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

Esmeralda County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 17 counties in 2021, at 57.6%. Pershing County had the lowest, at 22.6%. The median was 43.9% and the figure for Nevada was 51.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.6Esmeralda County
Lowest22.6Pershing County
Median43.917 counties
Nevada51.4History

Map of counties, 2021

Churchill County: 42.1 %Clark County: 53.3 %Douglas County: 44.9 %Elko County: 31.5 %Esmeralda County: 57.6 %Eureka County: 52.7 %Humboldt County: 43.9 %Lander County: 49.2 %Lincoln County: 41 %Lyon County: 46.8 %Mineral County: 35.7 %Nye County: 43.6 %Pershing County: 22.6 %Storey County: 39.6 %Washoe County: 47.3 %White Pine County: 27.3 %Carson City: 44.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Esmeralda County: 57.6 %Esmeralda County57.6Clark County: 53.3 %Clark County53.3Eureka County: 52.7 %Eureka County52.7Lander County: 49.2 %Lander County49.2Washoe County: 47.3 %Washoe County47.3Lyon County: 46.8 %Lyon County46.8Douglas County: 44.9 %Douglas County44.9Carson City: 44.4 %Carson City44.4Humboldt County: 43.9 %Humboldt County43.9Nye County: 43.6 %Nye County43.6Churchill County: 42.1 %Churchill County42.1Lincoln County: 41 %Lincoln County41Storey County: 39.6 %Storey County39.6Mineral County: 35.7 %Mineral County35.7Elko County: 31.5 %Elko County31.5White Pine County: 27.3 %White Pine County27.3Pershing County: 22.6 %Pershing County22.6Esmeralda County: 57.6 %Esmeralda County57.6Clark County: 53.3 %Clark County53.3Eureka County: 52.7 %Eureka County52.7Lander County: 49.2 %Lander County49.2Washoe County: 47.3 %Washoe County47.3Lyon County: 46.8 %Lyon County46.8Douglas County: 44.9 %Douglas County44.9Carson City: 44.4 %Carson City44.4Humboldt County: 43.9 %Humboldt County43.9Nye County: 43.6 %Nye County43.6Churchill County: 42.1 %Churchill County42.1Lincoln County: 41 %Lincoln County41Storey County: 39.6 %Storey County39.6Mineral County: 35.7 %Mineral County35.7Elko County: 31.5 %Elko County31.5White Pine County: 27.3 %White Pine County27.3Pershing County: 22.6 %Pershing County22.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Esmeralda County57.6
2Clark County53.3
3Eureka County52.7
4Lander County49.2
5Washoe County47.3
6Lyon County46.8
7Douglas County44.9
8Carson City44.4
9Humboldt County43.9
10Nye County43.6
11Churchill County42.1
12Lincoln County41
13Storey County39.6
14Mineral County35.7
15Elko County31.5
16White Pine County27.3
17Pershing County22.6

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/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 Nevada 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 Nevada 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/nevada-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 Nevada 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/nevada-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

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 Nevada 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/nevada-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)?

Esmeralda County, with 57.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pershing County, with 22.6% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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