39.5
56St. Clair County38.9
57Limestone County37.8
58Choctaw County36.7
59Clay County36.6
60Chambers County35.2
61Autauga County34.6
62Coffee County33.4
63Franklin County32.7
64Lawrence County32.7
65Crenshaw County31.6
66Chilton County31
67Conecuh County23.1

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties?period=2021.

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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties?period=2021 (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)?

Sumter County, with 72% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Conecuh County, with 23.1% in 2021.

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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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