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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 2023, at 73.6%. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 21.1%. The median was 45.2% and the figure for Arkansas was 44.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.6Lee County
Lowest21.1Calhoun County
Median45.275 counties
Arkansas44.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Arkansas County: 43.8 %Ashley County: 45.8 %Baxter County: 50.9 %Benton County: 32.1 %Boone County: 40.4 %Bradley County: 44.8 %Calhoun County: 21.1 %Carroll County: 47.3 %Chicot County: 38.6 %Clark County: 46.4 %Clay County: 33.4 %Cleburne County: 37.5 %Cleveland County: 52.3 %Columbia County: 36.6 %Conway County: 53.4 %Craighead County: 52 %Crawford County: 44.9 %Crittenden County: 50.8 %Cross County: 46.9 %Dallas County: 32.6 %Desha County: 47 %Drew County: 42 %Faulkner County: 45.6 %Franklin County: 42.4 %Fulton County: 59.2 %Garland County: 46.2 %Grant County: 53.3 %Greene County: 47.6 %Hempstead County: 51.2 %Hot Spring County: 37.2 %Howard County: 54.8 %Independence County: 43.1 %Izard County: 36.4 %Jackson County: 44.7 %Jefferson County: 48.2 %Johnson County: 48.2 %Lafayette County: 47.5 %Lawrence County: 40.7 %Lee County: 73.6 %Lincoln County: 29.9 %Little River County: 55.9 %Logan County: 31.9 %Lonoke County: 40.5 %Madison County: 36.4 %Marion County: 29.2 %Miller County: 51.5 %Mississippi County: 45 %Monroe County: 46.9 %Montgomery County: 50.2 %Nevada County: 72.3 %Newton County: 52 %Ouachita County: 46.8 %Perry County: 28.5 %Phillips County: 56.7 %Pike County: 58.4 %Poinsett County: 47.2 %Polk County: 39.2 %Pope County: 46.2 %Prairie County: 33.6 %Pulaski County: 47.9 %Randolph County: 43.2 %St. Francis County: 55.3 %Saline County: 38.9 %Scott County: 42.3 %Searcy County: 48.9 %Sebastian County: 42.2 %Sevier County: 42.9 %Sharp County: 37.3 %Stone County: 44.3 %Union County: 45.2 %Van Buren County: 58.6 %Washington County: 43.8 %White County: 49.9 %Woodruff County: 40.8 %Yell County: 36.3 %
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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

Lee County: 73.6 %Lee County73.6Nevada County: 72.3 %Nevada County72.3Fulton County: 59.2 %Fulton County59.2Van Buren County: 58.6 %Van Buren County58.6Pike County: 58.4 %Pike County58.4Phillips County: 56.7 %Phillips County56.7Little River County: 55.9 %Little River County55.9St. Francis County: 55.3 %St. Francis County55.3Howard County: 54.8 %Howard County54.8Conway County: 53.4 %Conway County53.4Grant County: 53.3 %Grant County53.3Cleveland County: 52.3 %Cleveland County52.3Newton County: 52 %Newton County52Craighead County: 52 %Craighead County52Miller County: 51.5 %Miller County51.5Hempstead County: 51.2 %Hempstead County51.2Baxter County: 50.9 %Baxter County50.9Crittenden County: 50.8 %Crittenden County50.8Montgomery County: 50.2 %Montgomery County50.2White County: 49.9 %White County49.9Searcy County: 48.9 %Searcy County48.9Johnson County: 48.2 %Johnson County48.2Jefferson County: 48.2 %Jefferson County48.2Pulaski County: 47.9 %Pulaski County47.9Greene County: 47.6 %Greene County47.6Lafayette County: 47.5 %Lafayette County47.5Carroll County: 47.3 %Carroll County47.3Poinsett County: 47.2 %Poinsett County47.2Desha County: 47 %Desha County47Monroe County: 46.9 %Monroe County46.9Cross County: 46.9 %Cross County46.9Ouachita County: 46.8 %Ouachita County46.8Clark County: 46.4 %Clark County46.4Garland County: 46.2 %Garland County46.2Pope County: 46.2 %Pope County46.2Ashley County: 45.8 %Ashley County45.8Faulkner County: 45.6 %Faulkner County45.6Union County: 45.2 %Union County45.2Mississippi County: 45 %Mississippi County45Crawford County: 44.9 %Crawford County44.9Lee County: 73.6 %Lee County73.6Nevada County: 72.3 %Nevada County72.3Fulton County: 59.2 %Fulton County59.2Van Buren County: 58.6 %Van Buren County58.6Pike County: 58.4 %Pike County58.4Phillips County: 56.7 %Phillips County56.7Little River County: 55.9 %Little River County55.9St. Francis County: 55.3 %St. Francis County55.3Howard County: 54.8 %Howard County54.8Conway County: 53.4 %Conway County53.4Grant County: 53.3 %Grant County53.3Cleveland County: 52.3 %Cleveland County52.3Newton County: 52 %Newton County52Craighead County: 52 %Craighead County52Miller County: 51.5 %Miller County51.5Hempstead County: 51.2 %Hempstead County51.2Baxter County: 50.9 %Baxter County50.9Crittenden County: 50.8 %Crittenden County50.8Montgomery County: 50.2 %Montgomery County50.2White County: 49.9 %White County49.9Searcy County: 48.9 %Searcy County48.9Johnson County: 48.2 %Johnson County48.2Jefferson County: 48.2 %Jefferson County48.2Pulaski County: 47.9 %Pulaski County47.9Greene County: 47.6 %Greene County47.6Lafayette County: 47.5 %Lafayette County47.5Carroll County: 47.3 %Carroll County47.3Poinsett County: 47.2 %Poinsett County47.2Desha County: 47 %Desha County47Monroe County: 46.9 %Monroe County46.9Cross County: 46.9 %Cross County46.9Ouachita County: 46.8 %Ouachita County46.8Clark County: 46.4 %Clark County46.4Garland County: 46.2 %Garland County46.2Pope County: 46.2 %Pope County46.2Ashley County: 45.8 %Ashley County45.8Faulkner County: 45.6 %Faulkner County45.6Union County: 45.2 %Union County45.2Mississippi County: 45 %Mississippi County45Crawford County: 44.9 %Crawford County44.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lee County73.6-3.2 pts
2Nevada County72.3+6.9 pts
3Fulton County59.2+3.1 pts
4Van Buren County58.6+5.6 pts
5Pike County58.4+3.7 pts
6Phillips County56.7+0.2 pts
7Little River County55.9+9.4 pts
8St. Francis County55.3+3.3 pts
9Howard County54.8+5.7 pts
10Conway County53.4+5.5 pts
11Grant County53.3-2.7 pts
12Cleveland County52.3-0.8 pts
13Newton County52+1.9 pts
14Craighead County52+2.2 pts
15Miller County51.5-1.5 pts
16Hempstead County51.2+1 pts
17Baxter County50.9+4.7 pts
18Crittenden County50.8+0.2 pts
19Montgomery County50.2+2.2 pts
20White County49.9+1.9 pts
21Searcy County48.9+2.8 pts
22Johnson County48.2-3 pts
23Jefferson County48.2-0.1 pts
24Pulaski County47.9-0.6 pts
25Greene County47.6+1.9 pts
26Lafayette County47.5+3.4 pts
27Carroll County47.3+4.2 pts
28Poinsett County47.2+2 pts
29Desha County47+2.7 pts
30Monroe County46.9-5.2 pts
31Cross County46.9-3.4 pts
32Ouachita County46.8+0.4 pts
33Clark County46.4-0.2 pts
34Garland County46.2+4.2 pts
35Pope County46.2-2.2 pts
36Ashley County45.8-2.4 pts
37Faulkner County45.6-3.3 pts
38Union County45.2+3.8 pts
39Mississippi County45-4.8 pts
40Crawford County44.9-4.5 pts
41Bradley County44.8-0.3 pts
42Jackson County44.7+3.8 pts
43Stone County44.3-17.3 pts
44Washington County43.8+0.7 pts
45Arkansas County43.8-7.4 pts
46Randolph County43.2+0.2 pts
47Independence County43.1-5 pts
48Sevier County42.9+8.9 pts
49Franklin County42.4-4.1 pts
50Scott County42.3-5.3 pts
51Sebastian County42.2+2.9 pts
52Drew County42+6.8 pts
53Woodruff County40.8-2.7 pts
54Lawrence County40.7+6.1 pts
55Lonoke County40.5-2.2 pts
56Boone County40.4+2.4 pts
57Polk County39.2+2.6 pts
58Saline County38.9+0.7 pts
59Chicot County38.6-10.7 pts
60Cleburne County37.5+1.9 pts
61Sharp County37.3-0.6 pts
62Hot Spring County37.2+0.7 pts
63Columbia County36.6-1.9 pts
64Izard County36.4-2.5 pts
64Madison County36.4-5.7 pts
66Yell County36.3+4.5 pts
67Prairie County33.6-2.9 pts
68Clay County33.4-6.5 pts
69Dallas County32.6+3.4 pts
70Benton County32.1+0.9 pts
71Logan County31.9-0 pts
72Lincoln County29.9-13.2 pts
73Marion County29.2-6.9 pts
74Perry County28.5-6.5 pts
75Calhoun County21.1-2.8 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/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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-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 Arkansas 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/arkansas-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Lee County, with 73.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Calhoun County, with 21.1% 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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