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

Clay County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 55 counties in 2024, at 67.1%. Gilmer County had the lowest, at 22%. The median was 47% and the figure for West Virginia was 48.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest67.1Clay County
Lowest22Gilmer County
Median4755 counties
West Virginia48.9History

Map of counties, 2024

Barbour County: 33.5 %Berkeley County: 48 %Boone County: 49.6 %Braxton County: 36.1 %Brooke County: 37.8 %Cabell County: 56.9 %Calhoun County: 44.8 %Clay County: 67.1 %Doddridge County: 43.9 %Fayette County: 52.7 %Gilmer County: 22 %Grant County: 52.2 %Greenbrier County: 57.4 %Hampshire County: 27 %Hancock County: 48.1 %Hardy County: 30 %Harrison County: 50.3 %Jackson County: 47 %Jefferson County: 41.3 %Kanawha County: 47.4 %Lewis County: 41.6 %Lincoln County: 43 %Logan County: 44.4 %McDowell County: 50.5 %Marion County: 43.7 %Marshall County: 51.6 %Mason County: 32.5 %Mercer County: 51 %Mineral County: 49 %Mingo County: 45.1 %Monongalia County: 54.2 %Monroe County: 40.9 %Morgan County: 40.1 %Nicholas County: 32.3 %Ohio County: 54.8 %Pendleton County: 30.4 %Pleasants County: 41.7 %Pocahontas County: 39.5 %Preston County: 51.4 %Putnam County: 43.8 %Raleigh County: 54.1 %Randolph County: 45 %Ritchie County: 48.5 %Roane County: 53.3 %Summers County: 58.8 %Taylor County: 44.8 %Tucker County: 48.5 %Tyler County: 47.4 %Upshur County: 46.1 %Wayne County: 45.2 %Webster County: 66.9 %Wetzel County: 37.2 %Wirt County: 63.6 %Wood County: 48.8 %Wyoming County: 53.8 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2024

Clay County: 67.1 %Clay County67.1Webster County: 66.9 %Webster County66.9Wirt County: 63.6 %Wirt County63.6Summers County: 58.8 %Summers County58.8Greenbrier County: 57.4 %Greenbrier County57.4Cabell County: 56.9 %Cabell County56.9Ohio County: 54.8 %Ohio County54.8Monongalia County: 54.2 %Monongalia County54.2Raleigh County: 54.1 %Raleigh County54.1Wyoming County: 53.8 %Wyoming County53.8Roane County: 53.3 %Roane County53.3Fayette County: 52.7 %Fayette County52.7Grant County: 52.2 %Grant County52.2Marshall County: 51.6 %Marshall County51.6Preston County: 51.4 %Preston County51.4Mercer County: 51 %Mercer County51McDowell County: 50.5 %McDowell County50.5Harrison County: 50.3 %Harrison County50.3Boone County: 49.6 %Boone County49.6Mineral County: 49 %Mineral County49Wood County: 48.8 %Wood County48.8Tucker County: 48.5 %Tucker County48.5Ritchie County: 48.5 %Ritchie County48.5Hancock County: 48.1 %Hancock County48.1Berkeley County: 48 %Berkeley County48Kanawha County: 47.4 %Kanawha County47.4Tyler County: 47.4 %Tyler County47.4Jackson County: 47 %Jackson County47Upshur County: 46.1 %Upshur County46.1Wayne County: 45.2 %Wayne County45.2Mingo County: 45.1 %Mingo County45.1Randolph County: 45 %Randolph County45Calhoun County: 44.8 %Calhoun County44.8Taylor County: 44.8 %Taylor County44.8Logan County: 44.4 %Logan County44.4Doddridge County: 43.9 %Doddridge County43.9Putnam County: 43.8 %Putnam County43.8Marion County: 43.7 %Marion County43.7Lincoln County: 43 %Lincoln County43Pleasants County: 41.7 %Pleasants County41.7Lewis County: 41.6 %Lewis County41.6Jefferson County: 41.3 %Jefferson County41.3Monroe County: 40.9 %Monroe County40.9Morgan County: 40.1 %Morgan County40.1Pocahontas County: 39.5 %Pocahontas County39.5Brooke County: 37.8 %Brooke County37.8Wetzel County: 37.2 %Wetzel County37.2Braxton County: 36.1 %Braxton County36.1Barbour County: 33.5 %Barbour County33.5Mason County: 32.5 %Mason County32.5Nicholas County: 32.3 %Nicholas County32.3Pendleton County: 30.4 %Pendleton County30.4Hardy County: 30 %Hardy County30Hampshire County: 27 %Hampshire County27Gilmer County: 22 %Gilmer County22Clay County: 67.1 %Clay County67.1Webster County: 66.9 %Webster County66.9Wirt County: 63.6 %Wirt County63.6Summers County: 58.8 %Summers County58.8Greenbrier County: 57.4 %Greenbrier County57.4Cabell County: 56.9 %Cabell County56.9Ohio County: 54.8 %Ohio County54.8Monongalia County: 54.2 %Monongalia County54.2Raleigh County: 54.1 %Raleigh County54.1Wyoming County: 53.8 %Wyoming County53.8Roane County: 53.3 %Roane County53.3Fayette County: 52.7 %Fayette County52.7Grant County: 52.2 %Grant County52.2Marshall County: 51.6 %Marshall County51.6Preston County: 51.4 %Preston County51.4Mercer County: 51 %Mercer County51McDowell County: 50.5 %McDowell County50.5Harrison County: 50.3 %Harrison County50.3Boone County: 49.6 %Boone County49.6Mineral County: 49 %Mineral County49Wood County: 48.8 %Wood County48.8Tucker County: 48.5 %Tucker County48.5Ritchie County: 48.5 %Ritchie County48.5Hancock County: 48.1 %Hancock County48.1Berkeley County: 48 %Berkeley County48Kanawha County: 47.4 %Kanawha County47.4Tyler County: 47.4 %Tyler County47.4Jackson County: 47 %Jackson County47Upshur County: 46.1 %Upshur County46.1Wayne County: 45.2 %Wayne County45.2Mingo County: 45.1 %Mingo County45.1Randolph County: 45 %Randolph County45Calhoun County: 44.8 %Calhoun County44.8Taylor County: 44.8 %Taylor County44.8Logan County: 44.4 %Logan County44.4Doddridge County: 43.9 %Doddridge County43.9Putnam County: 43.8 %Putnam County43.8Marion County: 43.7 %Marion County43.7Lincoln County: 43 %Lincoln County43Pleasants County: 41.7 %Pleasants County41.7Lewis County: 41.6 %Lewis County41.6Jefferson County: 41.3 %Jefferson County41.3Monroe County: 40.9 %Monroe County40.9Morgan County: 40.1 %Morgan County40.1Pocahontas County: 39.5 %Pocahontas County39.5Brooke County: 37.8 %Brooke County37.8Wetzel County: 37.2 %Wetzel County37.2Braxton County: 36.1 %Braxton County36.1Barbour County: 33.5 %Barbour County33.5Mason County: 32.5 %Mason County32.5Nicholas County: 32.3 %Nicholas County32.3Pendleton County: 30.4 %Pendleton County30.4Hardy County: 30 %Hardy County30Hampshire County: 27 %Hampshire County27Gilmer County: 22 %Gilmer County22
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Clay County67.1-4.5 pts
2Webster County66.9+9 pts
3Wirt County63.6+15.9 pts
4Summers County58.8+12.4 pts
5Greenbrier County57.4+1 pts
6Cabell County56.9-2.2 pts
7Ohio County54.8+0.5 pts
8Monongalia County54.2-0.9 pts
9Raleigh County54.1+2.2 pts
10Wyoming County53.8-3.6 pts
11Roane County53.3+5.4 pts
12Fayette County52.7+1.1 pts
13Grant County52.2-4.1 pts
14Marshall County51.6+3.3 pts
15Preston County51.4+4.3 pts
16Mercer County51-1.4 pts
17McDowell County50.5+1 pts
18Harrison County50.3+3.3 pts
19Boone County49.6+0.3 pts
20Mineral County49+6.4 pts
21Wood County48.8-2 pts
22Tucker County48.5+0.5 pts
23Ritchie County48.5+3.2 pts
24Hancock County48.1+5.3 pts
25Berkeley County48-0.5 pts
26Kanawha County47.4+1.9 pts
27Tyler County47.4+4.9 pts
28Jackson County47+7.3 pts
29Upshur County46.1-5.3 pts
30Wayne County45.2+0.9 pts
31Mingo County45.1+5 pts
32Randolph County45+1.2 pts
33Calhoun County44.8+10.1 pts
34Taylor County44.8+8 pts
35Logan County44.4+2.4 pts
36Doddridge County43.9+17.1 pts
37Putnam County43.8+2.4 pts
38Marion County43.7-1.7 pts
39Lincoln County43-0.5 pts
40Pleasants County41.7-3.2 pts
41Lewis County41.6-2.3 pts
42Jefferson County41.3-2.3 pts
43Monroe County40.9+1.4 pts
44Morgan County40.1-0.7 pts
45Pocahontas County39.5+6.4 pts
46Brooke County37.8-7.3 pts
47Wetzel County37.2-0.8 pts
48Braxton County36.1+0.7 pts
49Barbour County33.5-0.2 pts
50Mason County32.5-2.5 pts
51Nicholas County32.3+2.5 pts
52Pendleton County30.4-5.4 pts
53Hardy County30-1.9 pts
54Hampshire County27-7.4 pts
55Gilmer County22-5.6 pts

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/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 (Counties in West Virginia 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, Counties in West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties. 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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties.

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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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 West Virginia by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024}},
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Clay County, with 67.1% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Gilmer County, with 22% in 2024.

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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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