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 2022, at 57.8%. Juniata County had the lowest, at 32.4%. The median was 43.8% and the figure for Pennsylvania was 47.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest57.8Centre County
Lowest32.4Juniata County
Median43.867 counties
Pennsylvania47.4History

Map of counties, 2022

Adams County: 42.3 %Allegheny County: 44.5 %Armstrong County: 42.4 %Beaver County: 42.6 %Bedford County: 46.1 %Berks County: 49.6 %Blair County: 49.5 %Bradford County: 38.5 %Bucks County: 47.4 %Butler County: 43 %Cambria County: 43.7 %Cameron County: 42.2 %Carbon County: 37.2 %Centre County: 57.8 %Chester County: 45.2 %Clarion County: 42.5 %Clearfield County: 46.1 %Clinton County: 44.4 %Columbia County: 41.8 %Crawford County: 41.4 %Cumberland County: 40.6 %Dauphin County: 43.1 %Delaware County: 53.1 %Elk County: 45.7 %Erie County: 50.9 %Fayette County: 43.8 %Forest County: 38.9 %Franklin County: 41.5 %Fulton County: 34.6 %Greene County: 37.3 %Huntingdon County: 40.3 %Indiana County: 46.6 %Jefferson County: 45.1 %Juniata County: 32.4 %Lackawanna County: 44.8 %Lancaster County: 46 %Lawrence County: 52.1 %Lebanon County: 47.7 %Lehigh County: 52.7 %Luzerne County: 44.7 %Lycoming County: 45.8 %McKean County: 43.2 %Mercer County: 45.5 %Mifflin County: 39.3 %Monroe County: 55.2 %Montgomery County: 46.8 %Montour County: 46.6 %Northampton County: 50.8 %Northumberland County: 41.6 %Perry County: 40 %Philadelphia County: 52.2 %Pike County: 52.8 %Potter County: 36.4 %Schuylkill County: 41.7 %Snyder County: 36.6 %Somerset County: 43.5 %Sullivan County: 43.2 %Susquehanna County: 42.8 %Tioga County: 48 %Union County: 49.7 %Venango County: 45.5 %Warren County: 36.5 %Washington County: 38.5 %Wayne County: 50.9 %Westmoreland County: 40.4 %Wyoming County: 37.5 %York County: 48.1 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Centre County: 57.8 %Centre County57.8Monroe County: 55.2 %Monroe County55.2Delaware County: 53.1 %Delaware County53.1Pike County: 52.8 %Pike County52.8Lehigh County: 52.7 %Lehigh County52.7Philadelphia County: 52.2 %Philadelphia County52.2Lawrence County: 52.1 %Lawrence County52.1Wayne County: 50.9 %Wayne County50.9Erie County: 50.9 %Erie County50.9Northampton County: 50.8 %Northampton County50.8Union County: 49.7 %Union County49.7Berks County: 49.6 %Berks County49.6Blair County: 49.5 %Blair County49.5York County: 48.1 %York County48.1Tioga County: 48 %Tioga County48Lebanon County: 47.7 %Lebanon County47.7Bucks County: 47.4 %Bucks County47.4Montgomery County: 46.8 %Montgomery County46.8Montour County: 46.6 %Montour County46.6Indiana County: 46.6 %Indiana County46.6Bedford County: 46.1 %Bedford County46.1Clearfield County: 46.1 %Clearfield County46.1Lancaster County: 46 %Lancaster County46Lycoming County: 45.8 %Lycoming County45.8Elk County: 45.7 %Elk County45.7Mercer County: 45.5 %Mercer County45.5Venango County: 45.5 %Venango County45.5Chester County: 45.2 %Chester County45.2Jefferson County: 45.1 %Jefferson County45.1Lackawanna County: 44.8 %Lackawanna County44.8Luzerne County: 44.7 %Luzerne County44.7Allegheny County: 44.5 %Allegheny County44.5Clinton County: 44.4 %Clinton County44.4Fayette County: 43.8 %Fayette County43.8Cambria County: 43.7 %Cambria County43.7Somerset County: 43.5 %Somerset County43.5McKean County: 43.2 %McKean County43.2Sullivan County: 43.2 %Sullivan County43.2Dauphin County: 43.1 %Dauphin County43.1Butler County: 43 %Butler County43Centre County: 57.8 %Centre County57.8Monroe County: 55.2 %Monroe County55.2Delaware County: 53.1 %Delaware County53.1Pike County: 52.8 %Pike County52.8Lehigh County: 52.7 %Lehigh County52.7Philadelphia County: 52.2 %Philadelphia County52.2Lawrence County: 52.1 %Lawrence County52.1Wayne County: 50.9 %Wayne County50.9Erie County: 50.9 %Erie County50.9Northampton County: 50.8 %Northampton County50.8Union County: 49.7 %Union County49.7Berks County: 49.6 %Berks County49.6Blair County: 49.5 %Blair County49.5York County: 48.1 %York County48.1Tioga County: 48 %Tioga County48Lebanon County: 47.7 %Lebanon County47.7Bucks County: 47.4 %Bucks County47.4Montgomery County: 46.8 %Montgomery County46.8Montour County: 46.6 %Montour County46.6Indiana County: 46.6 %Indiana County46.6Bedford County: 46.1 %Bedford County46.1Clearfield County: 46.1 %Clearfield County46.1Lancaster County: 46 %Lancaster County46Lycoming County: 45.8 %Lycoming County45.8Elk County: 45.7 %Elk County45.7Mercer County: 45.5 %Mercer County45.5Venango County: 45.5 %Venango County45.5Chester County: 45.2 %Chester County45.2Jefferson County: 45.1 %Jefferson County45.1Lackawanna County: 44.8 %Lackawanna County44.8Luzerne County: 44.7 %Luzerne County44.7Allegheny County: 44.5 %Allegheny County44.5Clinton County: 44.4 %Clinton County44.4Fayette County: 43.8 %Fayette County43.8Cambria County: 43.7 %Cambria County43.7Somerset County: 43.5 %Somerset County43.5McKean County: 43.2 %McKean County43.2Sullivan County: 43.2 %Sullivan County43.2Dauphin County: 43.1 %Dauphin County43.1Butler County: 43 %Butler County43
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Centre County57.8-0.3 pts
2Monroe County55.2+3.4 pts
3Delaware County53.1+1.6 pts
4Pike County52.8-4.6 pts
5Lehigh County52.7+1.2 pts
6Philadelphia County52.2+0.3 pts
7Lawrence County52.1-0.4 pts
8Wayne County50.9+3.9 pts
9Erie County50.9+2.2 pts
10Northampton County50.8+0.7 pts
11Union County49.7+6.5 pts
12Berks County49.6+1.6 pts
13Blair County49.5-1.3 pts
14York County48.1-0.1 pts
15Tioga County48+1.3 pts
16Lebanon County47.7-0.1 pts
17Bucks County47.4-0.5 pts
18Montgomery County46.8+1.2 pts
19Montour County46.6+1.1 pts
20Indiana County46.6-0.6 pts
21Bedford County46.1+0.2 pts
22Clearfield County46.1-1 pts
23Lancaster County46+0.1 pts
24Lycoming County45.8-0.2 pts
25Elk County45.7+1.3 pts
26Mercer County45.5+0.9 pts
27Venango County45.5+3.9 pts
28Chester County45.2+0.8 pts
29Jefferson County45.1+1 pts
30Lackawanna County44.8-0.6 pts
31Luzerne County44.7+1.6 pts
32Allegheny County44.5+0.3 pts
33Clinton County44.4+3.3 pts
34Fayette County43.8-2.2 pts
35Cambria County43.7+0.1 pts
36Somerset County43.5-1.7 pts
37McKean County43.2+1 pts
38Sullivan County43.2-0.4 pts
39Dauphin County43.1+0.6 pts
40Butler County43-0 pts
41Susquehanna County42.8-2.9 pts
42Beaver County42.6-0.2 pts
43Clarion County42.5-0.4 pts
44Armstrong County42.4+1.7 pts
45Adams County42.3+1.5 pts
46Cameron County42.2-4.4 pts
47Columbia County41.8+1.3 pts
48Schuylkill County41.7-0.9 pts
49Northumberland County41.6-0 pts
50Franklin County41.5-0.8 pts
51Crawford County41.4-0.3 pts
52Cumberland County40.6-0.6 pts
53Westmoreland County40.4-0.2 pts
54Huntingdon County40.3+0.2 pts
55Perry County40+3 pts
56Mifflin County39.3+0.1 pts
57Forest County38.9+7.8 pts
58Washington County38.5+0.2 pts
59Bradford County38.5-1.4 pts
60Wyoming County37.5-2.3 pts
61Greene County37.3+0.7 pts
62Carbon County37.2-4.9 pts
63Snyder County36.6+3 pts
64Warren County36.5-0 pts
65Potter County36.4-1 pts
66Fulton County34.6-2.6 pts
67Juniata County32.4-1.9 pts

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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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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), 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

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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), 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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), 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022.

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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), 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/pennsylvania-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Centre County, with 57.8% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Juniata County, with 32.4% in 2022.

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