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

Lake of the Woods County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 87 counties in 2023, at 62.9%. Kittson County had the lowest, at 28.1%. The median was 43.4% and the figure for Minnesota was 47.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest28.1Kittson County
Median43.487 counties
Minnesota47.2History

Map of counties, 2023

Aitkin County: 47.1 %Anoka County: 51.2 %Becker County: 45.3 %Beltrami County: 39.8 %Benton County: 35.2 %Big Stone County: 43.7 %Blue Earth County: 47 %Brown County: 46.4 %Carlton County: 43.3 %Carver County: 40.9 %Cass County: 41.5 %Chippewa County: 46.6 %Chisago County: 51.9 %Clay County: 53 %Clearwater County: 38.5 %Cook County: 32.3 %Cottonwood County: 33.9 %Crow Wing County: 44.6 %Dakota County: 49.3 %Dodge County: 38.5 %Douglas County: 38.5 %Faribault County: 41.2 %Fillmore County: 39.1 %Freeborn County: 44.4 %Goodhue County: 47.8 %Grant County: 40.9 %Hennepin County: 46.4 %Houston County: 42.8 %Hubbard County: 49.3 %Isanti County: 49.2 %Itasca County: 58.3 %Jackson County: 43.6 %Kanabec County: 41.8 %Kandiyohi County: 36.4 %Kittson County: 28.1 %Koochiching County: 30.9 %Lac qui Parle County: 43.3 %Lake County: 39.6 %Lake of the Woods County: 62.9 %Le Sueur County: 48.8 %Lincoln County: 39.9 %Lyon County: 44.7 %McLeod County: 38.7 %Mahnomen County: 35.9 %Marshall County: 44.6 %Martin County: 48.1 %Meeker County: 41.6 %Mille Lacs County: 42.8 %Morrison County: 34.7 %Mower County: 43.1 %Murray County: 28.7 %Nicollet County: 42.1 %Nobles County: 35.3 %Norman County: 36.2 %Olmsted County: 48.6 %Otter Tail County: 44.3 %Pennington County: 36.9 %Pine County: 48.8 %Pipestone County: 48.7 %Polk County: 55.8 %Pope County: 54.3 %Ramsey County: 50.4 %Red Lake County: 30 %Redwood County: 45.6 %Renville County: 47.2 %Rice County: 46.6 %Rock County: 44.6 %Roseau County: 37.2 %St. Louis County: 53.8 %Scott County: 47.4 %Sherburne County: 44.2 %Sibley County: 40.5 %Stearns County: 45.8 %Steele County: 57.4 %Stevens County: 37 %Swift County: 53.7 %Todd County: 43.4 %Traverse County: 47.3 %Wabasha County: 42.4 %Wadena County: 42.6 %Waseca County: 40.2 %Washington County: 49.8 %Watonwan County: 35.3 %Wilkin County: 38.9 %Winona County: 45.7 %Wright County: 42.9 %Yellow Medicine County: 28.8 %
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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

Lake of the Woods County: 62.9 %Lake of the Woods County62.9Itasca County: 58.3 %Itasca County58.3Steele County: 57.4 %Steele County57.4Polk County: 55.8 %Polk County55.8Pope County: 54.3 %Pope County54.3St. Louis County: 53.8 %St. Louis County53.8Swift County: 53.7 %Swift County53.7Clay County: 53 %Clay County53Chisago County: 51.9 %Chisago County51.9Anoka County: 51.2 %Anoka County51.2Ramsey County: 50.4 %Ramsey County50.4Washington County: 49.8 %Washington County49.8Dakota County: 49.3 %Dakota County49.3Hubbard County: 49.3 %Hubbard County49.3Isanti County: 49.2 %Isanti County49.2Pine County: 48.8 %Pine County48.8Le Sueur County: 48.8 %Le Sueur County48.8Pipestone County: 48.7 %Pipestone County48.7Olmsted County: 48.6 %Olmsted County48.6Martin County: 48.1 %Martin County48.1Goodhue County: 47.8 %Goodhue County47.8Scott County: 47.4 %Scott County47.4Traverse County: 47.3 %Traverse County47.3Renville County: 47.2 %Renville County47.2Aitkin County: 47.1 %Aitkin County47.1Blue Earth County: 47 %Blue Earth County47Chippewa County: 46.6 %Chippewa County46.6Rice County: 46.6 %Rice County46.6Hennepin County: 46.4 %Hennepin County46.4Brown County: 46.4 %Brown County46.4Stearns County: 45.8 %Stearns County45.8Winona County: 45.7 %Winona County45.7Redwood County: 45.6 %Redwood County45.6Becker County: 45.3 %Becker County45.3Lyon County: 44.7 %Lyon County44.7Marshall County: 44.6 %Marshall County44.6Rock County: 44.6 %Rock County44.6Crow Wing County: 44.6 %Crow Wing County44.6Freeborn County: 44.4 %Freeborn County44.4Otter Tail County: 44.3 %Otter Tail County44.3Lake of the Woods County: 62.9 %Lake of the Woods County62.9Itasca County: 58.3 %Itasca County58.3Steele County: 57.4 %Steele County57.4Polk County: 55.8 %Polk County55.8Pope County: 54.3 %Pope County54.3St. Louis County: 53.8 %St. Louis County53.8Swift County: 53.7 %Swift County53.7Clay County: 53 %Clay County53Chisago County: 51.9 %Chisago County51.9Anoka County: 51.2 %Anoka County51.2Ramsey County: 50.4 %Ramsey County50.4Washington County: 49.8 %Washington County49.8Dakota County: 49.3 %Dakota County49.3Hubbard County: 49.3 %Hubbard County49.3Isanti County: 49.2 %Isanti County49.2Pine County: 48.8 %Pine County48.8Le Sueur County: 48.8 %Le Sueur County48.8Pipestone County: 48.7 %Pipestone County48.7Olmsted County: 48.6 %Olmsted County48.6Martin County: 48.1 %Martin County48.1Goodhue County: 47.8 %Goodhue County47.8Scott County: 47.4 %Scott County47.4Traverse County: 47.3 %Traverse County47.3Renville County: 47.2 %Renville County47.2Aitkin County: 47.1 %Aitkin County47.1Blue Earth County: 47 %Blue Earth County47Chippewa County: 46.6 %Chippewa County46.6Rice County: 46.6 %Rice County46.6Hennepin County: 46.4 %Hennepin County46.4Brown County: 46.4 %Brown County46.4Stearns County: 45.8 %Stearns County45.8Winona County: 45.7 %Winona County45.7Redwood County: 45.6 %Redwood County45.6Becker County: 45.3 %Becker County45.3Lyon County: 44.7 %Lyon County44.7Marshall County: 44.6 %Marshall County44.6Rock County: 44.6 %Rock County44.6Crow Wing County: 44.6 %Crow Wing County44.6Freeborn County: 44.4 %Freeborn County44.4Otter Tail County: 44.3 %Otter Tail County44.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lake of the Woods County62.9+13.9 pts
2Itasca County58.3-1.4 pts
3Steele County57.4-2 pts
4Polk County55.8+6 pts
5Pope County54.3+4.3 pts
6St. Louis County53.8+0.9 pts
7Swift County53.7+3.7 pts
8Clay County53-2.3 pts
9Chisago County51.9-0.9 pts
10Anoka County51.2+2.1 pts
11Ramsey County50.4+0.2 pts
12Washington County49.8+1 pts
13Dakota County49.3+0.6 pts
14Hubbard County49.3+0.8 pts
15Isanti County49.2+0.6 pts
16Pine County48.8-2.9 pts
17Le Sueur County48.8+3.8 pts
18Pipestone County48.7+7.4 pts
19Olmsted County48.6+0.6 pts
20Martin County48.1+5.3 pts
21Goodhue County47.8+0.1 pts
22Scott County47.4-1.4 pts
23Traverse County47.3+6.1 pts
24Renville County47.2+3.9 pts
25Aitkin County47.1-2.1 pts
26Blue Earth County47-0.6 pts
27Chippewa County46.6+3.3 pts
28Rice County46.6+0.8 pts
29Hennepin County46.4+0.6 pts
30Brown County46.4+7.5 pts
31Stearns County45.8+0.6 pts
32Winona County45.7-0.4 pts
33Redwood County45.6+3.4 pts
34Becker County45.3+1.3 pts
35Lyon County44.7-2.2 pts
36Marshall County44.6-2.8 pts
36Rock County44.6-6.3 pts
38Crow Wing County44.6-0.1 pts
39Freeborn County44.4+2 pts
40Otter Tail County44.3+4.5 pts
41Sherburne County44.2+3.4 pts
42Big Stone County43.7+4 pts
43Jackson County43.6+2 pts
44Todd County43.4+2.5 pts
45Lac qui Parle County43.3+8.6 pts
46Carlton County43.3-1.8 pts
47Mower County43.1+0.6 pts
48Wright County42.9+0.9 pts
49Houston County42.8+2.8 pts
50Mille Lacs County42.8-1.8 pts
51Wadena County42.6-2.9 pts
52Wabasha County42.4-3.5 pts
53Nicollet County42.1+3 pts
54Kanabec County41.8+3.6 pts
55Meeker County41.6+1.6 pts
56Cass County41.5-0.9 pts
57Faribault County41.2-0.4 pts
58Carver County40.9-2.7 pts
59Grant County40.9-5.7 pts
60Sibley County40.5+8 pts
61Waseca County40.2-12.1 pts
62Lincoln County39.9+1.3 pts
63Beltrami County39.8-2.9 pts
64Lake County39.6+2.1 pts
65Fillmore County39.1+1.8 pts
66Wilkin County38.9-3.1 pts
67McLeod County38.7+0.8 pts
68Clearwater County38.5-3.7 pts
69Dodge County38.5+1.2 pts
70Douglas County38.5-0.4 pts
71Roseau County37.2-2.6 pts
72Stevens County37-2.1 pts
73Pennington County36.9+0.5 pts
74Kandiyohi County36.4-4.2 pts
75Norman County36.2-6.3 pts
76Mahnomen County35.9-3.8 pts
77Watonwan County35.3+0.4 pts
78Nobles County35.3-0.4 pts
79Benton County35.2+3.2 pts
80Morrison County34.7-1.6 pts
81Cottonwood County33.9-3.7 pts
82Cook County32.3+4.6 pts
83Koochiching County30.9-8.5 pts
84Red Lake County30-12.9 pts
85Yellow Medicine County28.8-1 pts
86Murray County28.7+1.2 pts
87Kittson County28.1+4.8 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/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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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 Minnesota 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/minnesota-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)?

Lake of the Woods County, with 62.9% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Kittson County, with 28.1% in 2023.

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