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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,130

Most owner cost-burdened, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2010 ACS). Manassas Park, Virginia leads at 57.5%. 3,130 counties qualify in total. California carries 10 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –
USUnited States308,745,53830.9%
01Manassas Park, VAVA16,56057.5%
02Nantucket County, MAMA14,75853.3%
03Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02950.1%
04San Benito County, CACA70,08250.1%
05Dukes County, MAMA21,21948.6%
06Passaic County, NJNJ531,62448.1%
07Broward County, FLFL2,013,31747.5%
08Hudson County, NJNJ735,03347.3%
09Osceola County, FLFL481,71846.8%
10Riverside County, CACA2,544,91646.8%
11Essex County, NJNJ896,37946.7%
12Mono County, CACA12,50546.2%
13Hancock County, GAGA8,68246.0%
14Monroe County, FLFL80,40645.9%
15Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09045.9%
16Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93445.8%
17Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85245.7%
18Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65745.4%
19Monterey County, CACA433,72945.2%
20Kings County, NYNY2,653,96345.1%
21Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07044.6%
22Nevada County, CACA101,91144.6%
23Solano County, CACA455,37644.4%
24San Diego County, CACA3,282,24844.2%
25Union County, NJNJ601,86344.1%
26Sonoma County, CACA486,44443.9%
27San Joaquin County, CACA823,81543.8%
28Holmes County, MSMS15,46543.7%
29San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09143.6%
30Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93943.5%
31St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44943.5%
32Stanislaus County, CACA557,71943.4%
33Queens County, NYNY2,358,18243.3%
34Bergen County, NJNJ977,02643.2%
35Ventura County, CACA830,85143.1%
36Alameda County, CACA1,636,63043.0%
37Putnam County, NYNY99,02842.8%
38Orange County, CACA3,149,50742.7%
39Maui County, HIHI160,59242.3%
40Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72642.3%
41Suffolk County, MAMA791,89142.2%
42Prince George's County, MDMD970,37442.1%
43Madera County, CACA167,92742.1%
44Marin County, CACA253,69442.0%
45Dare County, NCNC38,24542.0%
46El Dorado County, CACA192,32341.9%
47Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33241.9%
48San Mateo County, CACA743,56841.8%
49Sussex County, NJNJ148,06341.7%
50Clark County, NVNV2,407,22641.6%
51Lake County, CACA67,77241.5%
52Napa County, CACA132,94941.5%
53Ocean County, NJNJ673,74641.5%
54Merced County, CACA297,26041.4%
55San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36741.4%
56Rockland County, NYNY357,39741.1%
57Ouray County, COCO5,26541.1%
58Orange County, NYNY417,66941.1%
59San Miguel County, COCO7,75341.0%
60Tuolumne County, CACA53,16041.0%
61Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46041.0%
62Santa Clara County, CACA1,914,39140.9%
63Blaine County, IDID25,51740.9%
64Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06540.8%
65Richmond County, NYNY501,29040.8%
66Placer County, CACA442,08140.7%
67Cape May County, NJNJ93,39040.7%
68Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03540.6%
69Mendocino County, CACA88,12240.3%
70Warren County, NJNJ112,95340.3%
71Orange County, FLFL1,528,00240.2%
72Portsmouth, VAVA96,77740.2%
73Banner County, NENE68640.1%
74Kane County, ILIL525,75740.0%
75Barnstable County, MAMA233,53939.9%
76Washoe County, NVNV509,38639.6%
77Providence County, RIRI678,17939.6%
78Cook County, ILIL5,194,62539.5%
79Kauai County, HIHI73,40039.5%
80Monroe County, PAPA167,17939.5%
81Snohomish County, WAWA870,65639.5%
82Calaveras County, CACA46,60539.4%
83Flagler County, FLFL140,36039.3%
84Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74339.2%
85Collier County, FLFL417,13139.2%
86Routt County, COCO25,32939.1%
87Belknap County, NHNH65,14739.1%
88Douglas County, NVNV50,11139.1%
89San Francisco County, CACA826,07939.1%
90Imperial County, CACA181,41139.0%
91Eagle County, COCO54,29139.0%
92Plymouth County, MAMA546,82939.0%
93Lee County, FLFL875,60738.9%
94Middlesex County, NJNJ883,33538.9%
95Currituck County, NCNC33,15838.6%
96Yuba County, CACA88,69138.6%
97Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78138.6%
98Summit County, COCO31,51738.6%
99Camden County, NJNJ535,79938.4%
100Deschutes County, OROR213,07238.4%
101Prince William County, VAVA502,96638.3%
102Amador County, CACA41,87638.2%
103Clayton County, GAGA297,47138.2%
104San Juan County, WAWA18,57738.1%
105McHenry County, ILIL317,75138.1%
106Kendall County, ILIL145,47038.1%
107Pike County, PAPA62,80838.0%
108Sutter County, CACA98,78737.9%
109Pinellas County, FLFL948,56337.8%
110Shasta County, CACA181,64837.8%
111Essex County, MAMA826,65337.7%
112Elbert County, COCO30,53437.7%
113Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63837.7%
114Somerset County, NJNJ356,48637.7%
115Wilkes County, GAGA9,54037.6%
116Grand Isle County, VTVT7,51137.6%
117Sarasota County, FLFL479,95837.4%
118Loudoun County, VAVA449,74937.4%
119Chisago County, MNMN59,14237.4%
120Caroline County, MDMD34,11637.3%
121Kern County, CACA927,06837.2%
122Norfolk, VAVA231,01337.2%
123Rockingham County, NHNH324,07737.2%
124Lowndes County, ALAL9,35937.1%
125Jackson County, OROR221,79537.1%
126Clear Creek County, COCO8,99437.0%
127Lake County, ILIL719,33937.0%
128Tyrrell County, NCNC3,53736.9%
129Tulare County, CACA485,14636.9%
130Will County, ILIL712,25336.9%
131Kent County, RIRI173,49536.9%
132Alpine County, CACA1,04336.9%
133Fresno County, CACA1,035,45636.8%
134Morris County, NJNJ524,25136.8%
135Issaquena County, MSMS1,26336.8%
136Sullivan County, NYNY80,58636.8%
137Gunnison County, COCO17,43936.7%
138Multnomah County, OROR795,39136.7%
139Yolo County, CACA224,41036.7%
140Pierce County, WAWA946,28836.6%
141Richmond, VAVA237,25736.6%
142Dutchess County, NYNY300,70836.5%
143Island County, WAWA85,65736.5%
144Lamoille County, VTVT26,29436.5%
145Bristol County, MAMA593,64036.5%
146Isanti County, MNMN44,38636.5%
147Tallahatchie County, MSMS10,87736.5%
148Chesapeake, VAVA255,33236.4%
149Burlington County, NJNJ481,43936.3%
150Siskiyou County, CACA42,01336.3%
151Seminole County, FLFL491,88436.3%
152Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11536.3%
153Charlotte County, FLFL217,21236.2%
154Ravalli County, MTMT48,58236.2%
155Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73736.1%
156Merrimack County, NHNH158,07836.1%
157Lyon County, NVNV65,08836.0%
158Butte County, CACA209,21136.0%
159Manatee County, FLFL468,20035.9%
160Bristol County, RIRI50,00135.9%
161Kanabec County, MNMN16,62835.9%
162Skagit County, WAWA132,97535.9%
163Beaufort County, SCSC204,43335.8%
164Ulster County, NYNY183,33035.8%
165Adams County, COCO554,66835.8%
166Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,75335.8%
167Teton County, IDID13,25435.7%
168Honolulu County, HIHI988,70335.6%
169Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14835.6%
170DeKalb County, GAGA774,39435.6%
171Custer County, COCO5,59035.6%
172King County, WAWA2,344,93935.6%
173Clackamas County, OROR426,28035.6%
174Baltimore, MDMD569,99735.5%
175Burnett County, WIWI17,22335.5%
176Claiborne County, MSMS8,05835.4%
177Orleans Parish, LALA362,15435.4%
178Iron County, UTUT67,14135.3%
179Volusia County, FLFL606,57335.3%
180Hillsborough County, NHNH433,41535.3%
181Door County, WIWI30,61635.3%
182Marion County, GAGA7,67635.3%
183Charleston County, SCSC436,20035.3%
184Tehama County, CACA64,66535.2%
185Polk County, WIWI45,80335.2%
186Dorchester County, MDMD33,62835.2%
187Glenn County, CACA28,14135.1%
188Mercer County, NJNJ399,28935.1%
189Culpeper County, VAVA57,66635.0%
190Windham County, VTVT45,20435.0%
191Loup County, NENE57035.0%
192Jenkins County, GAGA8,84334.9%
193Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03834.9%
194Worcester County, MDMD54,45934.9%
195Suffolk, VAVA104,69934.8%
196Clark County, WAWA532,11934.8%
197Orleans County, VTVT27,60034.8%
198Crook County, OROR27,56434.8%
199Cook County, GAGA18,23234.8%
200Allendale County, SCSC7,35534.7%
201Martin County, FLFL166,27234.6%
202Middlesex County, MAMA1,669,97934.6%
203DuPage County, ILIL934,29834.5%
204St. Johns County, FLFL346,32834.5%
205Webb County, TXTX281,22434.5%
206Charles County, MDMD176,59334.5%
207Washburn County, WIWI17,08734.5%
208Newport County, RIRI83,05134.5%
209Keya Paha County, NENE79234.5%
210Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09934.5%
211Humboldt County, CACA131,64734.5%
212Lincoln County, GAGA8,11234.5%
213Marion County, OROR355,77734.4%
214Gilpin County, COCO6,07334.4%
215Strafford County, NHNH135,04334.4%
216Windsor County, VTVT57,31234.4%
217Whatcom County, WAWA236,39234.3%
218Norfolk County, MAMA739,74934.3%
219Indian River County, FLFL172,79934.2%
220Hawaii County, HIHI210,04334.2%
221Roscommon County, MIMI23,91434.1%
222Kenosha County, WIWI168,44834.1%
223DeKalb County, ILIL101,83534.1%
224York County, MEME222,43434.0%
225Benton County, MSMS7,50234.0%
226Pasquotank County, NCNC42,20134.0%
227Skamania County, WAWA12,66934.0%
228Douglas County, GAGA154,29333.9%
229Colusa County, CACA21,83633.9%
230Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60833.9%
231Park County, COCO18,31433.9%
232Knox County, MEME41,11733.9%
233Wilcox County, ALAL9,66633.9%
234Del Norte County, CACA26,41033.9%
235Cheshire County, NHNH78,26933.9%
236Franklin County, MAMA70,69833.9%
237Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02033.9%
238Somerset County, MDMD24,97333.9%
239Clatsop County, OROR40,92633.8%
240Jefferson County, OROR25,74033.8%
241Noxubee County, MSMS9,79833.7%
242Hertford County, NCNC19,01533.7%
243Henry County, GAGA264,92233.7%
244Lumpkin County, GAGA36,17833.6%
245Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55833.6%
246Pinal County, AZAZ539,38033.5%
247Storey County, NVNV4,26033.5%
248Walworth County, WIWI106,12733.5%
249Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79133.5%
250Antrim County, MIMI24,69833.4%
251Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55233.4%
252Boone County, ILIL53,56833.4%
253Sherburne County, MNMN104,19433.4%
254Kootenai County, IDID191,86433.4%
255Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21633.3%
256Bennington County, VTVT36,63033.3%
257Brevard County, FLFL663,98233.3%
258Plumas County, CACA18,58333.3%
259Josephine County, OROR87,86733.2%
260Denver County, COCO740,61333.2%
261Hampton, VAVA137,31533.2%
262Yamhill County, OROR110,02433.2%
263Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90733.2%
264Kittitas County, WAWA48,80333.2%
265Dawson County, GAGA35,36533.2%
266Sullivan County, NHNH43,96133.2%
267Jackson County, KYKY13,32533.1%
268Wilcox County, GAGA8,79733.1%
269Newton County, GAGA125,58333.1%
270Pasco County, FLFL674,51633.1%
271Halifax County, NCNC46,53433.0%
272Cherokee County, GAGA299,27333.0%
273Kodiak Island, AKAK12,38733.0%
274Rutland County, VTVT59,65333.0%
275Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28133.0%
276Bath County, KYKY13,17633.0%
277Lincoln County, MEME36,59532.9%
278Northampton County, VAVA11,87932.9%
279Salem County, NJNJ66,28032.8%
280Kitsap County, WAWA283,37432.8%
281Canyon County, IDID275,12332.8%
282Emmet County, MIMI33,77532.8%
283Sanders County, MTMT14,06232.8%
284Clinch County, GAGA6,84732.8%
285Curry County, OROR22,62132.8%
286Jefferson County, WAWA33,97032.7%
287Vance County, NCNC42,63832.7%
288Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58232.7%
289Worcester County, MAMA888,50232.7%
290Jefferson County, WIWI86,50532.7%
291Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59732.7%
292Pitkin County, COCO16,62532.7%
293Sunflower County, MSMS22,89332.7%
294Garfield County, COCO63,47432.6%
295Wright County, MNMN157,55932.6%
296Calvert County, MDMD94,48432.6%
297Weld County, COCO378,42632.6%
298Bucks County, PAPA647,82832.5%
299Cumberland County, MEME317,22232.5%
300Kent County, MDMD19,56532.5%
301Pickett County, TNTN5,21932.5%
302Washington County, VTVT59,65232.5%
303Mineral County, NVNV4,40732.5%
304Washington County, UTUT213,67032.5%
305Washington County, RIRI129,79532.4%
306Chittenden County, VTVT169,11532.4%
307Manassas, VAVA44,33232.4%
308Kings County, CACA154,32732.4%
309Mariposa County, CACA16,91832.4%
310Chowan County, NCNC14,08232.4%
311District of Columbia, DCDC693,64532.3%
312Nye County, NVNV57,33632.3%
313Greene County, GAGA21,36732.3%
314Carroll County, NHNH52,78432.3%
315Georgetown County, SCSC65,91232.3%
316Hampden County, MAMA464,33832.3%
317DeSoto County, FLFL37,07832.2%
318Orange County, VAVA40,08332.2%
319Washington County, OROR611,70832.2%
320Hernando County, FLFL221,70132.2%
321Rockdale County, GAGA98,41632.2%
322Addison County, VTVT38,04832.2%
323Lane County, OROR381,58432.2%
324Pike County, GAGA20,93232.1%
325Flathead County, MTMT115,42932.1%
326Teller County, COCO24,75632.1%
327Yazoo County, MSMS22,94732.1%
328Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38832.1%
329Edgecombe County, NCNC49,12132.1%
330Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39732.1%
331Wasatch County, UTUT38,51432.1%
332Duval County, FLFL1,062,96332.1%
333Bonner County, IDID54,42032.1%
334Kalkaska County, MIMI18,69332.0%
335Lincoln County, OROR50,63632.0%
336Summit County, UTUT43,14132.0%
337Pierce County, WIWI43,51932.0%
338Lassen County, CACA28,11731.9%
339Inyo County, CACA18,15831.9%
340Franklin County, VTVT51,17731.9%
341Morgan County, GAGA22,09531.9%
342Columbia County, WIWI58,13231.9%
343Stafford County, VAVA170,80331.9%
344St. Clair County, MIMI160,48631.9%
345Vilas County, WIWI23,76131.8%
346Hyde County, NCNC4,55431.8%
347Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92531.8%
348Northampton County, NCNC16,49131.8%
349Haywood County, TNTN17,04231.8%
350Talbot County, MDMD38,23831.8%
351Ogemaw County, MIMI21,12131.8%
352Quitman County, GAGA2,25431.7%
353Pine County, MNMN30,47231.7%
354Coahoma County, MSMS19,84931.7%
355Benzie County, MIMI18,56831.7%
356Shelby County, TNTN910,22631.7%
357Mason County, WAWA71,16531.7%
358Owsley County, KYKY3,93231.7%
359Park County, MTMT18,21431.7%
360Gladwin County, MIMI26,07731.6%
361St. Louis, MOMO278,14431.6%
362Arapahoe County, COCO673,82031.6%
363Queen Anne's County, MDMD54,44831.6%
364Chatham County, GAGA311,85531.6%
365Delaware County, PAPA580,93731.6%
366Jasper County, GAGA17,63231.6%
367Marquette County, WIWI15,92731.6%
368Meagher County, MTMT2,13731.6%
369Brown County, ININ15,77731.5%
370Sauk County, WIWI66,65231.5%
371Wexford County, MIMI34,44531.5%
372Fairfield County, SCSC20,34031.5%
373Matanuska-Susitna, AKAK118,66631.5%
374Jackson County, COCO1,21131.5%
375Macomb County, MIMI886,22131.5%
376Berkshire County, MAMA128,22431.4%
377Lake County, MIMI13,18231.4%
378Jefferson Davis County, MSMS10,94131.4%
379Essex County, VAVA10,65431.4%
380Grand Traverse County, MIMI96,72931.4%
381Charlevoix County, MIMI26,03631.4%
382Wicomico County, MDMD106,89931.4%
383Adams County, WIWI21,75231.3%
384Polk County, OROR90,03731.3%
385Chicot County, ARAR9,10731.3%
386Santa Rosa County, FLFL211,11531.3%
387Greene County, NYNY47,23831.3%
388Camas County, IDID1,31631.3%
389Hamilton County, KSKS2,50031.3%
390Thurston County, WAWA304,26131.2%
391Montmorency County, MIMI9,84231.2%
392Winchester, VAVA28,27231.2%
393Wilkinson County, MSMS7,58231.2%
394Fairfax, VAVA26,77231.2%
395Barron County, WIWI46,48431.2%
396Geauga County, OHOH95,67631.2%
397Ben Hill County, GAGA17,09931.2%
398Wasco County, OROR26,31031.2%
399Lake County, FLFL456,06831.2%
400Benton County, MNMN41,74431.1%
401Scott County, MNMN159,01731.1%
402Hood River County, OROR23,72031.1%
403Torrance County, NMNM16,10031.1%
404Anoka County, MNMN381,60531.1%
405Gulf County, FLFL15,94331.1%
406Rice County, MNMN69,93931.1%
407Yates County, NYNY24,54731.1%
408Frederick County, MDMD302,88331.0%
409Oakland County, MIMI1,288,33731.0%
410Walton County, FLFL93,28831.0%
411Huerfano County, COCO7,01131.0%
412Columbia County, NYNY60,16831.0%
413Polk County, FLFL874,79031.0%
414Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78431.0%
415Avery County, NCNC18,11031.0%
416Nottoway County, VAVA15,79631.0%
417Waushara County, WIWI25,22331.0%
418Anne Arundel County, MDMD603,38030.9%
419St. Croix County, WIWI98,27630.9%
420Greene County, ALAL7,06730.9%
421Waldo County, MEME40,69330.9%
422Larimer County, COCO377,29230.9%
423Newport News, VAVA183,23030.9%
424Roanoke, VAVA99,11130.8%
425Cumberland County, VAVA10,35230.8%
426Colleton County, SCSC39,38230.8%
427Kent County, DEDE194,78630.8%
428Sawyer County, WIWI18,84630.8%
429Livingston County, MIMI197,31530.8%
430Leelanau County, MIMI22,98230.8%
431Androscoggin County, MEME116,48730.8%
432Humphreys County, MSMS7,00130.7%
433Warren County, GAGA5,26930.7%
434Fannin County, GAGA26,11130.7%
435Terrell County, GAGA8,65630.7%
436Tate County, MSMS28,72530.7%
437Utah County, UTUT759,85930.7%
438Spalding County, GAGA70,77530.7%
439Grafton County, NHNH93,22530.7%
440New Hanover County, NCNC245,95930.7%
441Banks County, GAGA21,27330.7%
442Bolivar County, MSMS28,26230.7%
443Wayne County, PAPA51,70330.6%
444Carroll County, MSMS9,22630.6%
445Pickens County, GAGA37,16730.6%
446Tunica County, MSMS8,81930.5%
447Lafayette County, WIWI17,47830.5%
448Scotland County, NCNC33,32230.5%
449Sanilac County, MIMI40,08330.5%
450Candler County, GAGA11,27530.5%
451Montcalm County, MIMI69,40630.5%
452Gallatin County, MTMT128,74030.4%
453Gem County, IDID21,77330.4%
454Jasper County, SCSC38,53330.4%
455Mohave County, AZAZ228,10230.4%
456Marion County, FLFL442,66030.4%
457Morrow County, OHOH36,30530.4%
458Chester County, PAPA557,11630.4%
459Sussex County, DEDE277,14030.4%
460Frederick County, VAVA99,95530.4%
461Wallowa County, OROR7,59530.4%
462Orange County, VTVT30,00230.4%
463Northampton County, PAPA324,41130.4%
464Gooding County, IDID16,44630.4%
465Caroline County, VAVA34,41330.4%
466Cass County, MNMN31,43030.4%
467Carson City, NVNV58,57130.3%
468Charlottesville, VAVA44,38830.3%
469Adams County, PAPA107,59430.2%
470Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87330.2%
471Escambia County, FLFL333,83430.2%
472Granite County, MTMT3,65830.2%
473Hoke County, NCNC56,93930.2%
474Barrow County, GAGA99,77330.1%
475Maverick County, TXTX58,82330.1%
476Alger County, MIMI8,64130.1%
477Green County, WIWI37,22730.1%
478Iowa County, WIWI23,95130.1%
479Le Sueur County, MNMN29,45330.1%
480Warren County, VAVA42,74030.1%
481Montgomery County, PAPA877,64330.1%
482Dorchester County, SCSC178,39730.1%
483Waller County, TXTX69,85830.0%
484Towns County, GAGA13,28530.0%
485Dallas County, ALAL35,14030.0%
486Racine County, WIWI198,91930.0%
487Clare County, MIMI31,54330.0%
488Alachua County, FLFL290,02830.0%
489Jackson County, GAGA99,26530.0%
490Genesee County, MIMI401,09330.0%
491St. Mary's County, MDMD116,69230.0%
492Davidson County, TNTN745,90430.0%
493Chaffee County, COCO20,83130.0%
494Columbia County, OROR54,09130.0%
495Waupaca County, WIWI51,46129.9%
496Gadsden County, FLFL44,29829.9%
497Pueblo County, COCO169,27729.9%
498Rockwall County, TXTX140,73829.9%
499Wadena County, MNMN14,38829.9%
500Wilson County, NCNC81,15029.9%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest owner cost-burdened households?

Manassas Park, Virginia ranks #1 with 57.5% (2010 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by owner cost-burdened households?

Manassas Park, Virginia, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, Miami-Dade County, Florida, San Benito County, California, Dukes County, Massachusetts.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,130 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 Decennial Census data.

How is owner cost-burdened households measured?

Share of owner households spending 30% or more of household income on housing costs (mortgaged + un-mortgaged combined). Source: ACS B25091. Source: US Census Bureau, 2010 Decennial Census.