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

Athens County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 88 counties in 2021, at 59.4%. Noble County had the lowest, at 23%. The median was 41.5% and the figure for Ohio was 43.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.4Athens County
Lowest23Noble County
Median41.588 counties
Ohio43.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 51.3 %Allen County: 44 %Ashland County: 38.1 %Ashtabula County: 53.6 %Athens County: 59.4 %Auglaize County: 31.3 %Belmont County: 36.3 %Brown County: 46.8 %Butler County: 45.4 %Carroll County: 37.9 %Champaign County: 36.6 %Clark County: 38.9 %Clermont County: 39.4 %Clinton County: 44.4 %Columbiana County: 42.7 %Coshocton County: 38.7 %Crawford County: 41.5 %Cuyahoga County: 46.8 %Darke County: 33.8 %Defiance County: 34 %Delaware County: 32.6 %Erie County: 42.8 %Fairfield County: 48.3 %Fayette County: 38.3 %Franklin County: 42.8 %Fulton County: 35.9 %Gallia County: 43.6 %Geauga County: 42.8 %Greene County: 40 %Guernsey County: 49.4 %Hamilton County: 45.7 %Hancock County: 36.3 %Hardin County: 34 %Harrison County: 43.7 %Henry County: 34.3 %Highland County: 40.3 %Hocking County: 45.5 %Holmes County: 28.7 %Huron County: 37.6 %Jackson County: 39.5 %Jefferson County: 44.3 %Knox County: 45.8 %Lake County: 40.6 %Lawrence County: 46.3 %Licking County: 40.1 %Logan County: 34 %Lorain County: 46.9 %Lucas County: 44.2 %Madison County: 31.3 %Mahoning County: 47.8 %Marion County: 46.5 %Medina County: 40.1 %Meigs County: 52.4 %Mercer County: 31.6 %Miami County: 35.7 %Monroe County: 48.4 %Montgomery County: 43.7 %Morgan County: 50.3 %Morrow County: 32.6 %Muskingum County: 47.8 %Noble County: 23 %Ottawa County: 42.1 %Paulding County: 41.6 %Perry County: 42.4 %Pickaway County: 44.1 %Pike County: 41.5 %Portage County: 53.6 %Preble County: 35 %Putnam County: 32.3 %Richland County: 44.8 %Ross County: 51.5 %Sandusky County: 40.4 %Scioto County: 48.7 %Seneca County: 41.5 %Shelby County: 34.9 %Stark County: 43.8 %Summit County: 46.1 %Trumbull County: 47.7 %Tuscarawas County: 44.9 %Union County: 31.9 %Van Wert County: 39.5 %Vinton County: 49.4 %Warren County: 35.5 %Washington County: 47.2 %Wayne County: 34.6 %Williams County: 36.8 %Wood County: 40.4 %Wyandot County: 29.1 %
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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

Athens County: 59.4 %Athens County59.4Ashtabula County: 53.6 %Ashtabula County53.6Portage County: 53.6 %Portage County53.6Meigs County: 52.4 %Meigs County52.4Ross County: 51.5 %Ross County51.5Adams County: 51.3 %Adams County51.3Morgan County: 50.3 %Morgan County50.3Vinton County: 49.4 %Vinton County49.4Guernsey County: 49.4 %Guernsey County49.4Scioto County: 48.7 %Scioto County48.7Monroe County: 48.4 %Monroe County48.4Fairfield County: 48.3 %Fairfield County48.3Mahoning County: 47.8 %Mahoning County47.8Muskingum County: 47.8 %Muskingum County47.8Trumbull County: 47.7 %Trumbull County47.7Washington County: 47.2 %Washington County47.2Lorain County: 46.9 %Lorain County46.9Cuyahoga County: 46.8 %Cuyahoga County46.8Brown County: 46.8 %Brown County46.8Marion County: 46.5 %Marion County46.5Lawrence County: 46.3 %Lawrence County46.3Summit County: 46.1 %Summit County46.1Knox County: 45.8 %Knox County45.8Hamilton County: 45.7 %Hamilton County45.7Hocking County: 45.5 %Hocking County45.5Butler County: 45.4 %Butler County45.4Tuscarawas County: 44.9 %Tuscarawas County44.9Richland County: 44.8 %Richland County44.8Clinton County: 44.4 %Clinton County44.4Jefferson County: 44.3 %Jefferson County44.3Lucas County: 44.2 %Lucas County44.2Pickaway County: 44.1 %Pickaway County44.1Allen County: 44 %Allen County44Stark County: 43.8 %Stark County43.8Montgomery County: 43.7 %Montgomery County43.7Harrison County: 43.7 %Harrison County43.7Gallia County: 43.6 %Gallia County43.6Franklin County: 42.8 %Franklin County42.8Erie County: 42.8 %Erie County42.8Geauga County: 42.8 %Geauga County42.8Athens County: 59.4 %Athens County59.4Ashtabula County: 53.6 %Ashtabula County53.6Portage County: 53.6 %Portage County53.6Meigs County: 52.4 %Meigs County52.4Ross County: 51.5 %Ross County51.5Adams County: 51.3 %Adams County51.3Morgan County: 50.3 %Morgan County50.3Vinton County: 49.4 %Vinton County49.4Guernsey County: 49.4 %Guernsey County49.4Scioto County: 48.7 %Scioto County48.7Monroe County: 48.4 %Monroe County48.4Fairfield County: 48.3 %Fairfield County48.3Mahoning County: 47.8 %Mahoning County47.8Muskingum County: 47.8 %Muskingum County47.8Trumbull County: 47.7 %Trumbull County47.7Washington County: 47.2 %Washington County47.2Lorain County: 46.9 %Lorain County46.9Cuyahoga County: 46.8 %Cuyahoga County46.8Brown County: 46.8 %Brown County46.8Marion County: 46.5 %Marion County46.5Lawrence County: 46.3 %Lawrence County46.3Summit County: 46.1 %Summit County46.1Knox County: 45.8 %Knox County45.8Hamilton County: 45.7 %Hamilton County45.7Hocking County: 45.5 %Hocking County45.5Butler County: 45.4 %Butler County45.4Tuscarawas County: 44.9 %Tuscarawas County44.9Richland County: 44.8 %Richland County44.8Clinton County: 44.4 %Clinton County44.4Jefferson County: 44.3 %Jefferson County44.3Lucas County: 44.2 %Lucas County44.2Pickaway County: 44.1 %Pickaway County44.1Allen County: 44 %Allen County44Stark County: 43.8 %Stark County43.8Montgomery County: 43.7 %Montgomery County43.7Harrison County: 43.7 %Harrison County43.7Gallia County: 43.6 %Gallia County43.6Franklin County: 42.8 %Franklin County42.8Erie County: 42.8 %Erie County42.8Geauga County: 42.8 %Geauga County42.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Athens County59.4
2Ashtabula County53.6
3Portage County53.6
4Meigs County52.4
5Ross County51.5
6Adams County51.3
7Morgan County50.3
8Vinton County49.4
9Guernsey County49.4
10Scioto County48.7
11Monroe County48.4
12Fairfield County48.3
13Mahoning County47.8
14Muskingum County47.8
15Trumbull County47.7
16Washington County47.2
17Lorain County46.9
18Cuyahoga County46.8
19Brown County46.8
20Marion County46.5
21Lawrence County46.3
22Summit County46.1
23Knox County45.8
24Hamilton County45.7
25Hocking County45.5
26Butler County45.4
27Tuscarawas County44.9
28Richland County44.8
29Clinton County44.4
30Jefferson County44.3
31Lucas County44.2
32Pickaway County44.1
33Allen County44
34Stark County43.8
35Montgomery County43.7
36Harrison County43.7
37Gallia County43.6
38Franklin County42.8
39Erie County42.8
40Geauga County42.8
41Columbiana County42.7
42Perry County42.4
43Ottawa County42.1
44Paulding County41.6
45Crawford County41.5
46Pike County41.5
47Seneca County41.5
48Lake County40.6
49Wood County40.4
50Sandusky County40.4
51Highland County40.3
52Licking County40.1
53Medina County40.1
54Greene County40
55Van Wert County39.5
56Jackson County39.5
57Clermont County39.4
58Clark County38.9
59Coshocton County38.7
60Fayette County38.3
61Ashland County38.1
62Carroll County37.9
63Huron County37.6
64Williams County36.8
65Champaign County36.6
66Belmont County36.3
66Hancock County36.3
68Fulton County35.9
69Miami County35.7
70Warren County35.5
71Preble County35
72Shelby County34.9
73Wayne County34.6
74Henry County34.3
75Hardin County34
76Defiance County34
77Logan County34
78Darke County33.8
79Delaware County32.6
80Morrow County32.6
81Putnam County32.3
82Union County31.9
83Mercer County31.6
84Madison County31.3
85Auglaize County31.3
86Wyandot County29.1
87Holmes County28.7
88Noble County23

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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-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)?

Athens County, with 59.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Noble County, with 23% in 2021.

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