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

Norton County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 105 counties in 2023, at 58.7%. Wallace County had the lowest, at 8.9%. The median was 38.5% and the figure for Kansas was 43.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.7Norton County
Lowest8.9Wallace County
Median38.5105 counties
Kansas43.4History

Map of counties, 2023

Allen County: 38.5 %Anderson County: 51.6 %Atchison County: 37.4 %Barber County: 39.3 %Barton County: 41.1 %Bourbon County: 36.4 %Brown County: 36.6 %Butler County: 46.3 %Chase County: 19.4 %Chautauqua County: 32.1 %Cherokee County: 43.3 %Cheyenne County: 36 %Clark County: 22.8 %Clay County: 51.3 %Cloud County: 29.7 %Coffey County: 34 %Comanche County: 47 %Cowley County: 48.9 %Crawford County: 51.3 %Decatur County: 19.6 %Dickinson County: 47.1 %Doniphan County: 28.2 %Douglas County: 50.7 %Edwards County: 40.8 %Elk County: 45.8 %Ellis County: 52.6 %Ellsworth County: 34.4 %Finney County: 32.1 %Ford County: 26.8 %Franklin County: 46.6 %Geary County: 42.3 %Gove County: 37.2 %Graham County: 47 %Grant County: 23.2 %Gray County: 25.8 %Greeley County: 15.5 %Greenwood County: 34.1 %Hamilton County: 20 %Harper County: 40.5 %Harvey County: 36.8 %Haskell County: 15.3 %Hodgeman County: 45.1 %Jackson County: 47.7 %Jefferson County: 37.1 %Jewell County: 29.7 %Johnson County: 41 %Kearny County: 38.1 %Kingman County: 26.8 %Kiowa County: 39.1 %Labette County: 43.2 %Lane County: 32.4 %Leavenworth County: 40.7 %Lincoln County: 43.8 %Linn County: 29.9 %Logan County: 39.1 %Lyon County: 43.4 %McPherson County: 39.2 %Marion County: 37.5 %Marshall County: 51.4 %Meade County: 20.9 %Miami County: 44.7 %Mitchell County: 28.6 %Montgomery County: 45.1 %Morris County: 20.6 %Morton County: 31.1 %Nemaha County: 32.4 %Neosho County: 51.5 %Ness County: 14.4 %Norton County: 58.7 %Osage County: 43.1 %Osborne County: 28.3 %Ottawa County: 36 %Pawnee County: 41.6 %Phillips County: 40.1 %Pottawatomie County: 39 %Pratt County: 39.5 %Rawlins County: 30 %Reno County: 43.4 %Republic County: 25.8 %Rice County: 20.9 %Riley County: 52.3 %Rooks County: 28.4 %Rush County: 42.9 %Russell County: 38 %Saline County: 45.9 %Scott County: 12.2 %Sedgwick County: 44.1 %Seward County: 36 %Shawnee County: 43.6 %Sheridan County: 21.7 %Sherman County: 40.9 %Smith County: 45.6 %Stafford County: 45.6 %Stanton County: 10.1 %Stevens County: 35.2 %Sumner County: 42 %Thomas County: 52 %Trego County: 38 %Wabaunsee County: 36.2 %Wallace County: 8.9 %Washington County: 27 %Wichita County: 34 %Wilson County: 41.2 %Woodson County: 46.2 %Wyandotte County: 49 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Norton County: 58.7 %Norton County58.7Ellis County: 52.6 %Ellis County52.6Riley County: 52.3 %Riley County52.3Thomas County: 52 %Thomas County52Anderson County: 51.6 %Anderson County51.6Neosho County: 51.5 %Neosho County51.5Marshall County: 51.4 %Marshall County51.4Crawford County: 51.3 %Crawford County51.3Clay County: 51.3 %Clay County51.3Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Wyandotte County: 49 %Wyandotte County49Cowley County: 48.9 %Cowley County48.9Jackson County: 47.7 %Jackson County47.7Dickinson County: 47.1 %Dickinson County47.1Graham County: 47 %Graham County47Comanche County: 47 %Comanche County47Franklin County: 46.6 %Franklin County46.6Butler County: 46.3 %Butler County46.3Woodson County: 46.2 %Woodson County46.2Saline County: 45.9 %Saline County45.9Elk County: 45.8 %Elk County45.8Stafford County: 45.6 %Stafford County45.6Smith County: 45.6 %Smith County45.6Hodgeman County: 45.1 %Hodgeman County45.1Montgomery County: 45.1 %Montgomery County45.1Miami County: 44.7 %Miami County44.7Sedgwick County: 44.1 %Sedgwick County44.1Lincoln County: 43.8 %Lincoln County43.8Shawnee County: 43.6 %Shawnee County43.6Reno County: 43.4 %Reno County43.4Lyon County: 43.4 %Lyon County43.4Cherokee County: 43.3 %Cherokee County43.3Labette County: 43.2 %Labette County43.2Osage County: 43.1 %Osage County43.1Rush County: 42.9 %Rush County42.9Geary County: 42.3 %Geary County42.3Sumner County: 42 %Sumner County42Pawnee County: 41.6 %Pawnee County41.6Wilson County: 41.2 %Wilson County41.2Barton County: 41.1 %Barton County41.1Norton County: 58.7 %Norton County58.7Ellis County: 52.6 %Ellis County52.6Riley County: 52.3 %Riley County52.3Thomas County: 52 %Thomas County52Anderson County: 51.6 %Anderson County51.6Neosho County: 51.5 %Neosho County51.5Marshall County: 51.4 %Marshall County51.4Crawford County: 51.3 %Crawford County51.3Clay County: 51.3 %Clay County51.3Douglas County: 50.7 %Douglas County50.7Wyandotte County: 49 %Wyandotte County49Cowley County: 48.9 %Cowley County48.9Jackson County: 47.7 %Jackson County47.7Dickinson County: 47.1 %Dickinson County47.1Graham County: 47 %Graham County47Comanche County: 47 %Comanche County47Franklin County: 46.6 %Franklin County46.6Butler County: 46.3 %Butler County46.3Woodson County: 46.2 %Woodson County46.2Saline County: 45.9 %Saline County45.9Elk County: 45.8 %Elk County45.8Stafford County: 45.6 %Stafford County45.6Smith County: 45.6 %Smith County45.6Hodgeman County: 45.1 %Hodgeman County45.1Montgomery County: 45.1 %Montgomery County45.1Miami County: 44.7 %Miami County44.7Sedgwick County: 44.1 %Sedgwick County44.1Lincoln County: 43.8 %Lincoln County43.8Shawnee County: 43.6 %Shawnee County43.6Reno County: 43.4 %Reno County43.4Lyon County: 43.4 %Lyon County43.4Cherokee County: 43.3 %Cherokee County43.3Labette County: 43.2 %Labette County43.2Osage County: 43.1 %Osage County43.1Rush County: 42.9 %Rush County42.9Geary County: 42.3 %Geary County42.3Sumner County: 42 %Sumner County42Pawnee County: 41.6 %Pawnee County41.6Wilson County: 41.2 %Wilson County41.2Barton County: 41.1 %Barton County41.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Norton County58.7+9.5 pts
2Ellis County52.6+1.7 pts
3Riley County52.3-2.1 pts
4Thomas County52+8 pts
5Anderson County51.6+4.6 pts
6Neosho County51.5+7.7 pts
7Marshall County51.4+2.6 pts
8Crawford County51.3-0.1 pts
9Clay County51.3-5 pts
10Douglas County50.7-0.7 pts
11Wyandotte County49+0.3 pts
12Cowley County48.9+3.2 pts
13Jackson County47.7+3.6 pts
14Dickinson County47.1+0.8 pts
15Graham County47-0.5 pts
16Comanche County47-3.9 pts
17Franklin County46.6-1.4 pts
18Butler County46.3+2.1 pts
19Woodson County46.2+5.2 pts
20Saline County45.9-2.8 pts
21Elk County45.8+6 pts
22Stafford County45.6+11.1 pts
23Smith County45.6+0.2 pts
24Hodgeman County45.1+10.6 pts
25Montgomery County45.1-0.2 pts
26Miami County44.7+4.3 pts
27Sedgwick County44.1+0.2 pts
28Lincoln County43.8+11 pts
29Shawnee County43.6-2.4 pts
30Reno County43.4+0.5 pts
31Lyon County43.4+1.7 pts
32Cherokee County43.3-0.1 pts
33Labette County43.2+4.4 pts
34Osage County43.1+0.6 pts
35Rush County42.9-6.4 pts
36Geary County42.3-0.9 pts
37Sumner County42+3.7 pts
38Pawnee County41.6-0.8 pts
39Wilson County41.2-2.6 pts
40Barton County41.1+0.3 pts
41Johnson County41+0.5 pts
42Sherman County40.9-1.5 pts
43Edwards County40.8+3.7 pts
44Leavenworth County40.7-0.3 pts
45Harper County40.5+3.7 pts
46Phillips County40.1+5 pts
47Pratt County39.5+2.4 pts
48Barber County39.3+14.5 pts
49McPherson County39.2-7.5 pts
50Logan County39.1+2.8 pts
51Kiowa County39.1-3.8 pts
52Pottawatomie County39-3.9 pts
53Allen County38.5-6.4 pts
54Kearny County38.1-7 pts
55Trego County38-6.2 pts
56Russell County38+6.8 pts
57Marion County37.5+1.3 pts
58Atchison County37.4-3.7 pts
59Gove County37.2+1.2 pts
60Jefferson County37.1-1.6 pts
61Harvey County36.8+0.1 pts
62Brown County36.6+2.1 pts
63Bourbon County36.4-0 pts
64Wabaunsee County36.2+4.2 pts
65Cheyenne County36+2 pts
65Ottawa County36-6.6 pts
67Seward County36-7.5 pts
68Stevens County35.2+1.2 pts
69Ellsworth County34.4-6.7 pts
70Greenwood County34.1-3.1 pts
71Coffey County34+1.9 pts
72Wichita County34-11.4 pts
73Nemaha County32.4-8.5 pts
74Lane County32.4+8.5 pts
75Chautauqua County32.1+5.9 pts
75Finney County32.1-1 pts
77Morton County31.1-4.2 pts
78Rawlins County30+2.5 pts
79Linn County29.9-7.1 pts
80Cloud County29.7-4.9 pts
81Jewell County29.7-6.9 pts
82Mitchell County28.6+4.3 pts
83Rooks County28.4-1.1 pts
84Osborne County28.3-3.8 pts
85Doniphan County28.2-8.6 pts
86Washington County27+5.5 pts
87Ford County26.8-4.1 pts
88Kingman County26.8+3.4 pts
89Gray County25.8+6.4 pts
90Republic County25.8-2.4 pts
91Grant County23.2-14.9 pts
92Clark County22.8+1 pts
93Sheridan County21.7-12.5 pts
94Meade County20.9+4.3 pts
95Rice County20.9-3.4 pts
96Morris County20.6-2.7 pts
97Hamilton County20-6.9 pts
98Decatur County19.6-5.2 pts
99Chase County19.4-8.8 pts
100Greeley County15.5+1.6 pts
101Haskell County15.3-1.1 pts
102Ness County14.4-2.4 pts
103Scott County12.2-12 pts
104Stanton County10.1-28.6 pts
105Wallace County8.9-0.4 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/kansas-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/kansas-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/kansas-counties?period=2023 (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)?

Norton County, with 58.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wallace County, with 8.9% in 2023.

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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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