# Counties in Missouri by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

All 115 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rent_burden_30_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/missouri-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Ripley County | 63.5 |
| 2 | Oregon County | 59.4 |
| 3 | Hickory County | 58.8 |
| 4 | Pemiscot County | 56.6 |
| 5 | Perry County | 55.6 |
| 6 | Washington County | 55 |
| 7 | Henry County | 53.2 |
| 8 | Bates County | 51.4 |
| 9 | Jackson County | 50.7 |
| 10 | Buchanan County | 50.4 |
| 11 | Butler County | 50.3 |
| 12 | Phelps County | 50.3 |
| 13 | Carter County | 50 |
| 14 | Benton County | 49.9 |
| 15 | Jasper County | 49.5 |
| 16 | Saline County | 49.5 |
| 17 | Boone County | 49.1 |
| 18 | Wayne County | 48.7 |
| 19 | St. Louis County | 48.4 |
| 20 | Putnam County | 48.3 |
| 21 | Audrain County | 47.9 |
| 22 | Barton County | 47.5 |
| 23 | Harrison County | 46.5 |
| 24 | Cedar County | 46.2 |
| 25 | Iron County | 46.2 |
| 26 | Greene County | 46.2 |
| 27 | Polk County | 46.1 |
| 28 | Cass County | 46 |
| 29 | Mississippi County | 46 |
| 30 | St. Louis city | 45.7 |
| 31 | Randolph County | 45.7 |
| 32 | Cape Girardeau County | 45.5 |
| 33 | Clay County | 45.2 |
| 34 | Nodaway County | 45.2 |
| 35 | Taney County | 44.9 |
| 36 | Howell County | 44.9 |
| 37 | Bollinger County | 44.7 |
| 38 | Macon County | 44.5 |
| 39 | Lawrence County | 44 |
| 40 | Scott County | 43.8 |
| 41 | St. Clair County | 43.7 |
| 42 | Wright County | 43.6 |
| 43 | Stone County | 43.5 |
| 44 | Texas County | 43.1 |
| 45 | Morgan County | 43 |
| 46 | Barry County | 42.9 |
| 47 | Pettis County | 42.9 |
| 48 | New Madrid County | 42.6 |
| 49 | St. Charles County | 42.4 |
| 50 | Ray County | 42 |
| 51 | Howard County | 41.6 |
| 52 | Gasconade County | 41.5 |
| 53 | Platte County | 41.5 |
| 54 | Marion County | 41.3 |
| 55 | Dent County | 41.1 |
| 56 | Warren County | 41.1 |
| 57 | Madison County | 41 |
| 58 | Douglas County | 40.9 |
| 59 | Johnson County | 40.8 |
| 60 | Christian County | 40.6 |
| 61 | Ozark County | 40.6 |
| 62 | Adair County | 40.4 |
| 63 | Lafayette County | 40.3 |
| 64 | St. Francois County | 40.3 |
| 65 | Franklin County | 40.1 |
| 66 | Camden County | 39.8 |
| 67 | Laclede County | 39.6 |
| 68 | Jefferson County | 39.4 |
| 69 | Dunklin County | 39.4 |
| 70 | Andrew County | 38.7 |
| 71 | Crawford County | 38.6 |
| 72 | Osage County | 38.2 |
| 73 | Newton County | 37.5 |
| 74 | Callaway County | 37.3 |
| 75 | Lincoln County | 37.2 |
| 76 | Cooper County | 36.9 |
| 77 | Clark County | 36.4 |
| 78 | McDonald County | 35.8 |
| 79 | Chariton County | 35.4 |
| 80 | Grundy County | 35.4 |
| 81 | Pike County | 35.4 |
| 82 | Carroll County | 35.3 |
| 83 | Dallas County | 35.1 |
| 84 | Linn County | 34.7 |
| 85 | Cole County | 34.5 |
| 86 | Vernon County | 34.5 |
| 87 | Pulaski County | 34.3 |
| 88 | Clinton County | 34.2 |
| 89 | Moniteau County | 33.4 |
| 90 | Webster County | 33.1 |
| 91 | Montgomery County | 33 |
| 92 | Livingston County | 32.7 |
| 93 | Lewis County | 32.5 |
| 94 | Gentry County | 31.9 |
| 95 | Dade County | 31.4 |
| 96 | Maries County | 31.2 |
| 97 | Monroe County | 31 |
| 98 | Stoddard County | 30.3 |
| 99 | Daviess County | 30.3 |
| 100 | Scotland County | 29.9 |
| 101 | Miller County | 29.8 |
| 102 | Shelby County | 29.4 |
| 103 | Mercer County | 29.3 |
| 104 | Sullivan County | 29.1 |
| 105 | Shannon County | 28.3 |
| 106 | Ralls County | 27.6 |
| 107 | Atchison County | 27 |
| 108 | DeKalb County | 26.9 |
| 109 | Ste. Genevieve County | 26.9 |
| 110 | Reynolds County | 24.3 |
| 111 | Knox County | 20.9 |
| 112 | Caldwell County | 20.8 |
| 113 | Schuyler County | 19.6 |
| 114 | Holt County | 19.5 |
| 115 | Worth County | 17.7 |