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

Brown County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 92 counties in 2021, at 61.7%. LaGrange County had the lowest, at 23.2%. The median was 41.5% and the figure for Indiana was 46.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest61.7Brown County
Lowest23.2LaGrange County
Median41.592 counties
Indiana46.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 33.2 %Allen County: 43.3 %Bartholomew County: 35.4 %Benton County: 48.3 %Blackford County: 58.2 %Boone County: 41.3 %Brown County: 61.7 %Carroll County: 26.6 %Cass County: 32.7 %Clark County: 47.9 %Clay County: 39 %Clinton County: 45.9 %Crawford County: 54.9 %Daviess County: 41.9 %Dearborn County: 47.5 %Decatur County: 25.9 %DeKalb County: 33.9 %Delaware County: 50.5 %Dubois County: 37.7 %Elkhart County: 43.5 %Fayette County: 50.9 %Floyd County: 44.6 %Fountain County: 39.3 %Franklin County: 28.1 %Fulton County: 43.9 %Gibson County: 32 %Grant County: 44.1 %Greene County: 42.9 %Hamilton County: 36.9 %Hancock County: 40.3 %Harrison County: 37.2 %Hendricks County: 42.3 %Henry County: 41.1 %Howard County: 42.6 %Huntington County: 39.4 %Jackson County: 37.9 %Jasper County: 41 %Jay County: 34.6 %Jefferson County: 40.9 %Jennings County: 32.9 %Johnson County: 38.3 %Knox County: 41.1 %Kosciusko County: 38.7 %LaGrange County: 23.2 %Lake County: 50.5 %LaPorte County: 48.3 %Lawrence County: 40.9 %Madison County: 50.2 %Marion County: 50.4 %Marshall County: 41.9 %Martin County: 41.6 %Miami County: 45.6 %Monroe County: 60.1 %Montgomery County: 40.5 %Morgan County: 37.6 %Newton County: 35 %Noble County: 41.5 %Ohio County: 38.9 %Orange County: 41.6 %Owen County: 45.8 %Parke County: 43.9 %Perry County: 30.9 %Pike County: 34.9 %Porter County: 47.8 %Posey County: 35.7 %Pulaski County: 48.7 %Putnam County: 42.5 %Randolph County: 43.8 %Ripley County: 41.8 %Rush County: 34.3 %St. Joseph County: 47.2 %Scott County: 42 %Shelby County: 36 %Spencer County: 42.3 %Starke County: 38.7 %Steuben County: 34.9 %Sullivan County: 47 %Switzerland County: 32.7 %Tippecanoe County: 55.4 %Tipton County: 33 %Union County: 37.1 %Vanderburgh County: 47 %Vermillion County: 42.5 %Vigo County: 55.4 %Wabash County: 47.2 %Warren County: 49.4 %Warrick County: 33.9 %Washington County: 45.7 %Wayne County: 44.5 %Wells County: 40 %White County: 36.6 %Whitley County: 40.4 %
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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

Brown County: 61.7 %Brown County61.7Monroe County: 60.1 %Monroe County60.1Blackford County: 58.2 %Blackford County58.2Tippecanoe County: 55.4 %Tippecanoe County55.4Vigo County: 55.4 %Vigo County55.4Crawford County: 54.9 %Crawford County54.9Fayette County: 50.9 %Fayette County50.9Delaware County: 50.5 %Delaware County50.5Lake County: 50.5 %Lake County50.5Marion County: 50.4 %Marion County50.4Madison County: 50.2 %Madison County50.2Warren County: 49.4 %Warren County49.4Pulaski County: 48.7 %Pulaski County48.7LaPorte County: 48.3 %LaPorte County48.3Benton County: 48.3 %Benton County48.3Clark County: 47.9 %Clark County47.9Porter County: 47.8 %Porter County47.8Dearborn County: 47.5 %Dearborn County47.5St. Joseph County: 47.2 %St. Joseph County47.2Wabash County: 47.2 %Wabash County47.2Sullivan County: 47 %Sullivan County47Vanderburgh County: 47 %Vanderburgh County47Clinton County: 45.9 %Clinton County45.9Owen County: 45.8 %Owen County45.8Washington County: 45.7 %Washington County45.7Miami County: 45.6 %Miami County45.6Floyd County: 44.6 %Floyd County44.6Wayne County: 44.5 %Wayne County44.5Grant County: 44.1 %Grant County44.1Parke County: 43.9 %Parke County43.9Fulton County: 43.9 %Fulton County43.9Randolph County: 43.8 %Randolph County43.8Elkhart County: 43.5 %Elkhart County43.5Allen County: 43.3 %Allen County43.3Greene County: 42.9 %Greene County42.9Howard County: 42.6 %Howard County42.6Putnam County: 42.5 %Putnam County42.5Vermillion County: 42.5 %Vermillion County42.5Spencer County: 42.3 %Spencer County42.3Hendricks County: 42.3 %Hendricks County42.3Brown County: 61.7 %Brown County61.7Monroe County: 60.1 %Monroe County60.1Blackford County: 58.2 %Blackford County58.2Tippecanoe County: 55.4 %Tippecanoe County55.4Vigo County: 55.4 %Vigo County55.4Crawford County: 54.9 %Crawford County54.9Fayette County: 50.9 %Fayette County50.9Delaware County: 50.5 %Delaware County50.5Lake County: 50.5 %Lake County50.5Marion County: 50.4 %Marion County50.4Madison County: 50.2 %Madison County50.2Warren County: 49.4 %Warren County49.4Pulaski County: 48.7 %Pulaski County48.7LaPorte County: 48.3 %LaPorte County48.3Benton County: 48.3 %Benton County48.3Clark County: 47.9 %Clark County47.9Porter County: 47.8 %Porter County47.8Dearborn County: 47.5 %Dearborn County47.5St. Joseph County: 47.2 %St. Joseph County47.2Wabash County: 47.2 %Wabash County47.2Sullivan County: 47 %Sullivan County47Vanderburgh County: 47 %Vanderburgh County47Clinton County: 45.9 %Clinton County45.9Owen County: 45.8 %Owen County45.8Washington County: 45.7 %Washington County45.7Miami County: 45.6 %Miami County45.6Floyd County: 44.6 %Floyd County44.6Wayne County: 44.5 %Wayne County44.5Grant County: 44.1 %Grant County44.1Parke County: 43.9 %Parke County43.9Fulton County: 43.9 %Fulton County43.9Randolph County: 43.8 %Randolph County43.8Elkhart County: 43.5 %Elkhart County43.5Allen County: 43.3 %Allen County43.3Greene County: 42.9 %Greene County42.9Howard County: 42.6 %Howard County42.6Putnam County: 42.5 %Putnam County42.5Vermillion County: 42.5 %Vermillion County42.5Spencer County: 42.3 %Spencer County42.3Hendricks County: 42.3 %Hendricks County42.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Brown County61.7
2Monroe County60.1
3Blackford County58.2
4Tippecanoe County55.4
5Vigo County55.4
6Crawford County54.9
7Fayette County50.9
8Delaware County50.5
9Lake County50.5
10Marion County50.4
11Madison County50.2
12Warren County49.4
13Pulaski County48.7
14LaPorte County48.3
15Benton County48.3
16Clark County47.9
17Porter County47.8
18Dearborn County47.5
19St. Joseph County47.2
20Wabash County47.2
21Sullivan County47
21Vanderburgh County47
23Clinton County45.9
24Owen County45.8
25Washington County45.7
26Miami County45.6
27Floyd County44.6
28Wayne County44.5
29Grant County44.1
30Parke County43.9
31Fulton County43.9
32Randolph County43.8
33Elkhart County43.5
34Allen County43.3
35Greene County42.9
36Howard County42.6
37Putnam County42.5
38Vermillion County42.5
39Spencer County42.3
40Hendricks County42.3
41Scott County42
42Daviess County41.9
43Marshall County41.9
44Ripley County41.8
45Orange County41.6
46Martin County41.6
47Noble County41.5
48Boone County41.3
49Henry County41.1
49Knox County41.1
51Jasper County41
52Jefferson County40.9
52Lawrence County40.9
54Montgomery County40.5
55Whitley County40.4
56Hancock County40.3
57Wells County40
58Huntington County39.4
59Fountain County39.3
60Clay County39
61Ohio County38.9
62Kosciusko County38.7
62Starke County38.7
64Johnson County38.3
65Jackson County37.9
66Dubois County37.7
67Morgan County37.6
68Harrison County37.2
69Union County37.1
70Hamilton County36.9
71White County36.6
72Shelby County36
73Posey County35.7
74Bartholomew County35.4
75Newton County35
76Pike County34.9
76Steuben County34.9
78Jay County34.6
79Rush County34.3
80DeKalb County33.9
81Warrick County33.9
82Adams County33.2
83Tipton County33
84Jennings County32.9
85Cass County32.7
85Switzerland County32.7
87Gibson County32
88Perry County30.9
89Franklin County28.1
90Carroll County26.6
91Decatur County25.9
92LaGrange County23.2

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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/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 Indiana 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 Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2021. 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 Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2021.

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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 Indiana 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/indiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Brown County, with 61.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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LaGrange County, with 23.2% in 2021.

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