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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 2022, at 64.3%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 35.1% and the figure for Nebraska was 43.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64.3Arthur County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median35.193 counties
Nebraska43.5History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 45.7 %Antelope County: 35.4 %Arthur County: 64.3 %Banner County: 20 %Blaine County: 36.4 %Boone County: 23.8 %Box Butte County: 30.9 %Boyd County: 44.8 %Brown County: 48.3 %Buffalo County: 41.3 %Burt County: 39.7 %Butler County: 29.9 %Cass County: 48 %Cedar County: 34.3 %Chase County: 30.4 %Cherry County: 38.5 %Cheyenne County: 39.4 %Clay County: 41.8 %Colfax County: 23 %Cuming County: 24.1 %Custer County: 36 %Dakota County: 39.2 %Dawes County: 45.2 %Dawson County: 35.5 %Deuel County: 33.3 %Dixon County: 37.2 %Dodge County: 39 %Douglas County: 48 %Dundy County: 37.3 %Fillmore County: 20.4 %Franklin County: 25.5 %Frontier County: 37.3 %Furnas County: 35.4 %Gage County: 43.1 %Garden County: 35.1 %Garfield County: 36.2 %Gosper County: 26.8 %Grant County: 17.7 %Greeley County: 25.4 %Hall County: 43.7 %Hamilton County: 34.6 %Harlan County: 24.1 %Hayes County: 9.5 %Hitchcock County: 34.8 %Holt County: 29.5 %Hooker County: 8.2 %Howard County: 42.4 %Jefferson County: 41.6 %Johnson County: 32.2 %Kearney County: 18.3 %Keith County: 45.6 %Keya Paha County: 17.2 %Kimball County: 53.3 %Knox County: 22.5 %Lancaster County: 44.3 %Lincoln County: 48.8 %Logan County: 14.8 %Loup County: 24.3 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 34.6 %Merrick County: 43.7 %Morrill County: 48.3 %Nance County: 29.7 %Nemaha County: 38.4 %Nuckolls County: 20.6 %Otoe County: 31.5 %Pawnee County: 31.9 %Perkins County: 41.3 %Phelps County: 43.2 %Pierce County: 38.4 %Platte County: 43.3 %Polk County: 26.4 %Red Willow County: 48.3 %Richardson County: 28.3 %Rock County: 13.3 %Saline County: 37.5 %Sarpy County: 41.4 %Saunders County: 31.7 %Scotts Bluff County: 46.5 %Seward County: 35.2 %Sheridan County: 24.2 %Sherman County: 26 %Sioux County: 20.8 %Stanton County: 33.6 %Thayer County: 29.8 %Thomas County: 1.9 %Thurston County: 28.9 %Valley County: 12.5 %Washington County: 41 %Wayne County: 62 %Webster County: 38.2 %Wheeler County: 11.4 %York County: 23.6 %
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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

Arthur County: 64.3 %Arthur County64.3Wayne County: 62 %Wayne County62Kimball County: 53.3 %Kimball County53.3Lincoln County: 48.8 %Lincoln County48.8Brown County: 48.3 %Brown County48.3Red Willow County: 48.3 %Red Willow County48.3Morrill County: 48.3 %Morrill County48.3Cass County: 48 %Cass County48Douglas County: 48 %Douglas County48Scotts Bluff County: 46.5 %Scotts Bluff County46.5Adams County: 45.7 %Adams County45.7Keith County: 45.6 %Keith County45.6Dawes County: 45.2 %Dawes County45.2Boyd County: 44.8 %Boyd County44.8Lancaster County: 44.3 %Lancaster County44.3Merrick County: 43.7 %Merrick County43.7Hall County: 43.7 %Hall County43.7Platte County: 43.3 %Platte County43.3Phelps County: 43.2 %Phelps County43.2Gage County: 43.1 %Gage County43.1Howard County: 42.4 %Howard County42.4Clay County: 41.8 %Clay County41.8Jefferson County: 41.6 %Jefferson County41.6Sarpy County: 41.4 %Sarpy County41.4Buffalo County: 41.3 %Buffalo County41.3Perkins County: 41.3 %Perkins County41.3Washington County: 41 %Washington County41Burt County: 39.7 %Burt County39.7Cheyenne County: 39.4 %Cheyenne County39.4Dakota County: 39.2 %Dakota County39.2Dodge County: 39 %Dodge County39Cherry County: 38.5 %Cherry County38.5Nemaha County: 38.4 %Nemaha County38.4Pierce County: 38.4 %Pierce County38.4Webster County: 38.2 %Webster County38.2Saline County: 37.5 %Saline County37.5Frontier County: 37.3 %Frontier County37.3Dundy County: 37.3 %Dundy County37.3Dixon County: 37.2 %Dixon County37.2Blaine County: 36.4 %Blaine County36.4Arthur County: 64.3 %Arthur County64.3Wayne County: 62 %Wayne County62Kimball County: 53.3 %Kimball County53.3Lincoln County: 48.8 %Lincoln County48.8Brown County: 48.3 %Brown County48.3Red Willow County: 48.3 %Red Willow County48.3Morrill County: 48.3 %Morrill County48.3Cass County: 48 %Cass County48Douglas County: 48 %Douglas County48Scotts Bluff County: 46.5 %Scotts Bluff County46.5Adams County: 45.7 %Adams County45.7Keith County: 45.6 %Keith County45.6Dawes County: 45.2 %Dawes County45.2Boyd County: 44.8 %Boyd County44.8Lancaster County: 44.3 %Lancaster County44.3Merrick County: 43.7 %Merrick County43.7Hall County: 43.7 %Hall County43.7Platte County: 43.3 %Platte County43.3Phelps County: 43.2 %Phelps County43.2Gage County: 43.1 %Gage County43.1Howard County: 42.4 %Howard County42.4Clay County: 41.8 %Clay County41.8Jefferson County: 41.6 %Jefferson County41.6Sarpy County: 41.4 %Sarpy County41.4Buffalo County: 41.3 %Buffalo County41.3Perkins County: 41.3 %Perkins County41.3Washington County: 41 %Washington County41Burt County: 39.7 %Burt County39.7Cheyenne County: 39.4 %Cheyenne County39.4Dakota County: 39.2 %Dakota County39.2Dodge County: 39 %Dodge County39Cherry County: 38.5 %Cherry County38.5Nemaha County: 38.4 %Nemaha County38.4Pierce County: 38.4 %Pierce County38.4Webster County: 38.2 %Webster County38.2Saline County: 37.5 %Saline County37.5Frontier County: 37.3 %Frontier County37.3Dundy County: 37.3 %Dundy County37.3Dixon County: 37.2 %Dixon County37.2Blaine County: 36.4 %Blaine County36.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Arthur County64.3-4.5 pts
2Wayne County62+5.6 pts
3Kimball County53.3+6.4 pts
4Lincoln County48.8+4.4 pts
5Brown County48.3-3.2 pts
5Red Willow County48.3+11.9 pts
7Morrill County48.3+3.4 pts
8Cass County48+3.4 pts
9Douglas County48+1.8 pts
10Scotts Bluff County46.5+2.2 pts
11Adams County45.7-1 pts
12Keith County45.6-2.1 pts
13Dawes County45.2+6.7 pts
14Boyd County44.8-3.1 pts
15Lancaster County44.3+0.5 pts
16Merrick County43.7+6.9 pts
17Hall County43.7+2.8 pts
18Platte County43.3+6.4 pts
19Phelps County43.2+0.1 pts
20Gage County43.1+1.8 pts
21Howard County42.4-7.9 pts
22Clay County41.8+5 pts
23Jefferson County41.6+4.8 pts
24Sarpy County41.4+1.9 pts
25Buffalo County41.3-0.3 pts
25Perkins County41.3-1.6 pts
27Washington County41+1 pts
28Burt County39.7+3.4 pts
29Cheyenne County39.4+7.2 pts
30Dakota County39.2+1.7 pts
31Dodge County39+1.4 pts
32Cherry County38.5+1.8 pts
33Nemaha County38.4+10 pts
34Pierce County38.4+0.9 pts
35Webster County38.2+0.4 pts
36Saline County37.5-8.6 pts
37Frontier County37.3+5.4 pts
38Dundy County37.3+0.5 pts
39Dixon County37.2+0.9 pts
40Blaine County36.4+11.4 pts
41Garfield County36.2-3.9 pts
42Custer County36-1.5 pts
43Dawson County35.5-0 pts
44Furnas County35.4-0.2 pts
45Antelope County35.4+1.2 pts
46Seward County35.2+1.3 pts
47Garden County35.1+3.6 pts
48Hitchcock County34.8+3.3 pts
49Madison County34.6-1.1 pts
50Hamilton County34.6+3.5 pts
51Cedar County34.3+0.9 pts
52Stanton County33.6-0.3 pts
53Deuel County33.3-0.6 pts
54Johnson County32.2+0.4 pts
55Pawnee County31.9-3.2 pts
56Saunders County31.7+3 pts
57Otoe County31.5+6.7 pts
58Box Butte County30.9-11.4 pts
59Chase County30.4-1.9 pts
60Butler County29.9-0.9 pts
61Thayer County29.8+7.3 pts
62Nance County29.7+2.7 pts
63Holt County29.5-9.3 pts
64Thurston County28.9-1.5 pts
65Richardson County28.3+1.3 pts
66Gosper County26.8+7.4 pts
67Polk County26.4-3.5 pts
68Sherman County26-0.4 pts
69Franklin County25.5-2.2 pts
70Greeley County25.4-4.3 pts
71Loup County24.3-16.7 pts
72Sheridan County24.2-2.3 pts
73Cuming County24.1-1.5 pts
73Harlan County24.1+0.2 pts
75Boone County23.8-3.8 pts
76York County23.6-0.5 pts
77Colfax County23+7.4 pts
78Knox County22.5+0.6 pts
79Sioux County20.8+6.3 pts
80Nuckolls County20.6-10.2 pts
81Fillmore County20.4+1 pts
82Banner County20-15.7 pts
83Kearney County18.3-8.6 pts
84Grant County17.7-4.9 pts
85Keya Paha County17.2+1.6 pts
86Logan County14.8-7.1 pts
87Rock County13.3-1.9 pts
88Valley County12.5-5.6 pts
89Wheeler County11.4-12.7 pts
90Hayes County9.5-13.4 pts
91Hooker County8.2+0.6 pts
92Thomas County1.9-5.8 pts
93McPherson County00 pts

Other periods

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/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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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 Nebraska 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/nebraska-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)?

Arthur County, with 64.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McPherson County, with 0% 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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