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

Clay County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 55 counties in 2021, at 73.7%. Monroe County had the lowest, at 24.4%. The median was 44.3% and the figure for West Virginia was 48.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.7Clay County
Lowest24.4Monroe County
Median44.355 counties
West Virginia48.3History

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 39.6 %Berkeley County: 45.2 %Boone County: 58.8 %Braxton County: 27.2 %Brooke County: 37.6 %Cabell County: 59.1 %Calhoun County: 33.7 %Clay County: 73.7 %Doddridge County: 32.1 %Fayette County: 56.4 %Gilmer County: 34.1 %Grant County: 45.3 %Greenbrier County: 52.9 %Hampshire County: 43.3 %Hancock County: 39.4 %Hardy County: 32.2 %Harrison County: 49.3 %Jackson County: 42.1 %Jefferson County: 45.5 %Kanawha County: 48 %Lewis County: 42.8 %Lincoln County: 59.9 %Logan County: 46.7 %McDowell County: 60.3 %Marion County: 44.3 %Marshall County: 43.8 %Mason County: 37.2 %Mercer County: 51 %Mineral County: 34.4 %Mingo County: 43.8 %Monongalia County: 54.3 %Monroe County: 24.4 %Morgan County: 42 %Nicholas County: 40.5 %Ohio County: 52.6 %Pendleton County: 37 %Pleasants County: 46.6 %Pocahontas County: 35.7 %Preston County: 41.8 %Putnam County: 38.9 %Raleigh County: 50.7 %Randolph County: 48.2 %Ritchie County: 53.6 %Roane County: 52.7 %Summers County: 49.7 %Taylor County: 26.2 %Tucker County: 37.5 %Tyler County: 33.9 %Upshur County: 49.1 %Wayne County: 40.8 %Webster County: 49.1 %Wetzel County: 39.5 %Wirt County: 47.8 %Wood County: 49.8 %Wyoming County: 52.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Clay County: 73.7 %Clay County73.7McDowell County: 60.3 %McDowell County60.3Lincoln County: 59.9 %Lincoln County59.9Cabell County: 59.1 %Cabell County59.1Boone County: 58.8 %Boone County58.8Fayette County: 56.4 %Fayette County56.4Monongalia County: 54.3 %Monongalia County54.3Ritchie County: 53.6 %Ritchie County53.6Greenbrier County: 52.9 %Greenbrier County52.9Roane County: 52.7 %Roane County52.7Ohio County: 52.6 %Ohio County52.6Wyoming County: 52.3 %Wyoming County52.3Mercer County: 51 %Mercer County51Raleigh County: 50.7 %Raleigh County50.7Wood County: 49.8 %Wood County49.8Summers County: 49.7 %Summers County49.7Harrison County: 49.3 %Harrison County49.3Webster County: 49.1 %Webster County49.1Upshur County: 49.1 %Upshur County49.1Randolph County: 48.2 %Randolph County48.2Kanawha County: 48 %Kanawha County48Wirt County: 47.8 %Wirt County47.8Logan County: 46.7 %Logan County46.7Pleasants County: 46.6 %Pleasants County46.6Jefferson County: 45.5 %Jefferson County45.5Grant County: 45.3 %Grant County45.3Berkeley County: 45.2 %Berkeley County45.2Marion County: 44.3 %Marion County44.3Mingo County: 43.8 %Mingo County43.8Marshall County: 43.8 %Marshall County43.8Hampshire County: 43.3 %Hampshire County43.3Lewis County: 42.8 %Lewis County42.8Jackson County: 42.1 %Jackson County42.1Morgan County: 42 %Morgan County42Preston County: 41.8 %Preston County41.8Wayne County: 40.8 %Wayne County40.8Nicholas County: 40.5 %Nicholas County40.5Barbour County: 39.6 %Barbour County39.6Wetzel County: 39.5 %Wetzel County39.5Hancock County: 39.4 %Hancock County39.4Putnam County: 38.9 %Putnam County38.9Brooke County: 37.6 %Brooke County37.6Tucker County: 37.5 %Tucker County37.5Mason County: 37.2 %Mason County37.2Pendleton County: 37 %Pendleton County37Pocahontas County: 35.7 %Pocahontas County35.7Mineral County: 34.4 %Mineral County34.4Gilmer County: 34.1 %Gilmer County34.1Tyler County: 33.9 %Tyler County33.9Calhoun County: 33.7 %Calhoun County33.7Hardy County: 32.2 %Hardy County32.2Doddridge County: 32.1 %Doddridge County32.1Braxton County: 27.2 %Braxton County27.2Taylor County: 26.2 %Taylor County26.2Monroe County: 24.4 %Monroe County24.4Clay County: 73.7 %Clay County73.7McDowell County: 60.3 %McDowell County60.3Lincoln County: 59.9 %Lincoln County59.9Cabell County: 59.1 %Cabell County59.1Boone County: 58.8 %Boone County58.8Fayette County: 56.4 %Fayette County56.4Monongalia County: 54.3 %Monongalia County54.3Ritchie County: 53.6 %Ritchie County53.6Greenbrier County: 52.9 %Greenbrier County52.9Roane County: 52.7 %Roane County52.7Ohio County: 52.6 %Ohio County52.6Wyoming County: 52.3 %Wyoming County52.3Mercer County: 51 %Mercer County51Raleigh County: 50.7 %Raleigh County50.7Wood County: 49.8 %Wood County49.8Summers County: 49.7 %Summers County49.7Harrison County: 49.3 %Harrison County49.3Webster County: 49.1 %Webster County49.1Upshur County: 49.1 %Upshur County49.1Randolph County: 48.2 %Randolph County48.2Kanawha County: 48 %Kanawha County48Wirt County: 47.8 %Wirt County47.8Logan County: 46.7 %Logan County46.7Pleasants County: 46.6 %Pleasants County46.6Jefferson County: 45.5 %Jefferson County45.5Grant County: 45.3 %Grant County45.3Berkeley County: 45.2 %Berkeley County45.2Marion County: 44.3 %Marion County44.3Mingo County: 43.8 %Mingo County43.8Marshall County: 43.8 %Marshall County43.8Hampshire County: 43.3 %Hampshire County43.3Lewis County: 42.8 %Lewis County42.8Jackson County: 42.1 %Jackson County42.1Morgan County: 42 %Morgan County42Preston County: 41.8 %Preston County41.8Wayne County: 40.8 %Wayne County40.8Nicholas County: 40.5 %Nicholas County40.5Barbour County: 39.6 %Barbour County39.6Wetzel County: 39.5 %Wetzel County39.5Hancock County: 39.4 %Hancock County39.4Putnam County: 38.9 %Putnam County38.9Brooke County: 37.6 %Brooke County37.6Tucker County: 37.5 %Tucker County37.5Mason County: 37.2 %Mason County37.2Pendleton County: 37 %Pendleton County37Pocahontas County: 35.7 %Pocahontas County35.7Mineral County: 34.4 %Mineral County34.4Gilmer County: 34.1 %Gilmer County34.1Tyler County: 33.9 %Tyler County33.9Calhoun County: 33.7 %Calhoun County33.7Hardy County: 32.2 %Hardy County32.2Doddridge County: 32.1 %Doddridge County32.1Braxton County: 27.2 %Braxton County27.2Taylor County: 26.2 %Taylor County26.2Monroe County: 24.4 %Monroe County24.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Clay County73.7
2McDowell County60.3
3Lincoln County59.9
4Cabell County59.1
5Boone County58.8
6Fayette County56.4
7Monongalia County54.3
8Ritchie County53.6
9Greenbrier County52.9
10Roane County52.7
11Ohio County52.6
12Wyoming County52.3
13Mercer County51
14Raleigh County50.7
15Wood County49.8
16Summers County49.7
17Harrison County49.3
18Webster County49.1
19Upshur County49.1
20Randolph County48.2
21Kanawha County48
22Wirt County47.8
23Logan County46.7
24Pleasants County46.6
25Jefferson County45.5
26Grant County45.3
27Berkeley County45.2
28Marion County44.3
29Mingo County43.8
30Marshall County43.8
31Hampshire County43.3
32Lewis County42.8
33Jackson County42.1
34Morgan County42
35Preston County41.8
36Wayne County40.8
37Nicholas County40.5
38Barbour County39.6
39Wetzel County39.5
40Hancock County39.4
41Putnam County38.9
42Brooke County37.6
43Tucker County37.5
44Mason County37.2
45Pendleton County37
46Pocahontas County35.7
47Mineral County34.4
48Gilmer County34.1
49Tyler County33.9
50Calhoun County33.7
51Hardy County32.2
52Doddridge County32.1
53Braxton County27.2
54Taylor County26.2
55Monroe County24.4

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/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 (Counties in West Virginia 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, Counties in West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. 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 West Virginia 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/west-virginia-counties?period=2021.

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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), 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/west-virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Clay County, with 73.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Monroe County, with 24.4% in 2021.

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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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