Which county has the highest rent-burdened households?

Radford, Virginia ranks #1 with 67.4% (2010 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 counties by rent-burdened households?

Radford, Virginia, Gilpin County, Colorado, Watauga County, North Carolina, Roscommon County, Michigan, Isabella County, Michigan.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,131 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2010 ACS 5-year data.

How is rent-burdened households measured?

Share of renter households paying 30% or more of household income on gross rent. Source: ACS B25070. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2010).

RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 131 SHOWN OF 3,131

Most rent-burdened, US counties · 2010

US counties ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2023 ACS).

All statesAll rankings

SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2000

3001Cochran County, TXTX2,54618.0%–

3002Morton County, KSKS2,47018.0%–

3003Love County, OKOK10,78017.9%–

3004Martin County, TXTX5,28417.7%–

3005Divide County, NDND2,11017.7%–

3006Bethel Census Area, AKAK18,39117.7%–

3007Grant County, OKOK4,06717.6%–

3008Gray County, KSKS5,65217.6%–

3009Miner County, SDSD2,28117.6%–

3010Sully County, SDSD1,47917.5%–

3011Deuel County, SDSD4,40817.4%–

3012Lyon County, IAIA12,35417.4%–

3013Petersburg, AKAK3,39417.4%–

3014Yuma County, COCO9,89617.3%–

3015Carbon County, WYWY14,01317.3%–

3016Wibaux County, MTMT88517.3%–

3017Perkins County, NENE2,84917.2%–

3018Logan County, NDND1,85917.1%–

3019Dawson County, MTMT8,69217.1%–

3020Menominee County, WIWI4,19917.0%–

3021Washington County, KSKS5,53317.0%–

3022Piute County, UTUT1,50916.9%–

3023Decatur County, KSKS2,71616.9%–

3024Stillwater County, MTMT9,44516.8%–

3025Denali, AKAK1,61616.7%–

3026Reagan County, TXTX3,16616.6%–

3027Grundy County, IAIA12,36116.6%–

3028Fallon County, MTMT2,95916.5%–

3029Moody County, SDSD6,63216.5%–

3030Bowman County, NDND2,76216.5%–

3031Skagway, AKAK1,10416.5%–

3032Northwest Arctic, AKAK7,09516.4%–

3033Clark County, SDSD4,03116.4%–

3034Hettinger County, NDND2,49216.3%–

3035Hitchcock County, NENE2,46716.3%–

3036Rich County, UTUT2,68715.7%–

3037Jewell County, KSKS2,83015.7%–

3038Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKAK7,27015.6%–

3039Aleutians East, AKAK3,47915.6%–

3040Dunn County, NDND4,05815.6%–

3041Dillingham Census Area, AKAK4,48315.6%–

3042Nome Census Area, AKAK9,83015.5%–

3043Rawlins County, KSKS2,43115.5%–

3044Yoakum County, TXTX7,43815.4%–

3045Aleutians West Census Area, AKAK5,24015.4%–

3046Perkins County, SDSD2,85315.3%–

3047Worth County, MOMO1,91415.2%–

3048Calhoun County, ARAR4,63215.0%–

3049Pickett County, TNTN5,21915.0%–

3050Mineral County, COCO91015.0%–

3051Alfalfa County, OKOK5,64914.9%–

3052Kingsbury County, SDSD5,28414.7%–

3053Sioux County, NDND3,66714.7%–

3054Lipscomb County, TXTX2,95514.6%–

3055Cimarron County, OKOK2,05914.6%–

3056Ida County, IAIA6,77714.6%–

3057Carter County, MTMT1,38314.5%–

3058Weston County, WYWY6,84014.5%–

3059Wallace County, KSKS1,44114.4%–

3060Franklin County, NENE2,79514.3%–

3061Hooker County, NENE68614.3%–

3062Scott County, ILIL4,86614.2%–

3063Haskell County, KSKS3,59914.2%–

3064Harding County, SDSD1,33114.1%–

3065Bristol Bay, AKAK84714.0%–

3066Republic County, KSKS4,64013.8%–

3067Stafford County, KSKS4,00513.8%–

3068Greene County, MSMS13,70713.6%–

3069Renville County, NDND2,33113.6%–

3070Liberty County, FLFL8,03513.5%–

3071Garden County, NENE1,80413.4%–

3072Sioux County, NENE1,18813.0%–

3073Hayes County, NENE82113.0%–

3074Sanborn County, SDSD2,38812.8%–

3075Ellis County, OKOK3,61312.7%–

3076Lyman County, SDSD3,69412.4%–

3077Boyd County, NENE1,67412.1%–

3078King County, TXTX19212.1%–

3079Frontier County, NENE2,65512.1%–

3080Lane County, KSKS1,50811.9%–

3081Thomas County, NENE63911.8%–

3082Treasure County, MTMT72811.7%–

3083Beaver County, OKOK4,88211.5%–

3084Burke County, NDND2,13211.3%–

3085Bailey County, TXTX6,96311.3%–

3086Cheyenne County, COCO1,71311.1%–

3087Morgan County, UTUT13,38310.9%–

3088Stanton County, KSKS1,98610.9%–

3089Gove County, KSKS2,63110.8%–

3090Logan County, NENE66910.8%–

3091Clark County, IDID78310.7%–

3092Kenedy County, TXTX31910.5%–

3093Rock County, NENE1,25910.4%–

3094Wheeler County, NENE78910.3%–

3095Kearny County, KSKS3,88810.2%–

3096Greenlee County, AZAZ9,31210.2%–

3097Craig County, VAVA4,8009.8%–

3098Concho County, TXTX3,6079.8%–

3099Sweet Grass County, MTMT3,7629.6%–

3100Hinsdale County, COCO7539.5%–

3101Garfield County, UTUT5,2569.1%–

3102Judith Basin County, MTMT2,1629.0%–

3103Boone County, NENE5,3558.9%–

3104Jones County, SDSD9138.7%–

3105North Slope, AKAK10,5828.5%–

3106Haakon County, SDSD1,8028.4%–

3107Blaine County, NENE4588.3%–

3108Powder River County, MTMT1,7818.2%–

3109Dundy County, NENE1,5688.2%–

3110Phillips County, MTMT4,2038.0%–

3111Hanson County, SDSD3,4567.8%–

3112Garfield County, MTMT1,1487.7%–

3113Banner County, NENE6867.4%–

3114Grant County, NENE5617.3%–

3115Harding County, NMNM6177.1%–

3116Kalawao County, HIHI826.0%–

3117Roberts County, TXTX8675.1%–

3118McPherson County, NENE3694.8%–

3119Wheatland County, MTMT2,1003.9%–

3120Steele County, NDND1,7973.8%–

3121Oliver County, NDND1,8983.7%–

3122Keya Paha County, NENE7923.6%–

3123Sutton County, TXTX3,2033.6%–

3124Scott County, KSKS4,8152.8%–

3125Eureka County, NVNV1,8672.6%–

3126Arthur County, NENE3960.0%–

3127Billings County, NDND1,0710.0%–

3128Borden County, TXTX5670.0%–

3129Glasscock County, TXTX1,1280.0%–

3130Loving County, TXTX520.0%–

3131Loup County, NENE5700.0%–

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