RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,121

Most affordable housing, US counties · 1990

US counties with the lowest CensusEasy Afford Score, where homes cost the fewest years of local income (2023 ACS). Loving County, Texas leads at 0.6. 3,121 counties qualify in total. Kansas carries 6 of the top 25 entries.

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAFFORD SCOREVS 2000

01Loving County, TXTX520.6+81%

02King County, TXTX1920.7−7%

03Sanborn County, SDSD2,3880.8−31%

04Petroleum County, MTMT5480.8−63%

05Borden County, TXTX5670.8−54%

06Jewell County, KSKS2,8300.8−16%

07Slope County, NDND6280.8−22%

08Pawnee County, NENE2,5100.8−39%

09Loup County, NENE5700.8−53%

10Elk County, KSKS2,4580.8−26%

11Wheeler County, NENE7890.8−47%

12Sheridan County, NDND1,2960.9−23%

13Hayes County, NENE8210.9−51%

14Jefferson County, NENE7,0700.9−35%

15Harding County, NMNM6170.9−28%

16Lincoln County, KSKS2,8610.9−32%

17Kenedy County, TXTX3190.9−57%

18Aurora County, SDSD2,8010.9−28%

19Hanson County, SDSD3,4560.9−42%

20Franklin County, NENE2,7950.9−29%

21Washington County, KSKS5,5330.9−26%

22Republic County, KSKS4,6400.9−28%

23Jerauld County, SDSD1,6541.0−34%

24McPherson County, SDSD2,3471.0−17%

25Woodson County, KSKS3,1181.0−42%

26Sherman County, NENE2,9241.0−37%

27Rush County, KSKS2,8451.0−6%

28Clark County, SDSD4,0311.0−29%

29Spink County, SDSD6,1551.0−13%

30Keya Paha County, NENE7921.0−33%

31Osborne County, KSKS3,2851.0−18%

32Logan County, NDND1,8591.0−14%

33Campbell County, SDSD1,3771.0−6%

34Miner County, SDSD2,2811.0−4%

35Worth County, MOMO1,9141.0−18%

36Buffalo County, SDSD1,8021.0−58%

37Mellette County, SDSD2,1371.0−17%

38Sargent County, NDND3,7111.0−14%

39Faulk County, SDSD2,1781.0−8%

40Burke County, NDND2,1321.0−6%

41Ringgold County, IAIA4,6421.1−39%

42Boyd County, NENE1,6741.1−0%

43McMullen County, TXTX5441.1−28%

44Blaine County, NENE4581.1−3%

45Ziebach County, SDSD2,3891.1−53%

46Greeley County, NENE2,1541.1−25%

47McCook County, SDSD5,9641.1−41%

48Sullivan County, MOMO5,7381.1−40%

49Keokuk County, IAIA9,7971.1−34%

50Greenwood County, KSKS5,8261.1−13%

51Steele County, NDND1,7971.1−2%

52Nuckolls County, NENE4,1001.1−12%

53Furnas County, NENE4,5241.1−15%

54Benson County, NDND5,7591.1−9%

55Smith County, KSKS3,5661.1−22%

56Edmunds County, SDSD4,0221.1−20%

57Hodgeman County, KSKS1,6191.1−21%

58Chautauqua County, KSKS3,3211.1−7%

59Hyde County, SDSD1,1911.1−12%

60Kingsbury County, SDSD5,2841.1−27%

61Van Buren County, IAIA7,1311.1−29%

62Jones County, SDSD9131.1−12%

63Hamlin County, SDSD6,9001.1−29%

64Foard County, TXTX1,0441.1+6%

65Chase County, KSKS2,5721.1−29%

66Traverse County, MNMN3,1301.1−16%

67Dundy County, NENE1,5681.1−16%

68Todd County, SDSD8,8631.1−23%

69McIntosh County, NDND2,4511.1+2%

70Wayne County, IAIA6,7381.1−22%

71Pocahontas County, IAIA6,8191.1−14%

72Edwards County, KSKS2,6401.1−9%

73LaMoure County, NDND4,1351.1−12%

74Upton County, TXTX3,1311.1+10%

75McDowell County, WVWV16,8781.1−6%

76Turner County, SDSD9,3141.1−32%

77Nance County, NENE3,2901.2−29%

78Audubon County, IAIA5,5091.2−36%

79Grant County, OKOK4,0671.2−16%

80Sully County, SDSD1,4791.2−30%

81Graham County, KSKS2,3711.2−15%

82Arthur County, NENE3961.2−35%

83Knox County, MOMO3,7281.2−37%

84Holt County, MOMO4,2001.2−32%

85Osceola County, IAIA5,9801.2−27%

86Day County, SDSD5,4841.2−3%

87Polk County, NENE5,2701.2−30%

88Hitchcock County, NENE2,4671.2−19%

89Apache County, AZAZ64,4451.2−30%

90Mercer County, MOMO3,4041.2−13%

91Prairie County, MTMT1,1121.2−24%

92Lincoln County, MNMN5,5831.2−27%

93Douglas County, SDSD2,8881.2−17%

94Cochran County, TXTX2,5461.2+15%

95Thayer County, NENE4,8421.2−15%

96Clay County, NENE6,1701.2−22%

97Calhoun County, IAIA9,5621.2−30%

98Harrison County, MOMO8,2811.2−31%

99Kittson County, MNMN4,0311.2−6%

100Crane County, TXTX4,5541.2+4%

101Lac qui Parle County, MNMN6,7041.2−26%

102Sherman County, OROR2,0511.2−42%

103Clark County, KSKS1,9001.2−9%

104Stafford County, KSKS4,0051.2−1%

105Norton County, KSKS5,2881.2−24%

106Wilson County, KSKS8,2991.2−12%

107La Salle County, TXTX6,5171.2+2%

108Webster County, NENE3,3361.2−19%

109Linn County, KSKS9,9501.2−35%

110Frontier County, NENE2,6551.2−33%

111Divide County, NDND2,1101.2+19%

112Nelson County, NDND2,9631.2−2%

113Schuyler County, MOMO4,1401.2−36%

114Emmet County, IAIA9,1071.2−27%

115Valley County, NENE4,0941.2−27%

116Neosho County, KSKS15,6371.2−16%

117Stark County, ILIL5,3191.2−31%

118Chariton County, MOMO7,3771.2−24%

119Shelby County, MOMO5,8701.2−27%

120Greene County, IAIA8,6581.2−23%

121Phillips County, KSKS4,7281.2−16%

122Richardson County, NENE7,5301.2−12%

123Cloud County, KSKS8,8331.2−13%

124Blackford County, ININ11,7301.2−28%

125Marshall County, KSKS9,8521.2−22%

126Bent County, COCO5,7161.2−40%

127Greer County, OKOK5,3731.2−5%

128Comanche County, KSKS1,6731.3+16%

129Anderson County, KSKS8,0181.3−32%

130Tillman County, OKOK6,7801.3−3%

131Decatur County, IAIA7,6551.3−34%

132Hettinger County, NDND2,4921.3+11%

133Sac County, IAIA9,5251.3−24%

134Taylor County, IAIA5,8351.3−9%

135Gove County, KSKS2,6311.3−17%

136Wapello County, IAIA35,2101.3−21%

137Briscoe County, TXTX1,4741.3+12%

138McHenry County, NDND5,1301.3−8%

139Wabaunsee County, KSKS7,0181.3−24%

140Ness County, KSKS2,6171.3−1%

141Winkler County, TXTX7,5401.3+41%

142Ida County, IAIA6,7771.3−25%

143Corson County, SDSD3,7811.3+17%

144Fisher County, TXTX3,6921.3+7%

145Butler County, NENE8,5071.3−29%

146Roger Mills County, OKOK3,2591.3−25%

147Dickens County, TXTX1,6921.3+23%

148Franklin County, IAIA9,8681.3−21%

149Clark County, MOMO6,4751.3−28%

150Alfalfa County, OKOK5,6491.3+24%

151Marshall County, SDSD4,4261.3−12%

152Rooks County, KSKS4,6461.3−3%

153Guthrie County, IAIA10,7821.3−30%

154Harper County, OKOK3,1721.3+7%

155Sheridan County, KSKS2,4271.3−24%

156Monroe County, IAIA7,4061.3−22%

157Mercer County, ILIL15,2291.3−25%

158Labette County, KSKS19,6851.3−9%

159Barber County, KSKS4,0831.3+30%

160Ottawa County, KSKS5,7441.3−20%

161Kidder County, NDND2,3931.3−18%

162Custer County, NENE10,5001.3−24%

163Linn County, MOMO11,8151.3−21%

164Gentry County, MOMO6,3841.3−31%

165Rawlins County, KSKS2,4311.3+1%

166Banner County, NENE6861.3−39%

167Deuel County, SDSD4,4081.3−22%

168Fillmore County, NENE5,4581.3−17%

169Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKAK5,0281.3−39%

170Hutchinson County, SDSD7,4131.3−16%

171Hardeman County, TXTX3,2921.3+20%

172Russell County, KSKS6,5811.3−12%

173Caldwell County, MOMO9,0121.3−34%

174Allen County, KSKS12,3021.3−4%

175Perkins County, SDSD2,8531.3+7%

176Johnson County, NENE5,2181.3−25%

177Ontonagon County, MIMI5,8231.3−13%

178Doniphan County, KSKS7,5941.3−19%

179Mitchell County, KSKS5,5901.3−21%

180Gilliam County, OROR1,9711.3−43%

181Tama County, IAIA16,7961.3−27%

182Butler County, IAIA14,0491.3−28%

183Daviess County, MOMO8,5581.3−36%

184Murray County, MNMN7,9421.3−19%

185Jay County, ININ20,1181.3−28%

186Terrell County, TXTX7021.3+21%

187Putnam County, MOMO4,5461.3−26%

188Hughes County, OKOK13,4551.3−21%

189Logan County, KSKS2,6611.3−19%

190Cottonwood County, MNMN11,4051.3−22%

191Hooker County, NENE6861.3−14%

192Lewis County, MOMO9,8791.4−21%

193Pike County, ILIL14,2311.4−23%

194Gogebic County, MIMI14,2851.4−13%

195Big Stone County, MNMN5,0541.4−11%

196Lane County, KSKS1,5081.4+1%

197Rice County, KSKS9,2661.4+8%

198Stonewall County, TXTX1,1861.4+17%

199Cherokee County, IAIA11,3691.4−21%

200Greene County, ILIL11,3131.4−12%

201Grundy County, MOMO9,7441.4−21%

202Carroll County, MOMO8,4171.4−25%

203Wallace County, KSKS1,4411.4+3%

204Palo Alto County, IAIA8,8991.4−21%

205Renville County, MNMN14,3561.4−17%

206Montgomery County, KSKS30,1771.4−11%

207Decatur County, KSKS2,7161.4−9%

208Monona County, IAIA8,5391.4−18%

209Wright County, IAIA12,8011.4−10%

210Deuel County, NENE1,8621.4−12%

211Mitchell County, TXTX8,9471.4+8%

212Roberts County, TXTX8671.4+16%

213Knox County, NENE8,3351.4−17%

214Dixon County, NENE5,6021.4−25%

215Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1621.4−36%

216Howard County, IAIA9,4151.4−26%

217Humboldt County, IAIA9,4091.4−27%

218Webster County, KYKY12,9291.4−1%

219Appanoose County, IAIA12,0771.4−20%

220Jackson County, KSKS13,4381.4−29%

221Grant County, NDND2,2061.4+13%

222Adair County, IAIA7,4031.4−22%

223Scott County, ILIL4,8661.4−11%

224Hutchinson County, TXTX19,6331.4+18%

225Garfield County, NENE1,7101.4−17%

226Brown County, KSKS9,1041.4−18%

227Fremont County, IAIA6,5221.4−21%

228Cherokee County, KSKS19,1051.4−12%

229Trego County, KSKS2,7401.4−16%

230Cass County, ILIL12,4631.4−10%

231Lyon County, IAIA12,3541.4−25%

232Antelope County, NENE6,3521.4−15%

233Jackson County, MNMN9,8571.4−19%

234Moody County, SDSD6,6321.4−19%

235Fulton County, ILIL32,9011.4−19%

236Thomas County, NENE6391.4+1%

237Howard County, NENE6,5381.4−36%

238Sioux County, NDND3,6671.4−16%

239Rock County, NENE1,2591.4−14%

240Camas County, IDID1,3161.4−47%

241Keweenaw County, MIMI2,1861.4−20%

242Walworth County, SDSD5,2171.4−3%

243O'Brien County, IAIA14,2201.4−15%

244Ellsworth County, KSKS6,2571.4+11%

245Henry County, ININ49,1371.4−37%

246Glascock County, GAGA3,1411.4−16%

247Sullivan County, ININ20,8311.4−20%

248Boone County, NENE5,3551.4−25%

249Dallam County, TXTX7,5081.4−11%

250Lucas County, IAIA8,8471.4−26%

251Adams County, IAIA3,6171.4−24%

252Burt County, NENE6,6781.4−24%

253Benton County, ININ8,8831.4−26%

254Kent County, TXTX6741.4+41%

255Coffey County, KSKS8,4671.4−15%

256Noble County, OKOK10,8991.4−12%

257Yellow Medicine County, MNMN9,4771.4−20%

258Hardin County, IAIA16,4551.4−14%

259Sioux County, NENE1,1881.4−26%

260Culberson County, TXTX2,2671.4+14%

261Potter County, SDSD2,3771.4−1%

262Marion County, KSKS11,6341.4−17%

263Mitchell County, IAIA10,6501.4−30%

264Daniels County, MTMT1,6121.4−16%

265Dewey County, OKOK4,2071.4−6%

266Bon Homme County, SDSD7,2441.4−16%

267Davis County, IAIA9,2301.4−23%

268Hancock County, ILIL16,8031.4−11%

269Faribault County, MNMN13,8881.4−9%

270Lyman County, SDSD3,6941.4−6%

271Grundy County, IAIA12,3611.4−24%

272Nowata County, OKOK9,5221.4−11%

273Haskell County, TXTX5,4991.4−0%

274Reagan County, TXTX3,1661.4+8%

275Garfield County, WAWA2,4161.4−32%

276Fayette County, IAIA19,0471.4−25%

277Norman County, MNMN6,3361.4−5%

278Kiowa County, KSKS2,4321.4+4%

279Randolph County, ININ24,4381.4−26%

280Nemaha County, NENE7,1021.4−24%

281Sumner County, KSKS22,3121.4−11%

282Carter County, MTMT1,3831.4−27%

283DeKalb County, MOMO9,7951.4−35%

284Ransom County, NDND5,6171.4−8%

285Grant County, NENE5611.4+63%

286Dunn County, NDND4,0581.4−0%

287Lee County, IAIA32,3061.4−15%

288Harding County, SDSD1,3311.4−23%

289Lipscomb County, TXTX2,9551.4+15%

290Eddy County, NDND2,3291.4+18%

291Delta County, TXTX5,5491.4+4%

292Vermillion County, ININ15,4881.4−16%

293Grant County, MNMN6,0851.4−18%

294Jefferson County, OKOK5,4311.4−1%

295Roberts County, SDSD10,2551.4−11%

296Pawnee County, KSKS5,9911.4+2%

297Jones County, TXTX20,8611.4+16%

298Motley County, TXTX1,0431.4+30%

299Henderson County, ILIL5,9841.4−1%

300Nolan County, TXTX14,1171.4+6%

301Kingman County, KSKS7,0291.4−10%

302Kossuth County, IAIA14,3221.5−12%

303Hancock County, IAIA10,5281.5−11%

304Redwood County, MNMN15,2651.5−13%

305Atchison County, KSKS16,1721.5−13%

306Red Lake County, MNMN3,9401.5−4%

307Howard County, TXTX30,5041.5+17%

308Benton County, IAIA26,0041.5−28%

309Andrews County, TXTX18,9141.5+27%

310Brown County, ILIL6,4011.5+2%

311Worth County, IAIA7,3381.5−12%

312Cedar County, NENE8,3731.5−17%

313Clay County, ININ26,4101.5−25%

314Ward County, TXTX11,1251.5+35%

315Atchison County, MOMO5,1751.5−12%

316Jackson County, SDSD2,6661.5+9%

317Gray County, TXTX20,9191.5+25%

318Marshall County, IAIA39,8901.5−21%

319Swift County, MNMN9,7631.5−19%

320Griggs County, NDND2,2391.5+15%

321Clark County, ILIL15,1141.5−17%

322Fountain County, ININ17,0131.5−16%

323Lamb County, TXTX12,5791.5+17%

324Bollinger County, MOMO10,6461.5−27%

325Pike County, MOMO17,9551.5−30%

326Montgomery County, ILIL28,0761.5−11%

327Chickasaw County, IAIA11,6631.5−24%

328Oldham County, TXTX1,7831.5+3%

329Greenlee County, AZAZ9,3121.5−2%

330Franklin County, KSKS26,2991.5−24%

331Phelps County, NENE8,9941.5−22%

332Reeves County, TXTX12,1381.5+48%

333Bourbon County, KSKS14,3191.5−6%

334Bates County, MOMO16,5121.5−30%

335Clay County, KSKS7,9901.5−9%

336Huntington County, ININ37,2241.5−25%

337Cowley County, KSKS34,3821.5−7%

338Kimball County, NENE3,3911.5−6%

339Shelby County, ILIL20,5761.5−18%

340Logan County, NENE6691.5−20%

341Paulding County, OHOH18,7271.5−17%

342Luce County, MIMI6,3391.5−30%

343Carson County, TXTX5,8051.5+14%

344Colfax County, NENE10,9341.5−11%

345Harrison County, IAIA14,6231.5−27%

346Merrick County, NENE7,9051.5−19%

347Howard County, MOMO10,1801.5−30%

348Pulaski County, ILIL4,8201.5+9%

349Carroll County, ILIL15,4191.5−22%

350Kiowa County, COCO1,4121.5−12%

351Crawford County, IAIA16,2371.5−15%

352Knox County, ILIL47,7671.5−16%

353Kiowa County, OKOK8,1811.5+5%

354Montgomery County, IAIA10,0021.5−15%

355Sheridan County, NENE4,8091.5−7%

356Schleicher County, TXTX2,2451.5−3%

357Cheyenne County, NENE9,5281.5−11%

358Carlisle County, KYKY4,7471.5−7%

359Montgomery County, MOMO11,5901.5−29%

360Morrill County, NENE4,4041.5−10%

361Cimarron County, OKOK2,0591.5+12%

362Cheyenne County, KSKS2,6041.5−13%

363Ellis County, OKOK3,6131.5+12%

364Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4331.5+21%

365Sedgwick County, COCO2,2471.5−28%

366Hall County, TXTX2,7371.5+44%

367Hamilton County, ILIL7,8591.5−4%

368Fayette County, ILIL20,7901.5−19%

369Meade County, KSKS3,8521.5+0%

370Christian County, ILIL33,4431.5−10%

371McCone County, MTMT1,7201.5−1%

372Audrain County, MOMO24,5281.5−27%

373Grant County, ININ66,5241.5−19%

374Crawford County, ILIL18,6481.5−8%

375Warren County, ILIL16,2221.5−8%

376Henry County, ILIL48,0951.5−23%

377Osage County, KSKS15,6931.5−19%

378Pierce County, NENE7,3781.5−25%

379Saline County, NENE14,9961.5−23%

380Glasscock County, TXTX1,1281.5−16%

381Gregory County, SDSD4,0371.5−2%

382Louisa County, IAIA10,4161.5−10%

383Floyd County, IAIA14,9011.5−22%

384Wells County, NDND3,7291.5+20%

385Richland County, ILIL15,2191.5−23%

386Newton County, ININ14,1881.5−29%

387Marion County, ILIL36,3821.5+1%

388Moultrie County, ILIL14,3711.5−16%

389Clinton County, IAIA46,0021.5−21%

390Rock County, MNMN9,5241.5−20%

391Boone County, IAIA26,7991.5−19%

392Union County, IAIA11,8291.5−17%

393Toole County, MTMT5,2111.5−22%

394Hickman County, KYKY4,3721.5+0%

395Cheyenne County, COCO1,7131.5−10%

396Cass County, ININ37,8361.5−15%

397Dickinson County, KSKS18,6371.5−15%

398Harlan County, NENE3,0001.5−2%

399Beadle County, SDSD19,6241.5−18%

400Calhoun County, MIMI133,4081.5−26%

401Hamilton County, IAIA14,9441.5−17%

402Kearney County, NENE6,7901.5−22%

403Clay County, ILIL12,7931.5−6%

404Pope County, ILIL3,6721.5−23%

405Shiawassee County, MIMI67,6811.5−32%

406Greeley County, KSKS1,1821.5−6%

407Fallon County, MTMT2,9591.5−11%

408Pike County, ININ12,0031.6−6%

409Parke County, ININ16,6421.6−16%

410Livingston County, ILIL35,0571.6−18%

411Crawford County, ININ10,5091.6−20%

412Allegany County, NYNY46,8001.6−3%

413Buchanan County, IAIA20,8831.6−23%

414Jack County, TXTX9,5631.6+7%

415Warren County, ININ8,4741.6−16%

416Edwards County, ILIL5,8981.6+8%

417Shoshone County, IDID14,1301.6−33%

418Red River County, TXTX11,8161.6+12%

419Page County, IAIA14,8561.6−11%

420Clinton County, ININ33,3221.6−26%

421Grant County, SDSD7,5341.6−15%

422Butte County, IDID2,7831.6−31%

423Crawford County, KSKS39,0081.6−17%

424Madison County, ININ135,0881.6−25%

425Edgar County, ILIL16,3231.6−3%

426Franklin County, ILIL36,9161.6−3%

427Pipestone County, MNMN9,2601.6−7%

428Nemaha County, KSKS10,0541.6−13%

429Morris County, KSKS5,3481.6−4%

430Pratt County, KSKS9,1171.6−3%

431Randolph County, MOMO24,5131.6−5%

432St. Clair County, MOMO9,9761.6−32%

433Esmeralda County, NVNV7291.6+10%

434Des Moines County, IAIA38,0771.6−17%

435Harper County, KSKS5,3701.6+0%

436Tazewell County, ILIL130,0491.6−21%

437Runnels County, TXTX9,6931.6+7%

438Barton County, MOMO11,7951.6−22%

439Alexander County, ILIL4,5701.6+25%

440Emery County, UTUT10,1771.6−21%

441Wilkinson County, GAGA8,6501.6−1%

442Pulaski County, ININ12,4631.6−24%

443Webster County, IAIA36,8381.6−16%

444Chippewa County, MNMN12,4061.6−17%

445Niobrara County, WYWY2,3411.6−30%

446Golden Valley County, NDND1,8081.6+12%

447Sherman County, TXTX2,7811.6+4%

448Perkins County, NENE2,8491.6−4%

449Gratiot County, MIMI41,1901.6−23%

450Wibaux County, MTMT8851.6−14%

451Jasper County, IAIA38,1531.6−21%

452Throckmorton County, TXTX1,5541.6+21%

453Scurry County, TXTX16,1621.6+11%

454Shelby County, IAIA11,6891.6−23%

455Macon County, ILIL99,3001.6−13%

456Greene County, ININ31,1651.6−18%

457Gosper County, NENE1,8031.6−19%

458Watonwan County, MNMN11,4591.6−10%

459Gage County, NENE21,7111.6−24%

460Bay County, MIMI102,1231.6−27%

461Iroquois County, ILIL26,1501.6−24%

462Houghton County, MIMI37,8421.6−20%

463Dewey County, SDSD5,4191.6+12%

464Van Wert County, OHOH29,0131.6−16%

465Dickey County, NDND4,8951.6−8%

466Carroll County, ININ20,6551.6−22%

467Schoolcraft County, MIMI8,1871.6−26%

468Madison County, IAIA17,2701.6−29%

469Mahaska County, IAIA21,8801.6−14%

470Washita County, OKOK10,8841.6+9%

471Okfuskee County, OKOK11,4511.6−14%

472Bureau County, ILIL32,5101.6−19%

473Marshall County, MNMN8,7981.6+5%

474Hillsdale County, MIMI45,7381.6−27%

475Van Buren County, TNTN6,8741.6−15%

476Crowley County, COCO5,6771.6−34%

477Mason County, ILIL12,4111.6−4%

478Fayette County, ININ23,5331.6−22%

479Haakon County, SDSD1,8021.6+2%

480Beckham County, OKOK22,1591.6−15%

481Lake County, SDSD10,9931.6−27%

482North Slope, AKAK10,5821.6−12%

483Crittenden County, KYKY8,8071.6−4%

484Knox County, TXTX3,1921.6+40%

485Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4871.6+8%

486De Witt County, ILIL15,1181.6−13%

487Towner County, NDND2,0401.6+30%

488Cass County, IAIA12,9601.6−18%

489Clarke County, IAIA9,5741.6−23%

490Marion County, OHOH65,1151.6−20%

491Seminole County, OKOK23,4411.6−2%

492Switzerland County, ININ10,0371.6−30%

493Clay County, TXTX10,7641.6+10%

494Renville County, NDND2,3311.6+4%

495Adams County, NDND2,2751.6+20%

496Branch County, MIMI45,9931.6−25%

497Caribou County, IDID7,2521.6−22%

498Clearwater County, MNMN8,6471.6−21%

499Lafayette County, WIWI17,4781.6−25%

500Golden Valley County, MTMT8441.6−25%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES

Frequently asked

Which county has the lowest afford score?

Loving County, Texas ranks #1 with 0.6 (1990 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by afford score?

Loving County, Texas, King County, Texas, Sanborn County, South Dakota, Petroleum County, Montana, Borden County, Texas.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,121 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 ACS 5-year data.

How is afford score measured?

CensusEasy Afford Score: median home value divided by median household income, the number of years of a typical local income it takes to buy a typical local home. Lower is more affordable. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (1990).