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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 2022, at 60.2%. Sherman County had the lowest, at 24%. The median was 46.7% and the figure for Oregon was 50.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60.2Benton County
Lowest24Sherman County
Median46.736 counties
Oregon50.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Baker County: 42.3 %Benton County: 60.2 %Clackamas County: 53.1 %Clatsop County: 46.6 %Columbia County: 52.1 %Coos County: 48.5 %Crook County: 47.1 %Curry County: 46.8 %Deschutes County: 52 %Douglas County: 46 %Gilliam County: 41.5 %Grant County: 33.2 %Harney County: 33.1 %Hood River County: 46.5 %Jackson County: 53.1 %Jefferson County: 45.4 %Josephine County: 59.5 %Klamath County: 51.1 %Lake County: 44.2 %Lane County: 52.9 %Lincoln County: 49.7 %Linn County: 49.9 %Malheur County: 38.2 %Marion County: 51.8 %Morrow County: 32.8 %Multnomah County: 51.1 %Polk County: 50.9 %Sherman County: 24 %Tillamook County: 44.3 %Umatilla County: 39.6 %Union County: 41.1 %Wallowa County: 37 %Wasco County: 40.2 %Washington County: 48.6 %Wheeler County: 37.7 %Yamhill County: 55.9 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

Benton County: 60.2 %Benton County60.2Josephine County: 59.5 %Josephine County59.5Yamhill County: 55.9 %Yamhill County55.9Clackamas County: 53.1 %Clackamas County53.1Jackson County: 53.1 %Jackson County53.1Lane County: 52.9 %Lane County52.9Columbia County: 52.1 %Columbia County52.1Deschutes County: 52 %Deschutes County52Marion County: 51.8 %Marion County51.8Multnomah County: 51.1 %Multnomah County51.1Klamath County: 51.1 %Klamath County51.1Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Linn County: 49.9 %Linn County49.9Lincoln County: 49.7 %Lincoln County49.7Washington County: 48.6 %Washington County48.6Coos County: 48.5 %Coos County48.5Crook County: 47.1 %Crook County47.1Curry County: 46.8 %Curry County46.8Clatsop County: 46.6 %Clatsop County46.6Hood River County: 46.5 %Hood River County46.5Douglas County: 46 %Douglas County46Jefferson County: 45.4 %Jefferson County45.4Tillamook County: 44.3 %Tillamook County44.3Lake County: 44.2 %Lake County44.2Baker County: 42.3 %Baker County42.3Gilliam County: 41.5 %Gilliam County41.5Union County: 41.1 %Union County41.1Wasco County: 40.2 %Wasco County40.2Umatilla County: 39.6 %Umatilla County39.6Malheur County: 38.2 %Malheur County38.2Wheeler County: 37.7 %Wheeler County37.7Wallowa County: 37 %Wallowa County37Grant County: 33.2 %Grant County33.2Harney County: 33.1 %Harney County33.1Morrow County: 32.8 %Morrow County32.8Sherman County: 24 %Sherman County24Benton County: 60.2 %Benton County60.2Josephine County: 59.5 %Josephine County59.5Yamhill County: 55.9 %Yamhill County55.9Clackamas County: 53.1 %Clackamas County53.1Jackson County: 53.1 %Jackson County53.1Lane County: 52.9 %Lane County52.9Columbia County: 52.1 %Columbia County52.1Deschutes County: 52 %Deschutes County52Marion County: 51.8 %Marion County51.8Multnomah County: 51.1 %Multnomah County51.1Klamath County: 51.1 %Klamath County51.1Polk County: 50.9 %Polk County50.9Linn County: 49.9 %Linn County49.9Lincoln County: 49.7 %Lincoln County49.7Washington County: 48.6 %Washington County48.6Coos County: 48.5 %Coos County48.5Crook County: 47.1 %Crook County47.1Curry County: 46.8 %Curry County46.8Clatsop County: 46.6 %Clatsop County46.6Hood River County: 46.5 %Hood River County46.5Douglas County: 46 %Douglas County46Jefferson County: 45.4 %Jefferson County45.4Tillamook County: 44.3 %Tillamook County44.3Lake County: 44.2 %Lake County44.2Baker County: 42.3 %Baker County42.3Gilliam County: 41.5 %Gilliam County41.5Union County: 41.1 %Union County41.1Wasco County: 40.2 %Wasco County40.2Umatilla County: 39.6 %Umatilla County39.6Malheur County: 38.2 %Malheur County38.2Wheeler County: 37.7 %Wheeler County37.7Wallowa County: 37 %Wallowa County37Grant County: 33.2 %Grant County33.2Harney County: 33.1 %Harney County33.1Morrow County: 32.8 %Morrow County32.8Sherman County: 24 %Sherman County24
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Benton County60.2+0.3 pts
2Josephine County59.5+0.1 pts
3Yamhill County55.9+1.5 pts
4Clackamas County53.1+0.5 pts
5Jackson County53.1-0.1 pts
6Lane County52.9-0.1 pts
7Columbia County52.1-2.5 pts
8Deschutes County52+0.5 pts
9Marion County51.8+0.6 pts
10Multnomah County51.1-0.3 pts
11Klamath County51.1-2.5 pts
12Polk County50.9+0.7 pts
13Linn County49.9-0.4 pts
14Lincoln County49.7+1.1 pts
15Washington County48.6+1.7 pts
16Coos County48.5-0.4 pts
17Crook County47.1-3.2 pts
18Curry County46.8+1.7 pts
19Clatsop County46.6-1.8 pts
20Hood River County46.5+8.6 pts
21Douglas County46+1.3 pts
22Jefferson County45.4-4.6 pts
23Tillamook County44.3+1.1 pts
24Lake County44.2+2.8 pts
25Baker County42.3-8.3 pts
26Gilliam County41.5+2.3 pts
27Union County41.1-0.5 pts
28Wasco County40.2+0.9 pts
29Umatilla County39.6-1.4 pts
30Malheur County38.2+2.1 pts
31Wheeler County37.7-5.3 pts
32Wallowa County37+3.2 pts
33Grant County33.2-2.1 pts
34Harney County33.1-0.6 pts
35Morrow County32.8+1.4 pts
36Sherman County24+0.6 pts

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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/oregon-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/oregon-counties?period=2022.

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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/oregon-counties?period=2022 (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 60.2% in 2022, 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 24% in 2022.

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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