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

Benton County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 36 counties in 2021, at 59.9%. Sherman County had the lowest, at 23.4%. The median was 48.5% and the figure for Oregon was 50.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest59.9Benton County
Lowest23.4Sherman County
Median48.536 counties
Oregon50.6History

Map of counties, 2021

Baker County: 50.6 %Benton County: 59.9 %Clackamas County: 52.6 %Clatsop County: 48.4 %Columbia County: 54.6 %Coos County: 49 %Crook County: 50.3 %Curry County: 45.1 %Deschutes County: 51.4 %Douglas County: 44.7 %Gilliam County: 39.1 %Grant County: 35.3 %Harney County: 33.7 %Hood River County: 37.9 %Jackson County: 53.2 %Jefferson County: 50 %Josephine County: 59.4 %Klamath County: 53.5 %Lake County: 41.4 %Lane County: 53.1 %Lincoln County: 48.6 %Linn County: 50.2 %Malheur County: 36.1 %Marion County: 51.2 %Morrow County: 31.4 %Multnomah County: 51.4 %Polk County: 50.2 %Sherman County: 23.4 %Tillamook County: 43.3 %Umatilla County: 40.9 %Union County: 41.6 %Wallowa County: 33.8 %Wasco County: 39.3 %Washington County: 46.9 %Wheeler County: 43 %Yamhill County: 54.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Benton County: 59.9 %Benton County59.9Josephine County: 59.4 %Josephine County59.4Columbia County: 54.6 %Columbia County54.6Yamhill County: 54.4 %Yamhill County54.4Klamath County: 53.5 %Klamath County53.5Jackson County: 53.2 %Jackson County53.2Lane County: 53.1 %Lane County53.1Clackamas County: 52.6 %Clackamas County52.6Deschutes County: 51.4 %Deschutes County51.4Multnomah County: 51.4 %Multnomah County51.4Marion County: 51.2 %Marion County51.2Baker County: 50.6 %Baker County50.6Crook County: 50.3 %Crook County50.3Linn County: 50.2 %Linn County50.2Polk County: 50.2 %Polk County50.2Jefferson County: 50 %Jefferson County50Coos County: 49 %Coos County49Lincoln County: 48.6 %Lincoln County48.6Clatsop County: 48.4 %Clatsop County48.4Washington County: 46.9 %Washington County46.9Curry County: 45.1 %Curry County45.1Douglas County: 44.7 %Douglas County44.7Tillamook County: 43.3 %Tillamook County43.3Wheeler County: 43 %Wheeler County43Union County: 41.6 %Union County41.6Lake County: 41.4 %Lake County41.4Umatilla County: 40.9 %Umatilla County40.9Wasco County: 39.3 %Wasco County39.3Gilliam County: 39.1 %Gilliam County39.1Hood River County: 37.9 %Hood River County37.9Malheur County: 36.1 %Malheur County36.1Grant County: 35.3 %Grant County35.3Wallowa County: 33.8 %Wallowa County33.8Harney County: 33.7 %Harney County33.7Morrow County: 31.4 %Morrow County31.4Sherman County: 23.4 %Sherman County23.4Benton County: 59.9 %Benton County59.9Josephine County: 59.4 %Josephine County59.4Columbia County: 54.6 %Columbia County54.6Yamhill County: 54.4 %Yamhill County54.4Klamath County: 53.5 %Klamath County53.5Jackson County: 53.2 %Jackson County53.2Lane County: 53.1 %Lane County53.1Clackamas County: 52.6 %Clackamas County52.6Deschutes County: 51.4 %Deschutes County51.4Multnomah County: 51.4 %Multnomah County51.4Marion County: 51.2 %Marion County51.2Baker County: 50.6 %Baker County50.6Crook County: 50.3 %Crook County50.3Linn County: 50.2 %Linn County50.2Polk County: 50.2 %Polk County50.2Jefferson County: 50 %Jefferson County50Coos County: 49 %Coos County49Lincoln County: 48.6 %Lincoln County48.6Clatsop County: 48.4 %Clatsop County48.4Washington County: 46.9 %Washington County46.9Curry County: 45.1 %Curry County45.1Douglas County: 44.7 %Douglas County44.7Tillamook County: 43.3 %Tillamook County43.3Wheeler County: 43 %Wheeler County43Union County: 41.6 %Union County41.6Lake County: 41.4 %Lake County41.4Umatilla County: 40.9 %Umatilla County40.9Wasco County: 39.3 %Wasco County39.3Gilliam County: 39.1 %Gilliam County39.1Hood River County: 37.9 %Hood River County37.9Malheur County: 36.1 %Malheur County36.1Grant County: 35.3 %Grant County35.3Wallowa County: 33.8 %Wallowa County33.8Harney County: 33.7 %Harney County33.7Morrow County: 31.4 %Morrow County31.4Sherman County: 23.4 %Sherman County23.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Benton County59.9
2Josephine County59.4
3Columbia County54.6
4Yamhill County54.4
5Klamath County53.5
6Jackson County53.2
7Lane County53.1
8Clackamas County52.6
9Deschutes County51.4
10Multnomah County51.4
11Marion County51.2
12Baker County50.6
13Crook County50.3
14Linn County50.2
15Polk County50.2
16Jefferson County50
17Coos County49
18Lincoln County48.6
19Clatsop County48.4
20Washington County46.9
21Curry County45.1
22Douglas County44.7
23Tillamook County43.3
24Wheeler County43
25Union County41.6
26Lake County41.4
27Umatilla County40.9
28Wasco County39.3
29Gilliam County39.1
30Hood River County37.9
31Malheur County36.1
32Grant County35.3
33Wallowa County33.8
34Harney County33.7
35Morrow County31.4
36Sherman County23.4

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 Oregon 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

MLA 9

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 Oregon 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/oregon-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 Oregon 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/oregon-counties?period=2021.

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 Oregon 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/oregon-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)?

Benton County, with 59.9% 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)?

Sherman County, with 23.4% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

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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