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

Bronx County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 62 counties in 2021, at 60%. Wyoming County had the lowest, at 37.7%. The median was 47.6% and the figure for New York was 51.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60Bronx County
Lowest37.7Wyoming County
Median47.662 counties
New York51.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 43.5 %Allegany County: 43.9 %Bronx County: 60 %Broome County: 51.7 %Cattaraugus County: 47.3 %Cayuga County: 46 %Chautauqua County: 52.5 %Chemung County: 51.7 %Chenango County: 44.3 %Clinton County: 43.2 %Columbia County: 46.4 %Cortland County: 43.7 %Delaware County: 47.5 %Dutchess County: 52.4 %Erie County: 49.5 %Essex County: 47 %Franklin County: 49.3 %Fulton County: 46.4 %Genesee County: 42.8 %Greene County: 53.4 %Hamilton County: 50 %Herkimer County: 38.2 %Jefferson County: 46.4 %Kings County: 52.6 %Lewis County: 43.2 %Livingston County: 52.9 %Madison County: 40.6 %Monroe County: 51.8 %Montgomery County: 53.2 %Nassau County: 55.2 %New York County: 45.6 %Niagara County: 46.4 %Oneida County: 46.4 %Onondaga County: 49.2 %Ontario County: 47.7 %Orange County: 56.5 %Orleans County: 45.4 %Oswego County: 48.7 %Otsego County: 44.4 %Putnam County: 52.7 %Queens County: 52.8 %Rensselaer County: 44 %Richmond County: 53.6 %Rockland County: 58.3 %St. Lawrence County: 46.3 %Saratoga County: 38.2 %Schenectady County: 47.6 %Schoharie County: 43.8 %Schuyler County: 45.6 %Seneca County: 43.5 %Steuben County: 41.9 %Suffolk County: 58.2 %Sullivan County: 48 %Tioga County: 49.9 %Tompkins County: 58.5 %Ulster County: 55.3 %Warren County: 47.9 %Washington County: 46.4 %Wayne County: 48.6 %Westchester County: 53.2 %Wyoming County: 37.7 %Yates County: 43.5 %
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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

Bronx County: 60 %Bronx County60Tompkins County: 58.5 %Tompkins County58.5Rockland County: 58.3 %Rockland County58.3Suffolk County: 58.2 %Suffolk County58.2Orange County: 56.5 %Orange County56.5Ulster County: 55.3 %Ulster County55.3Nassau County: 55.2 %Nassau County55.2Richmond County: 53.6 %Richmond County53.6Greene County: 53.4 %Greene County53.4Montgomery County: 53.2 %Montgomery County53.2Westchester County: 53.2 %Westchester County53.2Livingston County: 52.9 %Livingston County52.9Queens County: 52.8 %Queens County52.8Putnam County: 52.7 %Putnam County52.7Kings County: 52.6 %Kings County52.6Chautauqua County: 52.5 %Chautauqua County52.5Dutchess County: 52.4 %Dutchess County52.4Monroe County: 51.8 %Monroe County51.8Chemung County: 51.7 %Chemung County51.7Broome County: 51.7 %Broome County51.7Hamilton County: 50 %Hamilton County50Tioga County: 49.9 %Tioga County49.9Erie County: 49.5 %Erie County49.5Franklin County: 49.3 %Franklin County49.3Onondaga County: 49.2 %Onondaga County49.2Oswego County: 48.7 %Oswego County48.7Wayne County: 48.6 %Wayne County48.6Sullivan County: 48 %Sullivan County48Warren County: 47.9 %Warren County47.9Ontario County: 47.7 %Ontario County47.7Schenectady County: 47.6 %Schenectady County47.6Delaware County: 47.5 %Delaware County47.5Cattaraugus County: 47.3 %Cattaraugus County47.3Essex County: 47 %Essex County47Washington County: 46.4 %Washington County46.4Oneida County: 46.4 %Oneida County46.4Fulton County: 46.4 %Fulton County46.4Jefferson County: 46.4 %Jefferson County46.4Columbia County: 46.4 %Columbia County46.4Niagara County: 46.4 %Niagara County46.4Bronx County: 60 %Bronx County60Tompkins County: 58.5 %Tompkins County58.5Rockland County: 58.3 %Rockland County58.3Suffolk County: 58.2 %Suffolk County58.2Orange County: 56.5 %Orange County56.5Ulster County: 55.3 %Ulster County55.3Nassau County: 55.2 %Nassau County55.2Richmond County: 53.6 %Richmond County53.6Greene County: 53.4 %Greene County53.4Montgomery County: 53.2 %Montgomery County53.2Westchester County: 53.2 %Westchester County53.2Livingston County: 52.9 %Livingston County52.9Queens County: 52.8 %Queens County52.8Putnam County: 52.7 %Putnam County52.7Kings County: 52.6 %Kings County52.6Chautauqua County: 52.5 %Chautauqua County52.5Dutchess County: 52.4 %Dutchess County52.4Monroe County: 51.8 %Monroe County51.8Chemung County: 51.7 %Chemung County51.7Broome County: 51.7 %Broome County51.7Hamilton County: 50 %Hamilton County50Tioga County: 49.9 %Tioga County49.9Erie County: 49.5 %Erie County49.5Franklin County: 49.3 %Franklin County49.3Onondaga County: 49.2 %Onondaga County49.2Oswego County: 48.7 %Oswego County48.7Wayne County: 48.6 %Wayne County48.6Sullivan County: 48 %Sullivan County48Warren County: 47.9 %Warren County47.9Ontario County: 47.7 %Ontario County47.7Schenectady County: 47.6 %Schenectady County47.6Delaware County: 47.5 %Delaware County47.5Cattaraugus County: 47.3 %Cattaraugus County47.3Essex County: 47 %Essex County47Washington County: 46.4 %Washington County46.4Oneida County: 46.4 %Oneida County46.4Fulton County: 46.4 %Fulton County46.4Jefferson County: 46.4 %Jefferson County46.4Columbia County: 46.4 %Columbia County46.4Niagara County: 46.4 %Niagara County46.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Bronx County60
2Tompkins County58.5
3Rockland County58.3
4Suffolk County58.2
5Orange County56.5
6Ulster County55.3
7Nassau County55.2
8Richmond County53.6
9Greene County53.4
10Montgomery County53.2
11Westchester County53.2
12Livingston County52.9
13Queens County52.8
14Putnam County52.7
15Kings County52.6
16Chautauqua County52.5
17Dutchess County52.4
18Monroe County51.8
19Chemung County51.7
20Broome County51.7
21Hamilton County50
22Tioga County49.9
23Erie County49.5
24Franklin County49.3
25Onondaga County49.2
26Oswego County48.7
27Wayne County48.6
28Sullivan County48
29Warren County47.9
30Ontario County47.7
31Schenectady County47.6
32Delaware County47.5
33Cattaraugus County47.3
34Essex County47
35Washington County46.4
36Oneida County46.4
37Fulton County46.4
38Jefferson County46.4
39Columbia County46.4
40Niagara County46.4
41St. Lawrence County46.3
42Cayuga County46
43Schuyler County45.6
44New York County45.6
45Orleans County45.4
46Otsego County44.4
47Chenango County44.3
48Rensselaer County44
49Allegany County43.9
50Schoharie County43.8
51Cortland County43.7
52Yates County43.5
53Albany County43.5
53Seneca County43.5
55Lewis County43.2
56Clinton County43.2
57Genesee County42.8
58Steuben County41.9
59Madison County40.6
60Herkimer County38.2
60Saratoga County38.2
62Wyoming County37.7

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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-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)?

Bronx County, with 60% 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)?

Wyoming County, with 37.7% 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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