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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 2023, at 58.7%. Noble County had the lowest, at 22.8%. The median was 42.2% and the figure for Ohio was 45.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.7Athens County
Lowest22.8Noble County
Median42.288 counties
Ohio45.1History

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 52.7 %Allen County: 41.4 %Ashland County: 42.7 %Ashtabula County: 52.7 %Athens County: 58.7 %Auglaize County: 33.5 %Belmont County: 46.2 %Brown County: 46.8 %Butler County: 46.2 %Carroll County: 34.4 %Champaign County: 37.7 %Clark County: 44.1 %Clermont County: 39.5 %Clinton County: 40.4 %Columbiana County: 44.6 %Coshocton County: 47.2 %Crawford County: 42.1 %Cuyahoga County: 47.5 %Darke County: 36.3 %Defiance County: 35.6 %Delaware County: 39.4 %Erie County: 42.5 %Fairfield County: 47.5 %Fayette County: 35.1 %Franklin County: 44.7 %Fulton County: 32.5 %Gallia County: 38.3 %Geauga County: 41 %Greene County: 41.2 %Guernsey County: 50.2 %Hamilton County: 47.8 %Hancock County: 38 %Hardin County: 36.6 %Harrison County: 40.4 %Henry County: 33 %Highland County: 41.8 %Hocking County: 47 %Holmes County: 32.6 %Huron County: 37.8 %Jackson County: 42.1 %Jefferson County: 46.8 %Knox County: 48.5 %Lake County: 46 %Lawrence County: 44.3 %Licking County: 40.3 %Logan County: 38.9 %Lorain County: 46.3 %Lucas County: 44.9 %Madison County: 39 %Mahoning County: 49 %Marion County: 48.3 %Medina County: 43.7 %Meigs County: 49.2 %Mercer County: 35.7 %Miami County: 42.4 %Monroe County: 46.9 %Montgomery County: 45.5 %Morgan County: 50.1 %Morrow County: 40.4 %Muskingum County: 48.7 %Noble County: 22.8 %Ottawa County: 43.4 %Paulding County: 46 %Perry County: 41.2 %Pickaway County: 41.1 %Pike County: 47.2 %Portage County: 56.6 %Preble County: 36.7 %Putnam County: 34.2 %Richland County: 44.6 %Ross County: 51.1 %Sandusky County: 40.3 %Scioto County: 54 %Seneca County: 39.9 %Shelby County: 38.8 %Stark County: 42.4 %Summit County: 46.6 %Trumbull County: 45.5 %Tuscarawas County: 45.9 %Union County: 33.3 %Van Wert County: 36 %Vinton County: 37.7 %Warren County: 38.3 %Washington County: 50 %Wayne County: 35.2 %Williams County: 40.8 %Wood County: 41.4 %Wyandot County: 27.6 %
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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

Athens County: 58.7 %Athens County58.7Portage County: 56.6 %Portage County56.6Scioto County: 54 %Scioto County54Ashtabula County: 52.7 %Ashtabula County52.7Adams County: 52.7 %Adams County52.7Ross County: 51.1 %Ross County51.1Guernsey County: 50.2 %Guernsey County50.2Morgan County: 50.1 %Morgan County50.1Washington County: 50 %Washington County50Meigs County: 49.2 %Meigs County49.2Mahoning County: 49 %Mahoning County49Muskingum County: 48.7 %Muskingum County48.7Knox County: 48.5 %Knox County48.5Marion County: 48.3 %Marion County48.3Hamilton County: 47.8 %Hamilton County47.8Cuyahoga County: 47.5 %Cuyahoga County47.5Fairfield County: 47.5 %Fairfield County47.5Coshocton County: 47.2 %Coshocton County47.2Pike County: 47.2 %Pike County47.2Hocking County: 47 %Hocking County47Monroe County: 46.9 %Monroe County46.9Brown County: 46.8 %Brown County46.8Jefferson County: 46.8 %Jefferson County46.8Summit County: 46.6 %Summit County46.6Lorain County: 46.3 %Lorain County46.3Belmont County: 46.2 %Belmont County46.2Butler County: 46.2 %Butler County46.2Lake County: 46 %Lake County46Paulding County: 46 %Paulding County46Tuscarawas County: 45.9 %Tuscarawas County45.9Montgomery County: 45.5 %Montgomery County45.5Trumbull County: 45.5 %Trumbull County45.5Lucas County: 44.9 %Lucas County44.9Franklin County: 44.7 %Franklin County44.7Richland County: 44.6 %Richland County44.6Columbiana County: 44.6 %Columbiana County44.6Lawrence County: 44.3 %Lawrence County44.3Clark County: 44.1 %Clark County44.1Medina County: 43.7 %Medina County43.7Ottawa County: 43.4 %Ottawa County43.4Athens County: 58.7 %Athens County58.7Portage County: 56.6 %Portage County56.6Scioto County: 54 %Scioto County54Ashtabula County: 52.7 %Ashtabula County52.7Adams County: 52.7 %Adams County52.7Ross County: 51.1 %Ross County51.1Guernsey County: 50.2 %Guernsey County50.2Morgan County: 50.1 %Morgan County50.1Washington County: 50 %Washington County50Meigs County: 49.2 %Meigs County49.2Mahoning County: 49 %Mahoning County49Muskingum County: 48.7 %Muskingum County48.7Knox County: 48.5 %Knox County48.5Marion County: 48.3 %Marion County48.3Hamilton County: 47.8 %Hamilton County47.8Cuyahoga County: 47.5 %Cuyahoga County47.5Fairfield County: 47.5 %Fairfield County47.5Coshocton County: 47.2 %Coshocton County47.2Pike County: 47.2 %Pike County47.2Hocking County: 47 %Hocking County47Monroe County: 46.9 %Monroe County46.9Brown County: 46.8 %Brown County46.8Jefferson County: 46.8 %Jefferson County46.8Summit County: 46.6 %Summit County46.6Lorain County: 46.3 %Lorain County46.3Belmont County: 46.2 %Belmont County46.2Butler County: 46.2 %Butler County46.2Lake County: 46 %Lake County46Paulding County: 46 %Paulding County46Tuscarawas County: 45.9 %Tuscarawas County45.9Montgomery County: 45.5 %Montgomery County45.5Trumbull County: 45.5 %Trumbull County45.5Lucas County: 44.9 %Lucas County44.9Franklin County: 44.7 %Franklin County44.7Richland County: 44.6 %Richland County44.6Columbiana County: 44.6 %Columbiana County44.6Lawrence County: 44.3 %Lawrence County44.3Clark County: 44.1 %Clark County44.1Medina County: 43.7 %Medina County43.7Ottawa County: 43.4 %Ottawa County43.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Athens County58.7-0.4 pts
2Portage County56.6+0.3 pts
3Scioto County54+3.3 pts
4Ashtabula County52.7-2.9 pts
5Adams County52.7+1.3 pts
6Ross County51.1-1.7 pts
7Guernsey County50.20 pts
8Morgan County50.1-1 pts
9Washington County50+0.4 pts
10Meigs County49.2+1.2 pts
11Mahoning County49+1.4 pts
12Muskingum County48.7+1.3 pts
13Knox County48.5+0.7 pts
14Marion County48.3-1.4 pts
15Hamilton County47.8+0.9 pts
16Cuyahoga County47.50 pts
17Fairfield County47.5-0.7 pts
18Coshocton County47.2+5.5 pts
18Pike County47.2+5.1 pts
20Hocking County47-3.1 pts
21Monroe County46.9-2 pts
22Brown County46.8-2.2 pts
22Jefferson County46.8+0.7 pts
24Summit County46.6+0.5 pts
25Lorain County46.3+0.8 pts
26Belmont County46.2+2.7 pts
27Butler County46.2+1.2 pts
28Lake County46+3.6 pts
28Paulding County46+7.5 pts
30Tuscarawas County45.9+0.9 pts
31Montgomery County45.5+1 pts
32Trumbull County45.5-1.7 pts
33Lucas County44.9-0.2 pts
34Franklin County44.7+1.2 pts
35Richland County44.6-0.5 pts
36Columbiana County44.6+1.5 pts
37Lawrence County44.3-0.1 pts
38Clark County44.1+3.4 pts
39Medina County43.7+0.8 pts
40Ottawa County43.4-1.4 pts
41Ashland County42.7+0.7 pts
42Erie County42.5+1.4 pts
43Stark County42.4-0.7 pts
44Miami County42.4+1.9 pts
45Crawford County42.1+0.1 pts
46Jackson County42.1+0.2 pts
47Highland County41.8+1.4 pts
48Allen County41.4+1 pts
49Wood County41.4+0.5 pts
50Greene County41.2-0.8 pts
51Perry County41.2+3.7 pts
52Pickaway County41.1-6.1 pts
53Geauga County41-0.3 pts
54Williams County40.8+3.2 pts
55Harrison County40.4-2.9 pts
56Morrow County40.4+0.9 pts
57Clinton County40.4+0.1 pts
58Sandusky County40.3-0.3 pts
59Licking County40.3-1.3 pts
60Seneca County39.9-0.3 pts
61Clermont County39.5-0.8 pts
62Delaware County39.4+3.4 pts
63Madison County39+5.8 pts
64Logan County38.9+4.8 pts
65Shelby County38.8+2.6 pts
66Gallia County38.3-2.8 pts
66Warren County38.3+1.8 pts
68Hancock County38+0.8 pts
69Huron County37.8-1.1 pts
70Vinton County37.7+1 pts
71Champaign County37.7+1.5 pts
72Preble County36.7+1.6 pts
73Hardin County36.6-2.1 pts
74Darke County36.3+0.4 pts
75Van Wert County36-0.5 pts
76Mercer County35.7-3.4 pts
77Defiance County35.6-0.6 pts
78Wayne County35.2+0.6 pts
79Fayette County35.1-0.8 pts
80Carroll County34.4-2.4 pts
81Putnam County34.2-0.6 pts
82Auglaize County33.5+2 pts
83Union County33.3+1.2 pts
84Henry County33-0.4 pts
85Holmes County32.6+2.6 pts
86Fulton County32.5-0.1 pts
87Wyandot County27.6+1.8 pts
88Noble County22.8-0.2 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 Ohio 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 Ohio 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/ohio-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 Ohio 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/ohio-counties?period=2023.

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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), 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/ohio-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)?

Athens County, with 58.7% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Noble County, with 22.8% in 2023.

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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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