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

Miami-Dade County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 67 counties in 2021, at 63.3%. Union County had the lowest, at 30.1%. The median was 53.4% and the figure for Florida was 56.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest63.3Miami-Dade County
Lowest30.1Union County
Median53.467 counties
Florida56.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Alachua County: 59.1 %Baker County: 45.7 %Bay County: 52.9 %Bradford County: 53 %Brevard County: 54.5 %Broward County: 62.3 %Calhoun County: 51.9 %Charlotte County: 59.3 %Citrus County: 53.6 %Clay County: 47.3 %Collier County: 58 %Columbia County: 42.6 %DeSoto County: 51 %Dixie County: 32.1 %Duval County: 52 %Escambia County: 49.1 %Flagler County: 55.4 %Franklin County: 60.9 %Gadsden County: 48.6 %Gilchrist County: 31.9 %Glades County: 48.3 %Gulf County: 57.1 %Hamilton County: 50.4 %Hardee County: 58.4 %Hendry County: 57 %Hernando County: 54.1 %Highlands County: 49.7 %Hillsborough County: 53.7 %Holmes County: 39.4 %Indian River County: 59.8 %Jackson County: 49.3 %Jefferson County: 36.9 %Lafayette County: 39.4 %Lake County: 55.2 %Lee County: 54.4 %Leon County: 57.4 %Levy County: 51.4 %Liberty County: 38.3 %Madison County: 53.8 %Manatee County: 55.7 %Marion County: 49.3 %Martin County: 56.4 %Miami-Dade County: 63.3 %Monroe County: 61.8 %Nassau County: 46.5 %Okaloosa County: 53.6 %Okeechobee County: 51.9 %Orange County: 55.9 %Osceola County: 62.4 %Palm Beach County: 59.7 %Pasco County: 52.8 %Pinellas County: 55.1 %Polk County: 50.9 %Putnam County: 53.5 %St. Johns County: 53.2 %St. Lucie County: 57.4 %Santa Rosa County: 44.6 %Sarasota County: 53.4 %Seminole County: 51.8 %Sumter County: 61.9 %Suwannee County: 38.5 %Taylor County: 52.3 %Union County: 30.1 %Volusia County: 55.5 %Wakulla County: 37.2 %Walton County: 54.4 %Washington County: 57.1 %
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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

Miami-Dade County: 63.3 %Miami-Dade County63.3Osceola County: 62.4 %Osceola County62.4Broward County: 62.3 %Broward County62.3Sumter County: 61.9 %Sumter County61.9Monroe County: 61.8 %Monroe County61.8Franklin County: 60.9 %Franklin County60.9Indian River County: 59.8 %Indian River County59.8Palm Beach County: 59.7 %Palm Beach County59.7Charlotte County: 59.3 %Charlotte County59.3Alachua County: 59.1 %Alachua County59.1Hardee County: 58.4 %Hardee County58.4Collier County: 58 %Collier County58Leon County: 57.4 %Leon County57.4St. Lucie County: 57.4 %St. Lucie County57.4Gulf County: 57.1 %Gulf County57.1Washington County: 57.1 %Washington County57.1Hendry County: 57 %Hendry County57Martin County: 56.4 %Martin County56.4Orange County: 55.9 %Orange County55.9Manatee County: 55.7 %Manatee County55.7Volusia County: 55.5 %Volusia County55.5Flagler County: 55.4 %Flagler County55.4Lake County: 55.2 %Lake County55.2Pinellas County: 55.1 %Pinellas County55.1Brevard County: 54.5 %Brevard County54.5Lee County: 54.4 %Lee County54.4Walton County: 54.4 %Walton County54.4Hernando County: 54.1 %Hernando County54.1Madison County: 53.8 %Madison County53.8Hillsborough County: 53.7 %Hillsborough County53.7Citrus County: 53.6 %Citrus County53.6Okaloosa County: 53.6 %Okaloosa County53.6Putnam County: 53.5 %Putnam County53.5Sarasota County: 53.4 %Sarasota County53.4St. Johns County: 53.2 %St. Johns County53.2Bradford County: 53 %Bradford County53Bay County: 52.9 %Bay County52.9Pasco County: 52.8 %Pasco County52.8Taylor County: 52.3 %Taylor County52.3Duval County: 52 %Duval County52Miami-Dade County: 63.3 %Miami-Dade County63.3Osceola County: 62.4 %Osceola County62.4Broward County: 62.3 %Broward County62.3Sumter County: 61.9 %Sumter County61.9Monroe County: 61.8 %Monroe County61.8Franklin County: 60.9 %Franklin County60.9Indian River County: 59.8 %Indian River County59.8Palm Beach County: 59.7 %Palm Beach County59.7Charlotte County: 59.3 %Charlotte County59.3Alachua County: 59.1 %Alachua County59.1Hardee County: 58.4 %Hardee County58.4Collier County: 58 %Collier County58Leon County: 57.4 %Leon County57.4St. Lucie County: 57.4 %St. Lucie County57.4Gulf County: 57.1 %Gulf County57.1Washington County: 57.1 %Washington County57.1Hendry County: 57 %Hendry County57Martin County: 56.4 %Martin County56.4Orange County: 55.9 %Orange County55.9Manatee County: 55.7 %Manatee County55.7Volusia County: 55.5 %Volusia County55.5Flagler County: 55.4 %Flagler County55.4Lake County: 55.2 %Lake County55.2Pinellas County: 55.1 %Pinellas County55.1Brevard County: 54.5 %Brevard County54.5Lee County: 54.4 %Lee County54.4Walton County: 54.4 %Walton County54.4Hernando County: 54.1 %Hernando County54.1Madison County: 53.8 %Madison County53.8Hillsborough County: 53.7 %Hillsborough County53.7Citrus County: 53.6 %Citrus County53.6Okaloosa County: 53.6 %Okaloosa County53.6Putnam County: 53.5 %Putnam County53.5Sarasota County: 53.4 %Sarasota County53.4St. Johns County: 53.2 %St. Johns County53.2Bradford County: 53 %Bradford County53Bay County: 52.9 %Bay County52.9Pasco County: 52.8 %Pasco County52.8Taylor County: 52.3 %Taylor County52.3Duval County: 52 %Duval County52
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Miami-Dade County63.3
2Osceola County62.4
3Broward County62.3
4Sumter County61.9
5Monroe County61.8
6Franklin County60.9
7Indian River County59.8
8Palm Beach County59.7
9Charlotte County59.3
10Alachua County59.1
11Hardee County58.4
12Collier County58
13Leon County57.4
13St. Lucie County57.4
15Gulf County57.1
15Washington County57.1
17Hendry County57
18Martin County56.4
19Orange County55.9
20Manatee County55.7
21Volusia County55.5
22Flagler County55.4
23Lake County55.2
24Pinellas County55.1
25Brevard County54.5
26Lee County54.4
27Walton County54.4
28Hernando County54.1
29Madison County53.8
30Hillsborough County53.7
31Citrus County53.6
32Okaloosa County53.6
33Putnam County53.5
34Sarasota County53.4
35St. Johns County53.2
36Bradford County53
37Bay County52.9
38Pasco County52.8
39Taylor County52.3
40Duval County52
41Calhoun County51.9
42Okeechobee County51.9
43Seminole County51.8
44Levy County51.4
45DeSoto County51
46Polk County50.9
47Hamilton County50.4
48Highlands County49.7
49Jackson County49.3
50Marion County49.3
51Escambia County49.1
52Gadsden County48.6
53Glades County48.3
54Clay County47.3
55Nassau County46.5
56Baker County45.7
57Santa Rosa County44.6
58Columbia County42.6
59Lafayette County39.4
60Holmes County39.4
61Suwannee County38.5
62Liberty County38.3
63Wakulla County37.2
64Jefferson County36.9
65Dixie County32.1
66Gilchrist County31.9
67Union County30.1

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 Florida 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 Florida 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/florida-counties?period=2021. 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 Florida 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/florida-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 Florida 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/florida-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)?

Miami-Dade County, with 63.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Union County, with 30.1% 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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