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

Tompkins County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 62 counties in 2023, at 59.8%. Wyoming County had the lowest, at 39.8%. The median was 48.2% and the figure for New York was 51.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.8Tompkins County
Lowest39.8Wyoming County
Median48.262 counties
New York51.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Albany County: 44.9 %Allegany County: 46.4 %Bronx County: 59.7 %Broome County: 50.9 %Cattaraugus County: 47.9 %Cayuga County: 48.8 %Chautauqua County: 51.3 %Chemung County: 52.2 %Chenango County: 43.5 %Clinton County: 46.8 %Columbia County: 52.8 %Cortland County: 45.6 %Delaware County: 48.5 %Dutchess County: 52 %Erie County: 50.2 %Essex County: 49.9 %Franklin County: 41.6 %Fulton County: 43.8 %Genesee County: 44.7 %Greene County: 46.3 %Hamilton County: 46.2 %Herkimer County: 40.8 %Jefferson County: 45.4 %Kings County: 51 %Lewis County: 43.1 %Livingston County: 52.8 %Madison County: 44 %Monroe County: 50.7 %Montgomery County: 49.9 %Nassau County: 54.8 %New York County: 46.7 %Niagara County: 48.5 %Oneida County: 45 %Onondaga County: 50 %Ontario County: 45.3 %Orange County: 56.2 %Orleans County: 40.8 %Oswego County: 48.6 %Otsego County: 42.8 %Putnam County: 56.5 %Queens County: 52.4 %Rensselaer County: 46.9 %Richmond County: 55.6 %Rockland County: 59.6 %St. Lawrence County: 51.7 %Saratoga County: 40.2 %Schenectady County: 51.9 %Schoharie County: 41.5 %Schuyler County: 46.7 %Seneca County: 44.3 %Steuben County: 44 %Suffolk County: 58.8 %Sullivan County: 48.7 %Tioga County: 48 %Tompkins County: 59.8 %Ulster County: 56.7 %Warren County: 48.5 %Washington County: 46.5 %Wayne County: 45.5 %Westchester County: 53 %Wyoming County: 39.8 %Yates County: 40.5 %
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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

Tompkins County: 59.8 %Tompkins County59.8Bronx County: 59.7 %Bronx County59.7Rockland County: 59.6 %Rockland County59.6Suffolk County: 58.8 %Suffolk County58.8Ulster County: 56.7 %Ulster County56.7Putnam County: 56.5 %Putnam County56.5Orange County: 56.2 %Orange County56.2Richmond County: 55.6 %Richmond County55.6Nassau County: 54.8 %Nassau County54.8Westchester County: 53 %Westchester County53Livingston County: 52.8 %Livingston County52.8Columbia County: 52.8 %Columbia County52.8Queens County: 52.4 %Queens County52.4Chemung County: 52.2 %Chemung County52.2Dutchess County: 52 %Dutchess County52Schenectady County: 51.9 %Schenectady County51.9St. Lawrence County: 51.7 %St. Lawrence County51.7Chautauqua County: 51.3 %Chautauqua County51.3Kings County: 51 %Kings County51Broome County: 50.9 %Broome County50.9Monroe County: 50.7 %Monroe County50.7Erie County: 50.2 %Erie County50.2Onondaga County: 50 %Onondaga County50Essex County: 49.9 %Essex County49.9Montgomery County: 49.9 %Montgomery County49.9Cayuga County: 48.8 %Cayuga County48.8Sullivan County: 48.7 %Sullivan County48.7Oswego County: 48.6 %Oswego County48.6Niagara County: 48.5 %Niagara County48.5Warren County: 48.5 %Warren County48.5Delaware County: 48.5 %Delaware County48.5Tioga County: 48 %Tioga County48Cattaraugus County: 47.9 %Cattaraugus County47.9Rensselaer County: 46.9 %Rensselaer County46.9Clinton County: 46.8 %Clinton County46.8Schuyler County: 46.7 %Schuyler County46.7New York County: 46.7 %New York County46.7Washington County: 46.5 %Washington County46.5Allegany County: 46.4 %Allegany County46.4Greene County: 46.3 %Greene County46.3Tompkins County: 59.8 %Tompkins County59.8Bronx County: 59.7 %Bronx County59.7Rockland County: 59.6 %Rockland County59.6Suffolk County: 58.8 %Suffolk County58.8Ulster County: 56.7 %Ulster County56.7Putnam County: 56.5 %Putnam County56.5Orange County: 56.2 %Orange County56.2Richmond County: 55.6 %Richmond County55.6Nassau County: 54.8 %Nassau County54.8Westchester County: 53 %Westchester County53Livingston County: 52.8 %Livingston County52.8Columbia County: 52.8 %Columbia County52.8Queens County: 52.4 %Queens County52.4Chemung County: 52.2 %Chemung County52.2Dutchess County: 52 %Dutchess County52Schenectady County: 51.9 %Schenectady County51.9St. Lawrence County: 51.7 %St. Lawrence County51.7Chautauqua County: 51.3 %Chautauqua County51.3Kings County: 51 %Kings County51Broome County: 50.9 %Broome County50.9Monroe County: 50.7 %Monroe County50.7Erie County: 50.2 %Erie County50.2Onondaga County: 50 %Onondaga County50Essex County: 49.9 %Essex County49.9Montgomery County: 49.9 %Montgomery County49.9Cayuga County: 48.8 %Cayuga County48.8Sullivan County: 48.7 %Sullivan County48.7Oswego County: 48.6 %Oswego County48.6Niagara County: 48.5 %Niagara County48.5Warren County: 48.5 %Warren County48.5Delaware County: 48.5 %Delaware County48.5Tioga County: 48 %Tioga County48Cattaraugus County: 47.9 %Cattaraugus County47.9Rensselaer County: 46.9 %Rensselaer County46.9Clinton County: 46.8 %Clinton County46.8Schuyler County: 46.7 %Schuyler County46.7New York County: 46.7 %New York County46.7Washington County: 46.5 %Washington County46.5Allegany County: 46.4 %Allegany County46.4Greene County: 46.3 %Greene County46.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Tompkins County59.8+0.7 pts
2Bronx County59.7-0.2 pts
3Rockland County59.6+0.7 pts
4Suffolk County58.8+0.4 pts
5Ulster County56.7+1.3 pts
6Putnam County56.5+3.3 pts
7Orange County56.20 pts
8Richmond County55.6+1.6 pts
9Nassau County54.8+0.1 pts
10Westchester County53-0.4 pts
11Livingston County52.8-0.2 pts
12Columbia County52.8+2.1 pts
13Queens County52.4+0.1 pts
14Chemung County52.2+0.3 pts
15Dutchess County52-0.4 pts
16Schenectady County51.9+2.2 pts
17St. Lawrence County51.7+3.5 pts
18Chautauqua County51.3-1 pts
19Kings County51-0.9 pts
20Broome County50.9-1.8 pts
21Monroe County50.7-1.2 pts
22Erie County50.2+0.7 pts
23Onondaga County50+0.6 pts
24Essex County49.9+2 pts
24Montgomery County49.9-2.4 pts
26Cayuga County48.8-0.3 pts
27Sullivan County48.7+0.4 pts
28Oswego County48.6-2.1 pts
29Niagara County48.5+1 pts
29Warren County48.5+0.7 pts
31Delaware County48.5+3.5 pts
32Tioga County48-0.7 pts
33Cattaraugus County47.9+2.7 pts
34Rensselaer County46.9+1.3 pts
35Clinton County46.8+1.7 pts
36Schuyler County46.7+4.7 pts
37New York County46.70 pts
38Washington County46.5+1.3 pts
39Allegany County46.4-0.1 pts
40Greene County46.3-1.4 pts
41Hamilton County46.2+4.2 pts
42Cortland County45.6-0.2 pts
43Wayne County45.5-1.9 pts
44Jefferson County45.4-0.6 pts
45Ontario County45.3+0.2 pts
46Oneida County45-0.8 pts
47Albany County44.9-0 pts
48Genesee County44.7-0.7 pts
49Seneca County44.3-3.1 pts
50Steuben County44+1.3 pts
51Madison County44+1.2 pts
52Fulton County43.8-2.7 pts
53Chenango County43.5+2.7 pts
54Lewis County43.1-0.2 pts
55Otsego County42.8-1.1 pts
56Franklin County41.6-3.1 pts
57Schoharie County41.5+3.8 pts
58Herkimer County40.8+1.2 pts
59Orleans County40.8-2.4 pts
60Yates County40.5-1.4 pts
61Saratoga County40.2+1.2 pts
62Wyoming County39.8-3.4 pts

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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 New York 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 New York 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/new-york-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 New York 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/new-york-counties?period=2023.

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 New York 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/new-york-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)?

Tompkins County, with 59.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wyoming County, with 39.8% in 2023.

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