# Counties in Texas by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

All 254 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rent_burden_30_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Kenedy County | 100 |
| 2 | Sterling County | 71.4 |
| 3 | Real County | 69.6 |
| 4 | Dickens County | 63.5 |
| 5 | Jim Wells County | 62.8 |
| 6 | Brazos County | 61.5 |
| 6 | Refugio County | 61.5 |
| 8 | San Augustine County | 60.5 |
| 9 | Hays County | 59.9 |
| 10 | Hamilton County | 58.2 |
| 11 | Kaufman County | 57.9 |
| 12 | Nacogdoches County | 57.7 |
| 13 | Walker County | 57.4 |
| 14 | McLennan County | 56.8 |
| 15 | Brown County | 56.5 |
| 16 | Erath County | 56.4 |
| 17 | Calhoun County | 56.2 |
| 18 | Starr County | 55.8 |
| 19 | Marion County | 55.8 |
| 20 | Reeves County | 55.6 |
| 21 | Red River County | 55.5 |
| 21 | Tarrant County | 55.5 |
| 23 | Bee County | 55.5 |
| 24 | Kendall County | 55.3 |
| 25 | Anderson County | 55.3 |
| 25 | Willacy County | 55.3 |
| 27 | Webb County | 55.1 |
| 28 | Galveston County | 54.9 |
| 29 | Cass County | 54.7 |
| 30 | Lubbock County | 54.4 |
| 31 | Lee County | 54.4 |
| 32 | Henderson County | 54 |
| 33 | Montague County | 53.8 |
| 34 | Harris County | 53.8 |
| 35 | Fort Bend County | 53.6 |
| 35 | Gillespie County | 53.6 |
| 37 | Liberty County | 53.6 |
| 38 | El Paso County | 53.6 |
| 39 | Bexar County | 53.4 |
| 39 | Llano County | 53.4 |
| 41 | Parker County | 53.1 |
| 42 | Hill County | 53.1 |
| 43 | Comal County | 52.7 |
| 44 | Jefferson County | 52.5 |
| 45 | Nueces County | 52.4 |
| 46 | Jasper County | 52.4 |
| 47 | Ector County | 52.3 |
| 48 | Johnson County | 52.3 |
| 49 | Rockwall County | 52.2 |
| 50 | Dallas County | 52.1 |
| 51 | Freestone County | 52.1 |
| 52 | Camp County | 51.7 |
| 53 | Titus County | 51.7 |
| 54 | Wood County | 51.6 |
| 55 | Grayson County | 51.6 |
| 56 | Taylor County | 51.6 |
| 57 | Childress County | 51.5 |
| 58 | Terry County | 51.4 |
| 59 | Medina County | 51.4 |
| 60 | Bell County | 51.3 |
| 61 | Angelina County | 51.2 |
| 62 | Denton County | 51.2 |
| 63 | Bowie County | 51 |
| 64 | Howard County | 50.8 |
| 65 | San Patricio County | 50.7 |
| 65 | Tyler County | 50.7 |
| 67 | Wheeler County | 50.6 |
| 68 | Ellis County | 50.5 |
| 69 | Ochiltree County | 50.1 |
| 70 | Gray County | 50 |
| 71 | Hunt County | 50 |
| 71 | Terrell County | 50 |
| 73 | Houston County | 49.9 |
| 74 | Potter County | 49.9 |
| 75 | Cameron County | 49.8 |
| 76 | Matagorda County | 49.7 |
| 77 | Dawson County | 49.6 |
| 78 | Midland County | 49.4 |
| 79 | Gregg County | 49.4 |
| 80 | Wharton County | 49.3 |
| 81 | Palo Pinto County | 49.2 |
| 82 | Callahan County | 49.1 |
| 83 | Tom Green County | 49.1 |
| 84 | Van Zandt County | 49.1 |
| 85 | Austin County | 49.1 |
| 86 | Brazoria County | 49 |
| 87 | Dallam County | 48.7 |
| 87 | Hidalgo County | 48.7 |
| 89 | Milam County | 48.6 |
| 90 | Orange County | 48.5 |
| 91 | Winkler County | 48.5 |
| 92 | Travis County | 48.5 |
| 93 | Jeff Davis County | 48.2 |
| 93 | Trinity County | 48.2 |
| 95 | Williamson County | 48 |
| 96 | Coke County | 47.8 |
| 96 | Harrison County | 47.8 |
| 98 | Oldham County | 47.7 |
| 99 | Smith County | 47.7 |
| 100 | Hemphill County | 47.6 |
| 101 | Kleberg County | 47.6 |
| 102 | Collin County | 47.6 |
| 102 | Victoria County | 47.6 |
| 104 | Newton County | 47.6 |
| 105 | Aransas County | 47.5 |
| 106 | Montgomery County | 47.5 |
| 107 | Rains County | 47.3 |
| 108 | Swisher County | 47.2 |
| 109 | Maverick County | 46.9 |
| 110 | Waller County | 46.9 |
| 111 | Guadalupe County | 46.6 |
| 112 | McCulloch County | 46.5 |
| 113 | Polk County | 46.4 |
| 114 | Navarro County | 46.3 |
| 115 | Limestone County | 46.2 |
| 116 | Caldwell County | 46.1 |
| 117 | Atascosa County | 46 |
| 117 | Hood County | 46 |
| 119 | Hardin County | 45.9 |
| 120 | Crosby County | 45.8 |
| 121 | Gonzales County | 45.7 |
| 122 | Lamar County | 45.3 |
| 123 | Hale County | 45.2 |
| 124 | Kerr County | 45 |
| 125 | Hansford County | 45 |
| 126 | Grimes County | 44.9 |
| 127 | Wichita County | 44.9 |
| 128 | Jack County | 44.9 |
| 129 | Nolan County | 44.7 |
| 130 | Fayette County | 44.6 |
| 131 | Hopkins County | 44.6 |
| 132 | Burnet County | 44.4 |
| 133 | Zavala County | 44.3 |
| 134 | Schleicher County | 44.2 |
| 134 | Washington County | 44.2 |
| 136 | Randall County | 44.1 |
| 137 | Dimmit County | 44 |
| 138 | Eastland County | 43.9 |
| 139 | Rusk County | 43.7 |
| 140 | Presidio County | 43.6 |
| 141 | Val Verde County | 43.6 |
| 142 | Bailey County | 43.6 |
| 143 | Concho County | 43.4 |
| 144 | Blanco County | 43.3 |
| 145 | Upton County | 43.2 |
| 146 | Cooke County | 43.1 |
| 147 | Baylor County | 43 |
| 148 | Lynn County | 42.7 |
| 149 | La Salle County | 42.5 |
| 150 | Frio County | 42.1 |
| 151 | Wilbarger County | 42 |
| 152 | Goliad County | 42 |
| 153 | Upshur County | 41.9 |
| 154 | Lavaca County | 41.8 |
| 155 | Fannin County | 41.8 |
| 156 | Castro County | 41.7 |
| 157 | Morris County | 41.7 |
| 158 | Jim Hogg County | 41.6 |
| 159 | Jones County | 41.5 |
| 160 | Wilson County | 41.5 |
| 161 | Karnes County | 41.3 |
| 162 | Bandera County | 41.2 |
| 163 | Coryell County | 41.1 |
| 163 | Delta County | 41.1 |
| 165 | Haskell County | 41.1 |
| 166 | DeWitt County | 41 |
| 167 | Wise County | 40.9 |
| 168 | Hockley County | 40.9 |
| 169 | Chambers County | 40.8 |
| 170 | Cherokee County | 40.7 |
| 171 | Zapata County | 40.5 |
| 172 | Hutchinson County | 40.5 |
| 173 | Panola County | 40.4 |
| 174 | Robertson County | 40.3 |
| 175 | Clay County | 40 |
| 176 | Hardeman County | 39.9 |
| 177 | Lamb County | 39.9 |
| 177 | Ward County | 39.9 |
| 179 | Young County | 39.8 |
| 180 | Mitchell County | 39.7 |
| 181 | Comanche County | 39.6 |
| 182 | Lampasas County | 39.5 |
| 183 | Franklin County | 39.4 |
| 184 | Bastrop County | 39.4 |
| 185 | Madison County | 38.5 |
| 186 | Bosque County | 38.4 |
| 187 | Jackson County | 38.4 |
| 188 | Somervell County | 38.3 |
| 189 | Shackelford County | 38.1 |
| 190 | San Jacinto County | 37.8 |
| 191 | Andrews County | 37.7 |
| 192 | Brewster County | 37.6 |
| 193 | Falls County | 37.6 |
| 194 | Uvalde County | 37.5 |
| 195 | Moore County | 36.8 |
| 196 | Live Oak County | 36.8 |
| 197 | Burleson County | 36.5 |
| 198 | Shelby County | 36.3 |
| 199 | Pecos County | 35.6 |
| 200 | Briscoe County | 35.6 |
| 201 | Deaf Smith County | 35.2 |
| 202 | Throckmorton County | 34.9 |
| 203 | Coleman County | 34.6 |
| 204 | Leon County | 34.1 |
| 205 | Floyd County | 33.1 |
| 206 | Duval County | 33.1 |
| 207 | Sabine County | 32.9 |
| 208 | Kimble County | 32.4 |
| 209 | Scurry County | 32.1 |
| 210 | Carson County | 31.8 |
| 211 | Runnels County | 30.9 |
| 212 | Gaines County | 30.9 |
| 213 | Cochran County | 30.9 |
| 214 | Martin County | 30.7 |
| 215 | San Saba County | 30.3 |
| 216 | Hartley County | 30 |
| 217 | Colorado County | 29.6 |
| 218 | Archer County | 27.7 |
| 219 | Brooks County | 27.4 |
| 220 | Hall County | 27 |
| 221 | Fisher County | 26.2 |
| 222 | Sherman County | 25.2 |
| 223 | Menard County | 25 |
| 224 | Stonewall County | 24.6 |
| 225 | Kent County | 23.8 |
| 226 | Mills County | 23.4 |
| 227 | Stephens County | 23.3 |
| 228 | Sutton County | 23.1 |
| 229 | Parmer County | 22.9 |
| 230 | Lipscomb County | 22.6 |
| 231 | Foard County | 22.6 |
| 232 | Edwards County | 22.5 |
| 233 | Glasscock County | 22.2 |
| 234 | Donley County | 22 |
| 235 | Kinney County | 21.7 |
| 236 | Mason County | 19.3 |
| 237 | Knox County | 18.7 |
| 238 | Motley County | 18 |
| 239 | Garza County | 17.1 |
| 240 | Cottle County | 15.8 |
| 241 | Yoakum County | 15.4 |
| 242 | Reagan County | 13.8 |
| 243 | Roberts County | 12.8 |
| 244 | Irion County | 12.5 |
| 245 | Armstrong County | 10.7 |
| 246 | Collingsworth County | 10.3 |
| 247 | Hudspeth County | 10.2 |
| 248 | Culberson County | 8.3 |
| 249 | Crane County | 6.5 |
| 250 | Borden County | 0 |
| 250 | Crockett County | 0 |
| 250 | King County | 0 |
| 250 | Loving County | 0 |
| 250 | McMullen County | 0 |