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

Nevada County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 75 counties in 2024, at 73.1%. Perry County had the lowest, at 26.9%. The median was 45.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 44.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.1Nevada County
Lowest26.9Perry County
Median45.975 counties
Arkansas44.8History

Map of counties, 2024

Arkansas County: 47.1 %Ashley County: 48.7 %Baxter County: 51.4 %Benton County: 32.7 %Boone County: 40.1 %Bradley County: 48.3 %Calhoun County: 27.3 %Carroll County: 48 %Chicot County: 41.7 %Clark County: 48.2 %Clay County: 39.8 %Cleburne County: 45.1 %Cleveland County: 61.2 %Columbia County: 31.1 %Conway County: 49.3 %Craighead County: 51 %Crawford County: 40.2 %Crittenden County: 45.3 %Cross County: 49.3 %Dallas County: 40.4 %Desha County: 46.3 %Drew County: 43 %Faulkner County: 45.9 %Franklin County: 44.8 %Fulton County: 51.5 %Garland County: 45.3 %Grant County: 49.8 %Greene County: 49.2 %Hempstead County: 62 %Hot Spring County: 34.3 %Howard County: 52.9 %Independence County: 42.8 %Izard County: 35.1 %Jackson County: 47.2 %Jefferson County: 46.1 %Johnson County: 49.9 %Lafayette County: 34.2 %Lawrence County: 43.5 %Lee County: 73.1 %Lincoln County: 35.9 %Little River County: 43 %Logan County: 36.4 %Lonoke County: 40.4 %Madison County: 38 %Marion County: 41.6 %Miller County: 52.2 %Mississippi County: 51.5 %Monroe County: 37.7 %Montgomery County: 58 %Nevada County: 73.1 %Newton County: 53.6 %Ouachita County: 50.8 %Perry County: 26.9 %Phillips County: 58.8 %Pike County: 61.1 %Poinsett County: 48.9 %Polk County: 33.1 %Pope County: 42.5 %Prairie County: 44.8 %Pulaski County: 47.9 %Randolph County: 45.9 %St. Francis County: 54.9 %Saline County: 37.1 %Scott County: 52.8 %Searcy County: 55.7 %Sebastian County: 42.5 %Sevier County: 42.8 %Sharp County: 37.8 %Stone County: 42.4 %Union County: 44.4 %Van Buren County: 54 %Washington County: 44.7 %White County: 49.1 %Woodruff County: 46.4 %Yell County: 35.2 %
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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

Nevada County: 73.1 %Nevada County73.1Lee County: 73.1 %Lee County73.1Hempstead County: 62 %Hempstead County62Cleveland County: 61.2 %Cleveland County61.2Pike County: 61.1 %Pike County61.1Phillips County: 58.8 %Phillips County58.8Montgomery County: 58 %Montgomery County58Searcy County: 55.7 %Searcy County55.7St. Francis County: 54.9 %St. Francis County54.9Van Buren County: 54 %Van Buren County54Newton County: 53.6 %Newton County53.6Howard County: 52.9 %Howard County52.9Scott County: 52.8 %Scott County52.8Miller County: 52.2 %Miller County52.2Fulton County: 51.5 %Fulton County51.5Mississippi County: 51.5 %Mississippi County51.5Baxter County: 51.4 %Baxter County51.4Craighead County: 51 %Craighead County51Ouachita County: 50.8 %Ouachita County50.8Johnson County: 49.9 %Johnson County49.9Grant County: 49.8 %Grant County49.8Conway County: 49.3 %Conway County49.3Cross County: 49.3 %Cross County49.3Greene County: 49.2 %Greene County49.2White County: 49.1 %White County49.1Poinsett County: 48.9 %Poinsett County48.9Ashley County: 48.7 %Ashley County48.7Bradley County: 48.3 %Bradley County48.3Clark County: 48.2 %Clark County48.2Carroll County: 48 %Carroll County48Pulaski County: 47.9 %Pulaski County47.9Jackson County: 47.2 %Jackson County47.2Arkansas County: 47.1 %Arkansas County47.1Woodruff County: 46.4 %Woodruff County46.4Desha County: 46.3 %Desha County46.3Jefferson County: 46.1 %Jefferson County46.1Faulkner County: 45.9 %Faulkner County45.9Randolph County: 45.9 %Randolph County45.9Crittenden County: 45.3 %Crittenden County45.3Garland County: 45.3 %Garland County45.3Nevada County: 73.1 %Nevada County73.1Lee County: 73.1 %Lee County73.1Hempstead County: 62 %Hempstead County62Cleveland County: 61.2 %Cleveland County61.2Pike County: 61.1 %Pike County61.1Phillips County: 58.8 %Phillips County58.8Montgomery County: 58 %Montgomery County58Searcy County: 55.7 %Searcy County55.7St. Francis County: 54.9 %St. Francis County54.9Van Buren County: 54 %Van Buren County54Newton County: 53.6 %Newton County53.6Howard County: 52.9 %Howard County52.9Scott County: 52.8 %Scott County52.8Miller County: 52.2 %Miller County52.2Fulton County: 51.5 %Fulton County51.5Mississippi County: 51.5 %Mississippi County51.5Baxter County: 51.4 %Baxter County51.4Craighead County: 51 %Craighead County51Ouachita County: 50.8 %Ouachita County50.8Johnson County: 49.9 %Johnson County49.9Grant County: 49.8 %Grant County49.8Conway County: 49.3 %Conway County49.3Cross County: 49.3 %Cross County49.3Greene County: 49.2 %Greene County49.2White County: 49.1 %White County49.1Poinsett County: 48.9 %Poinsett County48.9Ashley County: 48.7 %Ashley County48.7Bradley County: 48.3 %Bradley County48.3Clark County: 48.2 %Clark County48.2Carroll County: 48 %Carroll County48Pulaski County: 47.9 %Pulaski County47.9Jackson County: 47.2 %Jackson County47.2Arkansas County: 47.1 %Arkansas County47.1Woodruff County: 46.4 %Woodruff County46.4Desha County: 46.3 %Desha County46.3Jefferson County: 46.1 %Jefferson County46.1Faulkner County: 45.9 %Faulkner County45.9Randolph County: 45.9 %Randolph County45.9Crittenden County: 45.3 %Crittenden County45.3Garland County: 45.3 %Garland County45.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Nevada County73.1+0.7 pts
2Lee County73.1-0.5 pts
3Hempstead County62+10.7 pts
4Cleveland County61.2+8.9 pts
5Pike County61.1+2.8 pts
6Phillips County58.8+2.1 pts
7Montgomery County58+7.8 pts
8Searcy County55.7+6.8 pts
9St. Francis County54.9-0.4 pts
10Van Buren County54-4.6 pts
11Newton County53.6+1.6 pts
12Howard County52.9-1.9 pts
13Scott County52.8+10.4 pts
14Miller County52.2+0.7 pts
15Fulton County51.5-7.6 pts
16Mississippi County51.5+6.5 pts
17Baxter County51.4+0.5 pts
18Craighead County51-0.9 pts
19Ouachita County50.8+4 pts
20Johnson County49.9+1.7 pts
21Grant County49.8-3.4 pts
22Conway County49.3-4.1 pts
23Cross County49.3+2.4 pts
24Greene County49.2+1.6 pts
25White County49.1-0.8 pts
26Poinsett County48.9+1.7 pts
27Ashley County48.7+2.9 pts
28Bradley County48.3+3.4 pts
29Clark County48.2+1.8 pts
30Carroll County48+0.7 pts
31Pulaski County47.90 pts
32Jackson County47.2+2.5 pts
33Arkansas County47.1+3.3 pts
34Woodruff County46.4+5.6 pts
35Desha County46.3-0.7 pts
36Jefferson County46.1-2.1 pts
37Faulkner County45.9+0.3 pts
38Randolph County45.9+2.7 pts
39Crittenden County45.3-5.5 pts
40Garland County45.3-1 pts
41Cleburne County45.1+7.6 pts
42Prairie County44.8+11.3 pts
43Franklin County44.8+2.4 pts
44Washington County44.7+0.8 pts
45Union County44.4-0.8 pts
46Lawrence County43.5+2.8 pts
47Little River County43-12.9 pts
48Drew County43+1 pts
49Sevier County42.8-0.1 pts
50Independence County42.8-0.3 pts
51Pope County42.5-3.7 pts
52Sebastian County42.5+0.3 pts
53Stone County42.4-1.9 pts
54Chicot County41.7+3.1 pts
55Marion County41.6+12.5 pts
56Dallas County40.4+7.8 pts
57Lonoke County40.4-0.1 pts
58Crawford County40.2-4.7 pts
59Boone County40.1-0.2 pts
60Clay County39.8+6.4 pts
61Madison County38+1.6 pts
62Sharp County37.8+0.5 pts
63Monroe County37.7-9.3 pts
64Saline County37.1-1.7 pts
65Logan County36.4+4.5 pts
66Lincoln County35.9+6 pts
67Yell County35.2-1 pts
68Izard County35.1-1.3 pts
69Hot Spring County34.3-3 pts
70Lafayette County34.2-13.3 pts
71Polk County33.1-6.1 pts
72Benton County32.7+0.7 pts
73Columbia County31.1-5.5 pts
74Calhoun County27.3+6.2 pts
75Perry County26.9-1.6 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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)?

Nevada County, with 73.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Perry County, with 26.9% 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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