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%+5%

02Hays County, TXTX304,39056.4%+4%

03Kaufman County, TXTX209,23555.0%+18%

04Jim Wells County, TXTX38,80454.4%+34%

05Walker County, TXTX83,84253.7%+6%

06Refugio County, TXTX6,65753.7%+57%

07Tarrant County, TXTX2,248,46653.2%+15%

08McLennan County, TXTX272,02052.5%+3%

09Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03552.2%−2%

10Galveston County, TXTX372,20751.8%+12%

11Calhoun County, TXTX19,59951.7%+58%

12Kendall County, TXTX53,28951.7%+3%

13Erath County, TXTX43,91151.3%+17%

14Reeves County, TXTX12,13851.2%+82%

15Harris County, TXTX5,045,02651.2%+10%

16Lubbock County, TXTX328,90650.7%+3%

17Rockwall County, TXTX140,73850.7%+18%

18Bexar County, TXTX2,160,08850.6%+13%

19Fort Bend County, TXTX975,19150.2%+21%

20El Paso County, TXTX877,85849.9%+4%

21Dallas County, TXTX2,661,39749.8%+7%

22Webb County, TXTX281,22449.7%−1%

23Denton County, TXTX1,069,34649.5%+10%

24Nueces County, TXTX352,99249.2%−1%

25Bell County, TXTX402,24848.6%+17%

26Comal County, TXTX209,16648.5%+29%

27Grayson County, TXTX153,61348.2%+18%

28Brown County, TXTX38,71148.2%+24%

29Johnson County, TXTX218,04848.0%+20%

30Bee County, TXTX32,51548.0%+71%

31Parker County, TXTX184,76747.9%+26%

32Jefferson County, TXTX254,32147.5%+14%

33Taylor County, TXTX150,07747.4%+2%

34Gregg County, TXTX126,09547.2%+20%

35Midland County, TXTX187,85547.0%+12%

36Hunt County, TXTX123,33646.8%−6%

37Travis County, TXTX1,389,67046.8%−3%

38Ector County, TXTX173,80146.7%+34%

39Henderson County, TXTX88,59546.4%+17%

40Ellis County, TXTX240,86746.4%+7%

41Brazoria County, TXTX419,08046.4%+15%

42Williamson County, TXTX752,82746.4%+11%

43Angelina County, TXTX88,15446.4%+0%

44Titus County, TXTX31,56346.3%+32%

45Hill County, TXTX39,50346.2%+20%

46Collin County, TXTX1,297,17945.8%+11%

47Tom Green County, TXTX120,60245.8%+6%

48Potter County, TXTX114,45345.7%−1%

49Hamilton County, TXTX8,68045.7%+103%

50Liberty County, TXTX121,36445.6%+21%

51Dallam County, TXTX7,50845.6%+141%

52Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,79145.5%+4%

53Anderson County, TXTX59,80545.4%+11%

54Matagorda County, TXTX36,46345.4%−1%

55Bowie County, TXTX92,69645.4%+17%

56Lee County, TXTX18,72945.3%+86%

57Willacy County, TXTX19,97145.1%+63%

58Victoria County, TXTX92,65645.0%+2%

59Sterling County, TXTX1,34944.9%+47%

60San Patricio County, TXTX72,05344.9%+8%

61Jeff Davis County, TXTX1,71144.8%+138%

62Cameron County, TXTX433,94644.6%−6%

63Ochiltree County, TXTX9,28444.6%+39%

64Waller County, TXTX69,85844.5%+7%

65Wood County, TXTX49,68844.5%+40%

66Howard County, TXTX30,50444.4%−0%

67Montgomery County, TXTX781,19444.4%+10%

68Smith County, TXTX252,54944.0%−12%

69Gillespie County, TXTX28,52744.0%+17%

70San Augustine County, TXTX7,72243.9%+4%

71Kleberg County, TXTX30,31543.8%+9%

72Wharton County, TXTX42,06043.7%−0%

73Medina County, TXTX56,88143.6%+19%

74Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54943.5%−10%

75Llano County, TXTX23,35342.9%+15%

76Orange County, TXTX86,26642.8%+10%

77Camp County, TXTX13,38042.6%+31%

78Guadalupe County, TXTX201,11142.5%+3%

79Kerr County, TXTX54,03742.4%+7%

80Caldwell County, TXTX55,15042.3%+8%

81McCulloch County, TXTX7,47242.3%+9%

82Montague County, TXTX21,96642.1%+3%

83Red River County, TXTX11,81642.1%+35%

84Aransas County, TXTX26,14642.0%−15%

85Austin County, TXTX33,62541.7%+46%

86Hale County, TXTX31,81941.4%+22%

87Randall County, TXTX152,35141.4%−2%

88Milam County, TXTX26,25841.4%+18%

89Terry County, TXTX11,72041.3%−4%

90Grimes County, TXTX34,25241.0%+24%

91Van Zandt County, TXTX66,13041.0%+3%

92Jasper County, TXTX33,07540.8%+1%

93Childress County, TXTX6,64340.7%+2%

94Presidio County, TXTX5,43340.7%+70%

95Harrison County, TXTX71,95640.7%+8%

96Wichita County, TXTX129,55540.6%−11%

97Starr County, TXTX66,31940.5%−6%

98Gray County, TXTX20,91940.3%+15%

99Cass County, TXTX28,65140.2%+48%

100Hood County, TXTX70,50140.2%+7%

101Maverick County, TXTX58,82340.0%−3%

102Lamar County, TXTX51,50339.8%−3%

103Navarro County, TXTX57,18139.8%−5%

104Nolan County, TXTX14,11739.7%+25%

105Polk County, TXTX53,43439.6%−9%

106Atascosa County, TXTX53,59039.4%−1%

107Hardin County, TXTX58,72339.4%+24%

108Dawson County, TXTX11,77639.3%+63%

109Wheeler County, TXTX4,77339.3%+30%

110Callahan County, TXTX14,49139.2%+44%

111Morris County, TXTX12,13339.2%−2%

112Val Verde County, TXTX47,83539.0%−7%

113Coryell County, TXTX85,59238.9%+28%

114Cooke County, TXTX44,46138.9%−11%

115Hopkins County, TXTX39,06338.6%+7%

116Washington County, TXTX38,28838.4%−5%

117Hansford County, TXTX4,94438.3%+27%

118Dimmit County, TXTX8,02438.3%+58%

119Karnes County, TXTX15,01838.0%−9%

120Freestone County, TXTX20,81138.0%−19%

121Jack County, TXTX9,56337.8%+26%

122Fayette County, TXTX25,45937.8%+39%

123Castro County, TXTX7,29537.8%−14%

124Houston County, TXTX22,31637.7%−9%

125Lampasas County, TXTX23,65737.6%−8%

126Tyler County, TXTX20,44337.5%+15%

127Haskell County, TXTX5,49937.0%+49%

128Chambers County, TXTX57,59437.0%+91%

129Baylor County, TXTX3,47236.9%−0%

130Burnet County, TXTX57,01536.9%−10%

131Rusk County, TXTX54,85436.8%+41%

132Wise County, TXTX83,77836.7%+11%

133Wilson County, TXTX56,13936.5%+8%

134Limestone County, TXTX22,84936.5%+4%

135La Salle County, TXTX6,51736.5%+72%

136Crosby County, TXTX4,85236.3%+14%

137Marion County, TXTX9,89636.2%+25%

138Dickens County, TXTX1,69236.2%+99%

139Ward County, TXTX11,12536.2%+14%

140Swisher County, TXTX6,70336.1%−7%

141Wilbarger County, TXTX12,48136.1%−10%

142Eastland County, TXTX18,14335.6%+35%

143Trinity County, TXTX14,38435.2%−6%

144Bandera County, TXTX22,87634.9%+9%

145Bastrop County, TXTX118,90834.8%−22%

146Robertson County, TXTX17,83934.8%−10%

147Fannin County, TXTX39,26534.7%−12%

148Brewster County, TXTX9,45834.7%+19%

149Young County, TXTX18,15434.6%+1%

150Delta County, TXTX5,54934.0%−29%

151DeWitt County, TXTX20,30934.0%+31%

152Somervell County, TXTX10,26133.9%−3%

153Hockley County, TXTX21,60033.8%−2%

154Coke County, TXTX3,41233.7%+36%

155Blanco County, TXTX13,58133.6%−20%

156Gonzales County, TXTX20,15933.6%+38%

157Jones County, TXTX20,86133.5%+59%

158San Jacinto County, TXTX29,48833.5%+49%

159Hardeman County, TXTX3,29233.3%−23%

160Moore County, TXTX21,89133.0%+8%

161Bosque County, TXTX18,91833.0%+10%

162Zavala County, TXTX9,03733.0%−42%

163Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,62632.9%+9%

164Hemphill County, TXTX3,08332.8%+19%

165Jim Hogg County, TXTX4,55532.6%−13%

166Uvalde County, TXTX24,96332.6%−20%

167Lavaca County, TXTX20,65132.6%+31%

168Upshur County, TXTX44,41032.5%+5%

169Andrews County, TXTX18,91432.4%+7%

170Real County, TXTX2,74532.4%−24%

171Franklin County, TXTX10,99432.1%−7%

172Oldham County, TXTX1,78332.1%+35%

173Rains County, TXTX13,54231.8%+27%

174Pecos County, TXTX14,56031.5%−10%

175Comanche County, TXTX14,43231.4%−1%

176Hutchinson County, TXTX19,63331.3%−11%

177Jackson County, TXTX15,39331.2%+14%

178Lynn County, TXTX6,01730.8%+11%

179Madison County, TXTX14,22630.7%+3%

180Falls County, TXTX17,86930.1%−13%

181Bailey County, TXTX6,96330.0%+166%

182Live Oak County, TXTX11,92929.8%+30%

183Goliad County, TXTX7,20829.7%−33%

184Winkler County, TXTX7,54029.7%+12%

185Hartley County, TXTX4,90429.7%+16%

186Panola County, TXTX23,01829.4%+2%

187Mitchell County, TXTX8,94729.3%−16%

188Shelby County, TXTX24,28629.2%−27%

189Frio County, TXTX18,82328.6%+43%

190Burleson County, TXTX20,54928.3%+15%

191Scurry County, TXTX16,16228.0%−24%

192Cherokee County, TXTX53,33727.9%−30%

193Lamb County, TXTX12,57927.4%+14%

194Zapata County, TXTX13,75327.4%−44%

195Floyd County, TXTX4,88127.2%−50%

196San Saba County, TXTX5,78727.0%−0%

197Kenedy County, TXTX31926.9%+156%

198Shackelford County, TXTX3,19726.8%+27%

199Clay County, TXTX10,76426.1%+9%

200Upton County, TXTX3,13125.8%+15%

201Coleman County, TXTX7,91525.4%−23%

202Schleicher County, TXTX2,24525.2%+7%

203Kimble County, TXTX4,43825.1%+37%

204Leon County, TXTX16,89424.6%+12%

205Runnels County, TXTX9,69324.6%+11%

206Carson County, TXTX5,80523.9%+27%

207Brooks County, TXTX6,57923.6%−46%

208Sabine County, TXTX10,01223.6%+20%

209Colorado County, TXTX21,43923.4%−11%

210Gaines County, TXTX23,95623.4%+18%

211Edwards County, TXTX1,37022.4%−16%

212Newton County, TXTX11,95422.2%+19%

213Briscoe County, TXTX1,47422.1%−44%

214Throckmorton County, TXTX1,55422.0%+1%

215Duval County, TXTX9,40221.8%−10%

216Menard County, TXTX1,95620.9%−16%

217Concho County, TXTX3,60720.8%+112%

218Sutton County, TXTX3,20320.7%+480%

219Stonewall County, TXTX1,18620.3%−7%

220Archer County, TXTX9,12920.2%−42%

221Foard County, TXTX1,04420.0%−15%

222Stephens County, TXTX9,38019.9%−60%

223Donley County, TXTX3,21319.9%−31%

224Mills County, TXTX4,58018.9%−26%

225Parmer County, TXTX9,67818.5%−45%

226Hall County, TXTX2,73718.4%−50%

227Martin County, TXTX5,28417.6%−1%

228Motley County, TXTX1,04316.7%−51%

229Fisher County, TXTX3,69215.7%−40%

230Cottle County, TXTX1,22415.5%−52%

231Cochran County, TXTX2,54615.3%−15%

232Garza County, TXTX4,51015.3%−47%

233Sherman County, TXTX2,78115.0%−24%

234Kinney County, TXTX3,12813.5%−65%

235Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95513.3%−9%

236Roberts County, TXTX86712.5%+147%

237Knox County, TXTX3,19211.3%−61%

238Yoakum County, TXTX7,43810.7%−30%

239Mason County, TXTX3,99010.7%−58%

240Armstrong County, TXTX1,8439.2%−55%

241Terrell County, TXTX7028.3%−72%

242Reagan County, TXTX3,1668.1%−51%

243Collingsworth County, TXTX2,4877.8%−68%

244Kent County, TXTX6747.8%−66%

245Irion County, TXTX1,4636.9%−74%

246Hudspeth County, TXTX3,4336.8%−72%

247Culberson County, TXTX2,2674.6%−91%

248Glasscock County, TXTX1,1284.1%–

249Crane County, TXTX4,5543.8%−90%

250Borden County, TXTX5670.0%–

251Crockett County, TXTX2,7690.0%−100%

252King County, TXTX1920.0%−100%

253Loving County, TXTX520.0%–

254McMullen County, TXTX5440.0%−100%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES