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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 2022, at 76.7%. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 23.8%. The median was 46.2% and the figure for Arkansas was 44.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.7Lee County
Lowest23.8Calhoun County
Median46.275 counties
Arkansas44.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Arkansas County: 51.2 %Ashley County: 48.3 %Baxter County: 46.2 %Benton County: 31.2 %Boone County: 37.9 %Bradley County: 45.2 %Calhoun County: 23.8 %Carroll County: 43.2 %Chicot County: 49.2 %Clark County: 46.6 %Clay County: 39.9 %Cleburne County: 35.5 %Cleveland County: 53.1 %Columbia County: 38.5 %Conway County: 47.9 %Craighead County: 49.8 %Crawford County: 49.4 %Crittenden County: 50.6 %Cross County: 50.3 %Dallas County: 29.3 %Desha County: 44.2 %Drew County: 35.1 %Faulkner County: 48.9 %Franklin County: 46.5 %Fulton County: 56.1 %Garland County: 42 %Grant County: 56 %Greene County: 45.7 %Hempstead County: 50.3 %Hot Spring County: 36.5 %Howard County: 49.1 %Independence County: 48.1 %Izard County: 38.8 %Jackson County: 40.9 %Jefferson County: 48.2 %Johnson County: 51.2 %Lafayette County: 44.2 %Lawrence County: 34.6 %Lee County: 76.7 %Lincoln County: 43 %Little River County: 46.5 %Logan County: 31.9 %Lonoke County: 42.7 %Madison County: 42.1 %Marion County: 36.1 %Miller County: 53 %Mississippi County: 49.8 %Monroe County: 52.2 %Montgomery County: 48 %Nevada County: 65.4 %Newton County: 50.1 %Ouachita County: 46.4 %Perry County: 35 %Phillips County: 56.5 %Pike County: 54.7 %Poinsett County: 45.2 %Polk County: 36.6 %Pope County: 48.4 %Prairie County: 36.5 %Pulaski County: 48.6 %Randolph County: 43 %St. Francis County: 52 %Saline County: 38.1 %Scott County: 47.6 %Searcy County: 46.1 %Sebastian County: 39.3 %Sevier County: 34 %Sharp County: 37.9 %Stone County: 61.6 %Union County: 41.4 %Van Buren County: 53 %Washington County: 43.1 %White County: 48 %Woodruff County: 43.5 %Yell County: 31.8 %
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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

Lee County: 76.7 %Lee County76.7Nevada County: 65.4 %Nevada County65.4Stone County: 61.6 %Stone County61.6Phillips County: 56.5 %Phillips County56.5Fulton County: 56.1 %Fulton County56.1Grant County: 56 %Grant County56Pike County: 54.7 %Pike County54.7Cleveland County: 53.1 %Cleveland County53.1Miller County: 53 %Miller County53Van Buren County: 53 %Van Buren County53Monroe County: 52.2 %Monroe County52.2St. Francis County: 52 %St. Francis County52Arkansas County: 51.2 %Arkansas County51.2Johnson County: 51.2 %Johnson County51.2Crittenden County: 50.6 %Crittenden County50.6Cross County: 50.3 %Cross County50.3Hempstead County: 50.3 %Hempstead County50.3Newton County: 50.1 %Newton County50.1Craighead County: 49.8 %Craighead County49.8Mississippi County: 49.8 %Mississippi County49.8Crawford County: 49.4 %Crawford County49.4Chicot County: 49.2 %Chicot County49.2Howard County: 49.1 %Howard County49.1Faulkner County: 48.9 %Faulkner County48.9Pulaski County: 48.6 %Pulaski County48.6Pope County: 48.4 %Pope County48.4Ashley County: 48.3 %Ashley County48.3Jefferson County: 48.2 %Jefferson County48.2Independence County: 48.1 %Independence County48.1Montgomery County: 48 %Montgomery County48White County: 48 %White County48Conway County: 47.9 %Conway County47.9Scott County: 47.6 %Scott County47.6Clark County: 46.6 %Clark County46.6Franklin County: 46.5 %Franklin County46.5Little River County: 46.5 %Little River County46.5Ouachita County: 46.4 %Ouachita County46.4Baxter County: 46.2 %Baxter County46.2Searcy County: 46.1 %Searcy County46.1Greene County: 45.7 %Greene County45.7Lee County: 76.7 %Lee County76.7Nevada County: 65.4 %Nevada County65.4Stone County: 61.6 %Stone County61.6Phillips County: 56.5 %Phillips County56.5Fulton County: 56.1 %Fulton County56.1Grant County: 56 %Grant County56Pike County: 54.7 %Pike County54.7Cleveland County: 53.1 %Cleveland County53.1Miller County: 53 %Miller County53Van Buren County: 53 %Van Buren County53Monroe County: 52.2 %Monroe County52.2St. Francis County: 52 %St. Francis County52Arkansas County: 51.2 %Arkansas County51.2Johnson County: 51.2 %Johnson County51.2Crittenden County: 50.6 %Crittenden County50.6Cross County: 50.3 %Cross County50.3Hempstead County: 50.3 %Hempstead County50.3Newton County: 50.1 %Newton County50.1Craighead County: 49.8 %Craighead County49.8Mississippi County: 49.8 %Mississippi County49.8Crawford County: 49.4 %Crawford County49.4Chicot County: 49.2 %Chicot County49.2Howard County: 49.1 %Howard County49.1Faulkner County: 48.9 %Faulkner County48.9Pulaski County: 48.6 %Pulaski County48.6Pope County: 48.4 %Pope County48.4Ashley County: 48.3 %Ashley County48.3Jefferson County: 48.2 %Jefferson County48.2Independence County: 48.1 %Independence County48.1Montgomery County: 48 %Montgomery County48White County: 48 %White County48Conway County: 47.9 %Conway County47.9Scott County: 47.6 %Scott County47.6Clark County: 46.6 %Clark County46.6Franklin County: 46.5 %Franklin County46.5Little River County: 46.5 %Little River County46.5Ouachita County: 46.4 %Ouachita County46.4Baxter County: 46.2 %Baxter County46.2Searcy County: 46.1 %Searcy County46.1Greene County: 45.7 %Greene County45.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lee County76.7+0.1 pts
2Nevada County65.4+6 pts
3Stone County61.6-1 pts
4Phillips County56.5+3.1 pts
5Fulton County56.1+10.1 pts
6Grant County56+1.5 pts
7Pike County54.7+4.1 pts
8Cleveland County53.1+7.2 pts
9Miller County53+3.7 pts
10Van Buren County53+1.6 pts
11Monroe County52.2-2.4 pts
12St. Francis County52-0.3 pts
13Arkansas County51.2+7.7 pts
14Johnson County51.2+2.5 pts
15Crittenden County50.6+0.2 pts
16Cross County50.3+10.5 pts
17Hempstead County50.3+6 pts
18Newton County50.1-0.4 pts
19Craighead County49.8+2.6 pts
20Mississippi County49.8+3.5 pts
21Crawford County49.4-2.6 pts
22Chicot County49.2+4.3 pts
23Howard County49.1+5 pts
24Faulkner County48.9-1 pts
25Pulaski County48.6+0.3 pts
26Pope County48.4-2.2 pts
27Ashley County48.3-0.2 pts
28Jefferson County48.2+0.3 pts
29Independence County48.1+4.8 pts
30Montgomery County48+3.9 pts
31White County48-0.2 pts
32Conway County47.9+0.2 pts
33Scott County47.6-4.6 pts
34Clark County46.6+0.9 pts
35Franklin County46.5-6.5 pts
35Little River County46.5+8.7 pts
37Ouachita County46.4+0.8 pts
38Baxter County46.2+5.2 pts
39Searcy County46.1-9.1 pts
40Greene County45.7+0.3 pts
41Poinsett County45.2-1.4 pts
42Bradley County45.2+3.4 pts
43Desha County44.2+7.8 pts
44Lafayette County44.2-12.1 pts
45Woodruff County43.5-3.4 pts
46Carroll County43.2+8.6 pts
47Washington County43.1-0.1 pts
48Lincoln County43+12 pts
49Randolph County43-2.4 pts
50Lonoke County42.7+1.5 pts
51Madison County42.1-1.8 pts
52Garland County42-1.8 pts
53Union County41.4-7.7 pts
54Jackson County40.9+4.3 pts
55Clay County39.9+2.4 pts
56Sebastian County39.3-1.3 pts
57Izard County38.8-0.6 pts
58Columbia County38.5+0.2 pts
59Saline County38.1+1.5 pts
60Boone County37.9+0.5 pts
61Sharp County37.9-8.9 pts
62Polk County36.6-7.4 pts
63Hot Spring County36.5-5.6 pts
64Prairie County36.5+4.5 pts
65Marion County36.1-5.1 pts
66Cleburne County35.5-2.6 pts
67Drew County35.1-0.9 pts
68Perry County35-3.7 pts
69Lawrence County34.6+1.4 pts
70Sevier County34-2.8 pts
71Logan County31.9-1.3 pts
72Yell County31.8-2.7 pts
73Benton County31.2+0.2 pts
74Dallas County29.3+2.8 pts
75Calhoun County23.8+5.5 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/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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2022. 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Lee County, with 76.7% in 2022, 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 23.8% 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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