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

Payne County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 77 counties in 2021, at 58.6%. Cimarron County had the lowest, at 12.8%. The median was 40.9% and the figure for Oklahoma was 44.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.6Payne County
Lowest12.8Cimarron County
Median40.977 counties
Oklahoma44.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Adair County: 38.9 %Alfalfa County: 35.1 %Atoka County: 50.4 %Beaver County: 22.6 %Beckham County: 34.4 %Blaine County: 33.5 %Bryan County: 43.9 %Caddo County: 32 %Canadian County: 39.4 %Carter County: 38.7 %Cherokee County: 45.2 %Choctaw County: 48.5 %Cimarron County: 12.8 %Cleveland County: 45 %Coal County: 35.8 %Comanche County: 43.5 %Cotton County: 39.6 %Craig County: 41.2 %Creek County: 35.1 %Custer County: 50.3 %Delaware County: 43.6 %Dewey County: 33.1 %Ellis County: 34.1 %Garfield County: 40.9 %Garvin County: 35.2 %Grady County: 35.3 %Grant County: 19 %Greer County: 44.6 %Harmon County: 31.2 %Harper County: 20.3 %Haskell County: 50.2 %Hughes County: 44.5 %Jackson County: 35.8 %Jefferson County: 46.2 %Johnston County: 37.7 %Kay County: 40.8 %Kingfisher County: 38 %Kiowa County: 41 %Latimer County: 49.4 %Le Flore County: 45 %Lincoln County: 41.5 %Logan County: 52.1 %Love County: 33.9 %McClain County: 51.7 %McCurtain County: 41.4 %McIntosh County: 48.8 %Major County: 31.9 %Marshall County: 28.5 %Mayes County: 40.8 %Murray County: 37.9 %Muskogee County: 47.2 %Noble County: 31.6 %Nowata County: 49.2 %Okfuskee County: 41.3 %Oklahoma County: 46.4 %Okmulgee County: 44.9 %Osage County: 46.6 %Ottawa County: 44 %Pawnee County: 42.3 %Payne County: 58.6 %Pittsburg County: 49.2 %Pontotoc County: 35.7 %Pottawatomie County: 38.4 %Pushmataha County: 50.3 %Roger Mills County: 35.1 %Rogers County: 40 %Seminole County: 43.2 %Sequoyah County: 42.6 %Stephens County: 43.8 %Texas County: 38.9 %Tillman County: 38.5 %Tulsa County: 43.9 %Wagoner County: 44.2 %Washington County: 47.4 %Washita County: 33.7 %Woods County: 39.2 %Woodward County: 39 %
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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

Payne County: 58.6 %Payne County58.6Logan County: 52.1 %Logan County52.1McClain County: 51.7 %McClain County51.7Atoka County: 50.4 %Atoka County50.4Custer County: 50.3 %Custer County50.3Pushmataha County: 50.3 %Pushmataha County50.3Haskell County: 50.2 %Haskell County50.2Latimer County: 49.4 %Latimer County49.4Pittsburg County: 49.2 %Pittsburg County49.2Nowata County: 49.2 %Nowata County49.2McIntosh County: 48.8 %McIntosh County48.8Choctaw County: 48.5 %Choctaw County48.5Washington County: 47.4 %Washington County47.4Muskogee County: 47.2 %Muskogee County47.2Osage County: 46.6 %Osage County46.6Oklahoma County: 46.4 %Oklahoma County46.4Jefferson County: 46.2 %Jefferson County46.2Cherokee County: 45.2 %Cherokee County45.2Cleveland County: 45 %Cleveland County45Le Flore County: 45 %Le Flore County45Okmulgee County: 44.9 %Okmulgee County44.9Greer County: 44.6 %Greer County44.6Hughes County: 44.5 %Hughes County44.5Wagoner County: 44.2 %Wagoner County44.2Ottawa County: 44 %Ottawa County44Bryan County: 43.9 %Bryan County43.9Tulsa County: 43.9 %Tulsa County43.9Stephens County: 43.8 %Stephens County43.8Delaware County: 43.6 %Delaware County43.6Comanche County: 43.5 %Comanche County43.5Seminole County: 43.2 %Seminole County43.2Sequoyah County: 42.6 %Sequoyah County42.6Pawnee County: 42.3 %Pawnee County42.3Lincoln County: 41.5 %Lincoln County41.5McCurtain County: 41.4 %McCurtain County41.4Okfuskee County: 41.3 %Okfuskee County41.3Craig County: 41.2 %Craig County41.2Kiowa County: 41 %Kiowa County41Garfield County: 40.9 %Garfield County40.9Mayes County: 40.8 %Mayes County40.8Payne County: 58.6 %Payne County58.6Logan County: 52.1 %Logan County52.1McClain County: 51.7 %McClain County51.7Atoka County: 50.4 %Atoka County50.4Custer County: 50.3 %Custer County50.3Pushmataha County: 50.3 %Pushmataha County50.3Haskell County: 50.2 %Haskell County50.2Latimer County: 49.4 %Latimer County49.4Pittsburg County: 49.2 %Pittsburg County49.2Nowata County: 49.2 %Nowata County49.2McIntosh County: 48.8 %McIntosh County48.8Choctaw County: 48.5 %Choctaw County48.5Washington County: 47.4 %Washington County47.4Muskogee County: 47.2 %Muskogee County47.2Osage County: 46.6 %Osage County46.6Oklahoma County: 46.4 %Oklahoma County46.4Jefferson County: 46.2 %Jefferson County46.2Cherokee County: 45.2 %Cherokee County45.2Cleveland County: 45 %Cleveland County45Le Flore County: 45 %Le Flore County45Okmulgee County: 44.9 %Okmulgee County44.9Greer County: 44.6 %Greer County44.6Hughes County: 44.5 %Hughes County44.5Wagoner County: 44.2 %Wagoner County44.2Ottawa County: 44 %Ottawa County44Bryan County: 43.9 %Bryan County43.9Tulsa County: 43.9 %Tulsa County43.9Stephens County: 43.8 %Stephens County43.8Delaware County: 43.6 %Delaware County43.6Comanche County: 43.5 %Comanche County43.5Seminole County: 43.2 %Seminole County43.2Sequoyah County: 42.6 %Sequoyah County42.6Pawnee County: 42.3 %Pawnee County42.3Lincoln County: 41.5 %Lincoln County41.5McCurtain County: 41.4 %McCurtain County41.4Okfuskee County: 41.3 %Okfuskee County41.3Craig County: 41.2 %Craig County41.2Kiowa County: 41 %Kiowa County41Garfield County: 40.9 %Garfield County40.9Mayes County: 40.8 %Mayes County40.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Payne County58.6
2Logan County52.1
3McClain County51.7
4Atoka County50.4
5Custer County50.3
6Pushmataha County50.3
7Haskell County50.2
8Latimer County49.4
9Pittsburg County49.2
10Nowata County49.2
11McIntosh County48.8
12Choctaw County48.5
13Washington County47.4
14Muskogee County47.2
15Osage County46.6
16Oklahoma County46.4
17Jefferson County46.2
18Cherokee County45.2
19Cleveland County45
20Le Flore County45
21Okmulgee County44.9
22Greer County44.6
23Hughes County44.5
24Wagoner County44.2
25Ottawa County44
26Bryan County43.9
27Tulsa County43.9
28Stephens County43.8
29Delaware County43.6
30Comanche County43.5
31Seminole County43.2
32Sequoyah County42.6
33Pawnee County42.3
34Lincoln County41.5
35McCurtain County41.4
36Okfuskee County41.3
37Craig County41.2
38Kiowa County41
39Garfield County40.9
40Mayes County40.8
41Kay County40.8
42Rogers County40
43Cotton County39.6
44Canadian County39.4
45Woods County39.2
46Woodward County39
47Texas County38.9
48Adair County38.9
49Carter County38.7
50Tillman County38.5
51Pottawatomie County38.4
52Kingfisher County38
53Murray County37.9
54Johnston County37.7
55Jackson County35.8
56Coal County35.8
57Pontotoc County35.7
58Grady County35.3
59Garvin County35.2
60Roger Mills County35.1
61Alfalfa County35.1
61Creek County35.1
63Beckham County34.4
64Ellis County34.1
65Love County33.9
66Washita County33.7
67Blaine County33.5
68Dewey County33.1
69Caddo County32
70Major County31.9
71Noble County31.6
72Harmon County31.2
73Marshall County28.5
74Beaver County22.6
75Harper County20.3
76Grant County19
77Cimarron County12.8

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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-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 Oklahoma 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/oklahoma-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)?

Payne County, with 58.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cimarron County, with 12.8% 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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