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

Thomas County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 105 counties in 2024, at 59.2%. Greeley County had the lowest, at 8.5%. The median was 39.6% and the figure for Kansas was 43.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.2Thomas County
Lowest8.5Greeley County
Median39.6105 counties
Kansas43.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Allen County: 37 %Anderson County: 50.9 %Atchison County: 44.7 %Barber County: 41.8 %Barton County: 37.9 %Bourbon County: 36.4 %Brown County: 34.2 %Butler County: 41.4 %Chase County: 20.5 %Chautauqua County: 30.2 %Cherokee County: 47.6 %Cheyenne County: 28.6 %Clark County: 30 %Clay County: 48.7 %Cloud County: 38.9 %Coffey County: 39.5 %Comanche County: 41.4 %Cowley County: 50.9 %Crawford County: 50.7 %Decatur County: 21.1 %Dickinson County: 45.4 %Doniphan County: 28.8 %Douglas County: 51.5 %Edwards County: 42.3 %Elk County: 44.5 %Ellis County: 54.8 %Ellsworth County: 50.1 %Finney County: 32.8 %Ford County: 28.1 %Franklin County: 41.9 %Geary County: 40.8 %Gove County: 36.9 %Graham County: 50.7 %Grant County: 25.9 %Gray County: 25.7 %Greeley County: 8.5 %Greenwood County: 41.2 %Hamilton County: 30.6 %Harper County: 40.1 %Harvey County: 37.7 %Haskell County: 17.3 %Hodgeman County: 48.1 %Jackson County: 42.7 %Jefferson County: 40.1 %Jewell County: 28.8 %Johnson County: 42.1 %Kearny County: 30.8 %Kingman County: 33.8 %Kiowa County: 39.6 %Labette County: 38.6 %Lane County: 19.6 %Leavenworth County: 41.5 %Lincoln County: 34.8 %Linn County: 29.9 %Logan County: 41.7 %Lyon County: 41.3 %McPherson County: 40.8 %Marion County: 36.5 %Marshall County: 49.6 %Meade County: 31 %Miami County: 44.9 %Mitchell County: 30.4 %Montgomery County: 48.1 %Morris County: 25.3 %Morton County: 37.7 %Nemaha County: 36.2 %Neosho County: 49.1 %Ness County: 19.4 %Norton County: 38.2 %Osage County: 41.8 %Osborne County: 18.7 %Ottawa County: 44.4 %Pawnee County: 40.9 %Phillips County: 42.9 %Pottawatomie County: 36.5 %Pratt County: 47.4 %Rawlins County: 19.7 %Reno County: 43.6 %Republic County: 33.2 %Rice County: 24 %Riley County: 50.8 %Rooks County: 25.9 %Rush County: 47.9 %Russell County: 28.8 %Saline County: 41.3 %Scott County: 20.5 %Sedgwick County: 44.2 %Seward County: 33.5 %Shawnee County: 44.1 %Sheridan County: 25.8 %Sherman County: 51 %Smith County: 56.6 %Stafford County: 42.9 %Stanton County: 11.7 %Stevens County: 29.5 %Sumner County: 41.2 %Thomas County: 59.2 %Trego County: 36.1 %Wabaunsee County: 33.9 %Wallace County: 13.3 %Washington County: 25.8 %Wichita County: 46.6 %Wilson County: 45.3 %Woodson County: 43.1 %Wyandotte County: 47.4 %
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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

Thomas County: 59.2 %Thomas County59.2Smith County: 56.6 %Smith County56.6Ellis County: 54.8 %Ellis County54.8Douglas County: 51.5 %Douglas County51.5Sherman County: 51 %Sherman County51Cowley County: 50.9 %Cowley County50.9Anderson County: 50.9 %Anderson County50.9Riley County: 50.8 %Riley County50.8Graham County: 50.7 %Graham County50.7Crawford County: 50.7 %Crawford County50.7Ellsworth County: 50.1 %Ellsworth County50.1Marshall County: 49.6 %Marshall County49.6Neosho County: 49.1 %Neosho County49.1Clay County: 48.7 %Clay County48.7Montgomery County: 48.1 %Montgomery County48.1Hodgeman County: 48.1 %Hodgeman County48.1Rush County: 47.9 %Rush County47.9Cherokee County: 47.6 %Cherokee County47.6Wyandotte County: 47.4 %Wyandotte County47.4Pratt County: 47.4 %Pratt County47.4Wichita County: 46.6 %Wichita County46.6Dickinson County: 45.4 %Dickinson County45.4Wilson County: 45.3 %Wilson County45.3Miami County: 44.9 %Miami County44.9Atchison County: 44.7 %Atchison County44.7Elk County: 44.5 %Elk County44.5Ottawa County: 44.4 %Ottawa County44.4Sedgwick County: 44.2 %Sedgwick County44.2Shawnee County: 44.1 %Shawnee County44.1Reno County: 43.6 %Reno County43.6Woodson County: 43.1 %Woodson County43.1Stafford County: 42.9 %Stafford County42.9Phillips County: 42.9 %Phillips County42.9Jackson County: 42.7 %Jackson County42.7Edwards County: 42.3 %Edwards County42.3Johnson County: 42.1 %Johnson County42.1Franklin County: 41.9 %Franklin County41.9Barber County: 41.8 %Barber County41.8Osage County: 41.8 %Osage County41.8Logan County: 41.7 %Logan County41.7Thomas County: 59.2 %Thomas County59.2Smith County: 56.6 %Smith County56.6Ellis County: 54.8 %Ellis County54.8Douglas County: 51.5 %Douglas County51.5Sherman County: 51 %Sherman County51Cowley County: 50.9 %Cowley County50.9Anderson County: 50.9 %Anderson County50.9Riley County: 50.8 %Riley County50.8Graham County: 50.7 %Graham County50.7Crawford County: 50.7 %Crawford County50.7Ellsworth County: 50.1 %Ellsworth County50.1Marshall County: 49.6 %Marshall County49.6Neosho County: 49.1 %Neosho County49.1Clay County: 48.7 %Clay County48.7Montgomery County: 48.1 %Montgomery County48.1Hodgeman County: 48.1 %Hodgeman County48.1Rush County: 47.9 %Rush County47.9Cherokee County: 47.6 %Cherokee County47.6Wyandotte County: 47.4 %Wyandotte County47.4Pratt County: 47.4 %Pratt County47.4Wichita County: 46.6 %Wichita County46.6Dickinson County: 45.4 %Dickinson County45.4Wilson County: 45.3 %Wilson County45.3Miami County: 44.9 %Miami County44.9Atchison County: 44.7 %Atchison County44.7Elk County: 44.5 %Elk County44.5Ottawa County: 44.4 %Ottawa County44.4Sedgwick County: 44.2 %Sedgwick County44.2Shawnee County: 44.1 %Shawnee County44.1Reno County: 43.6 %Reno County43.6Woodson County: 43.1 %Woodson County43.1Stafford County: 42.9 %Stafford County42.9Phillips County: 42.9 %Phillips County42.9Jackson County: 42.7 %Jackson County42.7Edwards County: 42.3 %Edwards County42.3Johnson County: 42.1 %Johnson County42.1Franklin County: 41.9 %Franklin County41.9Barber County: 41.8 %Barber County41.8Osage County: 41.8 %Osage County41.8Logan County: 41.7 %Logan County41.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Thomas County59.2+7.2 pts
2Smith County56.6+11 pts
3Ellis County54.8+2.2 pts
4Douglas County51.5+0.8 pts
5Sherman County51+10 pts
6Cowley County50.9+2 pts
7Anderson County50.9-0.7 pts
8Riley County50.8-1.5 pts
9Graham County50.7+3.7 pts
10Crawford County50.7-0.6 pts
11Ellsworth County50.1+15.8 pts
12Marshall County49.6-1.8 pts
13Neosho County49.1-2.4 pts
14Clay County48.7-2.5 pts
15Montgomery County48.1+3.1 pts
16Hodgeman County48.1+3 pts
17Rush County47.9+5 pts
18Cherokee County47.6+4.3 pts
19Wyandotte County47.4-1.6 pts
20Pratt County47.4+7.9 pts
21Wichita County46.6+12.6 pts
22Dickinson County45.4-1.8 pts
23Wilson County45.3+4.1 pts
24Miami County44.9+0.2 pts
25Atchison County44.7+7.3 pts
26Elk County44.5-1.3 pts
27Ottawa County44.4+8.4 pts
28Sedgwick County44.20 pts
29Shawnee County44.1+0.5 pts
30Reno County43.6+0.1 pts
31Woodson County43.1-3 pts
32Stafford County42.9-2.7 pts
33Phillips County42.9+2.8 pts
34Jackson County42.7-5 pts
35Edwards County42.3+1.5 pts
36Johnson County42.1+1.1 pts
37Franklin County41.9-4.7 pts
38Barber County41.8+2.4 pts
38Osage County41.8-1.3 pts
40Logan County41.7+2.6 pts
41Leavenworth County41.5+0.8 pts
42Butler County41.4-4.9 pts
43Comanche County41.4-5.6 pts
44Lyon County41.3-2 pts
45Saline County41.3-4.6 pts
46Greenwood County41.2+7.1 pts
47Sumner County41.2-0.8 pts
48Pawnee County40.9-0.7 pts
49Geary County40.8-1.5 pts
50McPherson County40.8+1.7 pts
51Harper County40.1-0.4 pts
52Jefferson County40.1+3 pts
53Kiowa County39.6+0.5 pts
54Coffey County39.5+5.4 pts
55Cloud County38.9+9.2 pts
56Labette County38.6-4.6 pts
57Norton County38.2-20.5 pts
58Barton County37.9-3.2 pts
59Morton County37.7+6.7 pts
60Harvey County37.7+0.9 pts
61Allen County37-1.6 pts
62Gove County36.9-0.4 pts
63Marion County36.5-0.9 pts
64Pottawatomie County36.5-2.5 pts
65Bourbon County36.4-0 pts
66Nemaha County36.2+3.8 pts
67Trego County36.1-2 pts
68Lincoln County34.8-9.1 pts
69Brown County34.2-2.4 pts
70Wabaunsee County33.9-2.3 pts
71Kingman County33.8+6.9 pts
72Seward County33.5-2.5 pts
73Republic County33.2+7.5 pts
74Finney County32.8+0.7 pts
75Meade County31+10.1 pts
76Kearny County30.8-7.3 pts
77Hamilton County30.6+10.6 pts
78Mitchell County30.4+1.8 pts
79Chautauqua County30.2-2 pts
80Clark County30+7.2 pts
81Linn County29.90 pts
82Stevens County29.5-5.7 pts
83Jewell County28.8-0.9 pts
84Doniphan County28.8+0.6 pts
84Russell County28.8-9.2 pts
86Cheyenne County28.6-7.5 pts
87Ford County28.1+1.2 pts
88Grant County25.9+2.7 pts
89Rooks County25.9-2.5 pts
90Washington County25.8-1.2 pts
91Sheridan County25.8+4.1 pts
92Gray County25.7-0.2 pts
93Morris County25.3+4.6 pts
94Rice County24+3.1 pts
95Decatur County21.1+1.5 pts
96Chase County20.5+1.1 pts
96Scott County20.5+8.3 pts
98Rawlins County19.7-10.3 pts
99Lane County19.6-12.8 pts
100Ness County19.4+5.1 pts
101Osborne County18.7-9.6 pts
102Haskell County17.3+2.1 pts
103Wallace County13.3+4.4 pts
104Stanton County11.7+1.6 pts
105Greeley County8.5-7.1 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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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)?

Thomas County, with 59.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Greeley County, with 8.5% 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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