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US states by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)

Florida had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 51 states in 2021, at 56.8%. South Dakota had the lowest, at 38.9%. The median was 47.3% and the figure for the United States was 49.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest56.8Florida
Lowest38.9South Dakota
Median47.351 states
United States49.4History

Map of states, 2021

Alabama: 47.5 %Alaska: 45.8 %Arizona: 48.2 %Arkansas: 44.1 %California: 54.2 %Colorado: 51.5 %Connecticut: 51.2 %Delaware: 49 %District of Columbia: 46.1 %Florida: 56.8 %Georgia: 49.7 %Hawaii: 55.3 %Idaho: 44.9 %Illinois: 47 %Indiana: 46.2 %Iowa: 43 %Kansas: 43 %Kentucky: 43.6 %Louisiana: 54 %Maine: 46.1 %Maryland: 50 %Massachusetts: 49.3 %Michigan: 48.5 %Minnesota: 46 %Mississippi: 49.7 %Missouri: 44.8 %Montana: 44.6 %Nebraska: 42.1 %Nevada: 51.4 %New Hampshire: 46.2 %New Jersey: 50.5 %New Mexico: 48.7 %New York: 51.6 %North Carolina: 47.2 %North Dakota: 39.3 %Ohio: 43.8 %Oklahoma: 44.2 %Oregon: 50.6 %Pennsylvania: 46.9 %Rhode Island: 47 %South Carolina: 50 %South Dakota: 38.9 %Tennessee: 47.3 %Texas: 48.7 %Utah: 45.4 %Vermont: 50.1 %Virginia: 47.3 %Washington: 48.2 %West Virginia: 48.3 %Wisconsin: 42.7 %Wyoming: 42.8 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2021

Florida: 56.8 %Florida56.8Hawaii: 55.3 %Hawaii55.3California: 54.2 %California54.2Louisiana: 54 %Louisiana54New York: 51.6 %New York51.6Colorado: 51.5 %Colorado51.5Nevada: 51.4 %Nevada51.4Connecticut: 51.2 %Connecticut51.2Oregon: 50.6 %Oregon50.6New Jersey: 50.5 %New Jersey50.5Vermont: 50.1 %Vermont50.1Maryland: 50 %Maryland50South Carolina: 50 %South Carolina50Georgia: 49.7 %Georgia49.7Mississippi: 49.7 %Mississippi49.7Massachusetts: 49.3 %Massachusetts49.3Delaware: 49 %Delaware49Texas: 48.7 %Texas48.7New Mexico: 48.7 %New Mexico48.7Michigan: 48.5 %Michigan48.5West Virginia: 48.3 %West Virginia48.3Arizona: 48.2 %Arizona48.2Washington: 48.2 %Washington48.2Alabama: 47.5 %Alabama47.5Tennessee: 47.3 %Tennessee47.3Virginia: 47.3 %Virginia47.3North Carolina: 47.2 %North Carolina47.2Rhode Island: 47 %Rhode Island47Illinois: 47 %Illinois47Pennsylvania: 46.9 %Pennsylvania46.9Indiana: 46.2 %Indiana46.2New Hampshire: 46.2 %New Hampshire46.2District of Columbia: 46.1 %District of Columbia46.1Maine: 46.1 %Maine46.1Minnesota: 46 %Minnesota46Alaska: 45.8 %Alaska45.8Utah: 45.4 %Utah45.4Idaho: 44.9 %Idaho44.9Missouri: 44.8 %Missouri44.8Montana: 44.6 %Montana44.6Oklahoma: 44.2 %Oklahoma44.2Arkansas: 44.1 %Arkansas44.1Ohio: 43.8 %Ohio43.8Kentucky: 43.6 %Kentucky43.6Iowa: 43 %Iowa43Kansas: 43 %Kansas43Wyoming: 42.8 %Wyoming42.8Wisconsin: 42.7 %Wisconsin42.7Nebraska: 42.1 %Nebraska42.1North Dakota: 39.3 %North Dakota39.3South Dakota: 38.9 %South Dakota38.9Florida: 56.8 %Florida56.8Hawaii: 55.3 %Hawaii55.3California: 54.2 %California54.2Louisiana: 54 %Louisiana54New York: 51.6 %New York51.6Colorado: 51.5 %Colorado51.5Nevada: 51.4 %Nevada51.4Connecticut: 51.2 %Connecticut51.2Oregon: 50.6 %Oregon50.6New Jersey: 50.5 %New Jersey50.5Vermont: 50.1 %Vermont50.1Maryland: 50 %Maryland50South Carolina: 50 %South Carolina50Georgia: 49.7 %Georgia49.7Mississippi: 49.7 %Mississippi49.7Massachusetts: 49.3 %Massachusetts49.3Delaware: 49 %Delaware49Texas: 48.7 %Texas48.7New Mexico: 48.7 %New Mexico48.7Michigan: 48.5 %Michigan48.5West Virginia: 48.3 %West Virginia48.3Arizona: 48.2 %Arizona48.2Washington: 48.2 %Washington48.2Alabama: 47.5 %Alabama47.5Tennessee: 47.3 %Tennessee47.3Virginia: 47.3 %Virginia47.3North Carolina: 47.2 %North Carolina47.2Rhode Island: 47 %Rhode Island47Illinois: 47 %Illinois47Pennsylvania: 46.9 %Pennsylvania46.9Indiana: 46.2 %Indiana46.2New Hampshire: 46.2 %New Hampshire46.2District of Columbia: 46.1 %District of Columbia46.1Maine: 46.1 %Maine46.1Minnesota: 46 %Minnesota46Alaska: 45.8 %Alaska45.8Utah: 45.4 %Utah45.4Idaho: 44.9 %Idaho44.9Missouri: 44.8 %Missouri44.8Montana: 44.6 %Montana44.6Oklahoma: 44.2 %Oklahoma44.2Arkansas: 44.1 %Arkansas44.1Ohio: 43.8 %Ohio43.8Kentucky: 43.6 %Kentucky43.6Iowa: 43 %Iowa43Kansas: 43 %Kansas43Wyoming: 42.8 %Wyoming42.8Wisconsin: 42.7 %Wisconsin42.7Nebraska: 42.1 %Nebraska42.1North Dakota: 39.3 %North Dakota39.3South Dakota: 38.9 %South Dakota38.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2021 (%)
1Florida56.8
2Hawaii55.3
3California54.2
4Louisiana54
5New York51.6
6Colorado51.5
7Nevada51.4
8Connecticut51.2
9Oregon50.6
10New Jersey50.5
11Vermont50.1
12Maryland50
13South Carolina50
14Georgia49.7
15Mississippi49.7
16Massachusetts49.3
17Delaware49
18Texas48.7
19New Mexico48.7
20Michigan48.5
21West Virginia48.3
22Arizona48.2
23Washington48.2
24Alabama47.5
25Tennessee47.3
26Virginia47.3
27North Carolina47.2
28Rhode Island47
29Illinois47
30Pennsylvania46.9
31Indiana46.2
32New Hampshire46.2
33District of Columbia46.1
34Maine46.1
35Minnesota46
36Alaska45.8
37Utah45.4
38Idaho44.9
39Missouri44.8
40Montana44.6
41Oklahoma44.2
42Arkansas44.1
43Ohio43.8
44Kentucky43.6
45Iowa43
45Kansas43
47Wyoming42.8
48Wisconsin42.7
49Nebraska42.1
50North Dakota39.3
51South Dakota38.9

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 states 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 (US states 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, US states 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/us-states?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. US states 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/us-states?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, US states 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/us-states?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which state has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Florida, with 56.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

South Dakota, with 38.9% in 2021.

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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