RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Lowest median rent, US counties · 1990

US counties with the lowest median gross rent (1990 ACS). Kalawao County, Hawaii leads at $125. 3,122 counties qualify in total. Kentucky carries 5 of the top 25 entries.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

USUnited States248,709,873$450–

01Kalawao County, HIHI82$125–

02Owsley County, KYKY3,932$140–

03Brooks County, TXTX6,579$141–

04Corson County, SDSD3,781$145–

05Hancock County, TNTN7,075$145–

06Sioux County, NDND3,667$147–

07Pickett County, TNTN5,219$148–

08Glasscock County, TXTX1,128$150–

09Blaine County, NENE458$150–

10Taliaferro County, GAGA1,662$159–

11Robertson County, KYKY2,325$161–

12Wolfe County, KYKY6,298$162–

13Hale County, ALAL15,194$164–

14Calhoun County, GAGA5,413$169–

15Jackson County, KYKY13,325$170–

16Van Buren County, TNTN6,874$174–

17Alexander County, ILIL4,570$174–

18Pickens County, ALAL18,221$175–

19Noxubee County, MSMS9,798$175–

20Harmon County, OKOK2,327$176–

21McPherson County, SDSD2,347$177–

22Wheeler County, GAGA7,570$177–

23Bullock County, ALAL9,780$177–

24Lee County, KYKY7,297$177–

25Wilcox County, ALAL9,666$179–

26Tensas Parish, LALA3,700$179–

27McPherson County, NENE369$179–

28Clay County, ALAL14,207$180–

29Talbot County, GAGA5,709$180–

30Cumberland County, KYKY5,992$181–

31Choctaw County, ALAL11,904$182–

32Loup County, NENE570$182–

33Worth County, MOMO1,914$183–

34Keya Paha County, NENE792$183–

35Quitman County, GAGA2,254$183–

36East Carroll Parish, LALA6,760$183–

37Lamar County, ALAL13,587$186–

38Jerauld County, SDSD1,654$186–

39Greene County, ALAL7,067$187–

40Grant County, NDND2,206$187–

41Costilla County, COCO3,679$187–

42Perry County, ALAL7,425$188–

43Elk County, KSKS2,458$188–

44Treasure County, MTMT728$188–

45Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,877$189–

46Rolette County, NDND11,688$189–

47Scotland County, MOMO4,796$190–

48Pawnee County, NENE2,510$190–

49Clinch County, GAGA6,847$190–

50Monroe County, KYKY11,191$190–

51Hidalgo County, NMNM3,929$191–

52Elliott County, KYKY7,265$191–

53Leslie County, KYKY9,627$192–

54Crenshaw County, ALAL13,175$193–

55Emmons County, NDND3,215$193–

56Jasper County, MSMS15,785$193–

57Johnson County, GAGA9,310$193–

58Washington County, KSKS5,533$193–

59Shannon County, MOMO7,285$194–

60Pope County, ILIL3,672$194–

61Lowndes County, ALAL9,359$195–

62Calhoun County, WVWV5,978$195–

63Mercer County, MOMO3,404$195–

64Hancock County, GAGA8,682$195–

65Lincoln County, KSKS2,861$195–

66Smith County, KSKS3,566$195–

67Sumter County, ALAL11,588$196–

68Stewart County, GAGA4,631$196–

69Arthur County, NENE396$197–

70Thurston County, NENE6,752$197–

71Hettinger County, NDND2,492$197–

72Choctaw County, OKOK14,059$197–

73Roger Mills County, OKOK3,259$197–

74Burke County, GAGA24,408$197–

75Magoffin County, KYKY11,110$197–

76Rockcastle County, KYKY16,148$197–

77Amite County, MSMS12,487$198–

78Clinton County, KYKY9,139$198–

79Red Lake County, MNMN3,940$199–

80Deer Lodge County, MTMT9,709$199–

81Charles Mix County, SDSD9,303$199–

82Perkins County, SDSD2,853$199–

83Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,555$199–

84Marengo County, ALAL18,311$199–

85Knott County, KYKY13,321$199–

86Webster County, NENE3,336$200–

87Aurora County, SDSD2,801$200–

88Miner County, SDSD2,281$200–

89Motley County, TXTX1,043$200–

90Glascock County, GAGA3,141$200–

91Franklin County, MSMS7,491$201–

92Kemper County, MSMS8,600$201–

93Harrison County, MOMO8,281$201–

94Faulk County, SDSD2,178$201–

95Jewell County, KSKS2,830$201–

96Clay County, KYKY19,465$201–

97Shelby County, MOMO5,870$202–

98Knox County, NENE8,335$202–

99Willacy County, TXTX19,971$202–

100Conecuh County, ALAL10,899$203–

101Holt County, MOMO4,200$203–

102Schuyler County, MOMO4,140$203–

103Treutlen County, GAGA6,466$203–

104Green County, KYKY11,644$203–

105Metcalfe County, KYKY10,583$203–

106Butler County, KYKY12,520$204–

107Jefferson County, MSMS6,825$204–

108Newton County, MSMS20,960$204–

109Webster County, MSMS10,167$205–

110Yalobusha County, MSMS12,375$205–

111Putnam County, MOMO4,546$205–

112Pushmataha County, OKOK10,807$205–

113Kingsbury County, SDSD5,284$205–

114Randolph County, GAGA6,156$205–

115Breathitt County, KYKY12,558$205–

116Marion County, GAGA7,676$205–

117Swift County, MNMN9,763$206–

118Holmes County, MSMS15,465$206–

119Sanborn County, SDSD2,388$206–

120Fisher County, TXTX3,692$206–

121Osborne County, KSKS3,285$206–

122Bath County, KYKY13,176$207–

123Newton County, ARAR7,026$207–

124Wilkinson County, MSMS7,582$207–

125McHenry County, NDND5,130$207–

126Mason County, TXTX3,990$207–

127Sedgwick County, COCO2,247$207–

128Casey County, KYKY16,205$207–

129Lewis County, KYKY12,901$207–

130Marion County, ALAL29,097$208–

131Furnas County, NENE4,524$208–

132Gregory County, SDSD4,037$208–

133Cottle County, TXTX1,224$208–

134Presidio County, TXTX5,433$208–

135Lincoln County, MNMN5,583$209–

136Jefferson County, OKOK5,431$209–

137Greeley County, NENE2,154$209–

138Sullivan County, MOMO5,738$209–

139Fleming County, KYKY15,787$209–

140Oregon County, MOMO8,709$210–

141Kidder County, NDND2,393$210–

142San Augustine County, TXTX7,722$210–

143Zavala County, TXTX9,037$210–

144Clay County, GAGA2,815$210–

145Catahoula Parish, LALA8,223$211–

146Leake County, MSMS21,662$211–

147Douglas County, SDSD2,888$211–

148Johnson County, TNTN18,718$211–

149Wirt County, WVWV4,879$211–

150McIntosh County, NDND2,451$211–

151Grundy County, TNTN14,116$211–

152Winston County, ALAL23,829$212–

153Tishomingo County, MSMS18,639$212–

154Garfield County, NENE1,710$212–

155Fentress County, TNTN20,322$212–

156Pulaski County, ILIL4,820$212–

157Republic County, KSKS4,640$212–

158Sheridan County, KSKS2,427$212–

159Hickman County, KYKY4,372$213–

160Issaquena County, MSMS1,263$213–

161Hand County, SDSD3,121$213–

162Cocke County, TNTN37,889$213–

163Baylor County, TXTX3,472$213–

164Loving County, TXTX52$213–

165Knox County, TXTX3,192$213–

166Baker County, GAGA2,725$213–

167Geneva County, ALAL27,554$214–

168Wibaux County, MTMT885$214–

169Nelson County, NDND2,963$214–

170Steele County, NDND1,797$214–

171Harding County, SDSD1,331$214–

172Hall County, TXTX2,737$214–

173Miller County, GAGA5,812$214–

174Hardin County, ILIL3,588$214–

175Menifee County, KYKY6,430$214–

176Hamlin County, SDSD6,900$215–

177Avoyelles Parish, LALA37,941$215–

178Roberts County, SDSD10,255$215–

179Clay County, TNTN7,821$215–

180Lake County, TNTN6,249$215–

181Dooly County, GAGA11,156$215–

182Montgomery County, GAGA8,635$215–

183Washington County, KYKY12,368$216–

184Wayne County, KYKY19,597$216–

185Neshoba County, MSMS28,732$216–

186Antelope County, NENE6,352$216–

187Edmunds County, SDSD4,022$216–

188Ballard County, KYKY7,594$216–

189Bradley County, ARAR9,828$217–

190Marshall County, MNMN8,798$217–

191St. Clair County, MOMO9,976$217–

192McCormick County, SCSC10,215$217–

193Bon Homme County, SDSD7,244$217–

194McCreary County, KYKY17,124$217–

195Nicholas County, KYKY7,949$217–

196Dade County, MOMO7,804$218–

197La Salle County, TXTX6,517$218–

198Richardson County, NENE7,530$218–

199Atkinson County, GAGA8,454$218–

200Jefferson County, GAGA15,011$218–

201Bacon County, GAGA11,070$219–

202Gentry County, MOMO6,384$219–

203Wright County, MOMO19,671$219–

204Nuckolls County, NENE4,100$219–

205Sheridan County, NDND1,296$219–

206Okfuskee County, OKOK11,451$219–

207Marshall County, SDSD4,426$219–

208Mills County, TXTX4,580$219–

209Union County, FLFL16,250$219–

210Divide County, NDND2,110$220–

211Wayne County, MSMS19,807$220–

212Texas County, MOMO25,994$220–

213Hutchinson County, SDSD7,413$220–

214San Saba County, TXTX5,787$220–

215Decatur County, IAIA7,655$220–

216Wilcox County, GAGA8,797$220–

217Clark County, SDSD4,031$221–

218McDowell County, WVWV16,878$221–

219Wilkes County, GAGA9,540$221–

220Chariton County, MOMO7,377$222–

221Tunica County, MSMS8,819$222–

222Lewis County, MOMO9,879$222–

223Cedar County, NENE8,373$222–

224LaMoure County, NDND4,135$222–

225Logan County, NDND1,859$222–

226McCook County, SDSD5,964$222–

227Lewis County, TNTN13,487$222–

228McLean County, KYKY9,064$222–

229Dickens County, TXTX1,692$223–

230Sharkey County, MSMS3,097$223–

231Walthall County, MSMS13,928$223–

232Hooker County, NENE686$223–

233Sargent County, NDND3,711$223–

234Webster County, GAGA2,369$223–

235Morgan County, KYKY14,415$223–

236Warren County, GAGA5,269$224–

237Claiborne Parish, LALA13,354$224–

238Evangeline Parish, LALA31,980$224–

239Madison Parish, LALA8,844$224–

240Carroll County, MSMS9,226$224–

241Montgomery County, MSMS9,354$224–

242Maries County, MOMO8,397$224–

243Reynolds County, MOMO5,992$224–

244Boyd County, NENE1,674$224–

245Calhoun County, SCSC14,188$224–

246Red River County, TXTX11,816$224–

247Starr County, TXTX66,319$224–

248Charlotte County, VAVA11,401$224–

249Conejos County, COCO7,529$224–

250Dodge County, GAGA19,663$224–

251Jenkins County, GAGA8,843$224–

252Cheyenne County, KSKS2,604$224–

253Hart County, KYKY20,117$224–

254Butler County, ALAL18,100$225–

255Clark County, MOMO6,475$225–

256Benton County, MSMS7,502$225–

257Prentiss County, MSMS25,284$225–

258Hickory County, MOMO9,044$225–

259Bamberg County, SCSC12,796$225–

260Edwards County, TXTX1,370$225–

261Kenedy County, TXTX319$225–

262McMullen County, TXTX544$225–

263Bleckley County, GAGA12,866$225–

264Harlan County, KYKY24,725$225–

265Larue County, KYKY15,184$225–

266Daniels County, MTMT1,612$226–

267Wheatland County, MTMT2,100$226–

268Boone County, NENE5,355$226–

269Sierra County, NMNM11,395$226–

270Graham County, NCNC8,190$226–

271Adair County, OKOK19,828$226–

272Cimarron County, OKOK2,059$226–

273Coal County, OKOK5,436$226–

274Ritchie County, WVWV8,034$226–

275Letcher County, KYKY19,952$226–

276Owen County, KYKY11,601$226–

277Menominee County, WIWI4,199$226–

278Barbour County, ALAL24,607$227–

279Big Stone County, MNMN5,054$227–

280Grant County, MNMN6,085$227–

281Covington County, MSMS17,898$227–

282Perry County, MSMS11,577$227–

283Smith County, MSMS13,991$227–

284Wheeler County, NENE789$227–

285Campbell County, SDSD1,377$227–

286Mellette County, SDSD2,137$227–

287Falls County, TXTX17,869$227–

288Halifax County, VAVA33,447$227–

289Bell County, KYKY22,829$227–

290Edmonson County, KYKY12,749$227–

291Irwin County, GAGA9,020$227–

292Comanche County, KSKS1,673$227–

293Jackson Parish, LALA15,834$228–

294Greene County, MSMS13,707$228–

295Quitman County, MSMS5,364$228–

296Valley County, NENE4,094$228–

297Summers County, WVWV11,532$228–

298Russell County, KYKY18,608$228–

299Bracken County, KYKY8,511$229–

300Caldwell County, KYKY12,609$229–

301DeKalb County, MOMO9,795$229–

302Dunklin County, MOMO26,855$229–

303Dundy County, NENE1,568$229–

304Guadalupe County, NMNM4,343$229–

305Harding County, NMNM617$229–

306Bertie County, NCNC17,086$229–

307Wells County, NDND3,729$229–

308Dewey County, OKOK4,207$229–

309Kiowa County, OKOK8,181$229–

310Saluda County, SCSC19,680$229–

311Jackson County, TNTN12,466$229–

312Karnes County, TXTX15,018$229–

313Webster County, WVWV7,760$229–

314Taylor County, GAGA7,818$229–

315Marion County, KYKY20,115$229–

316Fayette County, ALAL15,872$230–

317Washington County, ALAL14,822$230–

318Scott County, TNTN22,671$230–

319Griggs County, NDND2,239$230–

320Chickasaw County, MSMS16,730$230–

321Knox County, MOMO3,728$230–

322Mississippi County, MOMO12,003$230–

323Garden County, NENE1,804$230–

324Atoka County, OKOK14,609$230–

325Hyde County, SDSD1,191$230–

326Patrick County, VAVA17,424$230–

327Emanuel County, GAGA23,147$230–

328Pike County, ILIL14,231$230–

329Cloud County, KSKS8,833$230–

330Allen County, KYKY22,536$230–

331Coleman County, TXTX7,915$230–

332Carroll County, MOMO8,417$231–

333Red River Parish, LALA7,165$231–

334Keweenaw County, MIMI2,186$231–

335Norman County, MNMN6,336$231–

336Attala County, MSMS17,100$231–

337Franklin County, NENE2,795$231–

338Frontier County, NENE2,655$231–

339Sherman County, NENE2,924$231–

340Northampton County, NCNC16,491$231–

341Cochran County, TXTX2,546$231–

342Grundy County, MOMO9,744$231–

343Cedar County, MOMO14,888$231–

344Henry County, ALAL18,394$231–

345Hamilton County, ILIL7,859$231–

346Clay County, KSKS7,990$231–

347Perry County, KYKY26,555$231–

348Early County, GAGA10,455$232–

349Allen Parish, LALA22,672$232–

350Rock County, NENE1,259$232–

351Allendale County, SCSC7,355$232–

352Jones County, SDSD913$232–

353Bledsoe County, TNTN15,920$232–

354Brunswick County, VAVA15,727$232–

355Mitchell County, IAIA10,650$232–

356Telfair County, GAGA11,195$232–

357Lewis County, IDID3,704$232–

358Crittenden County, KYKY8,807$232–

359Covington County, ALAL37,947$233–

360Franklin County, ALAL32,449$233–

361Poinsett County, ARAR22,483$233–

362Dallas County, MOMO18,025$233–

363Burke County, NDND2,132$233–

364McKenzie County, NDND15,192$233–

365Slope County, NDND628$233–

366Martin County, TXTX5,284$233–

367Lincoln County, KYKY25,353$233–

368Dunn County, NDND4,058$233–

369Crosby County, TXTX4,852$233–

370Howard County, IAIA9,415$233–

371Wayne County, IAIA6,738$233–

372Rooks County, KSKS4,646$233–

373Lee County, ARAR8,029$234–

374Searcy County, ARAR7,848$234–

375St. Landry Parish, LALA80,765$234–

376Calhoun County, MSMS12,643$234–

377Yazoo County, MSMS22,947$234–

378Linn County, MOMO11,815$234–

379Custer County, NENE10,500$234–

380Madison County, NCNC22,553$234–

381Haskell County, TXTX5,499$234–

382Pemiscot County, MOMO14,465$234–

383St. James Parish, LALA18,938$234–

384Phillips County, KSKS4,728$234–

385Rawlins County, KSKS2,431$234–

386Adair County, KYKY19,423$234–

387Pulaski County, GAGA10,172$235–

388Clay County, ARAR14,052$235–

389Taylor County, IAIA5,835$235–

390Bienville Parish, LALA12,269$235–

391Franklin Parish, LALA19,002$235–

392Baraga County, MIMI8,169$235–

393Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,704$235–

394Todd County, MNMN26,060$235–

395Wadena County, MNMN14,388$235–

396Choctaw County, MSMS8,048$235–

397Humphreys County, MSMS7,001$235–

398Osage County, MOMO13,611$235–

399Blaine County, MTMT6,860$235–

400Hayes County, NENE821$235–

401Mora County, NMNM4,051$235–

402Swain County, NCNC14,024$235–

403Lee County, SCSC15,730$235–

404Buffalo County, SDSD1,802$235–

405Lyman County, SDSD3,694$235–

406Overton County, TNTN23,787$235–

407Terrell County, TXTX702$235–

408Bland County, VAVA6,151$235–

409Baca County, COCO3,347$235–

410Camas County, IDID1,316$235–

411Johnson County, ILIL13,363$235–

412Carlisle County, KYKY4,747$235–

413Nance County, NENE3,290$235–

414Woodruff County, ARAR5,710$236–

415Richland Parish, LALA19,582$236–

416Howard County, NENE6,538$236–

417Williamsburg County, SCSC29,662$236–

418Winn Parish, LALA14,961$237–

419Pipestone County, MNMN9,260$237–

420Traverse County, MNMN3,130$237–

421Dixon County, NENE5,602$237–

422Gates County, NCNC10,234$237–

423Clarendon County, SCSC31,043$237–

424Perry County, TNTN9,126$237–

425Garza County, TXTX4,510$237–

426Pointe Coupee Parish, LALA19,520$237–

427Lincoln County, GAGA8,112$237–

428Mitchell County, GAGA20,467$237–

429Washington County, GAGA19,453$237–

430Gallatin County, ILIL4,616$237–

431Rush County, KSKS2,845$237–

432Cleveland County, ARAR7,224$238–

433Stone County, ARAR12,703$238–

434Duval County, TXTX9,402$238–

435Macon County, GAGA11,756$238–

436Caldwell Parish, LALA9,344$238–

437West Carroll Parish, LALA9,156$238–

438Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,941$238–

439Daviess County, MOMO8,558$238–

440McCurtain County, OKOK30,744$238–

441Lake County, SDSD10,993$238–

442Cannon County, TNTN15,296$238–

443McNairy County, TNTN26,236$238–

444Borden County, TXTX567$238–

445Mitchell County, TXTX8,947$238–

446Stonewall County, TXTX1,186$238–

447Doddridge County, WVWV7,634$238–

448Turner County, GAGA8,983$238–

449Lincoln County, IDID5,603$238–

450Logan County, KSKS2,661$238–

451St. Helena Parish, LALA10,758$238–

452Greer County, OKOK5,373$238–

453Coke County, TXTX3,412$238–

454Randolph County, ALAL23,163$239–

455Jackson County, MNMN9,857$239–

456McDonald County, MOMO23,992$239–

457Prairie County, MTMT1,112$239–

458Alfalfa County, OKOK5,649$239–

459Day County, SDSD5,484$239–

460Zapata County, TXTX13,753$239–

461Seminole County, GAGA9,162$239–

462Adams County, IAIA3,617$239–

463Breckinridge County, KYKY21,503$240–

464Clearwater County, MNMN8,647$240–

465Alcorn County, MSMS34,569$240–

466Claiborne County, MSMS8,058$240–

467Monroe County, MOMO8,959$240–

468Bowman County, NDND2,762$240–

469Mountrail County, NDND9,395$240–

470Hampton County, SCSC18,174$240–

471Turner County, SDSD9,314$240–

472Throckmorton County, TXTX1,554$240–

473Huerfano County, COCO7,011$240–

474Washington County, COCO4,732$240–

475Liberty County, FLFL8,035$240–

476Shoshone County, IDID14,130$240–

477Adair County, IAIA7,403$240–

478Van Buren County, IAIA7,131$240–

479Brown County, KSKS9,104$240–

480Hardeman County, TXTX3,292$240–

481Coosa County, ALAL10,161$241–

482Carter County, MOMO5,418$241–

483Scott County, ARAR9,965$241–

484Marshall County, MSMS34,654$241–

485Tippah County, MSMS21,389$241–

486Bollinger County, MOMO10,646$241–

487Ripley County, MOMO10,717$241–

488Deuel County, SDSD4,408$241–

489Chester County, TNTN17,994$241–

490Fayette County, TNTN45,071$241–

491Maverick County, TXTX58,823$241–

492Grayson County, VAVA15,230$241–

493Roane County, WVWV13,317$241–

494Ozark County, MOMO9,172$241–

495Terrell County, GAGA8,656$241–

496Crawford County, ININ10,509$241–

497Clayton County, IAIA16,845$241–

498Marshall County, KSKS9,852$241–

499Nemaha County, KSKS10,054$241–

500Murray County, MNMN7,942$242–

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Frequently asked

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.