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

Kent County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 24 counties in 2023, at 60.3%. Garrett County had the lowest, at 30.7%. The median was 50.4% and the figure for Maryland was 51.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60.3Kent County
Lowest30.7Garrett County
Median50.424 counties
Maryland51.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Allegany County: 49.5 %Anne Arundel County: 47.7 %Baltimore County: 52 %Calvert County: 50.1 %Caroline County: 57.1 %Carroll County: 48.1 %Cecil County: 50.8 %Charles County: 43.6 %Dorchester County: 50.4 %Frederick County: 47.8 %Garrett County: 30.7 %Harford County: 48 %Howard County: 47.8 %Kent County: 60.3 %Montgomery County: 51.7 %Prince George's County: 52.7 %Queen Anne's County: 51 %St. Mary's County: 44.5 %Somerset County: 57.1 %Talbot County: 50.3 %Washington County: 47.5 %Wicomico County: 50.5 %Worcester County: 53.3 %Baltimore city: 53.7 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Kent County: 60.3 %Kent County60.3Somerset County: 57.1 %Somerset County57.1Caroline County: 57.1 %Caroline County57.1Baltimore city: 53.7 %Baltimore city53.7Worcester County: 53.3 %Worcester County53.3Prince George's County: 52.7 %Prince George's County52.7Baltimore County: 52 %Baltimore County52Montgomery County: 51.7 %Montgomery County51.7Queen Anne's County: 51 %Queen Anne's County51Cecil County: 50.8 %Cecil County50.8Wicomico County: 50.5 %Wicomico County50.5Dorchester County: 50.4 %Dorchester County50.4Talbot County: 50.3 %Talbot County50.3Calvert County: 50.1 %Calvert County50.1Allegany County: 49.5 %Allegany County49.5Carroll County: 48.1 %Carroll County48.1Harford County: 48 %Harford County48Frederick County: 47.8 %Frederick County47.8Howard County: 47.8 %Howard County47.8Anne Arundel County: 47.7 %Anne Arundel County47.7Washington County: 47.5 %Washington County47.5St. Mary's County: 44.5 %St. Mary's County44.5Charles County: 43.6 %Charles County43.6Garrett County: 30.7 %Garrett County30.7Kent County: 60.3 %Kent County60.3Somerset County: 57.1 %Somerset County57.1Caroline County: 57.1 %Caroline County57.1Baltimore city: 53.7 %Baltimore city53.7Worcester County: 53.3 %Worcester County53.3Prince George's County: 52.7 %Prince George's County52.7Baltimore County: 52 %Baltimore County52Montgomery County: 51.7 %Montgomery County51.7Queen Anne's County: 51 %Queen Anne's County51Cecil County: 50.8 %Cecil County50.8Wicomico County: 50.5 %Wicomico County50.5Dorchester County: 50.4 %Dorchester County50.4Talbot County: 50.3 %Talbot County50.3Calvert County: 50.1 %Calvert County50.1Allegany County: 49.5 %Allegany County49.5Carroll County: 48.1 %Carroll County48.1Harford County: 48 %Harford County48Frederick County: 47.8 %Frederick County47.8Howard County: 47.8 %Howard County47.8Anne Arundel County: 47.7 %Anne Arundel County47.7Washington County: 47.5 %Washington County47.5St. Mary's County: 44.5 %St. Mary's County44.5Charles County: 43.6 %Charles County43.6Garrett County: 30.7 %Garrett County30.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Kent County60.3+2.5 pts
2Somerset County57.1-2.8 pts
3Caroline County57.1+2.1 pts
4Baltimore city53.7+1.6 pts
5Worcester County53.3-1.4 pts
6Prince George's County52.7+0.3 pts
7Baltimore County52-0.3 pts
8Montgomery County51.7+1.3 pts
9Queen Anne's County51-0.6 pts
10Cecil County50.8-0.8 pts
11Wicomico County50.50 pts
12Dorchester County50.4-2.7 pts
13Talbot County50.3+2.5 pts
14Calvert County50.1+1.8 pts
15Allegany County49.5-1.2 pts
16Carroll County48.1+2 pts
17Harford County48+1 pts
18Frederick County47.8+0.6 pts
19Howard County47.8+2.4 pts
20Anne Arundel County47.7+0.2 pts
21Washington County47.5+1.7 pts
22St. Mary's County44.5+3.2 pts
23Charles County43.6-1.9 pts
24Garrett County30.7-4.1 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/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 Maryland 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 Maryland 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/maryland-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Maryland 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/maryland-counties?period=2023.

Harvard

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 Maryland 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/maryland-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Kent County, with 60.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Garrett County, with 30.7% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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