Counties in New York by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

Rockland County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 62 counties in 2024, at 62.5%. Yates County had the lowest, at 35.2%. The median was 48.4% and the figure for New York was 52.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest62.5Rockland County
Lowest35.2Yates County
Median48.462 counties
New York52.1History

Map of counties, 2024

Albany County: 46.8 %Allegany County: 46 %Bronx County: 60.1 %Broome County: 50.5 %Cattaraugus County: 45.6 %Cayuga County: 50 %Chautauqua County: 49.5 %Chemung County: 51.6 %Chenango County: 42.2 %Clinton County: 45.9 %Columbia County: 57.3 %Cortland County: 50.4 %Delaware County: 44.6 %Dutchess County: 52.4 %Erie County: 50.3 %Essex County: 47 %Franklin County: 37.5 %Fulton County: 41.4 %Genesee County: 44.9 %Greene County: 42.8 %Hamilton County: 55.3 %Herkimer County: 41.4 %Jefferson County: 47.9 %Kings County: 50.8 %Lewis County: 42.3 %Livingston County: 56.4 %Madison County: 46 %Monroe County: 51.4 %Montgomery County: 44.9 %Nassau County: 55 %New York County: 48 %Niagara County: 48.7 %Oneida County: 46.1 %Onondaga County: 50.3 %Ontario County: 46.4 %Orange County: 57.2 %Orleans County: 39 %Oswego County: 50.8 %Otsego County: 44 %Putnam County: 62.3 %Queens County: 52.9 %Rensselaer County: 47.5 %Richmond County: 56.8 %Rockland County: 62.5 %St. Lawrence County: 50.5 %Saratoga County: 41.1 %Schenectady County: 53.9 %Schoharie County: 47.2 %Schuyler County: 50 %Seneca County: 44.6 %Steuben County: 44 %Suffolk County: 58.8 %Sullivan County: 48.2 %Tioga County: 51.1 %Tompkins County: 58.6 %Ulster County: 57.2 %Warren County: 48.1 %Washington County: 50.8 %Wayne County: 44.5 %Westchester County: 54.1 %Wyoming County: 41.4 %Yates County: 35.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Rockland County: 62.5 %Rockland County62.5Putnam County: 62.3 %Putnam County62.3Bronx County: 60.1 %Bronx County60.1Suffolk County: 58.8 %Suffolk County58.8Tompkins County: 58.6 %Tompkins County58.6Columbia County: 57.3 %Columbia County57.3Orange County: 57.2 %Orange County57.2Ulster County: 57.2 %Ulster County57.2Richmond County: 56.8 %Richmond County56.8Livingston County: 56.4 %Livingston County56.4Hamilton County: 55.3 %Hamilton County55.3Nassau County: 55 %Nassau County55Westchester County: 54.1 %Westchester County54.1Schenectady County: 53.9 %Schenectady County53.9Queens County: 52.9 %Queens County52.9Dutchess County: 52.4 %Dutchess County52.4Chemung County: 51.6 %Chemung County51.6Monroe County: 51.4 %Monroe County51.4Tioga County: 51.1 %Tioga County51.1Kings County: 50.8 %Kings County50.8Oswego County: 50.8 %Oswego County50.8Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8St. Lawrence County: 50.5 %St. Lawrence County50.5Broome County: 50.5 %Broome County50.5Cortland County: 50.4 %Cortland County50.4Erie County: 50.3 %Erie County50.3Onondaga County: 50.3 %Onondaga County50.3Schuyler County: 50 %Schuyler County50Cayuga County: 50 %Cayuga County50Chautauqua County: 49.5 %Chautauqua County49.5Niagara County: 48.7 %Niagara County48.7Sullivan County: 48.2 %Sullivan County48.2Warren County: 48.1 %Warren County48.1New York County: 48 %New York County48Jefferson County: 47.9 %Jefferson County47.9Rensselaer County: 47.5 %Rensselaer County47.5Schoharie County: 47.2 %Schoharie County47.2Essex County: 47 %Essex County47Albany County: 46.8 %Albany County46.8Ontario County: 46.4 %Ontario County46.4Rockland County: 62.5 %Rockland County62.5Putnam County: 62.3 %Putnam County62.3Bronx County: 60.1 %Bronx County60.1Suffolk County: 58.8 %Suffolk County58.8Tompkins County: 58.6 %Tompkins County58.6Columbia County: 57.3 %Columbia County57.3Orange County: 57.2 %Orange County57.2Ulster County: 57.2 %Ulster County57.2Richmond County: 56.8 %Richmond County56.8Livingston County: 56.4 %Livingston County56.4Hamilton County: 55.3 %Hamilton County55.3Nassau County: 55 %Nassau County55Westchester County: 54.1 %Westchester County54.1Schenectady County: 53.9 %Schenectady County53.9Queens County: 52.9 %Queens County52.9Dutchess County: 52.4 %Dutchess County52.4Chemung County: 51.6 %Chemung County51.6Monroe County: 51.4 %Monroe County51.4Tioga County: 51.1 %Tioga County51.1Kings County: 50.8 %Kings County50.8Oswego County: 50.8 %Oswego County50.8Washington County: 50.8 %Washington County50.8St. Lawrence County: 50.5 %St. Lawrence County50.5Broome County: 50.5 %Broome County50.5Cortland County: 50.4 %Cortland County50.4Erie County: 50.3 %Erie County50.3Onondaga County: 50.3 %Onondaga County50.3Schuyler County: 50 %Schuyler County50Cayuga County: 50 %Cayuga County50Chautauqua County: 49.5 %Chautauqua County49.5Niagara County: 48.7 %Niagara County48.7Sullivan County: 48.2 %Sullivan County48.2Warren County: 48.1 %Warren County48.1New York County: 48 %New York County48Jefferson County: 47.9 %Jefferson County47.9Rensselaer County: 47.5 %Rensselaer County47.5Schoharie County: 47.2 %Schoharie County47.2Essex County: 47 %Essex County47Albany County: 46.8 %Albany County46.8Ontario County: 46.4 %Ontario County46.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Rockland County62.5+2.9 pts
2Putnam County62.3+5.8 pts
3Bronx County60.1+0.4 pts
4Suffolk County58.80 pts
5Tompkins County58.6-1.2 pts
6Columbia County57.3+4.6 pts
7Orange County57.2+1 pts
7Ulster County57.2+0.5 pts
9Richmond County56.8+1.2 pts
10Livingston County56.4+3.6 pts
11Hamilton County55.3+9.1 pts
12Nassau County55+0.2 pts
13Westchester County54.1+1.2 pts
14Schenectady County53.9+2 pts
15Queens County52.9+0.5 pts
16Dutchess County52.4+0.4 pts
17Chemung County51.6-0.6 pts
18Monroe County51.4+0.6 pts
19Tioga County51.1+3.1 pts
20Kings County50.8-0.1 pts
21Oswego County50.8+2.2 pts
22Washington County50.8+4.2 pts
23St. Lawrence County50.5-1.2 pts
24Broome County50.5-0.5 pts
25Cortland County50.4+4.8 pts
26Erie County50.3+0.2 pts
26Onondaga County50.3+0.3 pts
28Schuyler County50+3.4 pts
29Cayuga County50+1.2 pts
30Chautauqua County49.5-1.8 pts
31Niagara County48.7+0.2 pts
32Sullivan County48.2-0.5 pts
33Warren County48.1-0.4 pts
34New York County48+1.3 pts
35Jefferson County47.9+2.5 pts
36Rensselaer County47.5+0.6 pts
37Schoharie County47.2+5.7 pts
38Essex County47-2.9 pts
39Albany County46.8+1.9 pts
40Ontario County46.4+1.1 pts
41Oneida County46.1+1.1 pts
42Allegany County46-0.3 pts
43Madison County46+2 pts
44Clinton County45.9-1 pts
45Cattaraugus County45.6-2.3 pts
46Genesee County44.9+0.3 pts
47Montgomery County44.9-5 pts
48Delaware County44.6-3.9 pts
49Seneca County44.6+0.3 pts
50Wayne County44.5-1 pts
51Otsego County44+1.3 pts
52Steuben County44-0.1 pts
53Greene County42.8-3.5 pts
54Lewis County42.3-0.8 pts
55Chenango County42.2-1.3 pts
56Fulton County41.4-2.3 pts
57Wyoming County41.4+1.7 pts
58Herkimer County41.4+0.6 pts
59Saratoga County41.1+0.9 pts
60Orleans County39-1.8 pts
61Franklin County37.5-4.1 pts
62Yates County35.2-5.2 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 New York by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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 New York by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-york-counties. 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 New York by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-york-counties.

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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 New York by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/new-york-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Rockland County, with 62.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Yates County, with 35.2% in 2024.

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