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

Lowndes County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 67 counties in 2022, at 68.9%. Chilton County had the lowest, at 28.3%. The median was 45.9% and the figure for Alabama was 48.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.9Lowndes County
Lowest28.3Chilton County
Median45.967 counties
Alabama48.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Autauga County: 32 %Baldwin County: 50.7 %Barbour County: 42.3 %Bibb County: 54.9 %Blount County: 47.3 %Bullock County: 46.6 %Butler County: 49.1 %Calhoun County: 45.7 %Chambers County: 36.6 %Cherokee County: 40.9 %Chilton County: 28.3 %Choctaw County: 45.8 %Clarke County: 52.3 %Clay County: 35.9 %Cleburne County: 41.5 %Coffee County: 38.2 %Colbert County: 46.1 %Conecuh County: 42.2 %Coosa County: 50.3 %Covington County: 51.4 %Crenshaw County: 36.6 %Cullman County: 39.4 %Dale County: 39.3 %Dallas County: 53.6 %DeKalb County: 44.9 %Elmore County: 45 %Escambia County: 47 %Etowah County: 47.3 %Fayette County: 45.1 %Franklin County: 32.8 %Geneva County: 44.9 %Greene County: 54.8 %Hale County: 62.2 %Henry County: 50.3 %Houston County: 44.5 %Jackson County: 41.2 %Jefferson County: 52.3 %Lamar County: 51.1 %Lauderdale County: 40.5 %Lawrence County: 35.3 %Lee County: 56.3 %Limestone County: 37.5 %Lowndes County: 68.9 %Macon County: 51 %Madison County: 43.3 %Marengo County: 53.9 %Marion County: 41.9 %Marshall County: 43 %Mobile County: 54.3 %Monroe County: 49.1 %Montgomery County: 51.4 %Morgan County: 44.4 %Perry County: 48.4 %Pickens County: 46.8 %Pike County: 61.5 %Randolph County: 53.1 %Russell County: 52.6 %St. Clair County: 38 %Shelby County: 48.3 %Sumter County: 61 %Talladega County: 49.4 %Tallapoosa County: 37.4 %Tuscaloosa County: 52.6 %Walker County: 38 %Washington County: 45.9 %Wilcox County: 45.1 %Winston County: 40.9 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lowndes County: 68.9 %Lowndes County68.9Hale County: 62.2 %Hale County62.2Pike County: 61.5 %Pike County61.5Sumter County: 61 %Sumter County61Lee County: 56.3 %Lee County56.3Bibb County: 54.9 %Bibb County54.9Greene County: 54.8 %Greene County54.8Mobile County: 54.3 %Mobile County54.3Marengo County: 53.9 %Marengo County53.9Dallas County: 53.6 %Dallas County53.6Randolph County: 53.1 %Randolph County53.1Russell County: 52.6 %Russell County52.6Tuscaloosa County: 52.6 %Tuscaloosa County52.6Clarke County: 52.3 %Clarke County52.3Jefferson County: 52.3 %Jefferson County52.3Covington County: 51.4 %Covington County51.4Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Lamar County: 51.1 %Lamar County51.1Macon County: 51 %Macon County51Baldwin County: 50.7 %Baldwin County50.7Henry County: 50.3 %Henry County50.3Coosa County: 50.3 %Coosa County50.3Talladega County: 49.4 %Talladega County49.4Monroe County: 49.1 %Monroe County49.1Butler County: 49.1 %Butler County49.1Perry County: 48.4 %Perry County48.4Shelby County: 48.3 %Shelby County48.3Blount County: 47.3 %Blount County47.3Etowah County: 47.3 %Etowah County47.3Escambia County: 47 %Escambia County47Pickens County: 46.8 %Pickens County46.8Bullock County: 46.6 %Bullock County46.6Colbert County: 46.1 %Colbert County46.1Washington County: 45.9 %Washington County45.9Choctaw County: 45.8 %Choctaw County45.8Calhoun County: 45.7 %Calhoun County45.7Wilcox County: 45.1 %Wilcox County45.1Fayette County: 45.1 %Fayette County45.1Elmore County: 45 %Elmore County45DeKalb County: 44.9 %DeKalb County44.9Lowndes County: 68.9 %Lowndes County68.9Hale County: 62.2 %Hale County62.2Pike County: 61.5 %Pike County61.5Sumter County: 61 %Sumter County61Lee County: 56.3 %Lee County56.3Bibb County: 54.9 %Bibb County54.9Greene County: 54.8 %Greene County54.8Mobile County: 54.3 %Mobile County54.3Marengo County: 53.9 %Marengo County53.9Dallas County: 53.6 %Dallas County53.6Randolph County: 53.1 %Randolph County53.1Russell County: 52.6 %Russell County52.6Tuscaloosa County: 52.6 %Tuscaloosa County52.6Clarke County: 52.3 %Clarke County52.3Jefferson County: 52.3 %Jefferson County52.3Covington County: 51.4 %Covington County51.4Montgomery County: 51.4 %Montgomery County51.4Lamar County: 51.1 %Lamar County51.1Macon County: 51 %Macon County51Baldwin County: 50.7 %Baldwin County50.7Henry County: 50.3 %Henry County50.3Coosa County: 50.3 %Coosa County50.3Talladega County: 49.4 %Talladega County49.4Monroe County: 49.1 %Monroe County49.1Butler County: 49.1 %Butler County49.1Perry County: 48.4 %Perry County48.4Shelby County: 48.3 %Shelby County48.3Blount County: 47.3 %Blount County47.3Etowah County: 47.3 %Etowah County47.3Escambia County: 47 %Escambia County47Pickens County: 46.8 %Pickens County46.8Bullock County: 46.6 %Bullock County46.6Colbert County: 46.1 %Colbert County46.1Washington County: 45.9 %Washington County45.9Choctaw County: 45.8 %Choctaw County45.8Calhoun County: 45.7 %Calhoun County45.7Wilcox County: 45.1 %Wilcox County45.1Fayette County: 45.1 %Fayette County45.1Elmore County: 45 %Elmore County45DeKalb County: 44.9 %DeKalb County44.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lowndes County68.9-1.5 pts
2Hale County62.2+0.4 pts
3Pike County61.5+2.2 pts
4Sumter County61-11 pts
5Lee County56.3+2.5 pts
6Bibb County54.9+6.3 pts
7Greene County54.8-9.8 pts
8Mobile County54.3+0.8 pts
9Marengo County53.9-2.2 pts
10Dallas County53.6-3.9 pts
11Randolph County53.1-0.3 pts
12Russell County52.6-3.8 pts
13Tuscaloosa County52.6+2.7 pts
14Clarke County52.3+3.6 pts
14Jefferson County52.3+1.6 pts
16Covington County51.4-2.9 pts
16Montgomery County51.4-0.1 pts
18Lamar County51.1-1.2 pts
19Macon County51+4 pts
20Baldwin County50.7+2.8 pts
21Henry County50.3+1.3 pts
22Coosa County50.3+9.2 pts
23Talladega County49.4+2.4 pts
24Monroe County49.1+3 pts
25Butler County49.1+2.3 pts
26Perry County48.4+2.5 pts
27Shelby County48.3+4 pts
28Blount County47.3+2.4 pts
29Etowah County47.3-0.3 pts
30Escambia County47+1.9 pts
31Pickens County46.8-1.8 pts
32Bullock County46.6-10 pts
33Colbert County46.1+0.3 pts
34Washington County45.90 pts
35Choctaw County45.8+9.1 pts
36Calhoun County45.7+1.2 pts
37Wilcox County45.1+2 pts
38Fayette County45.1+2.6 pts
39Elmore County45-2.9 pts
40DeKalb County44.9+0.3 pts
40Geneva County44.9-0.3 pts
42Houston County44.5-0.5 pts
43Morgan County44.4+1.4 pts
44Madison County43.3+0.4 pts
45Marshall County43+0.3 pts
46Barbour County42.3-0 pts
47Conecuh County42.2+19.1 pts
48Marion County41.9+1.3 pts
49Cleburne County41.5-0.9 pts
50Jackson County41.2-4.8 pts
51Cherokee County40.9-0.6 pts
52Winston County40.9-0.2 pts
53Lauderdale County40.5-1.5 pts
54Cullman County39.4-1.3 pts
55Dale County39.3-2.6 pts
56Coffee County38.2+4.8 pts
57Walker County38-1.5 pts
58St. Clair County38-0.9 pts
59Limestone County37.5-0.3 pts
60Tallapoosa County37.4-3.2 pts
61Chambers County36.6+1.4 pts
62Crenshaw County36.6+5 pts
63Clay County35.9-0.7 pts
64Lawrence County35.3+2.6 pts
65Franklin County32.8+0.1 pts
66Autauga County32-2.6 pts
67Chilton County28.3-2.7 pts

Other periods

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties?period=2022.

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties?period=2022 (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)?

Lowndes County, with 68.9% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Chilton County, with 28.3% in 2022.

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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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