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

McDowell County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 55 counties in 2022, at 66.7%. Doddridge County had the lowest, at 20.1%. The median was 44.4% and the figure for West Virginia was 48.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest66.7McDowell County
Lowest20.1Doddridge County
Median44.455 counties
West Virginia48.9History

Map of counties, 2022

Barbour County: 40.9 %Berkeley County: 46.6 %Boone County: 50.9 %Braxton County: 27.6 %Brooke County: 38.7 %Cabell County: 59.3 %Calhoun County: 36.6 %Clay County: 65.4 %Doddridge County: 20.1 %Fayette County: 54.1 %Gilmer County: 35.6 %Grant County: 44.6 %Greenbrier County: 57.1 %Hampshire County: 34.6 %Hancock County: 40.3 %Hardy County: 30.6 %Harrison County: 49.5 %Jackson County: 40.6 %Jefferson County: 47 %Kanawha County: 49.6 %Lewis County: 43.4 %Lincoln County: 42.5 %Logan County: 39 %McDowell County: 66.7 %Marion County: 44.4 %Marshall County: 48.6 %Mason County: 37.5 %Mercer County: 51.2 %Mineral County: 38.5 %Mingo County: 39.8 %Monongalia County: 56 %Monroe County: 25.6 %Morgan County: 40.4 %Nicholas County: 36.2 %Ohio County: 54.2 %Pendleton County: 30.1 %Pleasants County: 52.7 %Pocahontas County: 31.4 %Preston County: 45.1 %Putnam County: 39.9 %Raleigh County: 49.7 %Randolph County: 50.2 %Ritchie County: 47.5 %Roane County: 52.9 %Summers County: 48.7 %Taylor County: 32.1 %Tucker County: 38.6 %Tyler County: 32.3 %Upshur County: 48.7 %Wayne County: 41.7 %Webster County: 58.7 %Wetzel County: 40.2 %Wirt County: 52.6 %Wood County: 52.6 %Wyoming County: 57.3 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2022

McDowell County: 66.7 %McDowell County66.7Clay County: 65.4 %Clay County65.4Cabell County: 59.3 %Cabell County59.3Webster County: 58.7 %Webster County58.7Wyoming County: 57.3 %Wyoming County57.3Greenbrier County: 57.1 %Greenbrier County57.1Monongalia County: 56 %Monongalia County56Ohio County: 54.2 %Ohio County54.2Fayette County: 54.1 %Fayette County54.1Roane County: 52.9 %Roane County52.9Pleasants County: 52.7 %Pleasants County52.7Wirt County: 52.6 %Wirt County52.6Wood County: 52.6 %Wood County52.6Mercer County: 51.2 %Mercer County51.2Boone County: 50.9 %Boone County50.9Randolph County: 50.2 %Randolph County50.2Raleigh County: 49.7 %Raleigh County49.7Kanawha County: 49.6 %Kanawha County49.6Harrison County: 49.5 %Harrison County49.5Summers County: 48.7 %Summers County48.7Upshur County: 48.7 %Upshur County48.7Marshall County: 48.6 %Marshall County48.6Ritchie County: 47.5 %Ritchie County47.5Jefferson County: 47 %Jefferson County47Berkeley County: 46.6 %Berkeley County46.6Preston County: 45.1 %Preston County45.1Grant County: 44.6 %Grant County44.6Marion County: 44.4 %Marion County44.4Lewis County: 43.4 %Lewis County43.4Lincoln County: 42.5 %Lincoln County42.5Wayne County: 41.7 %Wayne County41.7Barbour County: 40.9 %Barbour County40.9Jackson County: 40.6 %Jackson County40.6Morgan County: 40.4 %Morgan County40.4Hancock County: 40.3 %Hancock County40.3Wetzel County: 40.2 %Wetzel County40.2Putnam County: 39.9 %Putnam County39.9Mingo County: 39.8 %Mingo County39.8Logan County: 39 %Logan County39Brooke County: 38.7 %Brooke County38.7Tucker County: 38.6 %Tucker County38.6Mineral County: 38.5 %Mineral County38.5Mason County: 37.5 %Mason County37.5Calhoun County: 36.6 %Calhoun County36.6Nicholas County: 36.2 %Nicholas County36.2Gilmer County: 35.6 %Gilmer County35.6Hampshire County: 34.6 %Hampshire County34.6Tyler County: 32.3 %Tyler County32.3Taylor County: 32.1 %Taylor County32.1Pocahontas County: 31.4 %Pocahontas County31.4Hardy County: 30.6 %Hardy County30.6Pendleton County: 30.1 %Pendleton County30.1Braxton County: 27.6 %Braxton County27.6Monroe County: 25.6 %Monroe County25.6Doddridge County: 20.1 %Doddridge County20.1McDowell County: 66.7 %McDowell County66.7Clay County: 65.4 %Clay County65.4Cabell County: 59.3 %Cabell County59.3Webster County: 58.7 %Webster County58.7Wyoming County: 57.3 %Wyoming County57.3Greenbrier County: 57.1 %Greenbrier County57.1Monongalia County: 56 %Monongalia County56Ohio County: 54.2 %Ohio County54.2Fayette County: 54.1 %Fayette County54.1Roane County: 52.9 %Roane County52.9Pleasants County: 52.7 %Pleasants County52.7Wirt County: 52.6 %Wirt County52.6Wood County: 52.6 %Wood County52.6Mercer County: 51.2 %Mercer County51.2Boone County: 50.9 %Boone County50.9Randolph County: 50.2 %Randolph County50.2Raleigh County: 49.7 %Raleigh County49.7Kanawha County: 49.6 %Kanawha County49.6Harrison County: 49.5 %Harrison County49.5Summers County: 48.7 %Summers County48.7Upshur County: 48.7 %Upshur County48.7Marshall County: 48.6 %Marshall County48.6Ritchie County: 47.5 %Ritchie County47.5Jefferson County: 47 %Jefferson County47Berkeley County: 46.6 %Berkeley County46.6Preston County: 45.1 %Preston County45.1Grant County: 44.6 %Grant County44.6Marion County: 44.4 %Marion County44.4Lewis County: 43.4 %Lewis County43.4Lincoln County: 42.5 %Lincoln County42.5Wayne County: 41.7 %Wayne County41.7Barbour County: 40.9 %Barbour County40.9Jackson County: 40.6 %Jackson County40.6Morgan County: 40.4 %Morgan County40.4Hancock County: 40.3 %Hancock County40.3Wetzel County: 40.2 %Wetzel County40.2Putnam County: 39.9 %Putnam County39.9Mingo County: 39.8 %Mingo County39.8Logan County: 39 %Logan County39Brooke County: 38.7 %Brooke County38.7Tucker County: 38.6 %Tucker County38.6Mineral County: 38.5 %Mineral County38.5Mason County: 37.5 %Mason County37.5Calhoun County: 36.6 %Calhoun County36.6Nicholas County: 36.2 %Nicholas County36.2Gilmer County: 35.6 %Gilmer County35.6Hampshire County: 34.6 %Hampshire County34.6Tyler County: 32.3 %Tyler County32.3Taylor County: 32.1 %Taylor County32.1Pocahontas County: 31.4 %Pocahontas County31.4Hardy County: 30.6 %Hardy County30.6Pendleton County: 30.1 %Pendleton County30.1Braxton County: 27.6 %Braxton County27.6Monroe County: 25.6 %Monroe County25.6Doddridge County: 20.1 %Doddridge County20.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1McDowell County66.7+6.4 pts
2Clay County65.4-8.3 pts
3Cabell County59.3+0.2 pts
4Webster County58.7+9.6 pts
5Wyoming County57.3+4.9 pts
6Greenbrier County57.1+4.2 pts
7Monongalia County56+1.7 pts
8Ohio County54.2+1.6 pts
9Fayette County54.1-2.3 pts
10Roane County52.9+0.2 pts
11Pleasants County52.7+6 pts
12Wirt County52.6+4.8 pts
13Wood County52.6+2.8 pts
14Mercer County51.2+0.3 pts
15Boone County50.9-7.9 pts
16Randolph County50.2+2.1 pts
17Raleigh County49.7-1 pts
18Kanawha County49.6+1.6 pts
19Harrison County49.5+0.2 pts
20Summers County48.7-1 pts
20Upshur County48.7-0.4 pts
22Marshall County48.6+4.9 pts
23Ritchie County47.5-6.1 pts
24Jefferson County47+1.5 pts
25Berkeley County46.6+1.4 pts
26Preston County45.1+3.3 pts
27Grant County44.6-0.7 pts
28Marion County44.4+0.1 pts
29Lewis County43.4+0.6 pts
30Lincoln County42.5-17.4 pts
31Wayne County41.7+0.9 pts
32Barbour County40.9+1.3 pts
33Jackson County40.6-1.4 pts
34Morgan County40.4-1.6 pts
35Hancock County40.3+0.9 pts
36Wetzel County40.2+0.7 pts
37Putnam County39.9+1 pts
38Mingo County39.8-4 pts
39Logan County39-7.8 pts
40Brooke County38.7+1.1 pts
41Tucker County38.6+1.1 pts
42Mineral County38.5+4 pts
43Mason County37.5+0.3 pts
44Calhoun County36.6+2.9 pts
45Nicholas County36.2-4.3 pts
46Gilmer County35.6+1.5 pts
47Hampshire County34.6-8.7 pts
48Tyler County32.3-1.6 pts
49Taylor County32.1+5.9 pts
50Pocahontas County31.4-4.3 pts
51Hardy County30.6-1.6 pts
52Pendleton County30.1-6.8 pts
53Braxton County27.6+0.4 pts
54Monroe County25.6+1.2 pts
55Doddridge County20.1-11.9 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/west-virginia-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/west-virginia-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/west-virginia-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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), 2022}},
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

McDowell County, with 66.7% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Doddridge County, with 20.1% in 2022.

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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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