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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 2023, at 60.9%. Sherman County had the lowest, at 25.9%. The median was 49% and the figure for Oregon was 51.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60.9Benton County
Lowest25.9Sherman County
Median4936 counties
Oregon51.8History

Map of counties, 2023

Baker County: 44.2 %Benton County: 60.9 %Clackamas County: 55.3 %Clatsop County: 49.4 %Columbia County: 52.1 %Coos County: 50.5 %Crook County: 56.3 %Curry County: 52.6 %Deschutes County: 49.7 %Douglas County: 47.8 %Gilliam County: 35 %Grant County: 36.8 %Harney County: 37.4 %Hood River County: 47 %Jackson County: 54.1 %Jefferson County: 44 %Josephine County: 58.4 %Klamath County: 51.9 %Lake County: 43.8 %Lane County: 53.6 %Lincoln County: 53.5 %Linn County: 49.6 %Malheur County: 39.3 %Marion County: 53 %Morrow County: 29.7 %Multnomah County: 52.2 %Polk County: 51.4 %Sherman County: 25.9 %Tillamook County: 43.4 %Umatilla County: 42.7 %Union County: 41.1 %Wallowa County: 37.6 %Wasco County: 44.5 %Washington County: 48.7 %Wheeler County: 39.1 %Yamhill County: 55.1 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Benton County: 60.9 %Benton County60.9Josephine County: 58.4 %Josephine County58.4Crook County: 56.3 %Crook County56.3Clackamas County: 55.3 %Clackamas County55.3Yamhill County: 55.1 %Yamhill County55.1Jackson County: 54.1 %Jackson County54.1Lane County: 53.6 %Lane County53.6Lincoln County: 53.5 %Lincoln County53.5Marion County: 53 %Marion County53Curry County: 52.6 %Curry County52.6Multnomah County: 52.2 %Multnomah County52.2Columbia County: 52.1 %Columbia County52.1Klamath County: 51.9 %Klamath County51.9Polk County: 51.4 %Polk County51.4Coos County: 50.5 %Coos County50.5Deschutes County: 49.7 %Deschutes County49.7Linn County: 49.6 %Linn County49.6Clatsop County: 49.4 %Clatsop County49.4Washington County: 48.7 %Washington County48.7Douglas County: 47.8 %Douglas County47.8Hood River County: 47 %Hood River County47Wasco County: 44.5 %Wasco County44.5Baker County: 44.2 %Baker County44.2Jefferson County: 44 %Jefferson County44Lake County: 43.8 %Lake County43.8Tillamook County: 43.4 %Tillamook County43.4Umatilla County: 42.7 %Umatilla County42.7Union County: 41.1 %Union County41.1Malheur County: 39.3 %Malheur County39.3Wheeler County: 39.1 %Wheeler County39.1Wallowa County: 37.6 %Wallowa County37.6Harney County: 37.4 %Harney County37.4Grant County: 36.8 %Grant County36.8Gilliam County: 35 %Gilliam County35Morrow County: 29.7 %Morrow County29.7Sherman County: 25.9 %Sherman County25.9Benton County: 60.9 %Benton County60.9Josephine County: 58.4 %Josephine County58.4Crook County: 56.3 %Crook County56.3Clackamas County: 55.3 %Clackamas County55.3Yamhill County: 55.1 %Yamhill County55.1Jackson County: 54.1 %Jackson County54.1Lane County: 53.6 %Lane County53.6Lincoln County: 53.5 %Lincoln County53.5Marion County: 53 %Marion County53Curry County: 52.6 %Curry County52.6Multnomah County: 52.2 %Multnomah County52.2Columbia County: 52.1 %Columbia County52.1Klamath County: 51.9 %Klamath County51.9Polk County: 51.4 %Polk County51.4Coos County: 50.5 %Coos County50.5Deschutes County: 49.7 %Deschutes County49.7Linn County: 49.6 %Linn County49.6Clatsop County: 49.4 %Clatsop County49.4Washington County: 48.7 %Washington County48.7Douglas County: 47.8 %Douglas County47.8Hood River County: 47 %Hood River County47Wasco County: 44.5 %Wasco County44.5Baker County: 44.2 %Baker County44.2Jefferson County: 44 %Jefferson County44Lake County: 43.8 %Lake County43.8Tillamook County: 43.4 %Tillamook County43.4Umatilla County: 42.7 %Umatilla County42.7Union County: 41.1 %Union County41.1Malheur County: 39.3 %Malheur County39.3Wheeler County: 39.1 %Wheeler County39.1Wallowa County: 37.6 %Wallowa County37.6Harney County: 37.4 %Harney County37.4Grant County: 36.8 %Grant County36.8Gilliam County: 35 %Gilliam County35Morrow County: 29.7 %Morrow County29.7Sherman County: 25.9 %Sherman County25.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Benton County60.9+0.7 pts
2Josephine County58.4-1.1 pts
3Crook County56.3+9.2 pts
4Clackamas County55.3+2.2 pts
5Yamhill County55.1-0.8 pts
6Jackson County54.1+1 pts
7Lane County53.6+0.7 pts
8Lincoln County53.5+3.7 pts
9Marion County53+1.2 pts
10Curry County52.6+5.9 pts
11Multnomah County52.2+1.1 pts
12Columbia County52.10 pts
13Klamath County51.9+0.8 pts
14Polk County51.4+0.5 pts
15Coos County50.5+2 pts
16Deschutes County49.7-2.3 pts
17Linn County49.6-0.3 pts
18Clatsop County49.4+2.8 pts
19Washington County48.7+0.1 pts
20Douglas County47.8+1.8 pts
21Hood River County47+0.5 pts
22Wasco County44.5+4.3 pts
23Baker County44.2+1.9 pts
24Jefferson County44-1.5 pts
25Lake County43.8-0.4 pts
26Tillamook County43.4-0.9 pts
27Umatilla County42.7+3.2 pts
28Union County41.10 pts
29Malheur County39.3+1.1 pts
30Wheeler County39.1+1.4 pts
31Wallowa County37.6+0.7 pts
32Harney County37.4+4.3 pts
33Grant County36.8+3.7 pts
34Gilliam County35-6.4 pts
35Morrow County29.7-3 pts
36Sherman County25.9+1.8 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 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

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), 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/oregon-counties?period=2023. 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), 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/oregon-counties?period=2023.

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), 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/oregon-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)?

Benton County, with 60.9% in 2023, 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 25.9% in 2023.

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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