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

Itasca County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 87 counties in 2022, at 59.7%. Kittson County had the lowest, at 23.3%. The median was 42.5% and the figure for Minnesota was 46.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.7Itasca County
Lowest23.3Kittson County
Median42.587 counties
Minnesota46.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Aitkin County: 49.2 %Anoka County: 49.1 %Becker County: 44 %Beltrami County: 42.7 %Benton County: 32 %Big Stone County: 39.7 %Blue Earth County: 47.5 %Brown County: 39 %Carlton County: 45 %Carver County: 43.6 %Cass County: 42.4 %Chippewa County: 43.3 %Chisago County: 52.8 %Clay County: 55.3 %Clearwater County: 42.2 %Cook County: 27.7 %Cottonwood County: 37.6 %Crow Wing County: 44.6 %Dakota County: 48.7 %Dodge County: 37.3 %Douglas County: 38.8 %Faribault County: 41.6 %Fillmore County: 37.3 %Freeborn County: 42.4 %Goodhue County: 47.7 %Grant County: 46.5 %Hennepin County: 45.8 %Houston County: 40 %Hubbard County: 48.5 %Isanti County: 48.6 %Itasca County: 59.7 %Jackson County: 41.6 %Kanabec County: 38.2 %Kandiyohi County: 40.5 %Kittson County: 23.3 %Koochiching County: 39.4 %Lac qui Parle County: 34.7 %Lake County: 37.4 %Lake of the Woods County: 49 %Le Sueur County: 45 %Lincoln County: 38.6 %Lyon County: 46.9 %McLeod County: 37.9 %Mahnomen County: 39.6 %Marshall County: 47.4 %Martin County: 42.9 %Meeker County: 40.1 %Mille Lacs County: 44.6 %Morrison County: 36.4 %Mower County: 42.5 %Murray County: 27.5 %Nicollet County: 39.1 %Nobles County: 35.7 %Norman County: 42.5 %Olmsted County: 47.9 %Otter Tail County: 39.8 %Pennington County: 36.4 %Pine County: 51.7 %Pipestone County: 41.3 %Polk County: 49.9 %Pope County: 50.1 %Ramsey County: 50.3 %Red Lake County: 42.9 %Redwood County: 42.2 %Renville County: 43.3 %Rice County: 45.8 %Rock County: 51 %Roseau County: 39.8 %St. Louis County: 53 %Scott County: 48.8 %Sherburne County: 40.8 %Sibley County: 32.5 %Stearns County: 45.2 %Steele County: 59.4 %Stevens County: 39.2 %Swift County: 50.1 %Todd County: 40.9 %Traverse County: 41.2 %Wabasha County: 45.9 %Wadena County: 45.4 %Waseca County: 52.3 %Washington County: 48.8 %Watonwan County: 34.9 %Wilkin County: 42 %Winona County: 46.1 %Wright County: 42.1 %Yellow Medicine County: 29.8 %
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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

Itasca County: 59.7 %Itasca County59.7Steele County: 59.4 %Steele County59.4Clay County: 55.3 %Clay County55.3St. Louis County: 53 %St. Louis County53Chisago County: 52.8 %Chisago County52.8Waseca County: 52.3 %Waseca County52.3Pine County: 51.7 %Pine County51.7Rock County: 51 %Rock County51Ramsey County: 50.3 %Ramsey County50.3Pope County: 50.1 %Pope County50.1Swift County: 50.1 %Swift County50.1Polk County: 49.9 %Polk County49.9Aitkin County: 49.2 %Aitkin County49.2Anoka County: 49.1 %Anoka County49.1Lake of the Woods County: 49 %Lake of the Woods County49Washington County: 48.8 %Washington County48.8Scott County: 48.8 %Scott County48.8Dakota County: 48.7 %Dakota County48.7Isanti County: 48.6 %Isanti County48.6Hubbard County: 48.5 %Hubbard County48.5Olmsted County: 47.9 %Olmsted County47.9Goodhue County: 47.7 %Goodhue County47.7Blue Earth County: 47.5 %Blue Earth County47.5Marshall County: 47.4 %Marshall County47.4Lyon County: 46.9 %Lyon County46.9Grant County: 46.5 %Grant County46.5Winona County: 46.1 %Winona County46.1Wabasha County: 45.9 %Wabasha County45.9Hennepin County: 45.8 %Hennepin County45.8Rice County: 45.8 %Rice County45.8Wadena County: 45.4 %Wadena County45.4Stearns County: 45.2 %Stearns County45.2Carlton County: 45 %Carlton County45Le Sueur County: 45 %Le Sueur County45Crow Wing County: 44.6 %Crow Wing County44.6Mille Lacs County: 44.6 %Mille Lacs County44.6Becker County: 44 %Becker County44Carver County: 43.6 %Carver County43.6Renville County: 43.3 %Renville County43.3Chippewa County: 43.3 %Chippewa County43.3Itasca County: 59.7 %Itasca County59.7Steele County: 59.4 %Steele County59.4Clay County: 55.3 %Clay County55.3St. Louis County: 53 %St. Louis County53Chisago County: 52.8 %Chisago County52.8Waseca County: 52.3 %Waseca County52.3Pine County: 51.7 %Pine County51.7Rock County: 51 %Rock County51Ramsey County: 50.3 %Ramsey County50.3Pope County: 50.1 %Pope County50.1Swift County: 50.1 %Swift County50.1Polk County: 49.9 %Polk County49.9Aitkin County: 49.2 %Aitkin County49.2Anoka County: 49.1 %Anoka County49.1Lake of the Woods County: 49 %Lake of the Woods County49Washington County: 48.8 %Washington County48.8Scott County: 48.8 %Scott County48.8Dakota County: 48.7 %Dakota County48.7Isanti County: 48.6 %Isanti County48.6Hubbard County: 48.5 %Hubbard County48.5Olmsted County: 47.9 %Olmsted County47.9Goodhue County: 47.7 %Goodhue County47.7Blue Earth County: 47.5 %Blue Earth County47.5Marshall County: 47.4 %Marshall County47.4Lyon County: 46.9 %Lyon County46.9Grant County: 46.5 %Grant County46.5Winona County: 46.1 %Winona County46.1Wabasha County: 45.9 %Wabasha County45.9Hennepin County: 45.8 %Hennepin County45.8Rice County: 45.8 %Rice County45.8Wadena County: 45.4 %Wadena County45.4Stearns County: 45.2 %Stearns County45.2Carlton County: 45 %Carlton County45Le Sueur County: 45 %Le Sueur County45Crow Wing County: 44.6 %Crow Wing County44.6Mille Lacs County: 44.6 %Mille Lacs County44.6Becker County: 44 %Becker County44Carver County: 43.6 %Carver County43.6Renville County: 43.3 %Renville County43.3Chippewa County: 43.3 %Chippewa County43.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Itasca County59.7+5.8 pts
2Steele County59.4+1.2 pts
3Clay County55.30 pts
4St. Louis County53+1.8 pts
5Chisago County52.8+0.8 pts
6Waseca County52.3-0.5 pts
7Pine County51.7+1 pts
8Rock County51+9.4 pts
9Ramsey County50.3+0.9 pts
10Pope County50.1+4.2 pts
11Swift County50.1+6.4 pts
12Polk County49.9+1.1 pts
13Aitkin County49.2-0.6 pts
14Anoka County49.1+3.1 pts
15Lake of the Woods County49+18.2 pts
16Washington County48.8+0.1 pts
17Scott County48.8+2.2 pts
18Dakota County48.7+1.6 pts
19Isanti County48.6+0.4 pts
20Hubbard County48.5+8.4 pts
21Olmsted County47.9+1.8 pts
22Goodhue County47.7-0.3 pts
23Blue Earth County47.5-2 pts
24Marshall County47.4+0.2 pts
25Lyon County46.9-1.3 pts
26Grant County46.5+4 pts
27Winona County46.1+2.1 pts
28Wabasha County45.9+2.9 pts
29Hennepin County45.8+0.6 pts
29Rice County45.8+0.8 pts
31Wadena County45.4+1.7 pts
32Stearns County45.2-0.3 pts
33Carlton County45-2 pts
34Le Sueur County45+0.3 pts
35Crow Wing County44.6-0.6 pts
36Mille Lacs County44.6+1.5 pts
37Becker County44+0.1 pts
38Carver County43.6+1.2 pts
39Renville County43.3-4.2 pts
40Chippewa County43.3+6.8 pts
41Red Lake County42.9-1 pts
42Martin County42.9+1.2 pts
43Beltrami County42.7-6.9 pts
44Norman County42.5-2.1 pts
45Mower County42.5-5.6 pts
46Cass County42.4+3.5 pts
47Freeborn County42.4-1.4 pts
48Redwood County42.2+3.2 pts
49Clearwater County42.2-5 pts
50Wright County42.1+2.3 pts
51Wilkin County42-5.8 pts
52Jackson County41.6-2.8 pts
53Faribault County41.6-0.2 pts
54Pipestone County41.3+7.4 pts
55Traverse County41.2-0.6 pts
56Todd County40.9+4.3 pts
57Sherburne County40.8-0.1 pts
58Kandiyohi County40.5-0.8 pts
59Meeker County40.1-0.3 pts
60Houston County40+4.3 pts
61Otter Tail County39.8-1.1 pts
62Roseau County39.8+5.9 pts
63Big Stone County39.7-1.7 pts
64Mahnomen County39.6+1.8 pts
65Koochiching County39.4-16.1 pts
66Stevens County39.2+0.8 pts
67Nicollet County39.1-5 pts
68Brown County39+0.8 pts
69Douglas County38.8-5.4 pts
70Lincoln County38.6+1.9 pts
71Kanabec County38.2+2.7 pts
72McLeod County37.9+0.4 pts
73Cottonwood County37.6+2.2 pts
74Lake County37.4-0.5 pts
75Fillmore County37.3+1.8 pts
76Dodge County37.3+2.6 pts
77Pennington County36.4-1 pts
78Morrison County36.4+1.2 pts
79Nobles County35.7-1.8 pts
80Watonwan County34.9+1.1 pts
81Lac qui Parle County34.7+6.2 pts
82Sibley County32.5+0.1 pts
83Benton County32-4.6 pts
84Yellow Medicine County29.8-1.2 pts
85Cook County27.7-0.7 pts
86Murray County27.5-7.6 pts
87Kittson County23.3-6.2 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.

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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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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)?

Itasca County, with 59.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kittson County, with 23.3% in 2022.

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