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

Brown County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 93 counties in 2023, at 60.1%. McPherson County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 35.5% and the figure for Nebraska was 43.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60.1Brown County
Lowest0McPherson County
Median35.593 counties
Nebraska43.9History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 49 %Antelope County: 27.3 %Arthur County: 47.4 %Banner County: 38.5 %Blaine County: 22.2 %Boone County: 28.5 %Box Butte County: 43 %Boyd County: 45.1 %Brown County: 60.1 %Buffalo County: 39.5 %Burt County: 35.2 %Butler County: 29.1 %Cass County: 43.5 %Cedar County: 29.4 %Chase County: 33 %Cherry County: 31.8 %Cheyenne County: 44.9 %Clay County: 40.2 %Colfax County: 20 %Cuming County: 29.6 %Custer County: 33.3 %Dakota County: 41.1 %Dawes County: 48.4 %Dawson County: 37.1 %Deuel County: 23 %Dixon County: 37.3 %Dodge County: 34.9 %Douglas County: 48.3 %Dundy County: 34.5 %Fillmore County: 21.5 %Franklin County: 31.5 %Frontier County: 37 %Furnas County: 35.5 %Gage County: 36.4 %Garden County: 26.2 %Garfield County: 50 %Gosper County: 23.4 %Grant County: 32.6 %Greeley County: 25.6 %Hall County: 45.7 %Hamilton County: 41.9 %Harlan County: 29.6 %Hayes County: 7 %Hitchcock County: 37.3 %Holt County: 24.2 %Hooker County: 15.9 %Howard County: 33.3 %Jefferson County: 44.3 %Johnson County: 31 %Kearney County: 20.7 %Keith County: 41 %Keya Paha County: 31.3 %Kimball County: 45.7 %Knox County: 27.2 %Lancaster County: 45.4 %Lincoln County: 43.2 %Logan County: 38.8 %Loup County: 21.2 %McPherson County: 0 %Madison County: 36.7 %Merrick County: 40.8 %Morrill County: 45.7 %Nance County: 37.6 %Nemaha County: 42.6 %Nuckolls County: 16.1 %Otoe County: 24.3 %Pawnee County: 36.5 %Perkins County: 36.8 %Phelps County: 44.9 %Pierce County: 43.3 %Platte County: 37.7 %Polk County: 19.7 %Red Willow County: 50.2 %Richardson County: 31.4 %Rock County: 18.8 %Saline County: 39.2 %Sarpy County: 42.3 %Saunders County: 36.8 %Scotts Bluff County: 49.9 %Seward County: 36.6 %Sheridan County: 27.9 %Sherman County: 31.1 %Sioux County: 22.6 %Stanton County: 29.7 %Thayer County: 31.9 %Thomas County: 5.1 %Thurston County: 30.1 %Valley County: 15 %Washington County: 41.9 %Wayne County: 53.3 %Webster County: 42.9 %Wheeler County: 4.9 %York County: 28.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Brown County: 60.1 %Brown County60.1Wayne County: 53.3 %Wayne County53.3Red Willow County: 50.2 %Red Willow County50.2Garfield County: 50 %Garfield County50Scotts Bluff County: 49.9 %Scotts Bluff County49.9Adams County: 49 %Adams County49Dawes County: 48.4 %Dawes County48.4Douglas County: 48.3 %Douglas County48.3Arthur County: 47.4 %Arthur County47.4Morrill County: 45.7 %Morrill County45.7Kimball County: 45.7 %Kimball County45.7Hall County: 45.7 %Hall County45.7Lancaster County: 45.4 %Lancaster County45.4Boyd County: 45.1 %Boyd County45.1Phelps County: 44.9 %Phelps County44.9Cheyenne County: 44.9 %Cheyenne County44.9Jefferson County: 44.3 %Jefferson County44.3Cass County: 43.5 %Cass County43.5Pierce County: 43.3 %Pierce County43.3Lincoln County: 43.2 %Lincoln County43.2Box Butte County: 43 %Box Butte County43Webster County: 42.9 %Webster County42.9Nemaha County: 42.6 %Nemaha County42.6Sarpy County: 42.3 %Sarpy County42.3Hamilton County: 41.9 %Hamilton County41.9Washington County: 41.9 %Washington County41.9Dakota County: 41.1 %Dakota County41.1Keith County: 41 %Keith County41Merrick County: 40.8 %Merrick County40.8Clay County: 40.2 %Clay County40.2Buffalo County: 39.5 %Buffalo County39.5Saline County: 39.2 %Saline County39.2Logan County: 38.8 %Logan County38.8Banner County: 38.5 %Banner County38.5Platte County: 37.7 %Platte County37.7Nance County: 37.6 %Nance County37.6Dixon County: 37.3 %Dixon County37.3Hitchcock County: 37.3 %Hitchcock County37.3Dawson County: 37.1 %Dawson County37.1Frontier County: 37 %Frontier County37Brown County: 60.1 %Brown County60.1Wayne County: 53.3 %Wayne County53.3Red Willow County: 50.2 %Red Willow County50.2Garfield County: 50 %Garfield County50Scotts Bluff County: 49.9 %Scotts Bluff County49.9Adams County: 49 %Adams County49Dawes County: 48.4 %Dawes County48.4Douglas County: 48.3 %Douglas County48.3Arthur County: 47.4 %Arthur County47.4Morrill County: 45.7 %Morrill County45.7Kimball County: 45.7 %Kimball County45.7Hall County: 45.7 %Hall County45.7Lancaster County: 45.4 %Lancaster County45.4Boyd County: 45.1 %Boyd County45.1Phelps County: 44.9 %Phelps County44.9Cheyenne County: 44.9 %Cheyenne County44.9Jefferson County: 44.3 %Jefferson County44.3Cass County: 43.5 %Cass County43.5Pierce County: 43.3 %Pierce County43.3Lincoln County: 43.2 %Lincoln County43.2Box Butte County: 43 %Box Butte County43Webster County: 42.9 %Webster County42.9Nemaha County: 42.6 %Nemaha County42.6Sarpy County: 42.3 %Sarpy County42.3Hamilton County: 41.9 %Hamilton County41.9Washington County: 41.9 %Washington County41.9Dakota County: 41.1 %Dakota County41.1Keith County: 41 %Keith County41Merrick County: 40.8 %Merrick County40.8Clay County: 40.2 %Clay County40.2Buffalo County: 39.5 %Buffalo County39.5Saline County: 39.2 %Saline County39.2Logan County: 38.8 %Logan County38.8Banner County: 38.5 %Banner County38.5Platte County: 37.7 %Platte County37.7Nance County: 37.6 %Nance County37.6Dixon County: 37.3 %Dixon County37.3Hitchcock County: 37.3 %Hitchcock County37.3Dawson County: 37.1 %Dawson County37.1Frontier County: 37 %Frontier County37
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Brown County60.1+11.8 pts
2Wayne County53.3-8.7 pts
3Red Willow County50.2+1.9 pts
4Garfield County50+13.9 pts
5Scotts Bluff County49.9+3.5 pts
6Adams County49+3.3 pts
7Dawes County48.4+3.1 pts
8Douglas County48.3+0.3 pts
9Arthur County47.4-16.9 pts
10Morrill County45.7-2.6 pts
11Kimball County45.7-7.7 pts
12Hall County45.7+2 pts
13Lancaster County45.4+1.1 pts
14Boyd County45.1+0.3 pts
15Phelps County44.9+1.6 pts
16Cheyenne County44.9+5.5 pts
17Jefferson County44.3+2.7 pts
18Cass County43.5-4.6 pts
19Pierce County43.3+4.9 pts
20Lincoln County43.2-5.6 pts
21Box Butte County43+12.2 pts
22Webster County42.9+4.6 pts
23Nemaha County42.6+4.2 pts
24Sarpy County42.3+0.9 pts
25Hamilton County41.9+7.4 pts
26Washington County41.9+0.9 pts
27Dakota County41.1+1.9 pts
28Keith County41-4.6 pts
29Merrick County40.8-2.9 pts
30Clay County40.2-1.6 pts
31Buffalo County39.5-1.8 pts
32Saline County39.2+1.8 pts
33Logan County38.8+24 pts
34Banner County38.5+18.5 pts
35Platte County37.7-5.6 pts
36Nance County37.6+7.8 pts
37Dixon County37.3+0.1 pts
38Hitchcock County37.3+2.5 pts
39Dawson County37.1+1.5 pts
40Frontier County37-0.4 pts
41Perkins County36.8-4.4 pts
42Saunders County36.8+5.1 pts
43Madison County36.7+2.1 pts
44Seward County36.6+1.3 pts
45Pawnee County36.5+4.6 pts
46Gage County36.4-6.8 pts
47Furnas County35.5+0.1 pts
48Burt County35.2-4.4 pts
49Dodge County34.9-4.1 pts
50Dundy County34.5-2.8 pts
51Custer County33.3-2.7 pts
51Howard County33.3-9.1 pts
53Chase County33+2.6 pts
54Grant County32.6+14.9 pts
55Thayer County31.9+2.1 pts
56Cherry County31.8-6.7 pts
57Franklin County31.5+6 pts
58Richardson County31.4+3.1 pts
59Keya Paha County31.3+14 pts
60Sherman County31.1+5.1 pts
61Johnson County31-1.2 pts
62Thurston County30.1+1.2 pts
63Stanton County29.7-3.8 pts
64Harlan County29.6+5.6 pts
65Cuming County29.6+5.6 pts
66Cedar County29.4-4.9 pts
67Butler County29.1-0.8 pts
68Boone County28.5+4.7 pts
69York County28.2+4.6 pts
70Sheridan County27.9+3.7 pts
71Antelope County27.3-8.1 pts
72Knox County27.2+4.7 pts
73Garden County26.2-8.9 pts
74Greeley County25.6+0.1 pts
75Otoe County24.3-7.2 pts
76Holt County24.2-5.2 pts
77Gosper County23.4-3.4 pts
78Deuel County23-10.3 pts
79Sioux County22.6+1.8 pts
80Blaine County22.2-14.1 pts
81Fillmore County21.5+1.1 pts
82Loup County21.2-3.2 pts
83Kearney County20.7+2.3 pts
84Colfax County20-3 pts
85Polk County19.7-6.7 pts
86Rock County18.8+5.5 pts
87Nuckolls County16.1-4.5 pts
88Hooker County15.9+7.7 pts
89Valley County15+2.5 pts
90Hayes County7-2.5 pts
91Thomas County5.1+3.3 pts
92Wheeler County4.9-6.5 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.

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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/nebraska-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/nebraska-counties?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/nebraska-counties?period=2023 (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)?

Brown County, with 60.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McPherson County, with 0% in 2023.

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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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