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

Martin County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 120 counties in 2022, at 72.4%. Webster County had the lowest, at 18.8%. The median was 42.5% and the figure for Kentucky was 44.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest72.4Martin County
Lowest18.8Webster County
Median42.5120 counties
Kentucky44.3History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 40.1 %Allen County: 54.3 %Anderson County: 53.9 %Ballard County: 38.8 %Barren County: 45.7 %Bath County: 20.4 %Bell County: 54.4 %Boone County: 38 %Bourbon County: 44.2 %Boyd County: 43.8 %Boyle County: 47 %Bracken County: 30.8 %Breathitt County: 50.1 %Breckinridge County: 34.4 %Bullitt County: 39.5 %Butler County: 38.9 %Caldwell County: 42.7 %Calloway County: 43.4 %Campbell County: 52.8 %Carlisle County: 47.3 %Carroll County: 39.6 %Carter County: 40.4 %Casey County: 46.8 %Christian County: 48.9 %Clark County: 45.8 %Clay County: 54.7 %Clinton County: 37 %Crittenden County: 27.3 %Cumberland County: 41.4 %Daviess County: 41.8 %Edmonson County: 25.3 %Elliott County: 38.1 %Estill County: 51 %Fayette County: 49.2 %Fleming County: 43 %Floyd County: 48.8 %Franklin County: 39.6 %Fulton County: 59.1 %Gallatin County: 44 %Garrard County: 44.6 %Grant County: 35.8 %Graves County: 45.1 %Grayson County: 41.6 %Green County: 32.3 %Greenup County: 44.6 %Hancock County: 47.3 %Hardin County: 34.2 %Harlan County: 49.1 %Harrison County: 37.1 %Hart County: 36.3 %Henderson County: 47.8 %Henry County: 52.5 %Hickman County: 22.4 %Hopkins County: 41.3 %Jackson County: 42.4 %Jefferson County: 44.9 %Jessamine County: 42 %Johnson County: 49.2 %Kenton County: 42.4 %Knott County: 53.8 %Knox County: 44.1 %Larue County: 36.2 %Laurel County: 42.4 %Lawrence County: 55.4 %Lee County: 59.6 %Leslie County: 42.3 %Letcher County: 59 %Lewis County: 46.3 %Lincoln County: 44.2 %Livingston County: 55.3 %Logan County: 36.7 %Lyon County: 39.4 %McCracken County: 45 %McCreary County: 32.9 %McLean County: 35.3 %Madison County: 45.4 %Magoffin County: 46.2 %Marion County: 47.8 %Marshall County: 50 %Martin County: 72.4 %Mason County: 38 %Meade County: 36.1 %Menifee County: 37 %Mercer County: 32.7 %Metcalfe County: 38.3 %Monroe County: 43.4 %Montgomery County: 31.3 %Morgan County: 43.8 %Muhlenberg County: 45.2 %Nelson County: 43.4 %Nicholas County: 34.2 %Ohio County: 30.1 %Oldham County: 37.4 %Owen County: 40.1 %Owsley County: 38.1 %Pendleton County: 49.1 %Perry County: 51.4 %Pike County: 52.4 %Powell County: 65.9 %Pulaski County: 48.2 %Robertson County: 24.3 %Rockcastle County: 36.4 %Rowan County: 48 %Russell County: 38 %Scott County: 36.6 %Shelby County: 36.8 %Simpson County: 45.4 %Spencer County: 32.7 %Taylor County: 35.6 %Todd County: 27.6 %Trigg County: 37.9 %Trimble County: 29.2 %Union County: 40.5 %Warren County: 46.1 %Washington County: 43.6 %Wayne County: 41.4 %Webster County: 18.8 %Whitley County: 37.6 %Wolfe County: 63.4 %Woodford County: 46.1 %
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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

Martin County: 72.4 %Martin County72.4Powell County: 65.9 %Powell County65.9Wolfe County: 63.4 %Wolfe County63.4Lee County: 59.6 %Lee County59.6Fulton County: 59.1 %Fulton County59.1Letcher County: 59 %Letcher County59Lawrence County: 55.4 %Lawrence County55.4Livingston County: 55.3 %Livingston County55.3Clay County: 54.7 %Clay County54.7Bell County: 54.4 %Bell County54.4Allen County: 54.3 %Allen County54.3Anderson County: 53.9 %Anderson County53.9Knott County: 53.8 %Knott County53.8Campbell County: 52.8 %Campbell County52.8Henry County: 52.5 %Henry County52.5Pike County: 52.4 %Pike County52.4Perry County: 51.4 %Perry County51.4Estill County: 51 %Estill County51Breathitt County: 50.1 %Breathitt County50.1Marshall County: 50 %Marshall County50Johnson County: 49.2 %Johnson County49.2Fayette County: 49.2 %Fayette County49.2Pendleton County: 49.1 %Pendleton County49.1Harlan County: 49.1 %Harlan County49.1Christian County: 48.9 %Christian County48.9Floyd County: 48.8 %Floyd County48.8Pulaski County: 48.2 %Pulaski County48.2Rowan County: 48 %Rowan County48Henderson County: 47.8 %Henderson County47.8Marion County: 47.8 %Marion County47.8Carlisle County: 47.3 %Carlisle County47.3Hancock County: 47.3 %Hancock County47.3Boyle County: 47 %Boyle County47Casey County: 46.8 %Casey County46.8Lewis County: 46.3 %Lewis County46.3Magoffin County: 46.2 %Magoffin County46.2Warren County: 46.1 %Warren County46.1Woodford County: 46.1 %Woodford County46.1Clark County: 45.8 %Clark County45.8Barren County: 45.7 %Barren County45.7Martin County: 72.4 %Martin County72.4Powell County: 65.9 %Powell County65.9Wolfe County: 63.4 %Wolfe County63.4Lee County: 59.6 %Lee County59.6Fulton County: 59.1 %Fulton County59.1Letcher County: 59 %Letcher County59Lawrence County: 55.4 %Lawrence County55.4Livingston County: 55.3 %Livingston County55.3Clay County: 54.7 %Clay County54.7Bell County: 54.4 %Bell County54.4Allen County: 54.3 %Allen County54.3Anderson County: 53.9 %Anderson County53.9Knott County: 53.8 %Knott County53.8Campbell County: 52.8 %Campbell County52.8Henry County: 52.5 %Henry County52.5Pike County: 52.4 %Pike County52.4Perry County: 51.4 %Perry County51.4Estill County: 51 %Estill County51Breathitt County: 50.1 %Breathitt County50.1Marshall County: 50 %Marshall County50Johnson County: 49.2 %Johnson County49.2Fayette County: 49.2 %Fayette County49.2Pendleton County: 49.1 %Pendleton County49.1Harlan County: 49.1 %Harlan County49.1Christian County: 48.9 %Christian County48.9Floyd County: 48.8 %Floyd County48.8Pulaski County: 48.2 %Pulaski County48.2Rowan County: 48 %Rowan County48Henderson County: 47.8 %Henderson County47.8Marion County: 47.8 %Marion County47.8Carlisle County: 47.3 %Carlisle County47.3Hancock County: 47.3 %Hancock County47.3Boyle County: 47 %Boyle County47Casey County: 46.8 %Casey County46.8Lewis County: 46.3 %Lewis County46.3Magoffin County: 46.2 %Magoffin County46.2Warren County: 46.1 %Warren County46.1Woodford County: 46.1 %Woodford County46.1Clark County: 45.8 %Clark County45.8Barren County: 45.7 %Barren County45.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Martin County72.4+15.5 pts
2Powell County65.9+1.5 pts
3Wolfe County63.4-4.6 pts
4Lee County59.6+1.2 pts
5Fulton County59.1+3.7 pts
6Letcher County59+4.4 pts
7Lawrence County55.4-4.3 pts
8Livingston County55.3-7.9 pts
9Clay County54.7+4.2 pts
10Bell County54.4+0.5 pts
11Allen County54.3+3.4 pts
12Anderson County53.9-7.1 pts
13Knott County53.8+7.2 pts
14Campbell County52.8+2.8 pts
15Henry County52.5+4.4 pts
16Pike County52.4-0.5 pts
17Perry County51.4+0.9 pts
18Estill County51+10.8 pts
19Breathitt County50.1-0.7 pts
20Marshall County50-1.1 pts
21Johnson County49.2+3.6 pts
22Fayette County49.2+1.2 pts
23Pendleton County49.1-4.1 pts
24Harlan County49.1-5.3 pts
25Christian County48.9-1 pts
26Floyd County48.8-0.5 pts
27Pulaski County48.2-1.7 pts
28Rowan County48+1.6 pts
29Henderson County47.8+4.7 pts
29Marion County47.8+1.4 pts
31Carlisle County47.3+1.5 pts
32Hancock County47.3+4.4 pts
33Boyle County47+1.6 pts
34Casey County46.8+3.8 pts
35Lewis County46.3-2.5 pts
36Magoffin County46.2-7 pts
37Warren County46.1-0.8 pts
38Woodford County46.1+2.8 pts
39Clark County45.8+0.5 pts
40Barren County45.7-3.3 pts
41Madison County45.4+1.3 pts
42Simpson County45.4+8.7 pts
43Muhlenberg County45.2+5.3 pts
44Graves County45.1-0.3 pts
45McCracken County45+0.5 pts
46Jefferson County44.9+1.4 pts
47Greenup County44.6-0.8 pts
48Garrard County44.6-0.8 pts
49Bourbon County44.2+0.4 pts
50Lincoln County44.2+5.6 pts
51Knox County44.1+0.4 pts
52Gallatin County44+5.2 pts
53Boyd County43.8+2.5 pts
53Morgan County43.8-9.7 pts
55Washington County43.6+8.9 pts
56Nelson County43.4+2.1 pts
57Calloway County43.4-0.5 pts
58Monroe County43.4-8 pts
59Fleming County43+9.3 pts
60Caldwell County42.7-5.3 pts
61Laurel County42.4+0.5 pts
62Jackson County42.4-3.4 pts
63Kenton County42.4+0.5 pts
64Leslie County42.3-11.8 pts
65Jessamine County42+0.5 pts
66Daviess County41.8+1.1 pts
67Grayson County41.6-8.2 pts
68Cumberland County41.4+1.2 pts
69Wayne County41.4+10.3 pts
70Hopkins County41.3-1.7 pts
71Union County40.5+7.6 pts
72Carter County40.4-9.9 pts
73Adair County40.1+2 pts
74Owen County40.1+9.8 pts
75Carroll County39.6+3.9 pts
76Franklin County39.6+3.2 pts
77Bullitt County39.5-0.3 pts
78Lyon County39.4-3.3 pts
79Butler County38.9+4.7 pts
80Ballard County38.8+10.2 pts
81Metcalfe County38.3+0.2 pts
82Elliott County38.1+5.4 pts
82Owsley County38.1+8.1 pts
84Mason County38-0.3 pts
85Russell County38+0.2 pts
86Boone County38-0.5 pts
87Trigg County37.9+0.9 pts
88Whitley County37.6-0 pts
89Oldham County37.4+5.8 pts
90Harrison County37.1-1.3 pts
91Clinton County37+2.2 pts
92Menifee County37+7.4 pts
93Shelby County36.8+1 pts
94Logan County36.7-2.6 pts
95Scott County36.6+0.1 pts
96Rockcastle County36.4-8.6 pts
97Hart County36.3-2.6 pts
98Larue County36.2+3.9 pts
99Meade County36.1+3.8 pts
100Grant County35.8-6.2 pts
101Taylor County35.6-6.1 pts
102McLean County35.3-6.6 pts
103Breckinridge County34.4-4.8 pts
104Nicholas County34.2-6.2 pts
105Hardin County34.2-0.2 pts
106McCreary County32.9-4 pts
107Mercer County32.7-8.4 pts
108Spencer County32.7+8.7 pts
109Green County32.3-3.1 pts
110Montgomery County31.3-0.7 pts
111Bracken County30.8+0.5 pts
112Ohio County30.1+2 pts
113Trimble County29.2+6.1 pts
114Todd County27.6-6.4 pts
115Crittenden County27.3-6.8 pts
116Edmonson County25.3+5.5 pts
117Robertson County24.3-4.6 pts
118Hickman County22.4-2.6 pts
119Bath County20.4-8.8 pts
120Webster County18.8-4.9 pts

Other periods

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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-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 Kentucky 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/kentucky-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)?

Martin County, with 72.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Webster County, with 18.8% 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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