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

Lee County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 75 counties in 2021, at 76.6%. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 18.3%. The median was 44.9% and the figure for Arkansas was 44.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.6Lee County
Lowest18.3Calhoun County
Median44.975 counties
Arkansas44.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Arkansas County: 43.5 %Ashley County: 48.5 %Baxter County: 41 %Benton County: 31 %Boone County: 37.5 %Bradley County: 41.7 %Calhoun County: 18.3 %Carroll County: 34.5 %Chicot County: 44.9 %Clark County: 45.7 %Clay County: 37.5 %Cleburne County: 38.1 %Cleveland County: 45.9 %Columbia County: 38.3 %Conway County: 47.7 %Craighead County: 47.3 %Crawford County: 52 %Crittenden County: 50.4 %Cross County: 39.8 %Dallas County: 26.4 %Desha County: 36.5 %Drew County: 36 %Faulkner County: 49.9 %Franklin County: 53 %Fulton County: 46 %Garland County: 43.8 %Grant County: 54.4 %Greene County: 45.5 %Hempstead County: 44.2 %Hot Spring County: 42.1 %Howard County: 44.1 %Independence County: 43.3 %Izard County: 39.5 %Jackson County: 36.7 %Jefferson County: 47.9 %Johnson County: 48.7 %Lafayette County: 56.3 %Lawrence County: 33.2 %Lee County: 76.6 %Lincoln County: 31.1 %Little River County: 37.8 %Logan County: 33.2 %Lonoke County: 41.2 %Madison County: 43.9 %Marion County: 41.2 %Miller County: 49.3 %Mississippi County: 46.3 %Monroe County: 54.6 %Montgomery County: 44.1 %Nevada County: 59.4 %Newton County: 50.5 %Ouachita County: 45.6 %Perry County: 38.7 %Phillips County: 53.4 %Pike County: 50.6 %Poinsett County: 46.7 %Polk County: 44 %Pope County: 50.6 %Prairie County: 31.9 %Pulaski County: 48.2 %Randolph County: 45.4 %St. Francis County: 52.3 %Saline County: 36.6 %Scott County: 52.2 %Searcy County: 55.3 %Sebastian County: 40.6 %Sevier County: 36.8 %Sharp County: 46.7 %Stone County: 62.6 %Union County: 49.1 %Van Buren County: 51.4 %Washington County: 43.2 %White County: 48.2 %Woodruff County: 46.9 %Yell County: 34.5 %
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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

Lee County: 76.6 %Lee County76.6Stone County: 62.6 %Stone County62.6Nevada County: 59.4 %Nevada County59.4Lafayette County: 56.3 %Lafayette County56.3Searcy County: 55.3 %Searcy County55.3Monroe County: 54.6 %Monroe County54.6Grant County: 54.4 %Grant County54.4Phillips County: 53.4 %Phillips County53.4Franklin County: 53 %Franklin County53St. Francis County: 52.3 %St. Francis County52.3Scott County: 52.2 %Scott County52.2Crawford County: 52 %Crawford County52Van Buren County: 51.4 %Van Buren County51.4Pope County: 50.6 %Pope County50.6Pike County: 50.6 %Pike County50.6Newton County: 50.5 %Newton County50.5Crittenden County: 50.4 %Crittenden County50.4Faulkner County: 49.9 %Faulkner County49.9Miller County: 49.3 %Miller County49.3Union County: 49.1 %Union County49.1Johnson County: 48.7 %Johnson County48.7Ashley County: 48.5 %Ashley County48.5Pulaski County: 48.2 %Pulaski County48.2White County: 48.2 %White County48.2Jefferson County: 47.9 %Jefferson County47.9Conway County: 47.7 %Conway County47.7Craighead County: 47.3 %Craighead County47.3Woodruff County: 46.9 %Woodruff County46.9Sharp County: 46.7 %Sharp County46.7Poinsett County: 46.7 %Poinsett County46.7Mississippi County: 46.3 %Mississippi County46.3Fulton County: 46 %Fulton County46Cleveland County: 45.9 %Cleveland County45.9Clark County: 45.7 %Clark County45.7Ouachita County: 45.6 %Ouachita County45.6Greene County: 45.5 %Greene County45.5Randolph County: 45.4 %Randolph County45.4Chicot County: 44.9 %Chicot County44.9Hempstead County: 44.2 %Hempstead County44.2Howard County: 44.1 %Howard County44.1Lee County: 76.6 %Lee County76.6Stone County: 62.6 %Stone County62.6Nevada County: 59.4 %Nevada County59.4Lafayette County: 56.3 %Lafayette County56.3Searcy County: 55.3 %Searcy County55.3Monroe County: 54.6 %Monroe County54.6Grant County: 54.4 %Grant County54.4Phillips County: 53.4 %Phillips County53.4Franklin County: 53 %Franklin County53St. Francis County: 52.3 %St. Francis County52.3Scott County: 52.2 %Scott County52.2Crawford County: 52 %Crawford County52Van Buren County: 51.4 %Van Buren County51.4Pope County: 50.6 %Pope County50.6Pike County: 50.6 %Pike County50.6Newton County: 50.5 %Newton County50.5Crittenden County: 50.4 %Crittenden County50.4Faulkner County: 49.9 %Faulkner County49.9Miller County: 49.3 %Miller County49.3Union County: 49.1 %Union County49.1Johnson County: 48.7 %Johnson County48.7Ashley County: 48.5 %Ashley County48.5Pulaski County: 48.2 %Pulaski County48.2White County: 48.2 %White County48.2Jefferson County: 47.9 %Jefferson County47.9Conway County: 47.7 %Conway County47.7Craighead County: 47.3 %Craighead County47.3Woodruff County: 46.9 %Woodruff County46.9Sharp County: 46.7 %Sharp County46.7Poinsett County: 46.7 %Poinsett County46.7Mississippi County: 46.3 %Mississippi County46.3Fulton County: 46 %Fulton County46Cleveland County: 45.9 %Cleveland County45.9Clark County: 45.7 %Clark County45.7Ouachita County: 45.6 %Ouachita County45.6Greene County: 45.5 %Greene County45.5Randolph County: 45.4 %Randolph County45.4Chicot County: 44.9 %Chicot County44.9Hempstead County: 44.2 %Hempstead County44.2Howard County: 44.1 %Howard County44.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Lee County76.6
2Stone County62.6
3Nevada County59.4
4Lafayette County56.3
5Searcy County55.3
6Monroe County54.6
7Grant County54.4
8Phillips County53.4
9Franklin County53
10St. Francis County52.3
11Scott County52.2
12Crawford County52
13Van Buren County51.4
14Pope County50.6
15Pike County50.6
16Newton County50.5
17Crittenden County50.4
18Faulkner County49.9
19Miller County49.3
20Union County49.1
21Johnson County48.7
22Ashley County48.5
23Pulaski County48.2
24White County48.2
25Jefferson County47.9
26Conway County47.7
27Craighead County47.3
28Woodruff County46.9
29Sharp County46.7
30Poinsett County46.7
31Mississippi County46.3
32Fulton County46
33Cleveland County45.9
34Clark County45.7
35Ouachita County45.6
36Greene County45.5
37Randolph County45.4
38Chicot County44.9
39Hempstead County44.2
40Howard County44.1
40Montgomery County44.1
42Polk County44
43Madison County43.9
44Garland County43.8
45Arkansas County43.5
46Independence County43.3
47Washington County43.2
48Hot Spring County42.1
49Bradley County41.7
50Lonoke County41.2
51Marion County41.2
52Baxter County41
53Sebastian County40.6
54Cross County39.8
55Izard County39.5
56Perry County38.7
57Columbia County38.3
58Cleburne County38.1
59Little River County37.8
60Clay County37.5
61Boone County37.5
62Sevier County36.8
63Jackson County36.7
64Saline County36.6
65Desha County36.5
66Drew County36
67Carroll County34.5
68Yell County34.5
69Logan County33.2
70Lawrence County33.2
71Prairie County31.9
72Lincoln County31.1
73Benton County31
74Dallas County26.4
75Calhoun County18.3

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/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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2021. 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), 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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)?

Lee County, with 76.6% 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)?

Calhoun County, with 18.3% 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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