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

Carter County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 115 counties in 2022, at 58.8%. Holt County had the lowest, at 19.2%. The median was 41.1% and the figure for Missouri was 45.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.8Carter County
Lowest19.2Holt County
Median41.1115 counties
Missouri45.2History

Map of counties, 2022

Adair County: 49 %Andrew County: 37 %Atchison County: 24.4 %Audrain County: 42.1 %Barry County: 43 %Barton County: 56.7 %Bates County: 45 %Benton County: 50.8 %Bollinger County: 42.2 %Boone County: 50.4 %Buchanan County: 47.5 %Butler County: 49.8 %Caldwell County: 23 %Callaway County: 35.9 %Camden County: 35.9 %Cape Girardeau County: 47.3 %Carroll County: 31.8 %Carter County: 58.8 %Cass County: 42.1 %Cedar County: 41.1 %Chariton County: 27.1 %Christian County: 39.8 %Clark County: 30.8 %Clay County: 43.7 %Clinton County: 29.7 %Cole County: 35.8 %Cooper County: 38.3 %Crawford County: 39.5 %Dade County: 38.2 %Dallas County: 50.6 %Daviess County: 34 %DeKalb County: 25.2 %Dent County: 46.4 %Douglas County: 49.5 %Dunklin County: 44.6 %Franklin County: 39.8 %Gasconade County: 34.8 %Gentry County: 26.7 %Greene County: 49.1 %Grundy County: 35 %Harrison County: 47.6 %Henry County: 50.8 %Hickory County: 58.7 %Holt County: 19.2 %Howard County: 50.5 %Howell County: 48.1 %Iron County: 56.7 %Jackson County: 48.6 %Jasper County: 48.6 %Jefferson County: 39.4 %Johnson County: 44 %Knox County: 25.6 %Laclede County: 34.5 %Lafayette County: 34.6 %Lawrence County: 43 %Lewis County: 37.1 %Lincoln County: 37.8 %Linn County: 29.4 %Livingston County: 29 %McDonald County: 38.5 %Macon County: 45.4 %Madison County: 44.7 %Maries County: 40.8 %Marion County: 37.5 %Mercer County: 25.1 %Miller County: 27.7 %Mississippi County: 51.7 %Moniteau County: 33.7 %Monroe County: 23.6 %Montgomery County: 36.7 %Morgan County: 41.2 %New Madrid County: 43.4 %Newton County: 37.1 %Nodaway County: 45.7 %Oregon County: 58.5 %Osage County: 32.4 %Ozark County: 40.3 %Pemiscot County: 55.5 %Perry County: 53.7 %Pettis County: 43.9 %Phelps County: 56.7 %Pike County: 36.5 %Platte County: 36.6 %Polk County: 48.7 %Pulaski County: 37.6 %Putnam County: 40.6 %Ralls County: 32.9 %Randolph County: 46.8 %Ray County: 37.4 %Reynolds County: 32.1 %Ripley County: 47.9 %St. Charles County: 38.6 %St. Clair County: 41.1 %Ste. Genevieve County: 37.1 %St. Francois County: 41.1 %St. Louis County: 47 %Saline County: 50.1 %Schuyler County: 22.3 %Scotland County: 47.5 %Scott County: 45.6 %Shannon County: 38.4 %Shelby County: 35.4 %Stoddard County: 35.8 %Stone County: 43.3 %Sullivan County: 29.7 %Taney County: 45.7 %Texas County: 43 %Vernon County: 39.4 %Warren County: 51 %Washington County: 52.3 %Wayne County: 43.2 %Webster County: 28.8 %Worth County: 25.9 %Wright County: 49.2 %St. Louis city: 46.5 %
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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

Carter County: 58.8 %Carter County58.8Hickory County: 58.7 %Hickory County58.7Oregon County: 58.5 %Oregon County58.5Iron County: 56.7 %Iron County56.7Phelps County: 56.7 %Phelps County56.7Barton County: 56.7 %Barton County56.7Pemiscot County: 55.5 %Pemiscot County55.5Perry County: 53.7 %Perry County53.7Washington County: 52.3 %Washington County52.3Mississippi County: 51.7 %Mississippi County51.7Warren County: 51 %Warren County51Henry County: 50.8 %Henry County50.8Benton County: 50.8 %Benton County50.8Dallas County: 50.6 %Dallas County50.6Howard County: 50.5 %Howard County50.5Boone County: 50.4 %Boone County50.4Saline County: 50.1 %Saline County50.1Butler County: 49.8 %Butler County49.8Douglas County: 49.5 %Douglas County49.5Wright County: 49.2 %Wright County49.2Greene County: 49.1 %Greene County49.1Adair County: 49 %Adair County49Polk County: 48.7 %Polk County48.7Jasper County: 48.6 %Jasper County48.6Jackson County: 48.6 %Jackson County48.6Howell County: 48.1 %Howell County48.1Ripley County: 47.9 %Ripley County47.9Harrison County: 47.6 %Harrison County47.6Buchanan County: 47.5 %Buchanan County47.5Scotland County: 47.5 %Scotland County47.5Cape Girardeau County: 47.3 %Cape Girardeau County47.3St. Louis County: 47 %St. Louis County47Randolph County: 46.8 %Randolph County46.8St. Louis city: 46.5 %St. Louis city46.5Dent County: 46.4 %Dent County46.4Taney County: 45.7 %Taney County45.7Nodaway County: 45.7 %Nodaway County45.7Scott County: 45.6 %Scott County45.6Macon County: 45.4 %Macon County45.4Bates County: 45 %Bates County45Carter County: 58.8 %Carter County58.8Hickory County: 58.7 %Hickory County58.7Oregon County: 58.5 %Oregon County58.5Iron County: 56.7 %Iron County56.7Phelps County: 56.7 %Phelps County56.7Barton County: 56.7 %Barton County56.7Pemiscot County: 55.5 %Pemiscot County55.5Perry County: 53.7 %Perry County53.7Washington County: 52.3 %Washington County52.3Mississippi County: 51.7 %Mississippi County51.7Warren County: 51 %Warren County51Henry County: 50.8 %Henry County50.8Benton County: 50.8 %Benton County50.8Dallas County: 50.6 %Dallas County50.6Howard County: 50.5 %Howard County50.5Boone County: 50.4 %Boone County50.4Saline County: 50.1 %Saline County50.1Butler County: 49.8 %Butler County49.8Douglas County: 49.5 %Douglas County49.5Wright County: 49.2 %Wright County49.2Greene County: 49.1 %Greene County49.1Adair County: 49 %Adair County49Polk County: 48.7 %Polk County48.7Jasper County: 48.6 %Jasper County48.6Jackson County: 48.6 %Jackson County48.6Howell County: 48.1 %Howell County48.1Ripley County: 47.9 %Ripley County47.9Harrison County: 47.6 %Harrison County47.6Buchanan County: 47.5 %Buchanan County47.5Scotland County: 47.5 %Scotland County47.5Cape Girardeau County: 47.3 %Cape Girardeau County47.3St. Louis County: 47 %St. Louis County47Randolph County: 46.8 %Randolph County46.8St. Louis city: 46.5 %St. Louis city46.5Dent County: 46.4 %Dent County46.4Taney County: 45.7 %Taney County45.7Nodaway County: 45.7 %Nodaway County45.7Scott County: 45.6 %Scott County45.6Macon County: 45.4 %Macon County45.4Bates County: 45 %Bates County45
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Carter County58.8+3.8 pts
2Hickory County58.7-6.6 pts
3Oregon County58.5-3.5 pts
4Iron County56.7-0.3 pts
5Phelps County56.7+7.5 pts
6Barton County56.7+3.3 pts
7Pemiscot County55.5+2.5 pts
8Perry County53.7+3.8 pts
9Washington County52.3+5.1 pts
10Mississippi County51.7+4.2 pts
11Warren County51-0.4 pts
12Henry County50.8+0.3 pts
13Benton County50.8-0.1 pts
14Dallas County50.6+7 pts
15Howard County50.5+11.1 pts
16Boone County50.4-0.3 pts
17Saline County50.1+4.7 pts
18Butler County49.8+2.2 pts
19Douglas County49.5+14.6 pts
20Wright County49.2-1.3 pts
21Greene County49.1+0.9 pts
22Adair County49-5.3 pts
23Polk County48.7+3 pts
24Jasper County48.6+0.2 pts
25Jackson County48.6+0.9 pts
26Howell County48.1+4.3 pts
27Ripley County47.9-6.5 pts
28Harrison County47.6+1.5 pts
29Buchanan County47.5+1.1 pts
30Scotland County47.5+4.8 pts
31Cape Girardeau County47.3+1.5 pts
32St. Louis County47+0.7 pts
33Randolph County46.8+4.1 pts
34St. Louis city46.5-0.9 pts
35Dent County46.4+5.1 pts
36Taney County45.7+1 pts
37Nodaway County45.7+0.7 pts
38Scott County45.6+2.6 pts
39Macon County45.4+1.7 pts
40Bates County45+0.2 pts
41Madison County44.7-6.3 pts
42Dunklin County44.6+1.8 pts
43Johnson County44+1.3 pts
44Pettis County43.9-1.5 pts
45Clay County43.7-0.9 pts
46New Madrid County43.4-1 pts
47Stone County43.3+0.1 pts
48Wayne County43.2+12.8 pts
49Barry County43-4.5 pts
50Texas County43+1.9 pts
51Lawrence County43+1.2 pts
52Bollinger County42.2-4 pts
53Audrain County42.1+0.9 pts
54Cass County42.1+1.7 pts
55Morgan County41.2+1.2 pts
56Cedar County41.1-4.4 pts
57St. Francois County41.1-2 pts
58St. Clair County41.1+10 pts
59Maries County40.8+2.1 pts
60Putnam County40.6-0.4 pts
61Ozark County40.3-2.8 pts
62Christian County39.8+2.8 pts
63Franklin County39.8-0.6 pts
64Crawford County39.5-7.8 pts
65Vernon County39.4-2.7 pts
66Jefferson County39.4+0.5 pts
67St. Charles County38.6-0.3 pts
68McDonald County38.5+0.6 pts
69Shannon County38.4+3.3 pts
70Cooper County38.3-0.2 pts
71Dade County38.2+2.9 pts
72Lincoln County37.8+0.2 pts
73Pulaski County37.6+3.3 pts
74Marion County37.5+2 pts
75Ray County37.4-1.8 pts
76Newton County37.1-2.4 pts
77Ste. Genevieve County37.1-1.1 pts
78Lewis County37.1-2.8 pts
79Andrew County37-0.4 pts
80Montgomery County36.7+7.2 pts
81Platte County36.6+1.8 pts
82Pike County36.5-1.1 pts
83Camden County35.9-1.7 pts
84Callaway County35.9-3.9 pts
85Stoddard County35.8-0.7 pts
86Cole County35.8+0.2 pts
87Shelby County35.4+6.5 pts
88Grundy County35+6.9 pts
89Gasconade County34.8+3.9 pts
90Lafayette County34.6-0.7 pts
91Laclede County34.5+0.7 pts
92Daviess County34-0.3 pts
93Moniteau County33.7-0.7 pts
94Ralls County32.9+3.7 pts
95Osage County32.4+2.2 pts
96Reynolds County32.1-13.4 pts
97Carroll County31.8-3 pts
98Clark County30.8-9.7 pts
99Clinton County29.7-3 pts
100Sullivan County29.7+0.3 pts
101Linn County29.4-1.4 pts
102Livingston County29-5.1 pts
103Webster County28.8-1.6 pts
104Miller County27.7-6.5 pts
105Chariton County27.1+0.5 pts
106Gentry County26.7+2.6 pts
107Worth County25.9+0.6 pts
108Knox County25.6+1.7 pts
109DeKalb County25.2-5.6 pts
110Mercer County25.1-1 pts
111Atchison County24.4-2.8 pts
112Monroe County23.6-3.7 pts
113Caldwell County23-6.9 pts
114Schuyler County22.3-4.6 pts
115Holt County19.2-2.9 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.

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/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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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 Missouri 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/missouri-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)?

Carter County, with 58.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Holt County, with 19.2% in 2022.

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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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