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US counties by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

De Baca County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 3144 counties in 2024, at 100%. Quitman County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 44.7% and the figure for the United States was 51.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest100De Baca County
Lowest0Quitman County
Median44.73144 counties
United States51.1History

Top 40 counties, 2024

De Baca County: 100 %De Baca County100Kenedy County: 100 %Kenedy County100Wahkiakum County: 77.4 %Wahkiakum County77.4Esmeralda County: 75.5 %Esmeralda County75.5Claiborne Parish: 74.9 %Claiborne Parish74.9Jefferson Davis County: 74.5 %Jefferson Davis County74.5Nevada County: 73.1 %Nevada County73.1Lee County: 73.1 %Lee County73.1Wayne County: 72.9 %Wayne County72.9King William County: 72.4 %King William County72.4Hancock County: 72.2 %Hancock County72.2Sterling County: 71.4 %Sterling County71.4Martin County: 69.9 %Martin County69.9Real County: 69.6 %Real County69.6East Carroll Parish: 69.3 %East Carroll Parish69.3Caldwell Parish: 68.3 %Caldwell Parish68.3West Feliciana Parish: 68.3 %West Feliciana Parish68.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 67.7 %Pointe Coupee Parish67.7Clarke County: 67.5 %Clarke County67.5Clay County: 67.1 %Clay County67.1Webster County: 66.9 %Webster County66.9Lincoln Parish: 66.7 %Lincoln Parish66.7McIntosh County: 66.6 %McIntosh County66.6Buchanan County: 66.5 %Buchanan County66.5Pope County: 66.5 %Pope County66.5Poquoson city: 66.4 %Poquoson city66.4Stewart County: 66.3 %Stewart County66.3Catahoula Parish: 66.3 %Catahoula Parish66.3Webster Parish: 66.3 %Webster Parish66.3Ohio County: 66.2 %Ohio County66.2Watauga County: 65.9 %Watauga County65.9Greene County: 65.8 %Greene County65.8St. Charles Parish: 65.6 %St. Charles Parish65.6Traverse County: 65.5 %Traverse County65.5Osceola County: 65.4 %Osceola County65.4St. Lucie County: 65.3 %St. Lucie County65.3Clay County: 65.2 %Clay County65.2Broward County: 65.2 %Broward County65.2Eagle County: 64.7 %Eagle County64.7Lee County: 64.5 %Lee County64.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1De Baca County100+26.4 pts
1Kenedy County100n/a
3Wahkiakum County77.4+3.2 pts
4Esmeralda County75.5+3.2 pts
5Claiborne Parish74.9-3.6 pts
6Jefferson Davis County74.5+0.5 pts
7Nevada County73.1+0.7 pts
8Lee County73.1-0.5 pts
9Wayne County72.9+3 pts
10King William County72.4+15.9 pts
11Hancock County72.2-3.5 pts
12Sterling County71.4+7.4 pts
13Martin County69.9-14.8 pts
14Real County69.6+18.9 pts
15East Carroll Parish69.3-4.6 pts
16Caldwell Parish68.3-0.4 pts
16West Feliciana Parish68.3-9.8 pts
18Pointe Coupee Parish67.7+5.8 pts
19Clarke County67.5+10.7 pts
20Clay County67.1-4.5 pts
21Webster County66.9+9 pts
22Lincoln Parish66.7+2.7 pts
23McIntosh County66.6+14.9 pts
24Buchanan County66.5+13.6 pts
25Pope County66.5+12.2 pts
26Poquoson city66.4+4.3 pts
27Stewart County66.3+23.9 pts
28Catahoula Parish66.3+1.9 pts
28Webster Parish66.3-6.4 pts
30Ohio County66.2+4 pts
31Watauga County65.9+1 pts
32Greene County65.8+7.6 pts
33St. Charles Parish65.6+4.4 pts
34Traverse County65.5+18.2 pts
35Osceola County65.4-0.1 pts
36St. Lucie County65.3+4.1 pts
37Clay County65.2+3.6 pts
38Broward County65.2+1 pts
39Eagle County64.7+4.6 pts
40Lee County64.5+4.8 pts
41Monroe County64.5+2.5 pts
42St. James Parish64.4+18.7 pts
43Miami-Dade County64.4+1.1 pts
44Powell County63.7+2.8 pts
45Middlesex County63.7+16 pts
46Putnam County63.6+3.9 pts
46Wirt County63.6+15.9 pts
48Bennington County63.6-0.1 pts
49Dickens County63.5-4.4 pts
50Coosa County63.5+3.2 pts
51Ripley County63.5+7.7 pts
52Alachua County63.4+1.5 pts
53Noxubee County63.4-6.5 pts
54Collier County63.3+1.4 pts
55Hertford County63.3+7.1 pts
56Williamsburg city63.3+4.4 pts
57Clayton County62.9+5.3 pts
58Jim Wells County62.8+3.5 pts
59Socorro County62.7+4.7 pts
60Benton County62.7+1.8 pts
61Hyde County62.5-10 pts
61Rockland County62.5+2.9 pts
63Charlotte County62.3+1.9 pts
64Palm Beach County62.3+1.3 pts
64Putnam County62.3+5.8 pts
66Dallas County62.2+4 pts
67Washington Parish62.1-0.6 pts
68Grant County62+7.8 pts
69Hempstead County62+10.7 pts
70Calhoun County61.9+2.5 pts
71Lake County61.9+6.4 pts
72Lake County61.9+4.7 pts
72Whitman County61.9+0.9 pts
74Gwinnett County61.8+2.5 pts
75Fairfield County61.7+4 pts
76Brazos County61.5+1.3 pts
76Musselshell County61.5+20.4 pts
76Refugio County61.5-3.3 pts
79Cleveland County61.2+8.9 pts
80Pike County61.1+2.8 pts
81Sumter County61+0.7 pts
82Steele County60.9+3.4 pts
83DeKalb County60.7+6.4 pts
84Monroe County60.7+1.9 pts
85Martin County60.6+3 pts
86Marshall County60.6+6.9 pts
87Manatee County60.6+2.3 pts
88San Augustine County60.5-11.9 pts
89Hendry County60.4+4.8 pts
89Person County60.4+5.3 pts
91Tensas Parish60.3+13.3 pts
92St. Bernard Parish60.2+2.9 pts
93Johnson County60.2+10.1 pts
94Solano County60.2+3.3 pts
95Whatcom County60.1+1.5 pts
96Bronx County60.1+0.4 pts
97Flagler County60.1+1.8 pts
97Pinellas County60.1+1.9 pts
99Humboldt County60.1+0.1 pts
100Bay County60+1.6 pts
100Bibb County60+2.8 pts
102Butte County60+2 pts
102Lee County60+1 pts
104Boulder County59.9+0.1 pts
105Oktibbeha County59.9-1.9 pts
106Hays County59.9-0.1 pts
107Perry County59.8+9 pts
108Orleans Parish59.8+1.2 pts
109Chaffee County59.8+9.3 pts
110Barnstable County59.7+0.8 pts
111Portsmouth city59.7+2.6 pts
112Kent County59.6-0.7 pts
113Sumter County59.6-3.5 pts
114Clarke County59.5+0.6 pts
115St. Johns County59.5+1.9 pts
116Orange County59.5+1.4 pts
117Lawrence County59.5-1.4 pts
118Riverside County59.4+0.8 pts
118Sunflower County59.4+6.2 pts
120Oregon County59.4-4 pts
121Calaveras County59.3+3.3 pts
121Tippecanoe County59.3+1.3 pts
123Sarasota County59.3+2.8 pts
123Tuolumne County59.3-0.5 pts
125Mineral County59.2+3.1 pts
126Thomas County59.2+7.2 pts
127Prowers County59.1-2.8 pts
128Lake County59.1+2.6 pts
129Wolfe County59-9.5 pts
129Yolo County59+2.8 pts
131Lake County59+2.2 pts
132Leon County59+1.1 pts
133Jackson County59+9.6 pts
134Bent County58.9+3.1 pts
135Lincoln County58.9+12.4 pts
135Perry County58.9+6.3 pts
137Suffolk County58.80 pts
138Gulf County58.8-3.9 pts
138Hickory County58.8-1.2 pts
138Ventura County58.8-0.5 pts
141Clear Creek County58.8-4.6 pts
142Phillips County58.8+2.1 pts
143Summers County58.8+12.4 pts
144Georgetown County58.7+11 pts
145Greater Bridgeport Planning Region58.7+1.1 pts
146Fayette County58.7+2.2 pts
147Morehouse Parish58.6-1 pts
148Seminole County58.6+1.2 pts
149Tompkins County58.6-1.2 pts
150DeKalb County58.5+1.1 pts
150Richland County58.5+1.2 pts
150San Bernardino County58.5+0.4 pts
153Bolivar County58.4+2.3 pts
154Wilkinson County58.4-1.1 pts
155Del Norte County58.4+7.5 pts
155Ouachita Parish58.4-2.1 pts
157Ocean County58.3-0.9 pts
158Hamilton County58.2+11.6 pts
158Lincoln County58.2+4.5 pts
160Broadwater County58.2+6 pts
161Hamilton County58.2+6.2 pts
161Siskiyou County58.2-0.4 pts
163Orange County58.1+3.5 pts
164Itasca County58.1-0.2 pts
165Volusia County58.1+1.7 pts
166Bibb County58-0.5 pts
167Kittitas County58+2.6 pts
168Montgomery County58+7.8 pts
169Hancock County58+6.2 pts
170Towns County58+8.7 pts
171Placer County57.9+1.4 pts
172Hinds County57.9+2 pts
173Kaufman County57.9+4.1 pts
174Tunica County57.9+1.2 pts
175Hillsborough County57.9+2.2 pts
176Sedgwick County57.8-5.5 pts
177San Diego County57.8+0.4 pts
178Clark County57.7+1.7 pts
178Santa Barbara County57.7+1 pts
180Adams County57.7+5 pts
180Nacogdoches County57.70 pts
182Henry County57.7+2 pts
183Athens County57.7-1 pts
183Clark County57.7+2.3 pts
185Honolulu County57.70 pts
186Allen Parish57.7+9.6 pts
186Los Angeles County57.7+0.3 pts
188Claiborne County57.7+9.3 pts
189Kiowa County57.6+2.4 pts
190Brown County57.6-2.5 pts
191San Luis Obispo County57.6+0.4 pts
192Clarke County57.5+1.2 pts
193Brooks County57.5+1.6 pts
194Henry County57.5+6.3 pts
195Woods County57.5+0.6 pts
196Nevada County57.4-0.9 pts
197Delta County57.4+1.5 pts
198Adams County57.4+0.7 pts
198Franklin County57.4+1.2 pts
198Walker County57.4-2.2 pts
201Greenbrier County57.4+1 pts
202Hidalgo County57.4-0.5 pts
203Columbia County57.3+4.6 pts
204Hampton city57.3+3.2 pts
205Lee County57.3-0.5 pts
206Tripp County57.3+3 pts
207Luce County57.3+3.8 pts
208DeKalb County57.2+0.3 pts
209Emmons County57.2+2.9 pts
210Orange County57.2+1 pts
210Ulster County57.2+0.5 pts
212Lancaster County57.1+3.3 pts
213Passaic County57.1+2 pts
214Centre County57+0.6 pts
214Chesapeake city57+1.4 pts
216Casey County57-0.2 pts
216Suffolk city57-0.3 pts
218Pulaski County57+2.8 pts
218Washington County57+3.2 pts
220Carteret County57+1.6 pts
220Concordia Parish57+2.3 pts
220Payne County57-1.7 pts
223Monroe County57+2.8 pts
224Montezuma County57+0.4 pts
225Magoffin County57+7 pts
226Routt County56.9+4.5 pts
226Vance County56.9+4.9 pts
228Cabell County56.9-2.2 pts
229Atlantic County56.9+1.7 pts
230Essex County56.9+0.8 pts
231Madera County56.8+2.6 pts
232East Baton Rouge Parish56.8+0.3 pts
233Lemhi County56.8-11.5 pts
233Tangipahoa Parish56.8+1.7 pts
235McLennan County56.8+1.6 pts
236Richmond County56.8+1.2 pts
237Washington County56.7+2.2 pts
238Cherokee County56.7+1.8 pts
239Crook County56.6+0.3 pts
239Orange County56.6+0.4 pts
241Houghton County56.6+1.8 pts
241Louisa County56.6+2.6 pts
243Indian River County56.6+0.9 pts
244Smith County56.6+11 pts
245Pemiscot County56.6+1.1 pts
246Mason County56.6+12.6 pts
247Hampshire County56.6+3.6 pts
248Brown County56.5+3.4 pts
249Natchitoches Parish56.5+1.8 pts
249Vigo County56.5+0.3 pts

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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.

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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.

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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 (US counties by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-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, US counties by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/us-counties. 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. US counties by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/us-counties.

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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, US counties by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/us-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

De Baca County, with 100% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Quitman County, with 0% in 2024.

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