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

Steele County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 87 counties in 2021, at 58.2%. Cook County had the lowest, at 28.3%. The median was 43.1% and the figure for Minnesota was 46%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.2Steele County
Lowest28.3Cook County
Median43.187 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Aitkin County: 49.7 %Anoka County: 46 %Becker County: 43.9 %Beltrami County: 49.6 %Benton County: 36.6 %Big Stone County: 41.4 %Blue Earth County: 49.6 %Brown County: 38.2 %Carlton County: 47.1 %Carver County: 42.4 %Cass County: 38.9 %Chippewa County: 36.4 %Chisago County: 52.1 %Clay County: 55.3 %Clearwater County: 47.1 %Cook County: 28.3 %Cottonwood County: 35.4 %Crow Wing County: 45.2 %Dakota County: 47.1 %Dodge County: 34.7 %Douglas County: 44.3 %Faribault County: 41.8 %Fillmore County: 35.5 %Freeborn County: 43.8 %Goodhue County: 48 %Grant County: 42.5 %Hennepin County: 45.3 %Houston County: 35.7 %Hubbard County: 40.1 %Isanti County: 48.2 %Itasca County: 53.9 %Jackson County: 44.5 %Kanabec County: 35.5 %Kandiyohi County: 41.4 %Kittson County: 29.4 %Koochiching County: 55.5 %Lac qui Parle County: 28.5 %Lake County: 37.9 %Lake of the Woods County: 30.8 %Le Sueur County: 44.7 %Lincoln County: 36.7 %Lyon County: 48.2 %McLeod County: 37.5 %Mahnomen County: 37.8 %Marshall County: 47.3 %Martin County: 41.7 %Meeker County: 40.4 %Mille Lacs County: 43.1 %Morrison County: 35.1 %Mower County: 48.1 %Murray County: 35.1 %Nicollet County: 44.1 %Nobles County: 37.5 %Norman County: 44.6 %Olmsted County: 46.1 %Otter Tail County: 40.9 %Pennington County: 37.3 %Pine County: 50.7 %Pipestone County: 33.9 %Polk County: 48.8 %Pope County: 45.9 %Ramsey County: 49.4 %Red Lake County: 43.9 %Redwood County: 39 %Renville County: 47.5 %Rice County: 45 %Rock County: 41.6 %Roseau County: 33.9 %St. Louis County: 51.1 %Scott County: 46.5 %Sherburne County: 40.9 %Sibley County: 32.4 %Stearns County: 45.5 %Steele County: 58.2 %Stevens County: 38.3 %Swift County: 43.7 %Todd County: 36.5 %Traverse County: 41.8 %Wabasha County: 43 %Wadena County: 43.8 %Waseca County: 52.8 %Washington County: 48.8 %Watonwan County: 33.8 %Wilkin County: 47.8 %Winona County: 44 %Wright County: 39.8 %Yellow Medicine County: 31 %
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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

Steele County: 58.2 %Steele County58.2Koochiching County: 55.5 %Koochiching County55.5Clay County: 55.3 %Clay County55.3Itasca County: 53.9 %Itasca County53.9Waseca County: 52.8 %Waseca County52.8Chisago County: 52.1 %Chisago County52.1St. Louis County: 51.1 %St. Louis County51.1Pine County: 50.7 %Pine County50.7Aitkin County: 49.7 %Aitkin County49.7Beltrami County: 49.6 %Beltrami County49.6Blue Earth County: 49.6 %Blue Earth County49.6Ramsey County: 49.4 %Ramsey County49.4Polk County: 48.8 %Polk County48.8Washington County: 48.8 %Washington County48.8Isanti County: 48.2 %Isanti County48.2Lyon County: 48.2 %Lyon County48.2Mower County: 48.1 %Mower County48.1Goodhue County: 48 %Goodhue County48Wilkin County: 47.8 %Wilkin County47.8Renville County: 47.5 %Renville County47.5Marshall County: 47.3 %Marshall County47.3Clearwater County: 47.1 %Clearwater County47.1Dakota County: 47.1 %Dakota County47.1Carlton County: 47.1 %Carlton County47.1Scott County: 46.5 %Scott County46.5Olmsted County: 46.1 %Olmsted County46.1Anoka County: 46 %Anoka County46Pope County: 45.9 %Pope County45.9Stearns County: 45.5 %Stearns County45.5Hennepin County: 45.3 %Hennepin County45.3Crow Wing County: 45.2 %Crow Wing County45.2Rice County: 45 %Rice County45Le Sueur County: 44.7 %Le Sueur County44.7Norman County: 44.6 %Norman County44.6Jackson County: 44.5 %Jackson County44.5Douglas County: 44.3 %Douglas County44.3Nicollet County: 44.1 %Nicollet County44.1Winona County: 44 %Winona County44Red Lake County: 43.9 %Red Lake County43.9Becker County: 43.9 %Becker County43.9Steele County: 58.2 %Steele County58.2Koochiching County: 55.5 %Koochiching County55.5Clay County: 55.3 %Clay County55.3Itasca County: 53.9 %Itasca County53.9Waseca County: 52.8 %Waseca County52.8Chisago County: 52.1 %Chisago County52.1St. Louis County: 51.1 %St. Louis County51.1Pine County: 50.7 %Pine County50.7Aitkin County: 49.7 %Aitkin County49.7Beltrami County: 49.6 %Beltrami County49.6Blue Earth County: 49.6 %Blue Earth County49.6Ramsey County: 49.4 %Ramsey County49.4Polk County: 48.8 %Polk County48.8Washington County: 48.8 %Washington County48.8Isanti County: 48.2 %Isanti County48.2Lyon County: 48.2 %Lyon County48.2Mower County: 48.1 %Mower County48.1Goodhue County: 48 %Goodhue County48Wilkin County: 47.8 %Wilkin County47.8Renville County: 47.5 %Renville County47.5Marshall County: 47.3 %Marshall County47.3Clearwater County: 47.1 %Clearwater County47.1Dakota County: 47.1 %Dakota County47.1Carlton County: 47.1 %Carlton County47.1Scott County: 46.5 %Scott County46.5Olmsted County: 46.1 %Olmsted County46.1Anoka County: 46 %Anoka County46Pope County: 45.9 %Pope County45.9Stearns County: 45.5 %Stearns County45.5Hennepin County: 45.3 %Hennepin County45.3Crow Wing County: 45.2 %Crow Wing County45.2Rice County: 45 %Rice County45Le Sueur County: 44.7 %Le Sueur County44.7Norman County: 44.6 %Norman County44.6Jackson County: 44.5 %Jackson County44.5Douglas County: 44.3 %Douglas County44.3Nicollet County: 44.1 %Nicollet County44.1Winona County: 44 %Winona County44Red Lake County: 43.9 %Red Lake County43.9Becker County: 43.9 %Becker County43.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Steele County58.2
2Koochiching County55.5
3Clay County55.3
4Itasca County53.9
5Waseca County52.8
6Chisago County52.1
7St. Louis County51.1
8Pine County50.7
9Aitkin County49.7
10Beltrami County49.6
11Blue Earth County49.6
12Ramsey County49.4
13Polk County48.8
14Washington County48.8
15Isanti County48.2
16Lyon County48.2
17Mower County48.1
18Goodhue County48
19Wilkin County47.8
20Renville County47.5
21Marshall County47.3
22Clearwater County47.1
23Dakota County47.1
24Carlton County47.1
25Scott County46.5
26Olmsted County46.1
27Anoka County46
28Pope County45.9
29Stearns County45.5
30Hennepin County45.3
31Crow Wing County45.2
32Rice County45
33Le Sueur County44.7
34Norman County44.6
35Jackson County44.5
36Douglas County44.3
37Nicollet County44.1
38Winona County44
39Red Lake County43.9
40Becker County43.9
41Freeborn County43.8
42Wadena County43.8
43Swift County43.7
44Mille Lacs County43.1
45Wabasha County43
46Grant County42.5
47Carver County42.4
48Faribault County41.8
49Traverse County41.8
50Martin County41.7
51Rock County41.6
52Big Stone County41.4
53Kandiyohi County41.4
54Sherburne County40.9
55Otter Tail County40.9
56Meeker County40.4
57Hubbard County40.1
58Wright County39.8
59Redwood County39
60Cass County38.9
61Stevens County38.3
62Brown County38.2
63Lake County37.9
64Mahnomen County37.8
65McLeod County37.5
66Nobles County37.5
67Pennington County37.3
68Lincoln County36.7
69Benton County36.6
70Todd County36.5
71Chippewa County36.4
72Houston County35.7
73Fillmore County35.5
74Kanabec County35.5
75Cottonwood County35.4
76Morrison County35.1
77Murray County35.1
78Dodge County34.7
79Roseau County33.9
80Pipestone County33.9
81Watonwan County33.8
82Sibley County32.4
83Yellow Medicine County31
84Lake of the Woods County30.8
85Kittson County29.4
86Lac qui Parle County28.5
87Cook County28.3

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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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Steele County, with 58.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cook County, with 28.3% in 2021.

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