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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 2023, at 71.6%. Doddridge County had the lowest, at 26.8%. The median was 44.9% and the figure for West Virginia was 48.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest71.6Clay County
Lowest26.8Doddridge County
Median44.955 counties
West Virginia48.5History

Map of counties, 2023

Barbour County: 33.8 %Berkeley County: 48.5 %Boone County: 49.3 %Braxton County: 35.4 %Brooke County: 45 %Cabell County: 59.1 %Calhoun County: 34.8 %Clay County: 71.6 %Doddridge County: 26.8 %Fayette County: 51.6 %Gilmer County: 27.6 %Grant County: 56.3 %Greenbrier County: 56.3 %Hampshire County: 34.4 %Hancock County: 42.8 %Hardy County: 31.9 %Harrison County: 47 %Jackson County: 39.7 %Jefferson County: 43.6 %Kanawha County: 45.5 %Lewis County: 43.9 %Lincoln County: 43.4 %Logan County: 42 %McDowell County: 49.4 %Marion County: 45.5 %Marshall County: 48.2 %Mason County: 34.9 %Mercer County: 52.5 %Mineral County: 42.6 %Mingo County: 40.1 %Monongalia County: 55.1 %Monroe County: 39.5 %Morgan County: 40.8 %Nicholas County: 29.9 %Ohio County: 54.3 %Pendleton County: 35.9 %Pleasants County: 44.9 %Pocahontas County: 33.1 %Preston County: 47.1 %Putnam County: 41.4 %Raleigh County: 51.9 %Randolph County: 43.9 %Ritchie County: 45.2 %Roane County: 47.9 %Summers County: 46.4 %Taylor County: 36.7 %Tucker County: 48 %Tyler County: 42.5 %Upshur County: 51.4 %Wayne County: 44.3 %Webster County: 57.9 %Wetzel County: 38 %Wirt County: 47.8 %Wood County: 50.8 %Wyoming County: 57.4 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2023

Clay County: 71.6 %Clay County71.6Cabell County: 59.1 %Cabell County59.1Webster County: 57.9 %Webster County57.9Wyoming County: 57.4 %Wyoming County57.4Greenbrier County: 56.3 %Greenbrier County56.3Grant County: 56.3 %Grant County56.3Monongalia County: 55.1 %Monongalia County55.1Ohio County: 54.3 %Ohio County54.3Mercer County: 52.5 %Mercer County52.5Raleigh County: 51.9 %Raleigh County51.9Fayette County: 51.6 %Fayette County51.6Upshur County: 51.4 %Upshur County51.4Wood County: 50.8 %Wood County50.8McDowell County: 49.4 %McDowell County49.4Boone County: 49.3 %Boone County49.3Berkeley County: 48.5 %Berkeley County48.5Marshall County: 48.2 %Marshall County48.2Tucker County: 48 %Tucker County48Roane County: 47.9 %Roane County47.9Wirt County: 47.8 %Wirt County47.8Preston County: 47.1 %Preston County47.1Harrison County: 47 %Harrison County47Summers County: 46.4 %Summers County46.4Kanawha County: 45.5 %Kanawha County45.5Marion County: 45.5 %Marion County45.5Ritchie County: 45.2 %Ritchie County45.2Brooke County: 45 %Brooke County45Pleasants County: 44.9 %Pleasants County44.9Wayne County: 44.3 %Wayne County44.3Lewis County: 43.9 %Lewis County43.9Randolph County: 43.9 %Randolph County43.9Jefferson County: 43.6 %Jefferson County43.6Lincoln County: 43.4 %Lincoln County43.4Hancock County: 42.8 %Hancock County42.8Mineral County: 42.6 %Mineral County42.6Tyler County: 42.5 %Tyler County42.5Logan County: 42 %Logan County42Putnam County: 41.4 %Putnam County41.4Morgan County: 40.8 %Morgan County40.8Mingo County: 40.1 %Mingo County40.1Jackson County: 39.7 %Jackson County39.7Monroe County: 39.5 %Monroe County39.5Wetzel County: 38 %Wetzel County38Taylor County: 36.7 %Taylor County36.7Pendleton County: 35.9 %Pendleton County35.9Braxton County: 35.4 %Braxton County35.4Mason County: 34.9 %Mason County34.9Calhoun County: 34.8 %Calhoun County34.8Hampshire County: 34.4 %Hampshire County34.4Barbour County: 33.8 %Barbour County33.8Pocahontas County: 33.1 %Pocahontas County33.1Hardy County: 31.9 %Hardy County31.9Nicholas County: 29.9 %Nicholas County29.9Gilmer County: 27.6 %Gilmer County27.6Doddridge County: 26.8 %Doddridge County26.8Clay County: 71.6 %Clay County71.6Cabell County: 59.1 %Cabell County59.1Webster County: 57.9 %Webster County57.9Wyoming County: 57.4 %Wyoming County57.4Greenbrier County: 56.3 %Greenbrier County56.3Grant County: 56.3 %Grant County56.3Monongalia County: 55.1 %Monongalia County55.1Ohio County: 54.3 %Ohio County54.3Mercer County: 52.5 %Mercer County52.5Raleigh County: 51.9 %Raleigh County51.9Fayette County: 51.6 %Fayette County51.6Upshur County: 51.4 %Upshur County51.4Wood County: 50.8 %Wood County50.8McDowell County: 49.4 %McDowell County49.4Boone County: 49.3 %Boone County49.3Berkeley County: 48.5 %Berkeley County48.5Marshall County: 48.2 %Marshall County48.2Tucker County: 48 %Tucker County48Roane County: 47.9 %Roane County47.9Wirt County: 47.8 %Wirt County47.8Preston County: 47.1 %Preston County47.1Harrison County: 47 %Harrison County47Summers County: 46.4 %Summers County46.4Kanawha County: 45.5 %Kanawha County45.5Marion County: 45.5 %Marion County45.5Ritchie County: 45.2 %Ritchie County45.2Brooke County: 45 %Brooke County45Pleasants County: 44.9 %Pleasants County44.9Wayne County: 44.3 %Wayne County44.3Lewis County: 43.9 %Lewis County43.9Randolph County: 43.9 %Randolph County43.9Jefferson County: 43.6 %Jefferson County43.6Lincoln County: 43.4 %Lincoln County43.4Hancock County: 42.8 %Hancock County42.8Mineral County: 42.6 %Mineral County42.6Tyler County: 42.5 %Tyler County42.5Logan County: 42 %Logan County42Putnam County: 41.4 %Putnam County41.4Morgan County: 40.8 %Morgan County40.8Mingo County: 40.1 %Mingo County40.1Jackson County: 39.7 %Jackson County39.7Monroe County: 39.5 %Monroe County39.5Wetzel County: 38 %Wetzel County38Taylor County: 36.7 %Taylor County36.7Pendleton County: 35.9 %Pendleton County35.9Braxton County: 35.4 %Braxton County35.4Mason County: 34.9 %Mason County34.9Calhoun County: 34.8 %Calhoun County34.8Hampshire County: 34.4 %Hampshire County34.4Barbour County: 33.8 %Barbour County33.8Pocahontas County: 33.1 %Pocahontas County33.1Hardy County: 31.9 %Hardy County31.9Nicholas County: 29.9 %Nicholas County29.9Gilmer County: 27.6 %Gilmer County27.6Doddridge County: 26.8 %Doddridge County26.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Clay County71.6+6.2 pts
2Cabell County59.1-0.2 pts
3Webster County57.9-0.8 pts
4Wyoming County57.4+0.1 pts
5Greenbrier County56.3-0.8 pts
6Grant County56.3+11.7 pts
7Monongalia County55.1-0.9 pts
8Ohio County54.30 pts
9Mercer County52.5+1.2 pts
10Raleigh County51.9+2.2 pts
11Fayette County51.6-2.4 pts
12Upshur County51.4+2.7 pts
13Wood County50.8-1.8 pts
14McDowell County49.4-17.3 pts
15Boone County49.3-1.5 pts
16Berkeley County48.5+1.9 pts
17Marshall County48.2-0.4 pts
18Tucker County48+9.4 pts
19Roane County47.9-5 pts
20Wirt County47.8-4.8 pts
21Preston County47.1+2.1 pts
22Harrison County47-2.6 pts
23Summers County46.4-2.3 pts
24Kanawha County45.5-4.1 pts
25Marion County45.5+1.1 pts
26Ritchie County45.2-2.3 pts
27Brooke County45+6.3 pts
28Pleasants County44.9-7.7 pts
29Wayne County44.3+2.6 pts
30Lewis County43.9+0.5 pts
30Randolph County43.9-6.4 pts
32Jefferson County43.6-3.4 pts
33Lincoln County43.4+0.9 pts
34Hancock County42.8+2.5 pts
35Mineral County42.6+4.2 pts
36Tyler County42.5+10.2 pts
37Logan County42+3 pts
38Putnam County41.4+1.5 pts
39Morgan County40.8+0.4 pts
40Mingo County40.1+0.3 pts
41Jackson County39.7-0.9 pts
42Monroe County39.5+13.8 pts
43Wetzel County38-2.2 pts
44Taylor County36.7+4.6 pts
45Pendleton County35.9+5.7 pts
46Braxton County35.4+7.7 pts
47Mason County34.9-2.6 pts
48Calhoun County34.8-1.8 pts
49Hampshire County34.4-0.2 pts
50Barbour County33.8-7.1 pts
51Pocahontas County33.1+1.7 pts
52Hardy County31.9+1.4 pts
53Nicholas County29.9-6.3 pts
54Gilmer County27.6-8 pts
55Doddridge County26.8+6.7 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/west-virginia-counties?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/west-virginia-counties?period=2023.

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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b25070.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/west-virginia-counties?period=2023 (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), 2023}},
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Which county has the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income)?

Clay County, with 71.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Doddridge County, with 26.8% in 2023.

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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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