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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 2023, at 63.1%. Chilton County had the lowest, at 29.6%. The median was 45.3% and the figure for Alabama was 48.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.1Sumter County
Lowest29.6Chilton County
Median45.367 counties
Alabama48.6History

Map of counties, 2023

Autauga County: 31.6 %Baldwin County: 46.4 %Barbour County: 40.4 %Bibb County: 57.2 %Blount County: 50.3 %Bullock County: 55.6 %Butler County: 46.9 %Calhoun County: 45.1 %Chambers County: 37.5 %Cherokee County: 38.7 %Chilton County: 29.6 %Choctaw County: 45.3 %Clarke County: 56.3 %Clay County: 38.4 %Cleburne County: 45.1 %Coffee County: 38.7 %Colbert County: 46.6 %Conecuh County: 52.2 %Coosa County: 60.3 %Covington County: 49.4 %Crenshaw County: 35.7 %Cullman County: 38 %Dale County: 38.1 %Dallas County: 58.2 %DeKalb County: 42.5 %Elmore County: 45.1 %Escambia County: 47.3 %Etowah County: 50.1 %Fayette County: 44.4 %Franklin County: 34.4 %Geneva County: 37.1 %Greene County: 42.7 %Hale County: 50.7 %Henry County: 46.2 %Houston County: 46.1 %Jackson County: 44.6 %Jefferson County: 53.2 %Lamar County: 53 %Lauderdale County: 41 %Lawrence County: 32.4 %Lee County: 57.8 %Limestone County: 35.7 %Lowndes County: 60.1 %Macon County: 54.1 %Madison County: 45.4 %Marengo County: 55.6 %Marion County: 45.1 %Marshall County: 43.3 %Mobile County: 55.1 %Monroe County: 46.3 %Montgomery County: 51.3 %Morgan County: 42.8 %Perry County: 35.6 %Pickens County: 51 %Pike County: 53.8 %Randolph County: 45 %Russell County: 51.8 %St. Clair County: 39.6 %Shelby County: 49.1 %Sumter County: 63.1 %Talladega County: 43.7 %Tallapoosa County: 35.9 %Tuscaloosa County: 53.6 %Walker County: 42.3 %Washington County: 32.9 %Wilcox County: 50.8 %Winston County: 40.8 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Sumter County: 63.1 %Sumter County63.1Coosa County: 60.3 %Coosa County60.3Lowndes County: 60.1 %Lowndes County60.1Dallas County: 58.2 %Dallas County58.2Lee County: 57.8 %Lee County57.8Bibb County: 57.2 %Bibb County57.2Clarke County: 56.3 %Clarke County56.3Bullock County: 55.6 %Bullock County55.6Marengo County: 55.6 %Marengo County55.6Mobile County: 55.1 %Mobile County55.1Macon County: 54.1 %Macon County54.1Pike County: 53.8 %Pike County53.8Tuscaloosa County: 53.6 %Tuscaloosa County53.6Jefferson County: 53.2 %Jefferson County53.2Lamar County: 53 %Lamar County53Conecuh County: 52.2 %Conecuh County52.2Russell County: 51.8 %Russell County51.8Montgomery County: 51.3 %Montgomery County51.3Pickens County: 51 %Pickens County51Wilcox County: 50.8 %Wilcox County50.8Hale County: 50.7 %Hale County50.7Blount County: 50.3 %Blount County50.3Etowah County: 50.1 %Etowah County50.1Covington County: 49.4 %Covington County49.4Shelby County: 49.1 %Shelby County49.1Escambia County: 47.3 %Escambia County47.3Butler County: 46.9 %Butler County46.9Colbert County: 46.6 %Colbert County46.6Baldwin County: 46.4 %Baldwin County46.4Monroe County: 46.3 %Monroe County46.3Henry County: 46.2 %Henry County46.2Houston County: 46.1 %Houston County46.1Madison County: 45.4 %Madison County45.4Choctaw County: 45.3 %Choctaw County45.3Marion County: 45.1 %Marion County45.1Elmore County: 45.1 %Elmore County45.1Cleburne County: 45.1 %Cleburne County45.1Calhoun County: 45.1 %Calhoun County45.1Randolph County: 45 %Randolph County45Jackson County: 44.6 %Jackson County44.6Sumter County: 63.1 %Sumter County63.1Coosa County: 60.3 %Coosa County60.3Lowndes County: 60.1 %Lowndes County60.1Dallas County: 58.2 %Dallas County58.2Lee County: 57.8 %Lee County57.8Bibb County: 57.2 %Bibb County57.2Clarke County: 56.3 %Clarke County56.3Bullock County: 55.6 %Bullock County55.6Marengo County: 55.6 %Marengo County55.6Mobile County: 55.1 %Mobile County55.1Macon County: 54.1 %Macon County54.1Pike County: 53.8 %Pike County53.8Tuscaloosa County: 53.6 %Tuscaloosa County53.6Jefferson County: 53.2 %Jefferson County53.2Lamar County: 53 %Lamar County53Conecuh County: 52.2 %Conecuh County52.2Russell County: 51.8 %Russell County51.8Montgomery County: 51.3 %Montgomery County51.3Pickens County: 51 %Pickens County51Wilcox County: 50.8 %Wilcox County50.8Hale County: 50.7 %Hale County50.7Blount County: 50.3 %Blount County50.3Etowah County: 50.1 %Etowah County50.1Covington County: 49.4 %Covington County49.4Shelby County: 49.1 %Shelby County49.1Escambia County: 47.3 %Escambia County47.3Butler County: 46.9 %Butler County46.9Colbert County: 46.6 %Colbert County46.6Baldwin County: 46.4 %Baldwin County46.4Monroe County: 46.3 %Monroe County46.3Henry County: 46.2 %Henry County46.2Houston County: 46.1 %Houston County46.1Madison County: 45.4 %Madison County45.4Choctaw County: 45.3 %Choctaw County45.3Marion County: 45.1 %Marion County45.1Elmore County: 45.1 %Elmore County45.1Cleburne County: 45.1 %Cleburne County45.1Calhoun County: 45.1 %Calhoun County45.1Randolph County: 45 %Randolph County45Jackson County: 44.6 %Jackson County44.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sumter County63.1+2.1 pts
2Coosa County60.3+10 pts
3Lowndes County60.1-8.8 pts
4Dallas County58.2+4.6 pts
5Lee County57.8+1.5 pts
6Bibb County57.2+2.4 pts
7Clarke County56.3+4.1 pts
8Bullock County55.6+9 pts
9Marengo County55.6+1.7 pts
10Mobile County55.1+0.8 pts
11Macon County54.1+3.2 pts
12Pike County53.8-7.7 pts
13Tuscaloosa County53.6+1 pts
14Jefferson County53.2+0.9 pts
15Lamar County53+1.9 pts
16Conecuh County52.2+10 pts
17Russell County51.8-0.7 pts
18Montgomery County51.3-0.1 pts
19Pickens County51+4.2 pts
20Wilcox County50.8+5.7 pts
21Hale County50.7-11.5 pts
22Blount County50.3+3 pts
23Etowah County50.1+2.8 pts
24Covington County49.4-2 pts
25Shelby County49.1+0.8 pts
26Escambia County47.3+0.2 pts
27Butler County46.9-2.2 pts
28Colbert County46.6+0.5 pts
29Baldwin County46.4-4.3 pts
30Monroe County46.3-2.8 pts
31Henry County46.2-4.1 pts
32Houston County46.1+1.6 pts
33Madison County45.4+2.1 pts
34Choctaw County45.3-0.5 pts
35Marion County45.1+3.3 pts
36Elmore County45.1+0.1 pts
37Cleburne County45.1+3.6 pts
38Calhoun County45.1-0.7 pts
39Randolph County45-8.1 pts
40Jackson County44.6+3.4 pts
41Fayette County44.4-0.7 pts
42Talladega County43.7-5.7 pts
43Marshall County43.3+0.3 pts
44Morgan County42.8-1.5 pts
45Greene County42.7-12 pts
46DeKalb County42.5-2.4 pts
47Walker County42.3+4.3 pts
48Lauderdale County41+0.5 pts
49Winston County40.8-0.1 pts
50Barbour County40.4-1.9 pts
51St. Clair County39.6+1.6 pts
52Coffee County38.7+0.5 pts
53Cherokee County38.7-2.3 pts
54Clay County38.4+2.5 pts
55Dale County38.1-1.2 pts
56Cullman County38-1.4 pts
57Chambers County37.5+0.9 pts
58Geneva County37.1-7.8 pts
59Tallapoosa County35.9-1.5 pts
60Limestone County35.7-1.8 pts
61Crenshaw County35.7-0.9 pts
62Perry County35.6-12.8 pts
63Franklin County34.4+1.5 pts
64Washington County32.9-12.9 pts
65Lawrence County32.4-2.9 pts
66Autauga County31.6-0.5 pts
67Chilton County29.6+1.3 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/alabama-counties?period=2023 (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 63.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Chilton County, with 29.6% in 2023.

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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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