Which county has the lowest median gross rent?

Kalawao County, Hawaii ranks #1 with $125 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by median gross rent?

Kalawao County, Hawaii, Owsley County, Kentucky, Brooks County, Texas, Corson County, South Dakota, Hancock County, Tennessee.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Lowest median rent, US counties · 1990

US counties with the lowest median gross rent (1990 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

1001Chase County, NENE3,718$270–

1002Daggett County, UTUT934$270–

1003Jackson County, ARAR16,741$271–

1004Teton County, MTMT6,496$271–

1005Lake County, MNMN10,746$271–

1006Laclede County, MOMO36,943$271–

1007Dawson County, MTMT8,692$271–

1008Pondera County, MTMT6,072$271–

1009Pierce County, NDND3,838$271–

1010Marlboro County, SCSC25,488$271–

1011Dewey County, SDSD5,419$271–

1012Briscoe County, TXTX1,474$271–

1013Childress County, TXTX6,643$271–

1014Barbour County, WVWV15,414$271–

1015Logan County, KYKY28,669$271–

1016Kiowa County, COCO1,412$271–

1017Bond County, ILIL16,959$271–

1018Massac County, ILIL13,502$271–

1019Buchanan County, IAIA20,883$271–

1020Grundy County, IAIA12,361$271–

1021Winnebago County, IAIA10,251$271–

1022Hancock County, KYKY9,050$271–

1023Gibson County, TNTN51,779$271–

1024Forest County, WIWI9,574$272–

1025Calloway County, KYKY39,421$272–

1026East Feliciana Parish, LALA18,911$272–

1027LaSalle Parish, LALA15,154$272–

1028Montgomery County, MOMO11,590$272–

1029Chouteau County, MTMT5,865$272–

1030Fillmore County, NENE5,458$272–

1031Beckham County, OKOK22,159$272–

1032Blaine County, OKOK8,515$272–

1033Live Oak County, TXTX11,929$272–

1034Menard County, TXTX1,956$272–

1035Wythe County, VAVA27,983$272–

1036Bayfield County, WIWI16,787$272–

1037Vernon County, MOMO19,946$272–

1038Crowley County, COCO5,677$272–

1039Upson County, GAGA28,500$272–

1040Perry County, ILIL20,160$272–

1041Ohio County, ININ5,994$272–

1042Crawford County, IAIA16,237$272–

1043Jackson County, IAIA19,288$272–

1044Monroe County, IAIA7,406$272–

1045Carter County, KYKY26,149$272–

1046Valley County, MTMT7,385$272–

1047Morrill County, NENE4,404$272–

1048Giles County, TNTN31,433$272–

1049Greene County, TNTN73,831$272–

1050Mingo County, WVWV21,455$272–

1051Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,187$273–

1052Morgan County, MOMO22,418$273–

1053Phillips County, MTMT4,203$273–

1054Robeson County, NCNC119,941$273–

1055Okmulgee County, OKOK37,241$273–

1056Marion County, SCSC28,242$273–

1057Fall River County, SDSD7,467$273–

1058Lauderdale County, TNTN24,617$273–

1059Upton County, TXTX3,131$273–

1060Henderson County, ILIL5,984$273–

1061Renville County, NDND2,331$273–

1062Coffee County, GAGA44,407$273–

1063Sumter County, GAGA28,801$273–

1064Fremont County, IDID14,208$273–

1065Orange County, ININ19,834$273–

1066Warren County, ININ8,474$273–

1067Cass County, IAIA12,960$273–

1068Neosho County, KSKS15,637$273–

1069Taylor County, KYKY26,763$273–

1070Monroe County, ALAL18,965$274–

1071Cooper County, MOMO17,136$274–

1072Clark County, ARAR20,938$274–

1073Greene County, ARAR47,411$274–

1074Morrison County, MNMN34,620$274–

1075Stanton County, NENE5,744$274–

1076Bottineau County, NDND6,284$274–

1077Monroe County, OHOH12,994$274–

1078Harper County, OKOK3,172$274–

1079Lamb County, TXTX12,579$274–

1080Pendleton County, WVWV5,826$274–

1081Randolph County, WVWV26,882$274–

1082Unicoi County, TNTN17,856$274–

1083Cassia County, IDID26,397$274–

1084Greene County, ININ31,165$274–

1085Harrison County, KYKY19,627$274–

1086Pendleton County, KYKY14,800$274–

1087Columbus County, NCNC50,487$275–

1088Cameron Parish, LALA4,718$275–

1089Hubbard County, MNMN22,369$275–

1090Henry County, MOMO22,671$275–

1091Meagher County, MTMT2,137$275–

1092Alleghany County, NCNC11,479$275–

1093Adams County, OHOH27,865$275–

1094Davison County, SDSD20,069$275–

1095Jefferson County, TNTN60,024$275–

1096Bailey County, TXTX6,963$275–

1097Goliad County, TXTX7,208$275–

1098Jones County, TXTX20,861$275–

1099Greenbrier County, WVWV31,578$275–

1100Lawrence County, ILIL13,790$275–

1101McDuffie County, GAGA21,640$275–

1102Jerome County, IDID26,362$275–

1103Adams County, ILIL64,267$275–

1104Davis County, IAIA9,230$275–

1105Hertford County, NCNC19,015$275–

1106Cullman County, ALAL94,009$276–

1107Cavalier County, NDND3,497$276–

1108Assumption Parish, LALA19,720$276–

1109Presque Isle County, MIMI13,128$276–

1110Audrain County, MOMO24,528$276–

1111Perry County, MOMO19,093$276–

1112Sheridan County, MTMT3,436$276–

1113Cambria County, PAPA128,968$276–

1114Newberry County, SCSC39,561$276–

1115Kinney County, TXTX3,128$276–

1116Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490$276–

1117Burnett County, WIWI17,223$276–

1118Barber County, KSKS4,083$276–

1119Randolph County, MOMO24,513$276–

1120Cook County, GAGA18,232$276–

1121Toombs County, GAGA27,545$276–

1122Towns County, GAGA13,285$276–

1123Worth County, GAGA20,059$276–

1124Bear Lake County, IDID6,727$276–

1125Hancock County, ILIL16,803$276–

1126Wapello County, IAIA35,210$276–

1127Winneshiek County, IAIA19,733$276–

1128Sherman County, KSKS5,763$276–

1129Johnson County, KYKY22,051$276–

1130Webster Parish, LALA34,948$276–

1131Trempealeau County, WIWI31,171$276–

1132Jackson County, ALAL54,281$277–

1133Miller County, MOMO25,817$277–

1134Nodaway County, MOMO20,174$277–

1135Harrison County, OHOH14,070$277–

1136Le Flore County, OKOK50,196$277–

1137Butte County, SDSD10,856$277–

1138Colorado County, TXTX21,439$277–

1139Kewaunee County, WIWI20,758$277–

1140Trousdale County, TNTN12,623$277–

1141Brewster County, TXTX9,458$277–

1142Suwannee County, FLFL48,149$277–

1143Daviess County, ININ34,209$277–

1144Pike County, ININ12,003$277–

1145Harrison County, IAIA14,623$277–

1146Cheyenne County, NENE9,528$277–

1147Okanogan County, WAWA45,230$277–

1148Morehouse Parish, LALA23,705$278–

1149Mower County, MNMN40,971$278–

1150Bryan County, OKOK51,367$278–

1151Houston County, TXTX22,316$278–

1152Milam County, TXTX26,258$278–

1153Craig County, VAVA4,800$278–

1154Danville, VAVA41,647$278–

1155Logan County, WVWV30,375$278–

1156Ashland County, WIWI16,203$278–

1157Crawford County, MOMO22,929$278–

1158Rusk County, WIWI14,146$278–

1159Mercer County, NDND8,441$278–

1160Chattooga County, GAGA25,300$278–

1161Parke County, ININ16,642$278–

1162Jones County, IAIA21,253$278–

1163Wilson County, TXTX56,139$278–

1164Columbia County, WAWA4,141$278–

1165Butler County, NENE8,507$279–

1166Quay County, NMNM8,454$279–

1167Chowan County, NCNC14,082$279–

1168Guernsey County, OHOH38,379$279–

1169Cotton County, OKOK5,432$279–

1170Huntingdon County, PAPA43,001$279–

1171Barnwell County, SCSC20,653$279–

1172Beadle County, SDSD19,624$279–

1173Warren County, TNTN43,717$279–

1174Logan County, COCO20,654$279–

1175Fayette County, ILIL20,790$279–

1176Randolph County, ININ24,438$279–

1177Butler County, IAIA14,049$279–

1178Thomas County, KSKS7,725$279–

1179Norton, VAVA3,477$279–

1180Garfield County, WAWA2,416$279–

1181Yell County, ARAR19,956$280–

1182Union County, KYKY12,839$280–

1183Iberville Parish, LALA29,579$280–

1184Barry County, MOMO36,200$280–

1185Garfield County, MTMT1,148$280–

1186Lincoln County, MTMT22,328$280–

1187Richland County, MTMT11,377$280–

1188Roosevelt County, MTMT10,242$280–

1189Gage County, NENE21,711$280–

1190Bedford County, PAPA47,480$280–

1191Loudon County, TNTN63,764$280–

1192Atascosa County, TXTX53,590$280–

1193Pecos County, TXTX14,560$280–

1194Mercer County, WVWV57,503$280–

1195Ohio County, WVWV40,496$280–

1196Pepin County, WIWI7,513$280–

1197Grant County, OKOK4,067$280–

1198Osage County, KSKS15,693$280–

1199Laurel County, KYKY63,746$280–

1200McIntosh County, GAGA11,989$280–

1201Payette County, IDID27,824$280–

1202Franklin County, IAIA9,868$280–

1203Dickinson County, KSKS18,637$280–

1204Meade County, KSKS3,852$280–

1205Marshall County, KYKY31,659$280–

1206Gosper County, NENE1,803$280–

1207Juniata County, PAPA23,403$280–

1208Ward County, TXTX11,125$280–

1209Etowah County, ALAL103,886$281–

1210Drew County, ARAR17,054$281–

1211Houghton County, MIMI37,842$281–

1212Dodge County, MNMN21,376$281–

1213Richland County, NDND16,731$281–

1214Walsh County, NDND10,179$281–

1215Scioto County, OHOH71,365$281–

1216Major County, OKOK7,536$281–

1217Codington County, SDSD29,562$281–

1218Lincoln County, TNTN36,853$281–

1219Nolan County, TXTX14,117$281–

1220Runnels County, TXTX9,693$281–

1221Franklin County, VAVA55,526$281–

1222Upshur County, WVWV23,758$281–

1223Red Willow County, NENE10,307$281–

1224Taylor County, FLFL21,210$281–

1225Clark County, IDID783$281–

1226Jay County, ININ20,118$281–

1227Benton County, IAIA26,004$281–

1228Fayette County, PAPA123,021$281–

1229Grant County, WAWA105,727$281–

1230Walker County, ALAL65,140$282–

1231Columbia County, ARAR21,894$282–

1232Sharp County, ARAR18,122$282–

1233Rhea County, TNTN34,844$282–

1234Gilmer County, WVWV7,085$282–

1235Adams County, MSMS30,061$282–

1236Logan County, NENE669$282–

1237Mitchell County, NCNC15,062$282–

1238Chester County, SCSC33,001$282–

1239Carter County, TNTN57,361$282–

1240Obion County, TNTN30,067$282–

1241Hidalgo County, TXTX921,549$282–

1242Crawford County, ILIL18,648$282–

1243Spencer County, KYKY20,998$282–

1244Laurens County, GAGA51,041$282–

1245Edgar County, ILIL16,323$282–

1246Wright County, IAIA12,801$282–

1247Pawnee County, KSKS5,991$282–

1248Giles County, VAVA16,564$282–

1249Blackford County, ININ11,730$283–

1250Brown County, MNMN25,517$283–

1251Sampson County, NCNC61,504$283–

1252Jackson County, OHOH32,817$283–

1253Somerset County, PAPA72,004$283–

1254Refugio County, TXTX6,657$283–

1255Tyler County, WVWV7,881$283–

1256Box Butte County, NENE10,494$283–

1257Carroll County, IAIA20,303$283–

1258Delaware County, IAIA17,674$283–

1259Allegany County, MDMD66,848$283–

1260Pontotoc County, OKOK38,528$283–

1261Phelps County, NENE8,994$284–

1262Union County, NMNM3,844$284–

1263Marshall County, OKOK16,255$284–

1264Northumberland County, PAPA89,920$284–

1265Schuylkill County, PAPA145,085$284–

1266Lincoln County, SDSD77,145$284–

1267Montague County, TXTX21,966$284–

1268Swisher County, TXTX6,703$284–

1269Langlade County, WIWI19,534$284–

1270Jasper County, GAGA17,632$284–

1271Bingham County, IDID51,153$284–

1272Franklin County, ININ23,286$284–

1273Spencer County, ININ20,061$284–

1274Adams County, WAWA21,488$284–

1275Macon County, ALAL18,132$285–

1276Grant Parish, LALA22,075$285–

1277Lafourche Parish, LALA95,505$285–

1278Rosebud County, MTMT8,253$285–

1279Keith County, NENE8,100$285–

1280Rio Arriba County, NMNM39,832$285–

1281Stutsman County, NDND21,414$285–

1282Belmont County, OHOH64,434$285–

1283Noble County, OKOK10,899$285–

1284Schleicher County, TXTX2,245$285–

1285Juab County, UTUT13,567$285–

1286Converse County, WYWY13,824$285–

1287Hickman County, TNTN26,219$285–

1288Brantley County, GAGA18,936$285–

1289Atchison County, KSKS16,172$285–

1290Montgomery County, KYKY28,822$285–

1291Jefferson County, PAPA43,255$285–

1292Hot Springs County, WYWY4,600$285–

1293Ouachita County, ARAR21,731$286–

1294Carroll County, ILIL15,419$286–

1295Clarke County, IAIA9,574$286–

1296Freeborn County, MNMN30,440$286–

1297Stevens County, MNMN9,747$286–

1298Thomas County, NENE639$286–

1299Mifflin County, PAPA46,127$286–

1300Yankton County, SDSD23,635$286–

1301Cass County, TXTX28,651$286–

1302Grimes County, TXTX34,252$286–

1303Boone County, WVWV20,251$286–

1304Pittsburg County, OKOK43,320$286–

1305Castro County, TXTX7,295$286–

1306Price County, WIWI13,988$286–

1307Stanton County, KSKS1,986$286–

1308Daviess County, KYKY104,898$286–

1309Tioga County, PAPA40,502$286–

1310Freestone County, TXTX20,811$286–

1311Buffalo County, WIWI13,318$286–

1312Marion County, ARAR17,593$287–

1313Ware County, GAGA36,906$287–

1314Manistee County, MIMI25,656$287–

1315Pine County, MNMN30,472$287–

1316Broadwater County, MTMT8,493$287–

1317Carbon County, MTMT11,466$287–

1318Jones County, NCNC9,575$287–

1319Montgomery County, NCNC26,403$287–

1320Texas County, OKOK20,322$287–

1321Washita County, OKOK10,884$287–

1322Wallowa County, OROR7,595$287–

1323Roane County, TNTN57,395$287–

1324Hardin County, IAIA16,455$287–

1325Gray County, KSKS5,652$287–

1326Kingman County, KSKS7,029$287–

1327Halifax County, NCNC46,534$287–

1328Lenoir County, NCNC55,837$287–

1329Goshen County, WYWY12,640$287–

1330Calhoun County, ARAR4,632$288–

1331Hempstead County, ARAR19,080$288–

1332Little River County, ARAR11,763$288–

1333Van Buren County, ARAR16,238$288–

1334Lincoln County, NENE33,303$288–

1335Greene County, NCNC20,700$288–

1336Ramsey County, NDND11,530$288–

1337Beaver County, OKOK4,882$288–

1338Craig County, OKOK14,518$288–

1339Sequoyah County, OKOK40,842$288–

1340Humphreys County, TNTN19,646$288–

1341Medina County, TXTX56,881$288–

1342Nicholas County, WVWV23,848$288–

1343Wayne County, WVWV37,309$288–

1344Carroll County, OHOH26,475$288–

1345Sequatchie County, TNTN17,861$288–

1346Otero County, COCO17,683$288–

1347Bremer County, IAIA25,296$288–

1348Clark County, KSKS1,900$288–

1349Coffey County, KSKS8,467$288–

1350Gaines County, TXTX23,956$288–

1351Lincoln County, WAWA11,982$288–

1352Washburn County, WIWI17,087$288–

1353Kimball County, NENE3,391$289–

1354Beaufort County, NCNC44,670$289–

1355Hardin County, OHOH30,072$289–

1356Baker County, OROR16,658$289–

1357Malheur County, OROR32,261$289–

1358Colleton County, SCSC39,382$289–

1359Armstrong County, TXTX1,843$289–

1360McCulloch County, TXTX7,472$289–

1361Jefferson County, OHOH63,597$289–

1362Big Horn County, WYWY12,024$289–

1363McDonough County, ILIL25,916$289–

1364Union County, ININ6,863$289–

1365Guthrie County, IAIA10,782$289–

1366Mahaska County, IAIA21,880$289–

1367Dawson County, TXTX11,776$289–

1368Marshall County, ALAL103,537$290–

1369Otter Tail County, MNMN61,041$290–

1370Pearl River County, MSMS59,363$290–

1371Noble County, OHOH14,276$290–

1372Perry County, OHOH35,918$290–

1373Harney County, OROR7,380$290–

1374Armstrong County, PAPA63,698$290–

1375Elk County, PAPA29,926$290–

1376Cherokee County, SCSC58,275$290–

1377Winkler County, TXTX7,540$290–

1378Millard County, UTUT14,057$290–

1379Kit Carson County, COCO7,069$290–

1380Charlton County, GAGA13,121$290–

1381Meriwether County, GAGA21,516$290–

1382Fountain County, ININ17,013$290–

1383Labette County, KSKS19,685$290–

1384Montgomery County, KSKS30,177$290–

1385Mercer County, KYKY23,733$290–

1386Forest County, PAPA6,614$290–

1387Jackson County, WIWI20,999$290–

1388Colbert County, ALAL59,474$291–

1389Ashley County, ARAR17,831$291–

1390Union County, IAIA11,829$291–

1391Iberia Parish, LALA66,846$291–

1392St. Mary Parish, LALA46,552$291–

1393Carlton County, MNMN36,711$291–

1394St. Louis County, MNMN200,518$291–

1395Petroleum County, MTMT548$291–

1396Dawes County, NENE7,858$291–

1397Dawson County, NENE24,452$291–

1398Cherokee County, OKOK49,196$291–

1399Ellis County, OKOK3,613$291–

1400Clay County, SDSD15,031$291–

1401Cherokee County, TXTX53,337$291–

1402Alamosa County, COCO16,688$291–

1403Rio Grande County, COCO11,087$291–

1404Hancock County, IAIA10,528$291–

1405Ellis County, KSKS29,075$291–

1406McCracken County, KYKY67,553$291–

1407Hamblen County, TNTN68,843$291–

1408Navajo County, AZAZ109,946$292–

1409Rabun County, GAGA17,764$292–

1410Washington County, MOMO23,810$292–

1411Hill County, MTMT16,167$292–

1412Surry County, NCNC72,287$292–

1413Coshocton County, OHOH37,188$292–

1414McKean County, PAPA38,984$292–

1415Brown County, SDSD37,561$292–

1416Callahan County, TXTX14,491$292–

1417Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,711$292–

1418Morris County, TXTX12,133$292–

1419Garfield County, UTUT5,256$292–

1420Taylor County, WIWI20,118$292–

1421Platte County, WYWY8,634$292–

1422Newton County, MOMO62,263$292–

1423Nelson County, KYKY49,036$292–

1424Jackson County, COCO1,211$292–

1425Stephens County, GAGA27,854$292–

1426Dickinson County, IAIA18,077$292–

1427Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,457$292–

1428Arkansas County, ARAR15,836$293–

1429Menominee County, MIMI22,941$293–

1430Polk County, MNMN30,545$293–

1431Tate County, MSMS28,725$293–

1432Avery County, NCNC18,110$293–

1433Wyandot County, OHOH21,567$293–

1434Brookings County, SDSD37,635$293–

1435Alleghany County, VAVA14,546$293–

1436Sussex County, VAVA10,755$293–

1437Mineral County, COCO910$293–

1438Gilchrist County, FLFL20,488$293–

1439Lee County, IAIA32,306$293–

1440Russell County, ALAL58,898$294–

1441Cass County, MNMN31,430$294–

1442Phelps County, MOMO45,247$294–

1443McKinley County, NMNM68,119$294–

1444Yadkin County, NCNC38,325$294–

1445Billings County, NDND1,071$294–

1446Stephens County, OKOK44,310$294–

1447Darlington County, SCSC62,888$294–

1448Jim Wells County, TXTX38,804$294–

1449Nottoway County, VAVA15,796$294–

1450Oconto County, WIWI40,195$294–

1451Lanier County, GAGA10,623$294–

1452Bannock County, IDID91,591$294–

1453Cass County, ILIL12,463$294–

1454Gibson County, ININ33,091$294–

1455Madison County, IAIA17,270$294–

1456Wichita County, KSKS2,031$294–

1457Beaver County, UTUT7,301$294–

1458Buena Vista, VAVA6,672$294–

1459Greenlee County, AZAZ9,312$295–

1460Grenada County, MSMS20,868$295–

1461Ste. Genevieve County, MOMO18,689$295–

1462Scott County, MOMO37,975$295–

1463Paulding County, OHOH18,727$295–

1464Muskogee County, OKOK66,708$295–

1465Woodward County, OKOK19,827$295–

1466Sherman County, OROR2,051$295–

1467Clearfield County, PAPA78,100$295–

1468Clinton County, PAPA37,870$295–

1469Fulton County, PAPA14,483$295–

1470Hanson County, SDSD3,456$295–

1471Moore County, TNTN6,920$295–

1472Cameron County, TXTX433,946$295–

1473Appomattox County, VAVA17,172$295–

1474Manitowoc County, WIWI81,710$295–

1475Elmore County, IDID29,465$295–

1476Franklin County, WAWA102,612$295–

1477Gilmer County, GAGA33,894$295–

1478Franklin County, ILIL36,916$295–

1479Marion County, ILIL36,382$295–

1480Warren County, ILIL16,222$295–

1481Clay County, ININ26,410$295–

1482Jefferson County, ININ33,279$295–

1483Hamilton County, IAIA14,944$295–

1484Iowa County, IAIA16,504$295–

1485Hawkins County, TNTN59,559$295–

1486Surry County, VAVA6,603$296–

1487Alger County, MIMI8,641$296–

1488Hamilton County, NENE9,678$296–

1489Otoe County, NENE16,531$296–

1490Saline County, NENE14,996$296–

1491Anson County, NCNC21,758$296–

1492Lincoln County, OKOK35,278$296–

1493Laurens County, SCSC71,848$296–

1494Franklin County, TNTN45,579$296–

1495Blanco County, TXTX13,581$296–

1496Uintah County, UTUT38,278$296–

1497Putnam County, GAGA23,722$296–

1498Raleigh County, WVWV71,775$296–

1499Cumberland County, TNTN66,300$296–

1500Bent County, COCO5,716$296–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS