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

Arthur County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 93 counties in 2021, at 68.8%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 34.2% and the figure for Nebraska was 42.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.8Arthur County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median34.293 counties
Nebraska42.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 46.7 %Antelope County: 34.2 %Arthur County: 68.8 %Banner County: 35.7 %Blaine County: 25 %Boone County: 27.6 %Box Butte County: 42.3 %Boyd County: 47.9 %Brown County: 51.6 %Buffalo County: 41.6 %Burt County: 36.2 %Butler County: 30.8 %Cass County: 44.6 %Cedar County: 33.4 %Chase County: 32.3 %Cherry County: 36.7 %Cheyenne County: 32.2 %Clay County: 36.8 %Colfax County: 15.6 %Cuming County: 25.6 %Custer County: 37.4 %Dakota County: 37.5 %Dawes County: 38.5 %Dawson County: 35.6 %Deuel County: 34 %Dixon County: 36.3 %Dodge County: 37.6 %Douglas County: 46.2 %Dundy County: 36.8 %Fillmore County: 19.3 %Franklin County: 27.7 %Frontier County: 31.9 %Furnas County: 35.6 %Gage County: 41.3 %Garden County: 31.5 %Garfield County: 40 %Gosper County: 19.4 %Grant County: 22.6 %Greeley County: 29.8 %Hall County: 40.9 %Hamilton County: 31 %Harlan County: 23.9 %Hayes County: 22.9 %Hitchcock County: 31.5 %Holt County: 38.8 %Hooker County: 7.6 %Howard County: 50.3 %Jefferson County: 36.8 %Johnson County: 31.8 %Kearney County: 26.9 %Keith County: 47.6 %Keya Paha County: 15.6 %Kimball County: 46.9 %Knox County: 21.9 %Lancaster County: 43.8 %Lincoln County: 44.3 %Logan County: 21.9 %Loup County: 41 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 35.7 %Merrick County: 36.8 %Morrill County: 44.9 %Nance County: 27 %Nemaha County: 28.5 %Nuckolls County: 30.8 %Otoe County: 24.8 %Pawnee County: 35.1 %Perkins County: 42.9 %Phelps County: 43.2 %Pierce County: 37.6 %Platte County: 36.9 %Polk County: 29.9 %Red Willow County: 36.5 %Richardson County: 27 %Rock County: 15.3 %Saline County: 46 %Sarpy County: 39.5 %Saunders County: 28.7 %Scotts Bluff County: 44.3 %Seward County: 33.9 %Sheridan County: 26.5 %Sherman County: 26.4 %Sioux County: 14.5 %Stanton County: 33.8 %Thayer County: 22.5 %Thomas County: 7.7 %Thurston County: 30.4 %Valley County: 18.1 %Washington County: 40 %Wayne County: 56.4 %Webster County: 37.8 %Wheeler County: 24.1 %York County: 24.1 %
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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

Arthur County: 68.8 %Arthur County68.8Wayne County: 56.4 %Wayne County56.4Brown County: 51.6 %Brown County51.6Howard County: 50.3 %Howard County50.3Boyd County: 47.9 %Boyd County47.9Keith County: 47.6 %Keith County47.6Kimball County: 46.9 %Kimball County46.9Adams County: 46.7 %Adams County46.7Douglas County: 46.2 %Douglas County46.2Saline County: 46 %Saline County46Morrill County: 44.9 %Morrill County44.9Cass County: 44.6 %Cass County44.6Lincoln County: 44.3 %Lincoln County44.3Scotts Bluff County: 44.3 %Scotts Bluff County44.3Lancaster County: 43.8 %Lancaster County43.8Phelps County: 43.2 %Phelps County43.2Perkins County: 42.9 %Perkins County42.9Box Butte County: 42.3 %Box Butte County42.3Buffalo County: 41.6 %Buffalo County41.6Gage County: 41.3 %Gage County41.3Loup County: 41 %Loup County41Hall County: 40.9 %Hall County40.9Garfield County: 40 %Garfield County40Washington County: 40 %Washington County40Sarpy County: 39.5 %Sarpy County39.5Holt County: 38.8 %Holt County38.8Dawes County: 38.5 %Dawes County38.5Webster County: 37.8 %Webster County37.8Dodge County: 37.6 %Dodge County37.6Pierce County: 37.6 %Pierce County37.6Dakota County: 37.5 %Dakota County37.5Custer County: 37.4 %Custer County37.4Platte County: 36.9 %Platte County36.9Jefferson County: 36.8 %Jefferson County36.8Clay County: 36.8 %Clay County36.8Merrick County: 36.8 %Merrick County36.8Dundy County: 36.8 %Dundy County36.8Cherry County: 36.7 %Cherry County36.7Red Willow County: 36.5 %Red Willow County36.5Dixon County: 36.3 %Dixon County36.3Arthur County: 68.8 %Arthur County68.8Wayne County: 56.4 %Wayne County56.4Brown County: 51.6 %Brown County51.6Howard County: 50.3 %Howard County50.3Boyd County: 47.9 %Boyd County47.9Keith County: 47.6 %Keith County47.6Kimball County: 46.9 %Kimball County46.9Adams County: 46.7 %Adams County46.7Douglas County: 46.2 %Douglas County46.2Saline County: 46 %Saline County46Morrill County: 44.9 %Morrill County44.9Cass County: 44.6 %Cass County44.6Lincoln County: 44.3 %Lincoln County44.3Scotts Bluff County: 44.3 %Scotts Bluff County44.3Lancaster County: 43.8 %Lancaster County43.8Phelps County: 43.2 %Phelps County43.2Perkins County: 42.9 %Perkins County42.9Box Butte County: 42.3 %Box Butte County42.3Buffalo County: 41.6 %Buffalo County41.6Gage County: 41.3 %Gage County41.3Loup County: 41 %Loup County41Hall County: 40.9 %Hall County40.9Garfield County: 40 %Garfield County40Washington County: 40 %Washington County40Sarpy County: 39.5 %Sarpy County39.5Holt County: 38.8 %Holt County38.8Dawes County: 38.5 %Dawes County38.5Webster County: 37.8 %Webster County37.8Dodge County: 37.6 %Dodge County37.6Pierce County: 37.6 %Pierce County37.6Dakota County: 37.5 %Dakota County37.5Custer County: 37.4 %Custer County37.4Platte County: 36.9 %Platte County36.9Jefferson County: 36.8 %Jefferson County36.8Clay County: 36.8 %Clay County36.8Merrick County: 36.8 %Merrick County36.8Dundy County: 36.8 %Dundy County36.8Cherry County: 36.7 %Cherry County36.7Red Willow County: 36.5 %Red Willow County36.5Dixon County: 36.3 %Dixon County36.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Arthur County68.8
2Wayne County56.4
3Brown County51.6
4Howard County50.3
5Boyd County47.9
6Keith County47.6
7Kimball County46.9
8Adams County46.7
9Douglas County46.2
10Saline County46
11Morrill County44.9
12Cass County44.6
13Lincoln County44.3
14Scotts Bluff County44.3
15Lancaster County43.8
16Phelps County43.2
17Perkins County42.9
18Box Butte County42.3
19Buffalo County41.6
20Gage County41.3
21Loup County41
22Hall County40.9
23Garfield County40
24Washington County40
25Sarpy County39.5
26Holt County38.8
27Dawes County38.5
28Webster County37.8
29Dodge County37.6
30Pierce County37.6
31Dakota County37.5
32Custer County37.4
33Platte County36.9
34Jefferson County36.8
35Clay County36.8
36Merrick County36.8
37Dundy County36.8
38Cherry County36.7
39Red Willow County36.5
40Dixon County36.3
41Burt County36.2
42Banner County35.7
43Madison County35.7
44Furnas County35.6
45Dawson County35.6
46Pawnee County35.1
47Antelope County34.2
48Deuel County34
49Seward County33.9
50Stanton County33.8
51Cedar County33.4
52Chase County32.3
53Cheyenne County32.2
54Frontier County31.9
55Johnson County31.8
56Hitchcock County31.5
57Garden County31.5
58Hamilton County31
59Butler County30.8
59Nuckolls County30.8
61Thurston County30.4
62Polk County29.9
63Greeley County29.8
64Saunders County28.7
65Nemaha County28.5
66Franklin County27.7
67Boone County27.6
68Nance County27
69Richardson County27
70Kearney County26.9
71Sheridan County26.5
72Sherman County26.4
73Cuming County25.6
74Blaine County25
75Otoe County24.8
76York County24.1
77Wheeler County24.1
78Harlan County23.9
79Hayes County22.9
80Grant County22.6
81Thayer County22.5
82Logan County21.9
83Knox County21.9
84Gosper County19.4
85Fillmore County19.3
86Valley County18.1
87Keya Paha County15.6
88Colfax County15.6
89Rock County15.3
90Sioux County14.5
91Thomas County7.7
92Hooker County7.6
93McPherson County0

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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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2021. 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Arthur County, with 68.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McPherson County, with 0% 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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