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

Centre County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 67 counties in 2021, at 58%. Forest County had the lowest, at 31.2%. The median was 43.6% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 46.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58Centre County
Lowest31.2Forest County
Median43.667 counties
Pennsylvania46.9History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 40.8 %Allegheny County: 44.3 %Armstrong County: 40.7 %Beaver County: 42.8 %Bedford County: 45.9 %Berks County: 48 %Blair County: 50.9 %Bradford County: 39.9 %Bucks County: 47.9 %Butler County: 43.1 %Cambria County: 43.6 %Cameron County: 46.7 %Carbon County: 42.1 %Centre County: 58 %Chester County: 44.4 %Clarion County: 42.9 %Clearfield County: 47.1 %Clinton County: 41.1 %Columbia County: 40.5 %Crawford County: 41.6 %Cumberland County: 41.2 %Dauphin County: 42.4 %Delaware County: 51.5 %Elk County: 44.4 %Erie County: 48.6 %Fayette County: 46 %Forest County: 31.2 %Franklin County: 42.3 %Fulton County: 37.2 %Greene County: 36.6 %Huntingdon County: 40.1 %Indiana County: 47.2 %Jefferson County: 44.1 %Juniata County: 34.4 %Lackawanna County: 45.4 %Lancaster County: 45.9 %Lawrence County: 52.4 %Lebanon County: 47.8 %Lehigh County: 51.5 %Luzerne County: 43 %Lycoming County: 45.9 %McKean County: 42.3 %Mercer County: 44.6 %Mifflin County: 39.2 %Monroe County: 51.9 %Montgomery County: 45.5 %Montour County: 45.5 %Northampton County: 50.1 %Northumberland County: 41.7 %Perry County: 37.1 %Philadelphia County: 51.9 %Pike County: 57.4 %Potter County: 37.4 %Schuylkill County: 42.6 %Snyder County: 33.7 %Somerset County: 45.3 %Sullivan County: 43.6 %Susquehanna County: 45.7 %Tioga County: 46.7 %Union County: 43.2 %Venango County: 41.6 %Warren County: 36.5 %Washington County: 38.4 %Wayne County: 47 %Westmoreland County: 40.6 %Wyoming County: 39.8 %York County: 48.2 %
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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

Centre County: 58 %Centre County58Pike County: 57.4 %Pike County57.4Lawrence County: 52.4 %Lawrence County52.4Philadelphia County: 51.9 %Philadelphia County51.9Monroe County: 51.9 %Monroe County51.9Delaware County: 51.5 %Delaware County51.5Lehigh County: 51.5 %Lehigh County51.5Blair County: 50.9 %Blair County50.9Northampton County: 50.1 %Northampton County50.1Erie County: 48.6 %Erie County48.6York County: 48.2 %York County48.2Berks County: 48 %Berks County48Bucks County: 47.9 %Bucks County47.9Lebanon County: 47.8 %Lebanon County47.8Indiana County: 47.2 %Indiana County47.2Clearfield County: 47.1 %Clearfield County47.1Wayne County: 47 %Wayne County47Tioga County: 46.7 %Tioga County46.7Cameron County: 46.7 %Cameron County46.7Fayette County: 46 %Fayette County46Lycoming County: 45.9 %Lycoming County45.9Bedford County: 45.9 %Bedford County45.9Lancaster County: 45.9 %Lancaster County45.9Susquehanna County: 45.7 %Susquehanna County45.7Montgomery County: 45.5 %Montgomery County45.5Montour County: 45.5 %Montour County45.5Lackawanna County: 45.4 %Lackawanna County45.4Somerset County: 45.3 %Somerset County45.3Mercer County: 44.6 %Mercer County44.6Elk County: 44.4 %Elk County44.4Chester County: 44.4 %Chester County44.4Allegheny County: 44.3 %Allegheny County44.3Jefferson County: 44.1 %Jefferson County44.1Sullivan County: 43.6 %Sullivan County43.6Cambria County: 43.6 %Cambria County43.6Union County: 43.2 %Union County43.2Butler County: 43.1 %Butler County43.1Luzerne County: 43 %Luzerne County43Clarion County: 42.9 %Clarion County42.9Beaver County: 42.8 %Beaver County42.8Centre County: 58 %Centre County58Pike County: 57.4 %Pike County57.4Lawrence County: 52.4 %Lawrence County52.4Philadelphia County: 51.9 %Philadelphia County51.9Monroe County: 51.9 %Monroe County51.9Delaware County: 51.5 %Delaware County51.5Lehigh County: 51.5 %Lehigh County51.5Blair County: 50.9 %Blair County50.9Northampton County: 50.1 %Northampton County50.1Erie County: 48.6 %Erie County48.6York County: 48.2 %York County48.2Berks County: 48 %Berks County48Bucks County: 47.9 %Bucks County47.9Lebanon County: 47.8 %Lebanon County47.8Indiana County: 47.2 %Indiana County47.2Clearfield County: 47.1 %Clearfield County47.1Wayne County: 47 %Wayne County47Tioga County: 46.7 %Tioga County46.7Cameron County: 46.7 %Cameron County46.7Fayette County: 46 %Fayette County46Lycoming County: 45.9 %Lycoming County45.9Bedford County: 45.9 %Bedford County45.9Lancaster County: 45.9 %Lancaster County45.9Susquehanna County: 45.7 %Susquehanna County45.7Montgomery County: 45.5 %Montgomery County45.5Montour County: 45.5 %Montour County45.5Lackawanna County: 45.4 %Lackawanna County45.4Somerset County: 45.3 %Somerset County45.3Mercer County: 44.6 %Mercer County44.6Elk County: 44.4 %Elk County44.4Chester County: 44.4 %Chester County44.4Allegheny County: 44.3 %Allegheny County44.3Jefferson County: 44.1 %Jefferson County44.1Sullivan County: 43.6 %Sullivan County43.6Cambria County: 43.6 %Cambria County43.6Union County: 43.2 %Union County43.2Butler County: 43.1 %Butler County43.1Luzerne County: 43 %Luzerne County43Clarion County: 42.9 %Clarion County42.9Beaver County: 42.8 %Beaver County42.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Centre County58
2Pike County57.4
3Lawrence County52.4
4Philadelphia County51.9
5Monroe County51.9
6Delaware County51.5
7Lehigh County51.5
8Blair County50.9
9Northampton County50.1
10Erie County48.6
11York County48.2
12Berks County48
13Bucks County47.9
14Lebanon County47.8
15Indiana County47.2
16Clearfield County47.1
17Wayne County47
18Tioga County46.7
19Cameron County46.7
20Fayette County46
21Lycoming County45.9
22Bedford County45.9
23Lancaster County45.9
24Susquehanna County45.7
25Montgomery County45.5
26Montour County45.5
27Lackawanna County45.4
28Somerset County45.3
29Mercer County44.6
30Elk County44.4
31Chester County44.4
32Allegheny County44.3
33Jefferson County44.1
34Sullivan County43.6
35Cambria County43.6
36Union County43.2
37Butler County43.1
38Luzerne County43
39Clarion County42.9
40Beaver County42.8
41Schuylkill County42.6
42Dauphin County42.4
43Franklin County42.3
44McKean County42.3
45Carbon County42.1
46Northumberland County41.7
47Crawford County41.6
48Venango County41.6
49Cumberland County41.2
50Clinton County41.1
51Adams County40.8
52Armstrong County40.7
53Westmoreland County40.6
54Columbia County40.5
55Huntingdon County40.1
56Bradford County39.9
57Wyoming County39.8
58Mifflin County39.2
59Washington County38.4
60Potter County37.4
61Fulton County37.2
62Perry County37.1
63Greene County36.6
64Warren County36.5
65Juniata County34.4
66Snyder County33.7
67Forest County31.2

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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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 Pennsylvania 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/pennsylvania-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)?

Centre County, with 58% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Forest County, with 31.2% 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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