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

Hickory County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 115 counties in 2021, at 65.3%. Holt County had the lowest, at 22%. The median was 40.5% and the figure for Missouri was 44.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest65.3Hickory County
Lowest22Holt County
Median40.5115 counties
Missouri44.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 54.3 %Andrew County: 37.4 %Atchison County: 27.2 %Audrain County: 41.2 %Barry County: 47.6 %Barton County: 53.4 %Bates County: 44.7 %Benton County: 50.9 %Bollinger County: 46.1 %Boone County: 50.7 %Buchanan County: 46.4 %Butler County: 47.6 %Caldwell County: 29.9 %Callaway County: 39.8 %Camden County: 37.6 %Cape Girardeau County: 45.9 %Carroll County: 34.8 %Carter County: 55 %Cass County: 40.4 %Cedar County: 45.5 %Chariton County: 26.6 %Christian County: 37 %Clark County: 40.5 %Clay County: 44.6 %Clinton County: 32.7 %Cole County: 35.7 %Cooper County: 38.5 %Crawford County: 47.3 %Dade County: 35.3 %Dallas County: 43.6 %Daviess County: 34.2 %DeKalb County: 30.8 %Dent County: 41.3 %Douglas County: 34.8 %Dunklin County: 42.8 %Franklin County: 40.4 %Gasconade County: 30.9 %Gentry County: 24.1 %Greene County: 48.1 %Grundy County: 28.1 %Harrison County: 46 %Henry County: 50.5 %Hickory County: 65.3 %Holt County: 22 %Howard County: 39.3 %Howell County: 43.8 %Iron County: 57 %Jackson County: 47.7 %Jasper County: 48.4 %Jefferson County: 38.9 %Johnson County: 42.7 %Knox County: 23.9 %Laclede County: 33.9 %Lafayette County: 35.3 %Lawrence County: 41.7 %Lewis County: 39.9 %Lincoln County: 37.7 %Linn County: 30.8 %Livingston County: 34.1 %McDonald County: 37.9 %Macon County: 43.7 %Madison County: 51 %Maries County: 38.7 %Marion County: 35.5 %Mercer County: 26.1 %Miller County: 34.2 %Mississippi County: 47.5 %Moniteau County: 34.4 %Monroe County: 27.3 %Montgomery County: 29.5 %Morgan County: 39.9 %New Madrid County: 44.4 %Newton County: 39.5 %Nodaway County: 45 %Oregon County: 62 %Osage County: 30.2 %Ozark County: 43.1 %Pemiscot County: 53 %Perry County: 49.9 %Pettis County: 45.4 %Phelps County: 49.1 %Pike County: 37.6 %Platte County: 34.8 %Polk County: 45.7 %Pulaski County: 34.3 %Putnam County: 41 %Ralls County: 29.3 %Randolph County: 42.7 %Ray County: 39.3 %Reynolds County: 45.5 %Ripley County: 54.4 %St. Charles County: 38.9 %St. Clair County: 31.1 %Ste. Genevieve County: 38.2 %St. Francois County: 43.1 %St. Louis County: 46.4 %Saline County: 45.4 %Schuyler County: 26.9 %Scotland County: 42.7 %Scott County: 43 %Shannon County: 35.1 %Shelby County: 29 %Stoddard County: 36.6 %Stone County: 43.2 %Sullivan County: 29.3 %Taney County: 44.7 %Texas County: 41.1 %Vernon County: 42.1 %Warren County: 51.4 %Washington County: 47.3 %Wayne County: 30.5 %Webster County: 30.4 %Worth County: 25.3 %Wright County: 50.6 %St. Louis city: 47.4 %
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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

Hickory County: 65.3 %Hickory County65.3Oregon County: 62 %Oregon County62Iron County: 57 %Iron County57Carter County: 55 %Carter County55Ripley County: 54.4 %Ripley County54.4Adair County: 54.3 %Adair County54.3Barton County: 53.4 %Barton County53.4Pemiscot County: 53 %Pemiscot County53Warren County: 51.4 %Warren County51.4Madison County: 51 %Madison County51Benton County: 50.9 %Benton County50.9Boone County: 50.7 %Boone County50.7Wright County: 50.6 %Wright County50.6Henry County: 50.5 %Henry County50.5Perry County: 49.9 %Perry County49.9Phelps County: 49.1 %Phelps County49.1Jasper County: 48.4 %Jasper County48.4Greene County: 48.1 %Greene County48.1Jackson County: 47.7 %Jackson County47.7Barry County: 47.6 %Barry County47.6Butler County: 47.6 %Butler County47.6Mississippi County: 47.5 %Mississippi County47.5St. Louis city: 47.4 %St. Louis city47.4Crawford County: 47.3 %Crawford County47.3Washington County: 47.3 %Washington County47.3Buchanan County: 46.4 %Buchanan County46.4St. Louis County: 46.4 %St. Louis County46.4Bollinger County: 46.1 %Bollinger County46.1Harrison County: 46 %Harrison County46Cape Girardeau County: 45.9 %Cape Girardeau County45.9Polk County: 45.7 %Polk County45.7Cedar County: 45.5 %Cedar County45.5Reynolds County: 45.5 %Reynolds County45.5Saline County: 45.4 %Saline County45.4Pettis County: 45.4 %Pettis County45.4Nodaway County: 45 %Nodaway County45Bates County: 44.7 %Bates County44.7Taney County: 44.7 %Taney County44.7Clay County: 44.6 %Clay County44.6New Madrid County: 44.4 %New Madrid County44.4Hickory County: 65.3 %Hickory County65.3Oregon County: 62 %Oregon County62Iron County: 57 %Iron County57Carter County: 55 %Carter County55Ripley County: 54.4 %Ripley County54.4Adair County: 54.3 %Adair County54.3Barton County: 53.4 %Barton County53.4Pemiscot County: 53 %Pemiscot County53Warren County: 51.4 %Warren County51.4Madison County: 51 %Madison County51Benton County: 50.9 %Benton County50.9Boone County: 50.7 %Boone County50.7Wright County: 50.6 %Wright County50.6Henry County: 50.5 %Henry County50.5Perry County: 49.9 %Perry County49.9Phelps County: 49.1 %Phelps County49.1Jasper County: 48.4 %Jasper County48.4Greene County: 48.1 %Greene County48.1Jackson County: 47.7 %Jackson County47.7Barry County: 47.6 %Barry County47.6Butler County: 47.6 %Butler County47.6Mississippi County: 47.5 %Mississippi County47.5St. Louis city: 47.4 %St. Louis city47.4Crawford County: 47.3 %Crawford County47.3Washington County: 47.3 %Washington County47.3Buchanan County: 46.4 %Buchanan County46.4St. Louis County: 46.4 %St. Louis County46.4Bollinger County: 46.1 %Bollinger County46.1Harrison County: 46 %Harrison County46Cape Girardeau County: 45.9 %Cape Girardeau County45.9Polk County: 45.7 %Polk County45.7Cedar County: 45.5 %Cedar County45.5Reynolds County: 45.5 %Reynolds County45.5Saline County: 45.4 %Saline County45.4Pettis County: 45.4 %Pettis County45.4Nodaway County: 45 %Nodaway County45Bates County: 44.7 %Bates County44.7Taney County: 44.7 %Taney County44.7Clay County: 44.6 %Clay County44.6New Madrid County: 44.4 %New Madrid County44.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Hickory County65.3
2Oregon County62
3Iron County57
4Carter County55
5Ripley County54.4
6Adair County54.3
7Barton County53.4
8Pemiscot County53
9Warren County51.4
10Madison County51
11Benton County50.9
12Boone County50.7
13Wright County50.6
14Henry County50.5
15Perry County49.9
16Phelps County49.1
17Jasper County48.4
18Greene County48.1
19Jackson County47.7
20Barry County47.6
21Butler County47.6
22Mississippi County47.5
23St. Louis city47.4
24Crawford County47.3
25Washington County47.3
26Buchanan County46.4
27St. Louis County46.4
28Bollinger County46.1
29Harrison County46
30Cape Girardeau County45.9
31Polk County45.7
32Cedar County45.5
33Reynolds County45.5
34Saline County45.4
35Pettis County45.4
36Nodaway County45
37Bates County44.7
38Taney County44.7
39Clay County44.6
40New Madrid County44.4
41Howell County43.8
42Macon County43.7
43Dallas County43.6
44Stone County43.2
45Ozark County43.1
46St. Francois County43.1
47Scott County43
48Dunklin County42.8
49Johnson County42.7
49Randolph County42.7
51Scotland County42.7
52Vernon County42.1
53Lawrence County41.7
54Dent County41.3
55Audrain County41.2
56Texas County41.1
57Putnam County41
58Clark County40.5
59Cass County40.4
60Franklin County40.4
61Lewis County39.9
62Morgan County39.9
63Callaway County39.8
64Newton County39.5
65Howard County39.3
66Ray County39.3
67St. Charles County38.9
68Jefferson County38.9
69Maries County38.7
70Cooper County38.5
71Ste. Genevieve County38.2
72McDonald County37.9
73Lincoln County37.7
74Camden County37.6
75Pike County37.6
76Andrew County37.4
77Christian County37
78Stoddard County36.6
79Cole County35.7
80Marion County35.5
81Dade County35.3
82Lafayette County35.3
83Shannon County35.1
84Douglas County34.8
85Carroll County34.8
86Platte County34.8
87Moniteau County34.4
88Pulaski County34.3
89Daviess County34.2
90Miller County34.2
91Livingston County34.1
92Laclede County33.9
93Clinton County32.7
94St. Clair County31.1
95Gasconade County30.9
96DeKalb County30.8
96Linn County30.8
98Wayne County30.5
99Webster County30.4
100Osage County30.2
101Caldwell County29.9
102Montgomery County29.5
103Sullivan County29.3
104Ralls County29.3
105Shelby County29
106Grundy County28.1
107Monroe County27.3
108Atchison County27.2
109Schuyler County26.9
110Chariton County26.6
111Mercer County26.1
112Worth County25.3
113Gentry County24.1
114Knox County23.9
115Holt County22

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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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-counties?period=2021. 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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)?

Hickory County, with 65.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Holt County, with 22% in 2021.

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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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