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

Iron County had the highest rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income) of 72 counties in 2021, at 54.3%. Florence County had the lowest, at 16%. The median was 38.7% and the figure for Wisconsin was 42.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest54.3Iron County
Lowest16Florence County
Median38.772 counties
Wisconsin42.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 37.7 %Ashland County: 41.9 %Barron County: 45.7 %Bayfield County: 43.3 %Brown County: 38.8 %Buffalo County: 36 %Burnett County: 42 %Calumet County: 37 %Chippewa County: 46.7 %Clark County: 31.3 %Columbia County: 32.2 %Crawford County: 33.9 %Dane County: 44.8 %Dodge County: 36.3 %Door County: 42.3 %Douglas County: 42.2 %Dunn County: 38.5 %Eau Claire County: 38.6 %Florence County: 16 %Fond du Lac County: 36.7 %Forest County: 30 %Grant County: 40.8 %Green County: 34.5 %Green Lake County: 34.9 %Iowa County: 36.3 %Iron County: 54.3 %Jackson County: 37.9 %Jefferson County: 39.6 %Juneau County: 36.6 %Kenosha County: 47 %Kewaunee County: 37.1 %La Crosse County: 43.2 %Lafayette County: 29.2 %Langlade County: 30.6 %Lincoln County: 50.9 %Manitowoc County: 31.9 %Marathon County: 41.8 %Marinette County: 40.6 %Marquette County: 32.8 %Menominee County: 29.4 %Milwaukee County: 48.5 %Monroe County: 38.4 %Oconto County: 38.8 %Oneida County: 43.9 %Outagamie County: 33.9 %Ozaukee County: 38.7 %Pepin County: 33.2 %Pierce County: 41.9 %Polk County: 40.3 %Portage County: 43.4 %Price County: 41.6 %Racine County: 45.5 %Richland County: 35.2 %Rock County: 40.1 %Rusk County: 39.2 %St. Croix County: 36.7 %Sauk County: 38.6 %Sawyer County: 35.8 %Shawano County: 36.2 %Sheboygan County: 33.6 %Taylor County: 39.7 %Trempealeau County: 35 %Vernon County: 42 %Vilas County: 32 %Walworth County: 40.3 %Washburn County: 44.7 %Washington County: 41.4 %Waukesha County: 43.4 %Waupaca County: 37 %Waushara County: 39.1 %Winnebago County: 40.1 %Wood County: 38.6 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Iron County: 54.3 %Iron County54.3Lincoln County: 50.9 %Lincoln County50.9Milwaukee County: 48.5 %Milwaukee County48.5Kenosha County: 47 %Kenosha County47Chippewa County: 46.7 %Chippewa County46.7Barron County: 45.7 %Barron County45.7Racine County: 45.5 %Racine County45.5Dane County: 44.8 %Dane County44.8Washburn County: 44.7 %Washburn County44.7Oneida County: 43.9 %Oneida County43.9Portage County: 43.4 %Portage County43.4Waukesha County: 43.4 %Waukesha County43.4Bayfield County: 43.3 %Bayfield County43.3La Crosse County: 43.2 %La Crosse County43.2Door County: 42.3 %Door County42.3Douglas County: 42.2 %Douglas County42.2Vernon County: 42 %Vernon County42Burnett County: 42 %Burnett County42Ashland County: 41.9 %Ashland County41.9Pierce County: 41.9 %Pierce County41.9Marathon County: 41.8 %Marathon County41.8Price County: 41.6 %Price County41.6Washington County: 41.4 %Washington County41.4Grant County: 40.8 %Grant County40.8Marinette County: 40.6 %Marinette County40.6Polk County: 40.3 %Polk County40.3Walworth County: 40.3 %Walworth County40.3Rock County: 40.1 %Rock County40.1Winnebago County: 40.1 %Winnebago County40.1Taylor County: 39.7 %Taylor County39.7Jefferson County: 39.6 %Jefferson County39.6Rusk County: 39.2 %Rusk County39.2Waushara County: 39.1 %Waushara County39.1Oconto County: 38.8 %Oconto County38.8Brown County: 38.8 %Brown County38.8Ozaukee County: 38.7 %Ozaukee County38.7Sauk County: 38.6 %Sauk County38.6Wood County: 38.6 %Wood County38.6Eau Claire County: 38.6 %Eau Claire County38.6Dunn County: 38.5 %Dunn County38.5Iron County: 54.3 %Iron County54.3Lincoln County: 50.9 %Lincoln County50.9Milwaukee County: 48.5 %Milwaukee County48.5Kenosha County: 47 %Kenosha County47Chippewa County: 46.7 %Chippewa County46.7Barron County: 45.7 %Barron County45.7Racine County: 45.5 %Racine County45.5Dane County: 44.8 %Dane County44.8Washburn County: 44.7 %Washburn County44.7Oneida County: 43.9 %Oneida County43.9Portage County: 43.4 %Portage County43.4Waukesha County: 43.4 %Waukesha County43.4Bayfield County: 43.3 %Bayfield County43.3La Crosse County: 43.2 %La Crosse County43.2Door County: 42.3 %Door County42.3Douglas County: 42.2 %Douglas County42.2Vernon County: 42 %Vernon County42Burnett County: 42 %Burnett County42Ashland County: 41.9 %Ashland County41.9Pierce County: 41.9 %Pierce County41.9Marathon County: 41.8 %Marathon County41.8Price County: 41.6 %Price County41.6Washington County: 41.4 %Washington County41.4Grant County: 40.8 %Grant County40.8Marinette County: 40.6 %Marinette County40.6Polk County: 40.3 %Polk County40.3Walworth County: 40.3 %Walworth County40.3Rock County: 40.1 %Rock County40.1Winnebago County: 40.1 %Winnebago County40.1Taylor County: 39.7 %Taylor County39.7Jefferson County: 39.6 %Jefferson County39.6Rusk County: 39.2 %Rusk County39.2Waushara County: 39.1 %Waushara County39.1Oconto County: 38.8 %Oconto County38.8Brown County: 38.8 %Brown County38.8Ozaukee County: 38.7 %Ozaukee County38.7Sauk County: 38.6 %Sauk County38.6Wood County: 38.6 %Wood County38.6Eau Claire County: 38.6 %Eau Claire County38.6Dunn County: 38.5 %Dunn County38.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Iron County54.3
2Lincoln County50.9
3Milwaukee County48.5
4Kenosha County47
5Chippewa County46.7
6Barron County45.7
7Racine County45.5
8Dane County44.8
9Washburn County44.7
10Oneida County43.9
11Portage County43.4
12Waukesha County43.4
13Bayfield County43.3
14La Crosse County43.2
15Door County42.3
16Douglas County42.2
17Vernon County42
18Burnett County42
19Ashland County41.9
20Pierce County41.9
21Marathon County41.8
22Price County41.6
23Washington County41.4
24Grant County40.8
25Marinette County40.6
26Polk County40.3
26Walworth County40.3
28Rock County40.1
28Winnebago County40.1
30Taylor County39.7
31Jefferson County39.6
32Rusk County39.2
33Waushara County39.1
34Oconto County38.8
35Brown County38.8
36Ozaukee County38.7
37Sauk County38.6
38Wood County38.6
39Eau Claire County38.6
40Dunn County38.5
41Monroe County38.4
42Jackson County37.9
43Adams County37.7
44Kewaunee County37.1
45Calumet County37
46Waupaca County37
47St. Croix County36.7
48Fond du Lac County36.7
49Juneau County36.6
50Dodge County36.3
51Iowa County36.3
52Shawano County36.2
53Buffalo County36
54Sawyer County35.8
55Richland County35.2
56Trempealeau County35
57Green Lake County34.9
58Green County34.5
59Outagamie County33.9
60Crawford County33.9
61Sheboygan County33.6
62Pepin County33.2
63Marquette County32.8
64Columbia County32.2
65Vilas County32
66Manitowoc County31.9
67Clark County31.3
68Langlade County30.6
69Forest County30
70Menominee County29.4
71Lafayette County29.2
72Florence County16

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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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 Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-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)?

Iron County, with 54.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Florence County, with 16% 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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