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

Wichita County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 105 counties in 2021, at 76.3%. Wallace County had the lowest, at 7.1%. The median was 38.8% and the figure for Kansas was 43%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.3Wichita County
Lowest7.1Wallace County
Median38.8105 counties
Kansas43History

Map of counties, 2021

Allen County: 48.6 %Anderson County: 43.1 %Atchison County: 41.3 %Barber County: 30 %Barton County: 37.2 %Bourbon County: 39.8 %Brown County: 44.7 %Butler County: 45.5 %Chase County: 25.6 %Chautauqua County: 33.3 %Cherokee County: 42.1 %Cheyenne County: 42.9 %Clark County: 22.1 %Clay County: 47.9 %Cloud County: 34.1 %Coffey County: 36.1 %Comanche County: 50.6 %Cowley County: 39.3 %Crawford County: 52.3 %Decatur County: 34.6 %Dickinson County: 41.7 %Doniphan County: 35.3 %Douglas County: 49.2 %Edwards County: 39.6 %Elk County: 35.8 %Ellis County: 49.2 %Ellsworth County: 43.1 %Finney County: 37 %Ford County: 30 %Franklin County: 46 %Geary County: 43.1 %Gove County: 28.2 %Graham County: 54 %Grant County: 30 %Gray County: 24.6 %Greeley County: 17.8 %Greenwood County: 39.7 %Hamilton County: 33.6 %Harper County: 33.6 %Harvey County: 36.3 %Haskell County: 16.9 %Hodgeman County: 24.7 %Jackson County: 45.1 %Jefferson County: 32 %Jewell County: 40.7 %Johnson County: 39.8 %Kearny County: 35.5 %Kingman County: 25.4 %Kiowa County: 40.2 %Labette County: 43.1 %Lane County: 16.1 %Leavenworth County: 37.1 %Lincoln County: 26.1 %Linn County: 37 %Logan County: 41 %Lyon County: 45.9 %McPherson County: 40.8 %Marion County: 34.1 %Marshall County: 46.4 %Meade County: 22.9 %Miami County: 38.8 %Mitchell County: 21.2 %Montgomery County: 42.8 %Morris County: 32.1 %Morton County: 36.1 %Nemaha County: 37.4 %Neosho County: 36 %Ness County: 14 %Norton County: 39 %Osage County: 44.2 %Osborne County: 27.7 %Ottawa County: 45 %Pawnee County: 35.7 %Phillips County: 32.2 %Pottawatomie County: 40.3 %Pratt County: 33.2 %Rawlins County: 31 %Reno County: 44.6 %Republic County: 38.6 %Rice County: 33.5 %Riley County: 52.5 %Rooks County: 26.1 %Rush County: 52.4 %Russell County: 41 %Saline County: 48.2 %Scott County: 39.1 %Sedgwick County: 43.1 %Seward County: 39.6 %Shawnee County: 46.2 %Sheridan County: 25.5 %Sherman County: 40.8 %Smith County: 46.5 %Stafford County: 34 %Stanton County: 40.3 %Stevens County: 32.7 %Sumner County: 35.2 %Thomas County: 40.2 %Trego County: 48.6 %Wabaunsee County: 24.7 %Wallace County: 7.1 %Washington County: 23 %Wichita County: 76.3 %Wilson County: 46.4 %Woodson County: 36.7 %Wyandotte County: 48.5 %
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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

Wichita County: 76.3 %Wichita County76.3Graham County: 54 %Graham County54Riley County: 52.5 %Riley County52.5Rush County: 52.4 %Rush County52.4Crawford County: 52.3 %Crawford County52.3Comanche County: 50.6 %Comanche County50.6Ellis County: 49.2 %Ellis County49.2Douglas County: 49.2 %Douglas County49.2Allen County: 48.6 %Allen County48.6Trego County: 48.6 %Trego County48.6Wyandotte County: 48.5 %Wyandotte County48.5Saline County: 48.2 %Saline County48.2Clay County: 47.9 %Clay County47.9Smith County: 46.5 %Smith County46.5Wilson County: 46.4 %Wilson County46.4Marshall County: 46.4 %Marshall County46.4Shawnee County: 46.2 %Shawnee County46.2Franklin County: 46 %Franklin County46Lyon County: 45.9 %Lyon County45.9Butler County: 45.5 %Butler County45.5Jackson County: 45.1 %Jackson County45.1Ottawa County: 45 %Ottawa County45Brown County: 44.7 %Brown County44.7Reno County: 44.6 %Reno County44.6Osage County: 44.2 %Osage County44.2Labette County: 43.1 %Labette County43.1Anderson County: 43.1 %Anderson County43.1Geary County: 43.1 %Geary County43.1Sedgwick County: 43.1 %Sedgwick County43.1Ellsworth County: 43.1 %Ellsworth County43.1Cheyenne County: 42.9 %Cheyenne County42.9Montgomery County: 42.8 %Montgomery County42.8Cherokee County: 42.1 %Cherokee County42.1Dickinson County: 41.7 %Dickinson County41.7Atchison County: 41.3 %Atchison County41.3Logan County: 41 %Logan County41Russell County: 41 %Russell County41Sherman County: 40.8 %Sherman County40.8McPherson County: 40.8 %McPherson County40.8Jewell County: 40.7 %Jewell County40.7Wichita County: 76.3 %Wichita County76.3Graham County: 54 %Graham County54Riley County: 52.5 %Riley County52.5Rush County: 52.4 %Rush County52.4Crawford County: 52.3 %Crawford County52.3Comanche County: 50.6 %Comanche County50.6Ellis County: 49.2 %Ellis County49.2Douglas County: 49.2 %Douglas County49.2Allen County: 48.6 %Allen County48.6Trego County: 48.6 %Trego County48.6Wyandotte County: 48.5 %Wyandotte County48.5Saline County: 48.2 %Saline County48.2Clay County: 47.9 %Clay County47.9Smith County: 46.5 %Smith County46.5Wilson County: 46.4 %Wilson County46.4Marshall County: 46.4 %Marshall County46.4Shawnee County: 46.2 %Shawnee County46.2Franklin County: 46 %Franklin County46Lyon County: 45.9 %Lyon County45.9Butler County: 45.5 %Butler County45.5Jackson County: 45.1 %Jackson County45.1Ottawa County: 45 %Ottawa County45Brown County: 44.7 %Brown County44.7Reno County: 44.6 %Reno County44.6Osage County: 44.2 %Osage County44.2Labette County: 43.1 %Labette County43.1Anderson County: 43.1 %Anderson County43.1Geary County: 43.1 %Geary County43.1Sedgwick County: 43.1 %Sedgwick County43.1Ellsworth County: 43.1 %Ellsworth County43.1Cheyenne County: 42.9 %Cheyenne County42.9Montgomery County: 42.8 %Montgomery County42.8Cherokee County: 42.1 %Cherokee County42.1Dickinson County: 41.7 %Dickinson County41.7Atchison County: 41.3 %Atchison County41.3Logan County: 41 %Logan County41Russell County: 41 %Russell County41Sherman County: 40.8 %Sherman County40.8McPherson County: 40.8 %McPherson County40.8Jewell County: 40.7 %Jewell County40.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Wichita County76.3
2Graham County54
3Riley County52.5
4Rush County52.4
5Crawford County52.3
6Comanche County50.6
7Ellis County49.2
8Douglas County49.2
9Allen County48.6
10Trego County48.6
11Wyandotte County48.5
12Saline County48.2
13Clay County47.9
14Smith County46.5
15Wilson County46.4
16Marshall County46.4
17Shawnee County46.2
18Franklin County46
19Lyon County45.9
20Butler County45.5
21Jackson County45.1
22Ottawa County45
23Brown County44.7
24Reno County44.6
25Osage County44.2
26Labette County43.1
27Anderson County43.1
27Geary County43.1
29Sedgwick County43.1
30Ellsworth County43.1
31Cheyenne County42.9
32Montgomery County42.8
33Cherokee County42.1
34Dickinson County41.7
35Atchison County41.3
36Logan County41
36Russell County41
38Sherman County40.8
39McPherson County40.8
40Jewell County40.7
41Pottawatomie County40.3
42Stanton County40.3
43Thomas County40.2
44Kiowa County40.2
45Bourbon County39.8
46Johnson County39.8
47Greenwood County39.7
48Seward County39.6
49Edwards County39.6
50Cowley County39.3
51Scott County39.1
52Norton County39
53Miami County38.8
54Republic County38.6
55Nemaha County37.4
56Barton County37.2
57Leavenworth County37.1
58Linn County37
59Finney County37
60Woodson County36.7
61Harvey County36.3
62Coffey County36.1
63Morton County36.1
64Neosho County36
65Elk County35.8
66Pawnee County35.7
67Kearny County35.5
68Doniphan County35.3
69Sumner County35.2
70Decatur County34.6
71Marion County34.1
72Cloud County34.1
73Stafford County34
74Hamilton County33.6
75Harper County33.6
76Rice County33.5
77Chautauqua County33.3
78Pratt County33.2
79Stevens County32.7
80Phillips County32.2
81Morris County32.1
82Jefferson County32
83Rawlins County31
84Ford County30
85Barber County30
85Grant County30
87Gove County28.2
88Osborne County27.7
89Rooks County26.1
90Lincoln County26.1
91Chase County25.6
92Sheridan County25.5
93Kingman County25.4
94Wabaunsee County24.7
95Hodgeman County24.7
96Gray County24.6
97Washington County23
98Meade County22.9
99Clark County22.1
100Mitchell County21.2
101Greeley County17.8
102Haskell County16.9
103Lane County16.1
104Ness County14
105Wallace County7.1

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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 Kansas 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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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 Kansas 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/kansas-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)?

Wichita County, with 76.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wallace County, with 7.1% 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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