RANKING · 2024 ACS · 254 SHOWN OF 254

Most rent-burdened, Texas counties

Texas counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). This list covers the 254 counties in Texas that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Brazos County, TXTX249,08857.8%+2.7 pts

02Hays County, TXTX304,39056.4%+2.1 pts

03Kaufman County, TXTX209,23555.0%+8.5 pts

04Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80454.4%+13.9 pts

05Walker County, TXTX83,84253.7%+3.1 pts

06Refugio County, TXTX6,65753.7%+19.6 pts

07Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46653.2%+7.0 pts

08McLennan County, TXTX272,02052.5%+1.4 pts

09Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03552.2%−0.9 pts

10Galveston County, TXTX372,20751.8%+5.6 pts

11Calhoun County, TXTX19,59951.7%+18.9 pts

12Kendall County, TXTX53,28951.7%+1.5 pts

13Erath County, TXTX43,91151.3%+7.3 pts

14Reeves County, TXTX12,13851.2%+23.1 pts

15Harris County, TXTX5,045,02651.2%+4.6 pts

16Lubbock County, TXTX328,90650.7%+1.4 pts

17Rockwall County, TXTX140,73850.7%+7.7 pts

18Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08850.6%+5.7 pts

19Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19150.2%+8.6 pts

20El Paso County, TXTX877,85849.9%+2.0 pts

21Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39749.8%+3.2 pts

22Webb County, TXTX281,22449.7%−0.5 pts

23Denton County, TXTX1,069,34649.5%+4.4 pts

24Nueces County, TXTX352,99249.2%−0.6 pts

25Bell County, TXTX402,24848.6%+7.1 pts

26Comal County, TXTX209,16648.5%+10.9 pts

27Grayson County, TXTX153,61348.2%+7.5 pts

28Brown County, TXTX38,71148.2%+9.4 pts

29Johnson County, TXTX218,04848.0%+8.0 pts

30Bee County, TXTX32,51548.0%+19.9 pts

31Parker County, TXTX184,76747.9%+9.8 pts

32Jefferson County, TXTX254,32147.5%+5.7 pts

33Taylor County, TXTX150,07747.4%+1.0 pts

34Gregg County, TXTX126,09547.2%+7.8 pts

35Midland County, TXTX187,85547.0%+5.0 pts

36Hunt County, TXTX123,33646.8%−2.7 pts

37Travis County, TXTX1,389,67046.8%−1.4 pts

38Ector County, TXTX173,80146.7%+11.8 pts

39Henderson County, TXTX88,59546.4%+6.9 pts

40Ellis County, TXTX240,86746.4%+3.1 pts

41Brazoria County, TXTX419,08046.4%+6.2 pts

42Williamson County, TXTX752,82746.4%+4.8 pts

43Angelina County, TXTX88,15446.4%+0.1 pts

44Titus County, TXTX31,56346.3%+11.2 pts

45Hill County, TXTX39,50346.2%+7.7 pts

46Collin County, TXTX1,297,17945.8%+4.5 pts

47Tom Green County, TXTX120,60245.8%+2.8 pts

48Potter County, TXTX114,45345.7%−0.3 pts

49Hamilton County, TXTX8,68045.7%+23.2 pts

50Liberty County, TXTX121,36445.6%+8.1 pts

51Dallam County, TXTX7,50845.6%+26.6 pts

52Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79145.5%+1.7 pts

53Anderson County, TXTX59,80545.4%+4.5 pts

54Matagorda County, TXTX36,46345.4%−0.5 pts

55Bowie County, TXTX92,69645.4%+6.5 pts

56Lee County, TXTX18,72945.3%+20.9 pts

57Willacy County, TXTX19,97145.1%+17.4 pts

58Victoria County, TXTX92,65645.0%+0.7 pts

59Sterling County, TXTX1,34944.9%+14.3 pts

60San Patricio County, TXTX72,05344.9%+3.4 pts

61Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71144.8%+26.0 pts

62Cameron County, TXTX433,94644.6%−2.6 pts

63Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28444.6%+12.5 pts

64Waller County, TXTX69,85844.5%+2.8 pts

65Wood County, TXTX49,68844.5%+12.8 pts

66Howard County, TXTX30,50444.4%−0.0 pts

67Montgomery County, TXTX781,19444.4%+4.1 pts

68Smith County, TXTX252,54944.0%−5.8 pts

69Gillespie County, TXTX28,52744.0%+6.4 pts

70San Augustine County, TXTX7,72243.9%+1.6 pts

71Kleberg County, TXTX30,31543.8%+3.7 pts

72Wharton County, TXTX42,06043.7%−0.1 pts

73Medina County, TXTX56,88143.6%+7.0 pts

74Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54943.5%−4.6 pts

75Llano County, TXTX23,35342.9%+5.5 pts

76Orange County, TXTX86,26642.8%+4.0 pts

77Camp County, TXTX13,38042.6%+10.1 pts

78Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11142.5%+1.2 pts

79Kerr County, TXTX54,03742.4%+3.0 pts

80Caldwell County, TXTX55,15042.3%+3.0 pts

81McCulloch County, TXTX7,47242.3%+3.5 pts

82Montague County, TXTX21,96642.1%+1.4 pts

83Red River County, TXTX11,81642.1%+10.8 pts

84Aransas County, TXTX26,14642.0%−7.3 pts

85Austin County, TXTX33,62541.7%+13.1 pts

86Hale County, TXTX31,81941.4%+7.6 pts

87Randall County, TXTX152,35141.4%−1.0 pts

88Milam County, TXTX26,25841.4%+6.4 pts

89Terry County, TXTX11,72041.3%−1.6 pts

90Grimes County, TXTX34,25241.0%+8.1 pts

91Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13041.0%+1.3 pts

92Jasper County, TXTX33,07540.8%+0.5 pts

93Childress County, TXTX6,64340.7%+0.8 pts

94Presidio County, TXTX5,43340.7%+16.7 pts

95Harrison County, TXTX71,95640.7%+3.1 pts

96Wichita County, TXTX129,55540.6%−5.2 pts

97Starr County, TXTX66,31940.5%−2.6 pts

98Gray County, TXTX20,91940.3%+5.3 pts

99Cass County, TXTX28,65140.2%+13.1 pts

100Hood County, TXTX70,50140.2%+2.7 pts

101Maverick County, TXTX58,82340.0%−1.4 pts

102Lamar County, TXTX51,50339.8%−1.0 pts

103Navarro County, TXTX57,18139.8%−2.1 pts

104Nolan County, TXTX14,11739.7%+7.9 pts

105Polk County, TXTX53,43439.6%−3.7 pts

106Atascosa County, TXTX53,59039.4%−0.4 pts

107Hardin County, TXTX58,72339.4%+7.5 pts

108Dawson County, TXTX11,77639.3%+15.2 pts

109Wheeler County, TXTX4,77339.3%+9.1 pts

110Callahan County, TXTX14,49139.2%+11.9 pts

111Morris County, TXTX12,13339.2%−0.8 pts

112Val Verde County, TXTX47,83539.0%−2.7 pts

113Coryell County, TXTX85,59238.9%+8.6 pts

114Cooke County, TXTX44,46138.9%−4.9 pts

115Hopkins County, TXTX39,06338.6%+2.5 pts

116Washington County, TXTX38,28838.4%−2.0 pts

117Hansford County, TXTX4,94438.3%+8.1 pts

118Dimmit County, TXTX8,02438.3%+14.0 pts

119Karnes County, TXTX15,01838.0%−4.0 pts

120Freestone County, TXTX20,81138.0%−8.9 pts

121Jack County, TXTX9,56337.8%+7.9 pts

122Fayette County, TXTX25,45937.8%+10.5 pts

123Castro County, TXTX7,29537.8%−6.3 pts

124Houston County, TXTX22,31637.7%−3.8 pts

125Lampasas County, TXTX23,65737.6%−3.2 pts

126Tyler County, TXTX20,44337.5%+4.8 pts

127Haskell County, TXTX5,49937.0%+12.2 pts

128Chambers County, TXTX57,59437.0%+17.7 pts

129Baylor County, TXTX3,47236.9%−0.1 pts

130Burnet County, TXTX57,01536.9%−4.1 pts

131Rusk County, TXTX54,85436.8%+10.7 pts

132Wise County, TXTX83,77836.7%+3.7 pts

133Wilson County, TXTX56,13936.5%+2.8 pts

134Limestone County, TXTX22,84936.5%+1.3 pts

135La Salle County, TXTX6,51736.5%+15.3 pts

136Crosby County, TXTX4,85236.3%+4.5 pts

137Marion County, TXTX9,89636.2%+7.2 pts

138Dickens County, TXTX1,69236.2%+18.1 pts

139Ward County, TXTX11,12536.2%+4.5 pts

140Swisher County, TXTX6,70336.1%−2.7 pts

141Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48136.1%−4.2 pts

142Eastland County, TXTX18,14335.6%+9.2 pts

143Trinity County, TXTX14,38435.2%−2.4 pts

144Bandera County, TXTX22,87634.9%+2.9 pts

145Bastrop County, TXTX118,90834.8%−9.8 pts

146Robertson County, TXTX17,83934.8%−3.7 pts

147Fannin County, TXTX39,26534.7%−4.7 pts

148Brewster County, TXTX9,45834.7%+5.5 pts

149Young County, TXTX18,15434.6%+0.3 pts

150Delta County, TXTX5,54934.0%−14.1 pts

151DeWitt County, TXTX20,30934.0%+8.1 pts

152Somervell County, TXTX10,26133.9%−0.9 pts

153Hockley County, TXTX21,60033.8%−0.6 pts

154Coke County, TXTX3,41233.7%+8.8 pts

155Blanco County, TXTX13,58133.6%−8.6 pts

156Gonzales County, TXTX20,15933.6%+9.2 pts

157Jones County, TXTX20,86133.5%+12.4 pts

158San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48833.5%+11.0 pts

159Hardeman County, TXTX3,29233.3%−9.9 pts

160Moore County, TXTX21,89133.0%+2.5 pts

161Bosque County, TXTX18,91833.0%+2.9 pts

162Zavala County, TXTX9,03733.0%−23.9 pts

163Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62632.9%+2.6 pts

164Hemphill County, TXTX3,08332.8%+5.2 pts

165Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55532.6%−5.0 pts

166Uvalde County, TXTX24,96332.6%−8.1 pts

167Lavaca County, TXTX20,65132.6%+7.7 pts

168Upshur County, TXTX44,41032.5%+1.7 pts

169Andrews County, TXTX18,91432.4%+2.2 pts

170Real County, TXTX2,74532.4%−10.4 pts

171Franklin County, TXTX10,99432.1%−2.4 pts

172Oldham County, TXTX1,78332.1%+8.3 pts

173Rains County, TXTX13,54231.8%+6.7 pts

174Pecos County, TXTX14,56031.5%−3.5 pts

175Comanche County, TXTX14,43231.4%−0.4 pts

176Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63331.3%−3.7 pts

177Jackson County, TXTX15,39331.2%+3.9 pts

178Lynn County, TXTX6,01730.8%+3.1 pts

179Madison County, TXTX14,22630.7%+0.8 pts

180Falls County, TXTX17,86930.1%−4.4 pts

181Bailey County, TXTX6,96330.0%+18.7 pts

182Live Oak County, TXTX11,92929.8%+6.8 pts

183Goliad County, TXTX7,20829.7%−14.8 pts

184Winkler County, TXTX7,54029.7%+3.1 pts

185Hartley County, TXTX4,90429.7%+4.1 pts

186Panola County, TXTX23,01829.4%+0.6 pts

187Mitchell County, TXTX8,94729.3%−5.5 pts

188Shelby County, TXTX24,28629.2%−10.9 pts

189Frio County, TXTX18,82328.6%+8.6 pts

190Burleson County, TXTX20,54928.3%+3.6 pts

191Scurry County, TXTX16,16228.0%−9.0 pts

192Cherokee County, TXTX53,33727.9%−12.2 pts

193Lamb County, TXTX12,57927.4%+3.4 pts

194Zapata County, TXTX13,75327.4%−21.8 pts

195Floyd County, TXTX4,88127.2%−27.7 pts

196San Saba County, TXTX5,78727.0%−0.0 pts

197Kenedy County, TXTX31926.9%+16.4 pts

198Shackelford County, TXTX3,19726.8%+5.7 pts

199Clay County, TXTX10,76426.1%+2.2 pts

200Upton County, TXTX3,13125.8%+3.4 pts

201Coleman County, TXTX7,91525.4%−7.6 pts

202Schleicher County, TXTX2,24525.2%+1.6 pts

203Kimble County, TXTX4,43825.1%+6.8 pts

204Leon County, TXTX16,89424.6%+2.7 pts

205Runnels County, TXTX9,69324.6%+2.5 pts

206Carson County, TXTX5,80523.9%+5.1 pts

207Brooks County, TXTX6,57923.6%−20.3 pts

208Sabine County, TXTX10,01223.6%+4.0 pts

209Colorado County, TXTX21,43923.4%−2.9 pts

210Gaines County, TXTX23,95623.4%+3.6 pts

211Edwards County, TXTX1,37022.4%−4.3 pts

212Newton County, TXTX11,95422.2%+3.5 pts

213Briscoe County, TXTX1,47422.1%−17.1 pts

214Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55422.0%+0.2 pts

215Duval County, TXTX9,40221.8%−2.4 pts

216Menard County, TXTX1,95620.9%−4.0 pts

217Concho County, TXTX3,60720.8%+11.0 pts

218Sutton County, TXTX3,20320.7%+17.1 pts

219Stonewall County, TXTX1,18620.3%−1.5 pts

220Archer County, TXTX9,12920.2%−14.4 pts

221Foard County, TXTX1,04420.0%−3.5 pts

222Stephens County, TXTX9,38019.9%−29.8 pts

223Donley County, TXTX3,21319.9%−8.8 pts

224Mills County, TXTX4,58018.9%−6.8 pts

225Parmer County, TXTX9,67818.5%−15.0 pts

226Hall County, TXTX2,73718.4%−18.4 pts

227Martin County, TXTX5,28417.6%−0.2 pts

228Motley County, TXTX1,04316.7%−17.3 pts

229Fisher County, TXTX3,69215.7%−10.3 pts

230Cottle County, TXTX1,22415.5%−16.8 pts

231Cochran County, TXTX2,54615.3%−2.7 pts

232Garza County, TXTX4,51015.3%−13.8 pts

233Sherman County, TXTX2,78115.0%−4.8 pts

234Kinney County, TXTX3,12813.5%−24.9 pts

235Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95513.3%−1.3 pts

236Roberts County, TXTX86712.5%+7.4 pts

237Knox County, TXTX3,19211.3%−17.5 pts

238Yoakum County, TXTX7,43810.7%−4.7 pts

239Mason County, TXTX3,99010.7%−14.6 pts

240Armstrong County, TXTX1,8439.2%−11.3 pts

241Terrell County, TXTX7028.3%−21.1 pts

242Reagan County, TXTX3,1668.1%−8.5 pts

243Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4877.8%−16.8 pts

244Kent County, TXTX6747.8%−15.0 pts

245Irion County, TXTX1,4636.9%−20.0 pts

246Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4336.8%−17.3 pts

247Culberson County, TXTX2,2674.6%−49.2 pts

248Glasscock County, TXTX1,1284.1%+4.1 pts

249Crane County, TXTX4,5543.8%−34.5 pts

250Borden County, TXTX5670.0%+0.0 pts

251Crockett County, TXTX2,7690.0%−20.1 pts

252King County, TXTX1920.0%−12.1 pts

253Loving County, TXTX520.0%+0.0 pts

254McMullen County, TXTX5440.0%−21.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES