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

DeKalb County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 102 counties in 2024, at 57.2%. Hardin County had the lowest, at 8%. The median was 42.5% and the figure for Illinois was 47.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.2DeKalb County
Lowest8Hardin County
Median42.5102 counties
Illinois47.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Adams County: 40.7 %Alexander County: 20.4 %Bond County: 33.3 %Boone County: 45.6 %Brown County: 39.5 %Bureau County: 33.6 %Calhoun County: 28 %Carroll County: 37.2 %Cass County: 28.6 %Champaign County: 54.2 %Christian County: 35.9 %Clark County: 47.1 %Clay County: 23.2 %Clinton County: 36.6 %Coles County: 43.2 %Cook County: 48.9 %Crawford County: 36.1 %Cumberland County: 36 %DeKalb County: 57.2 %De Witt County: 34.5 %Douglas County: 32.6 %DuPage County: 45.1 %Edgar County: 33.7 %Edwards County: 45.1 %Effingham County: 33.5 %Fayette County: 51.9 %Ford County: 44 %Franklin County: 52.2 %Fulton County: 45.9 %Gallatin County: 35 %Greene County: 37.9 %Grundy County: 40.2 %Hamilton County: 21 %Hancock County: 40.2 %Hardin County: 8 %Henderson County: 32.3 %Henry County: 40.1 %Iroquois County: 42.7 %Jackson County: 50.2 %Jasper County: 28.2 %Jefferson County: 43.3 %Jersey County: 40 %Jo Daviess County: 41.2 %Johnson County: 43.2 %Kane County: 49.7 %Kankakee County: 47.1 %Kendall County: 52.4 %Knox County: 52.1 %Lake County: 49.3 %LaSalle County: 43.2 %Lawrence County: 34.5 %Lee County: 42.3 %Livingston County: 35.4 %Logan County: 47.3 %McDonough County: 48.2 %McHenry County: 50.6 %McLean County: 45 %Macon County: 40.4 %Macoupin County: 38.3 %Madison County: 46.6 %Marion County: 42.6 %Marshall County: 40.9 %Mason County: 56.6 %Massac County: 50.7 %Menard County: 54.9 %Mercer County: 37.7 %Monroe County: 46.9 %Montgomery County: 45.6 %Morgan County: 33.2 %Moultrie County: 33.8 %Ogle County: 38 %Peoria County: 47.2 %Perry County: 49.3 %Piatt County: 31.3 %Pike County: 40.8 %Pope County: 33.6 %Pulaski County: 29.9 %Putnam County: 28.8 %Randolph County: 44.2 %Richland County: 46.2 %Rock Island County: 47.7 %St. Clair County: 47.7 %Saline County: 50.5 %Sangamon County: 45.8 %Schuyler County: 34 %Scott County: 23.8 %Shelby County: 32 %Stark County: 42.9 %Stephenson County: 43.3 %Tazewell County: 42.7 %Union County: 48.1 %Vermilion County: 46.3 %Wabash County: 39.9 %Warren County: 35.1 %Washington County: 28.7 %Wayne County: 41.2 %White County: 40.7 %Whiteside County: 45.5 %Will County: 51.5 %Williamson County: 46.4 %Winnebago County: 49.8 %Woodford County: 44.2 %
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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

DeKalb County: 57.2 %DeKalb County57.2Mason County: 56.6 %Mason County56.6Menard County: 54.9 %Menard County54.9Champaign County: 54.2 %Champaign County54.2Kendall County: 52.4 %Kendall County52.4Franklin County: 52.2 %Franklin County52.2Knox County: 52.1 %Knox County52.1Fayette County: 51.9 %Fayette County51.9Will County: 51.5 %Will County51.5Massac County: 50.7 %Massac County50.7McHenry County: 50.6 %McHenry County50.6Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Jackson County: 50.2 %Jackson County50.2Winnebago County: 49.8 %Winnebago County49.8Kane County: 49.7 %Kane County49.7Perry County: 49.3 %Perry County49.3Lake County: 49.3 %Lake County49.3Cook County: 48.9 %Cook County48.9McDonough County: 48.2 %McDonough County48.2Union County: 48.1 %Union County48.1St. Clair County: 47.7 %St. Clair County47.7Rock Island County: 47.7 %Rock Island County47.7Logan County: 47.3 %Logan County47.3Peoria County: 47.2 %Peoria County47.2Kankakee County: 47.1 %Kankakee County47.1Clark County: 47.1 %Clark County47.1Monroe County: 46.9 %Monroe County46.9Madison County: 46.6 %Madison County46.6Williamson County: 46.4 %Williamson County46.4Vermilion County: 46.3 %Vermilion County46.3Richland County: 46.2 %Richland County46.2Fulton County: 45.9 %Fulton County45.9Sangamon County: 45.8 %Sangamon County45.8Montgomery County: 45.6 %Montgomery County45.6Boone County: 45.6 %Boone County45.6Whiteside County: 45.5 %Whiteside County45.5Edwards County: 45.1 %Edwards County45.1DuPage County: 45.1 %DuPage County45.1McLean County: 45 %McLean County45Randolph County: 44.2 %Randolph County44.2DeKalb County: 57.2 %DeKalb County57.2Mason County: 56.6 %Mason County56.6Menard County: 54.9 %Menard County54.9Champaign County: 54.2 %Champaign County54.2Kendall County: 52.4 %Kendall County52.4Franklin County: 52.2 %Franklin County52.2Knox County: 52.1 %Knox County52.1Fayette County: 51.9 %Fayette County51.9Will County: 51.5 %Will County51.5Massac County: 50.7 %Massac County50.7McHenry County: 50.6 %McHenry County50.6Saline County: 50.5 %Saline County50.5Jackson County: 50.2 %Jackson County50.2Winnebago County: 49.8 %Winnebago County49.8Kane County: 49.7 %Kane County49.7Perry County: 49.3 %Perry County49.3Lake County: 49.3 %Lake County49.3Cook County: 48.9 %Cook County48.9McDonough County: 48.2 %McDonough County48.2Union County: 48.1 %Union County48.1St. Clair County: 47.7 %St. Clair County47.7Rock Island County: 47.7 %Rock Island County47.7Logan County: 47.3 %Logan County47.3Peoria County: 47.2 %Peoria County47.2Kankakee County: 47.1 %Kankakee County47.1Clark County: 47.1 %Clark County47.1Monroe County: 46.9 %Monroe County46.9Madison County: 46.6 %Madison County46.6Williamson County: 46.4 %Williamson County46.4Vermilion County: 46.3 %Vermilion County46.3Richland County: 46.2 %Richland County46.2Fulton County: 45.9 %Fulton County45.9Sangamon County: 45.8 %Sangamon County45.8Montgomery County: 45.6 %Montgomery County45.6Boone County: 45.6 %Boone County45.6Whiteside County: 45.5 %Whiteside County45.5Edwards County: 45.1 %Edwards County45.1DuPage County: 45.1 %DuPage County45.1McLean County: 45 %McLean County45Randolph County: 44.2 %Randolph County44.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1DeKalb County57.2+0.3 pts
2Mason County56.6+12.6 pts
3Menard County54.9+4.3 pts
4Champaign County54.2+1.5 pts
5Kendall County52.4-3.7 pts
6Franklin County52.2+4.1 pts
7Knox County52.1-2.1 pts
8Fayette County51.9+9.6 pts
9Will County51.5+1.7 pts
10Massac County50.7-6.4 pts
11McHenry County50.6+0.4 pts
12Saline County50.5+4.5 pts
13Jackson County50.2-1.7 pts
14Winnebago County49.8+0.6 pts
15Kane County49.7+0.1 pts
16Perry County49.3-4.9 pts
17Lake County49.3+1.7 pts
18Cook County48.9+0.9 pts
19McDonough County48.2-2.4 pts
20Union County48.1+0.6 pts
21St. Clair County47.7+0.7 pts
22Rock Island County47.7-0.2 pts
23Logan County47.3+2.2 pts
24Peoria County47.2-1.5 pts
25Kankakee County47.1-2 pts
26Clark County47.1-1.3 pts
27Monroe County46.9+2.5 pts
28Madison County46.6-0 pts
29Williamson County46.4-1.1 pts
30Vermilion County46.3+3.2 pts
31Richland County46.2+5.3 pts
32Fulton County45.9+1.8 pts
33Sangamon County45.8+0.7 pts
34Montgomery County45.6-0.4 pts
35Boone County45.6-1.3 pts
36Whiteside County45.5-3.2 pts
37Edwards County45.1+6.8 pts
38DuPage County45.1+0.9 pts
39McLean County45+1 pts
40Randolph County44.2+2.2 pts
41Woodford County44.2+2.6 pts
42Ford County44+3.2 pts
43Stephenson County43.3-1.5 pts
44Jefferson County43.3+0.4 pts
45Johnson County43.2-2.8 pts
46Coles County43.2-0.5 pts
47LaSalle County43.2+2.6 pts
48Stark County42.9-2.3 pts
49Iroquois County42.7-4 pts
50Tazewell County42.7+0.9 pts
51Marion County42.6-1.2 pts
52Lee County42.3+2.6 pts
53Jo Daviess County41.2-5.9 pts
54Wayne County41.2+0.8 pts
55Marshall County40.9+6.6 pts
56Pike County40.8-1.9 pts
57White County40.7+0.6 pts
58Adams County40.7-1 pts
59Macon County40.4-0.7 pts
60Hancock County40.2+5.1 pts
61Grundy County40.2-4.4 pts
62Henry County40.1+2.2 pts
63Jersey County40-0.6 pts
64Wabash County39.9+0.9 pts
65Brown County39.5+6.3 pts
66Macoupin County38.3-0.1 pts
67Ogle County38+0.7 pts
68Greene County37.9+1.7 pts
69Mercer County37.7-1 pts
70Carroll County37.2-3 pts
71Clinton County36.6-5.1 pts
72Crawford County36.1+7.7 pts
73Cumberland County36+4.3 pts
74Christian County35.9-4.6 pts
75Livingston County35.4+1.8 pts
76Warren County35.1+7.1 pts
77Gallatin County35+7.5 pts
78De Witt County34.5-1.2 pts
79Lawrence County34.5-1.5 pts
80Schuyler County34+10.3 pts
81Moultrie County33.8+1.6 pts
82Edgar County33.7-0.3 pts
83Bureau County33.6-5.8 pts
84Pope County33.6+7.1 pts
85Effingham County33.5+3.5 pts
86Bond County33.3-4.2 pts
87Morgan County33.2-1.4 pts
88Douglas County32.6-3.7 pts
89Henderson County32.3-1.5 pts
90Shelby County32+0.2 pts
91Piatt County31.3-10.8 pts
92Pulaski County29.9+0.4 pts
93Putnam County28.8-9 pts
94Washington County28.7+0.2 pts
95Cass County28.6+5.8 pts
96Jasper County28.2-0.1 pts
97Calhoun County28-4.7 pts
98Scott County23.8-1.1 pts
99Clay County23.2-2.4 pts
100Hamilton County210 pts
101Alexander County20.4-10.6 pts
102Hardin County8-1.2 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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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/illinois-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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties.

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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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

DeKalb County, with 57.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hardin County, with 8% 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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