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

McDonough County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 102 counties in 2022, at 55.7%. Hardin County had the lowest, at 17.3%. The median was 42.3% and the figure for Illinois was 47.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest55.7McDonough County
Lowest17.3Hardin County
Median42.3102 counties
Illinois47.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 42 %Alexander County: 32.5 %Bond County: 44 %Boone County: 46.9 %Brown County: 26.1 %Bureau County: 43.9 %Calhoun County: 48.2 %Carroll County: 36.7 %Cass County: 23.2 %Champaign County: 51.9 %Christian County: 38.1 %Clark County: 50.1 %Clay County: 28.7 %Clinton County: 39.6 %Coles County: 42.8 %Cook County: 48.2 %Crawford County: 32.4 %Cumberland County: 24 %DeKalb County: 54.2 %De Witt County: 41.7 %Douglas County: 40.4 %DuPage County: 44.2 %Edgar County: 32.2 %Edwards County: 37.3 %Effingham County: 31.1 %Fayette County: 42.9 %Ford County: 39.6 %Franklin County: 46.4 %Fulton County: 44 %Gallatin County: 28.4 %Greene County: 42.1 %Grundy County: 37.3 %Hamilton County: 25.5 %Hancock County: 38.1 %Hardin County: 17.3 %Henderson County: 38.7 %Henry County: 38.7 %Iroquois County: 44.8 %Jackson County: 55.7 %Jasper County: 23 %Jefferson County: 42.6 %Jersey County: 40 %Jo Daviess County: 47.7 %Johnson County: 47.6 %Kane County: 49.2 %Kankakee County: 51.3 %Kendall County: 52.5 %Knox County: 54.8 %Lake County: 46.9 %LaSalle County: 42.7 %Lawrence County: 37.6 %Lee County: 43.9 %Livingston County: 36.6 %Logan County: 41.1 %McDonough County: 55.7 %McHenry County: 50.5 %McLean County: 43.7 %Macon County: 43 %Macoupin County: 39.5 %Madison County: 48.1 %Marion County: 40.5 %Marshall County: 35.2 %Mason County: 42.4 %Massac County: 52.4 %Menard County: 41.5 %Mercer County: 41.1 %Monroe County: 48.7 %Montgomery County: 44.4 %Morgan County: 38.9 %Moultrie County: 31.8 %Ogle County: 37.3 %Peoria County: 47.1 %Perry County: 50.2 %Piatt County: 42.7 %Pike County: 35.8 %Pope County: 32.8 %Pulaski County: 37.1 %Putnam County: 36.8 %Randolph County: 42.4 %Richland County: 36.8 %Rock Island County: 46.2 %St. Clair County: 46.7 %Saline County: 53 %Sangamon County: 45.9 %Schuyler County: 26.1 %Scott County: 29.1 %Shelby County: 37.2 %Stark County: 45 %Stephenson County: 48.9 %Tazewell County: 43.8 %Union County: 50.7 %Vermilion County: 42.1 %Wabash County: 36.4 %Warren County: 28.6 %Washington County: 34.8 %Wayne County: 36.4 %White County: 32.4 %Whiteside County: 47.6 %Will County: 50.8 %Williamson County: 47.9 %Winnebago County: 48.6 %Woodford County: 46.2 %
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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

McDonough County: 55.7 %McDonough County55.7Jackson County: 55.7 %Jackson County55.7Knox County: 54.8 %Knox County54.8DeKalb County: 54.2 %DeKalb County54.2Saline County: 53 %Saline County53Kendall County: 52.5 %Kendall County52.5Massac County: 52.4 %Massac County52.4Champaign County: 51.9 %Champaign County51.9Kankakee County: 51.3 %Kankakee County51.3Will County: 50.8 %Will County50.8Union County: 50.7 %Union County50.7McHenry County: 50.5 %McHenry County50.5Perry County: 50.2 %Perry County50.2Clark County: 50.1 %Clark County50.1Kane County: 49.2 %Kane County49.2Stephenson County: 48.9 %Stephenson County48.9Monroe County: 48.7 %Monroe County48.7Winnebago County: 48.6 %Winnebago County48.6Cook County: 48.2 %Cook County48.2Calhoun County: 48.2 %Calhoun County48.2Madison County: 48.1 %Madison County48.1Williamson County: 47.9 %Williamson County47.9Jo Daviess County: 47.7 %Jo Daviess County47.7Whiteside County: 47.6 %Whiteside County47.6Johnson County: 47.6 %Johnson County47.6Peoria County: 47.1 %Peoria County47.1Lake County: 46.9 %Lake County46.9Boone County: 46.9 %Boone County46.9St. Clair County: 46.7 %St. Clair County46.7Franklin County: 46.4 %Franklin County46.4Rock Island County: 46.2 %Rock Island County46.2Woodford County: 46.2 %Woodford County46.2Sangamon County: 45.9 %Sangamon County45.9Stark County: 45 %Stark County45Iroquois County: 44.8 %Iroquois County44.8Montgomery County: 44.4 %Montgomery County44.4DuPage County: 44.2 %DuPage County44.2Bond County: 44 %Bond County44Fulton County: 44 %Fulton County44Bureau County: 43.9 %Bureau County43.9McDonough County: 55.7 %McDonough County55.7Jackson County: 55.7 %Jackson County55.7Knox County: 54.8 %Knox County54.8DeKalb County: 54.2 %DeKalb County54.2Saline County: 53 %Saline County53Kendall County: 52.5 %Kendall County52.5Massac County: 52.4 %Massac County52.4Champaign County: 51.9 %Champaign County51.9Kankakee County: 51.3 %Kankakee County51.3Will County: 50.8 %Will County50.8Union County: 50.7 %Union County50.7McHenry County: 50.5 %McHenry County50.5Perry County: 50.2 %Perry County50.2Clark County: 50.1 %Clark County50.1Kane County: 49.2 %Kane County49.2Stephenson County: 48.9 %Stephenson County48.9Monroe County: 48.7 %Monroe County48.7Winnebago County: 48.6 %Winnebago County48.6Cook County: 48.2 %Cook County48.2Calhoun County: 48.2 %Calhoun County48.2Madison County: 48.1 %Madison County48.1Williamson County: 47.9 %Williamson County47.9Jo Daviess County: 47.7 %Jo Daviess County47.7Whiteside County: 47.6 %Whiteside County47.6Johnson County: 47.6 %Johnson County47.6Peoria County: 47.1 %Peoria County47.1Lake County: 46.9 %Lake County46.9Boone County: 46.9 %Boone County46.9St. Clair County: 46.7 %St. Clair County46.7Franklin County: 46.4 %Franklin County46.4Rock Island County: 46.2 %Rock Island County46.2Woodford County: 46.2 %Woodford County46.2Sangamon County: 45.9 %Sangamon County45.9Stark County: 45 %Stark County45Iroquois County: 44.8 %Iroquois County44.8Montgomery County: 44.4 %Montgomery County44.4DuPage County: 44.2 %DuPage County44.2Bond County: 44 %Bond County44Fulton County: 44 %Fulton County44Bureau County: 43.9 %Bureau County43.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1McDonough County55.7-0.2 pts
2Jackson County55.7-0.6 pts
3Knox County54.8+2.7 pts
4DeKalb County54.2+2.5 pts
5Saline County53+2 pts
6Kendall County52.5+4.8 pts
7Massac County52.4-3 pts
8Champaign County51.9-0.6 pts
9Kankakee County51.3+0.1 pts
10Will County50.8+0.4 pts
11Union County50.7+4.4 pts
12McHenry County50.5+1.7 pts
13Perry County50.2+1.1 pts
14Clark County50.1+8.4 pts
15Kane County49.2+0.3 pts
16Stephenson County48.9+0.1 pts
17Monroe County48.7+4.1 pts
18Winnebago County48.6+0.6 pts
19Cook County48.2+0.4 pts
20Calhoun County48.2+3.4 pts
21Madison County48.1-0.8 pts
22Williamson County47.9-0.5 pts
23Jo Daviess County47.7+6.6 pts
24Whiteside County47.6+1.5 pts
25Johnson County47.6-7.8 pts
26Peoria County47.1+0.5 pts
27Lake County46.9+0.6 pts
28Boone County46.9-3.1 pts
29St. Clair County46.7-0.1 pts
30Franklin County46.4-2.5 pts
31Rock Island County46.2+0.3 pts
32Woodford County46.2+0.4 pts
33Sangamon County45.9-2 pts
34Stark County45+5.7 pts
35Iroquois County44.8-2.3 pts
36Montgomery County44.4+2.5 pts
37DuPage County44.2+0.6 pts
38Bond County44-4.3 pts
38Fulton County44+1 pts
40Bureau County43.9+1.4 pts
41Lee County43.9+2.8 pts
42Tazewell County43.8+2.1 pts
43McLean County43.7-0 pts
44Macon County43-1.6 pts
45Fayette County42.9-3.2 pts
46Coles County42.8-4.2 pts
47Piatt County42.7+4.1 pts
48LaSalle County42.7-0.5 pts
49Jefferson County42.6+2.1 pts
50Randolph County42.4+5.3 pts
51Mason County42.4-0.7 pts
52Greene County42.1+2.3 pts
53Vermilion County42.1+3 pts
54Adams County42+0.4 pts
55De Witt County41.7-3.1 pts
56Menard County41.5+7.2 pts
57Mercer County41.1-0.6 pts
58Logan County41.1+4.5 pts
59Marion County40.5-3 pts
60Douglas County40.4-5.2 pts
61Jersey County40-7.2 pts
62Clinton County39.6+0.2 pts
62Ford County39.6-0.3 pts
64Macoupin County39.5-5.1 pts
65Morgan County38.9-3.2 pts
66Henry County38.7+0.7 pts
67Henderson County38.7-5.4 pts
68Hancock County38.1+1.3 pts
69Christian County38.1-1.4 pts
70Lawrence County37.6-0.4 pts
71Edwards County37.3-5.9 pts
71Ogle County37.3-0.7 pts
73Grundy County37.3+1.9 pts
74Shelby County37.2-1 pts
75Pulaski County37.1-3.4 pts
76Putnam County36.8-5.8 pts
77Richland County36.8-1 pts
78Carroll County36.7-6.1 pts
79Livingston County36.6-1.8 pts
80Wabash County36.4-1.5 pts
81Wayne County36.4-4.6 pts
82Pike County35.8-2.6 pts
83Marshall County35.2+1.4 pts
84Washington County34.8-1.9 pts
85Pope County32.8-14.4 pts
86Alexander County32.5+0.4 pts
87White County32.4+0.9 pts
88Crawford County32.4-6.9 pts
89Edgar County32.2-11.2 pts
90Moultrie County31.8-1.8 pts
91Effingham County31.1+0.4 pts
92Scott County29.1-2.4 pts
93Clay County28.7-4.9 pts
94Warren County28.6-6.2 pts
95Gallatin County28.4-7.3 pts
96Brown County26.1-3.2 pts
97Schuyler County26.1+0.3 pts
98Hamilton County25.5-5.9 pts
99Cumberland County24+4.3 pts
100Cass County23.2+0.7 pts
101Jasper County23-13.6 pts
102Hardin County17.3-3.9 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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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/illinois-counties?period=2022. 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), 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/illinois-counties?period=2022.

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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), 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/illinois-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

McDonough County, with 55.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Hardin County, with 17.3% 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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