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RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 500 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 (2010 ACS). Radford, Virginia leads at 67.4%. 3,131 counties qualify in total. Virginia carries 4 of the top 25 entries.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS –
USUnited States308,745,53846.8%
01Radford, VAVA17,24367.4%
02Gilpin County, COCO6,07367.0%
03Watauga County, NCNC54,78666.0%
04Roscommon County, MIMI23,91465.5%
05Isabella County, MIMI64,69163.1%
06McDonough County, ILIL25,91661.6%
07Franklin, VAVA8,47861.5%
08Manassas, VAVA44,33261.4%
09Lake County, COCO7,55261.0%
10Miami-Dade County, FLFL2,802,02961.0%
11Fremont County, COCO50,03960.5%
12Osceola County, FLFL481,71860.2%
13San Juan County, COCO81360.1%
14Kittitas County, WAWA48,80359.7%
15Athens County, OHOH63,19759.5%
16Monroe County, FLFL80,40659.4%
17Coles County, ILIL46,60759.2%
18Beaver County, UTUT7,30159.1%
19Powell County, KYKY12,81259.1%
20Houghton County, MIMI37,84259.0%
21Lake County, CACA67,77258.9%
22Madison County, IDID55,17258.7%
23Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39358.5%
24Passaic County, NJNJ531,62458.4%
25Ocean County, NJNJ673,74658.1%
26Whitman County, WAWA48,51258.0%
27Mecosta County, MIMI42,32058.0%
28Adair County, MOMO25,68457.9%
29Indian River County, FLFL172,79957.9%
30Monroe County, ININ143,34557.8%
31Leon County, FLFL299,04857.3%
32St. Lucie County, FLFL402,44957.3%
33Broward County, FLFL2,013,31757.1%
34Butte County, CACA209,21157.1%
35Cumberland County, NJNJ157,14856.9%
36Nevada County, CACA101,91156.9%
37Zavala County, TXTX9,03756.8%
38Riverside County, CACA2,544,91656.8%
39Orange County, FLFL1,528,00256.7%
40Newton County, GAGA125,58356.7%
41Muskegon County, MIMI177,90156.7%
42Latah County, IDID41,84256.2%
43White County, GAGA29,80256.2%
44Humboldt County, CACA131,64756.0%
45McCreary County, KYKY17,12456.0%
46Boulder County, COCO328,56055.9%
47Palm Beach County, FLFL1,575,72655.8%
48Tippecanoe County, ININ190,45655.8%
49Crisp County, GAGA19,23755.7%
50Oscoda County, MIMI8,72355.7%
51Crawford County, GAGA12,20655.6%
52San Luis Obispo County, CACA282,36755.6%
53Johnson County, IAIA160,04455.6%
54Bertie County, NCNC17,08655.5%
55Benton County, OROR97,72855.4%
56Clark County, ARAR20,93855.4%
57Teller County, COCO24,75655.4%
58Delta County, MIMI36,58255.3%
59Santa Cruz County, CACA258,85255.3%
60Stanislaus County, CACA557,71955.2%
61Alachua County, FLFL290,02855.2%
62Brazos County, TXTX249,08855.1%
63Washington County, FLFL26,69555.1%
64Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09055.1%
65Sarasota County, FLFL479,95855.0%
66San Bernardino County, CACA2,224,09154.9%
67Delaware County, ININ113,10654.9%
68Floyd County, TXTX4,88154.9%
69Yolo County, CACA224,41054.9%
70Chittenden County, VTVT169,11554.9%
71Clayton County, GAGA297,47154.9%
72Douglas County, KSKS120,92054.9%
73Wolfe County, KYKY6,29854.8%
74Bartow County, GAGA120,80054.8%
75Jackson County, ILIL52,50154.7%
76Tuolumne County, CACA53,16054.6%
77Santa Barbara County, CACA442,06554.6%
78Atlantic County, NJNJ278,65754.6%
79Shasta County, CACA181,64854.6%
80Bullock County, ALAL9,78054.5%
81San Joaquin County, CACA823,81554.3%
82Hays County, TXTX304,39054.3%
83Montgomery County, VAVA98,43454.3%
84Orleans Parish, LALA362,15454.3%
85Columbia County, WAWA4,14154.2%
86Los Angeles County, CACA9,694,93454.2%
87Payne County, OKOK83,88954.1%
88Flagler County, FLFL140,36054.1%
89Richmond, VAVA237,25754.1%
90Oktibbeha County, MSMS51,89654.1%
91San Diego County, CACA3,282,24854.0%
92Kalamazoo County, MIMI263,79554.0%
93Volusia County, FLFL606,57354.0%
94Sacramento County, CACA1,618,46053.9%
95Larimer County, COCO377,29253.9%
96Pike County, OHOH27,06153.8%
97Perquimans County, NCNC13,49053.8%
98Culberson County, TXTX2,26753.8%
99Champaign County, ILIL209,97253.8%
100Charlotte County, FLFL217,21253.7%
101Wayne County, MIMI1,769,03853.7%
102Franklin County, FLFL13,02953.6%
103Rockland County, NYNY357,39753.6%
104Martinsville, VAVA13,84953.6%
105Hernando County, FLFL221,70153.5%
106Manatee County, FLFL468,20053.5%
107Crawford County, MIMI13,72253.5%
108San Benito County, CACA70,08253.5%
109Clarke County, GAGA129,92153.4%
110Taylor County, FLFL21,21053.4%
111Washtenaw County, MIMI370,21453.3%
112Solano County, CACA455,37653.3%
113Pitt County, NCNC182,93653.2%
114Lee County, FLFL875,60753.2%
115Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83953.2%
116Saginaw County, MIMI187,68853.2%
117Rowan County, KYKY24,47653.2%
118Nacogdoches County, TXTX66,03553.1%
119Ogemaw County, MIMI21,12153.1%
120Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,08953.1%
121Orange County, CACA3,149,50753.1%
122Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33253.1%
123Pueblo County, COCO169,27752.9%
124Bibb County, GAGA157,55652.9%
125Pasco County, FLFL674,51652.9%
126Bulloch County, GAGA86,94952.8%
127Schoharie County, NYNY30,17652.8%
128Hampden County, MAMA464,33852.8%
129Lake County, FLFL456,06852.8%
130Baltimore, MDMD569,99752.7%
131Lafayette County, MSMS59,59752.7%
132Cowlitz County, WAWA114,88552.7%
133Collier County, FLFL417,13152.7%
134Stewart County, TNTN14,43952.6%
135Ventura County, CACA830,85152.6%
136Monroe County, NYNY750,50652.6%
137Putnam County, GAGA23,72252.6%
138Putnam County, NYNY99,02852.6%
139Ionia County, MIMI66,55752.6%
140Washington County, NCNC10,63852.5%
141Jackson County, OROR221,79552.5%
142Hillsborough County, FLFL1,574,11552.5%
143Lassen County, CACA28,11752.5%
144Contra Costa County, CACA1,170,07052.5%
145Sonoma County, CACA486,44452.5%
146Barnstable County, MAMA233,53952.4%
147Madison County, TNTN100,79052.4%
148Siskiyou County, CACA42,01352.4%
149Escambia County, FLFL333,83452.4%
150Wadena County, MNMN14,38852.3%
151Camden County, NJNJ535,79952.3%
152Alpena County, MIMI28,85352.3%
153Pinellas County, FLFL948,56352.3%
154Fresno County, CACA1,035,45652.3%
155Haywood County, TNTN17,04252.3%
156Amador County, CACA41,87652.3%
157Monmouth County, NJNJ651,03552.2%
158Brevard County, FLFL663,98252.2%
159Spalding County, GAGA70,77552.2%
160Josephine County, OROR87,86752.2%
161Shelby County, TNTN910,22652.1%
162Jefferson County, WAWA33,97052.1%
163Marin County, CACA253,69452.1%
164Centre County, PAPA157,39352.1%
165Galax, VAVA6,67052.1%
166Abbeville County, SCSC24,83652.1%
167Chatham County, GAGA311,85552.0%
168Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93952.0%
169Genesee County, MIMI401,09352.0%
170Tompkins County, NYNY104,04751.9%
171Prentiss County, MSMS25,28451.9%
172Menifee County, KYKY6,43051.9%
173Putnam County, FLFL77,73451.9%
174Orange County, NYNY417,66951.8%
175DeKalb County, ILIL101,83551.8%
176Phillips County, ARAR14,25551.7%
177Doña Ana County, NMNM229,09151.7%
178Portsmouth, VAVA96,77751.7%
179Lane County, OROR381,58451.7%
180Otsego County, NYNY60,58951.6%
181Missoula County, MTMT123,51351.6%
182Whatcom County, WAWA236,39251.6%
183Polk County, NCNC20,53351.6%
184Fulton County, ARAR12,49251.6%
185Bryan County, GAGA52,06251.6%
186Tishomingo County, MSMS18,63951.4%
187Marion County, FLFL442,66051.4%
188Orange County, NCNC152,49851.4%
189Philadelphia County, PAPA1,574,28151.4%
190El Dorado County, CACA192,32351.3%
191Ingham County, MIMI289,70951.3%
192Custer County, COCO5,59051.2%
193Suffolk, VAVA104,69951.2%
194Macon County, ALAL18,13251.2%
195Vance County, NCNC42,63851.2%
196Lincoln County, OROR50,63651.2%
197Taliaferro County, GAGA1,66251.2%
198Kern County, CACA927,06851.2%
199Forrest County, MSMS79,03451.1%
200Placer County, CACA442,08151.1%
201McLennan County, TXTX272,02051.1%
202San Miguel County, COCO7,75351.1%
203Charlottesville, VAVA44,38851.1%
204Story County, IAIA101,29151.1%
205Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36851.1%
206Walton County, GAGA112,69651.0%
207Mendocino County, CACA88,12251.0%
208Suffolk County, MAMA791,89151.0%
209New Hanover County, NCNC245,95951.0%
210Noxubee County, MSMS9,79851.0%
211Sussex County, NJNJ148,06351.0%
212Manassas Park, VAVA16,56050.9%
213Union County, NJNJ601,86350.9%
214Kings County, NYNY2,653,96350.9%
215Norfolk, VAVA231,01350.9%
216Sherburne County, MNMN104,19450.8%
217Martin County, FLFL166,27250.8%
218Berrien County, GAGA18,93250.8%
219Honolulu County, HIHI988,70350.7%
220Clay County, MNMN67,73450.7%
221Giles County, TNTN31,43350.7%
222Gloucester County, NJNJ312,63850.6%
223Curry County, OROR22,62150.6%
224Lee County, ALAL189,88150.6%
225Pike County, PAPA62,80850.6%
226Walker County, TXTX83,84250.6%
227Pend Oreille County, WAWA14,45750.6%
228Chisago County, MNMN59,14250.6%
229DeKalb County, GAGA774,39450.6%
230Essex County, MAMA826,65350.5%
231Conecuh County, ALAL10,89950.5%
232St. Francis County, ARAR21,80050.5%
233Bates County, MOMO16,51250.5%
234Multnomah County, OROR795,39150.5%
235Imperial County, CACA181,41150.5%
236Montgomery County, ALAL225,89150.4%
237Wabasha County, MNMN21,53750.4%
238Danville, VAVA41,64750.4%
239Greene County, VAVA21,95850.4%
240Napa County, CACA132,94950.4%
241Ramsey County, MNMN541,62350.3%
242Wicomico County, MDMD106,89950.3%
243Lenoir County, NCNC55,83750.3%
244Cape May County, NJNJ93,39050.3%
245Del Norte County, CACA26,41050.3%
246East Baton Rouge Parish, LALA456,18050.3%
247Queens County, NYNY2,358,18250.3%
248Black Hawk County, IAIA131,53250.3%
249Hamilton County, ILIL7,85950.3%
250Milwaukee County, WIWI924,21650.2%
251Adams County, COCO554,66850.2%
252Gratiot County, MIMI41,19050.2%
253Webb County, TXTX281,22450.2%
254Gallatin County, KYKY8,84050.2%
255Kendall County, TXTX53,28950.2%
256Chesapeake, VAVA255,33250.2%
257Richmond County, NYNY501,29050.2%
258Merced County, CACA297,26050.1%
259Carroll County, GAGA131,03650.1%
260Midland County, MIMI83,75450.1%
261Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74350.0%
262Kane County, ILIL525,75750.0%
263St. Louis County, MNMN200,51850.0%
264Rockdale County, GAGA98,41650.0%
265Albany County, WYWY38,55850.0%
266Dare County, NCNC38,24550.0%
267Wyandotte County, KSKS170,59750.0%
268Hinds County, MSMS211,88850.0%
269Wilson County, NCNC81,15050.0%
270Stephens County, GAGA27,85450.0%
271Highlands County, FLFL111,12249.9%
272Shiawassee County, MIMI67,68149.9%
273Montcalm County, MIMI69,40649.9%
274Hampton, VAVA137,31549.9%
275St. Johns County, FLFL346,32849.9%
276Blue Earth County, MNMN70,63449.9%
277Pierce County, WIWI43,51949.9%
278Arapahoe County, COCO673,82049.9%
279Glenn County, CACA28,14149.8%
280Essex County, NJNJ896,37949.8%
281Smith County, TXTX252,54949.8%
282Nueces County, TXTX352,99249.8%
283Vanderburgh County, ININ181,99549.8%
284Union County, IAIA11,82949.8%
285Nye County, NVNV57,33649.8%
286Coahoma County, MSMS19,84949.8%
287Portage County, OHOH163,40449.7%
288Magoffin County, KYKY11,11049.7%
289Lehigh County, PAPA384,38349.7%
290Musselshell County, MTMT5,58249.7%
291Calvert County, MDMD94,48449.7%
292Bristol County, RIRI50,00149.7%
293Peach County, GAGA29,87749.6%
294Pickens County, SCSC139,19849.6%
295Oswego County, NYNY118,56949.6%
296Madera County, CACA167,92749.6%
297Stephens County, TXTX9,38049.6%
298Dorchester County, MDMD33,62849.6%
299Monterey County, CACA433,72949.6%
300Hampshire County, MAMA164,06549.6%
301Clallam County, WAWA78,20249.6%
302St. Louis, MOMO278,14449.6%
303Hunt County, TXTX123,33649.6%
304Gilmer County, WVWV7,08549.6%
305Lexington, VAVA7,76949.6%
306Mono County, CACA12,50549.5%
307Decatur County, GAGA29,43249.5%
308Clark County, NVNV2,407,22649.5%
309Johnson County, ARAR26,22549.5%
310Calhoun County, MIMI133,40849.5%
311Washoe County, NVNV509,38649.5%
312St. Clair County, MIMI160,48649.4%
313Mississippi County, MOMO12,00349.4%
314Waynesboro, VAVA23,95149.4%
315Santa Cruz County, AZAZ50,02049.4%
316Alameda County, CACA1,636,63049.4%
317Poquoson, VAVA13,29249.3%
318Hoke County, NCNC56,93949.3%
319Aransas County, TXTX26,14649.3%
320Cook County, ILIL5,194,62549.3%
321Pickens County, GAGA37,16749.3%
322McHenry County, ILIL317,75149.3%
323Crittenden County, ARAR46,21049.3%
324Lubbock County, TXTX328,90649.3%
325Zapata County, TXTX13,75349.2%
326Dougherty County, GAGA82,61649.2%
327Fulton County, NYNY52,21649.2%
328Montmorency County, MIMI9,84249.2%
329Hunterdon County, NJNJ131,78149.2%
330Pima County, AZAZ1,074,68549.2%
331Sumter County, ALAL11,58849.2%
332Berrien County, MIMI152,44449.2%
333Spokane County, WAWA558,34449.2%
334Butler County, OHOH400,12849.2%
335Boone County, ILIL53,56849.1%
336Washburn County, WIWI17,08749.1%
337Santa Fe County, NMNM156,90749.1%
338Okeechobee County, FLFL42,60849.1%
339Glascock County, GAGA3,14149.1%
340Winona County, MNMN50,52349.1%
341Walworth County, WIWI106,12749.1%
342Salem County, NJNJ66,28049.1%
343Ulster County, NYNY183,33049.1%
344Sitka, AKAK8,31949.0%
345Pike County, MSMS38,71249.0%
346Calloway County, KYKY39,42149.0%
347Lake County, TNTN6,24949.0%
348Lincoln Parish, LALA48,36049.0%
349Strafford County, NHNH135,04349.0%
350Seminole County, FLFL491,88449.0%
351Duval County, FLFL1,062,96348.9%
352Citrus County, FLFL171,66648.9%
353Dutchess County, NYNY300,70848.9%
354Vinton County, OHOH12,64548.9%
355Chippewa County, MIMI36,08148.9%
356Providence County, RIRI678,17948.8%
357Orleans County, VTVT27,60048.8%
358Burlington County, NJNJ481,43948.8%
359Tehama County, CACA64,66548.8%
360Pierce County, WAWA946,28848.8%
361Barrow County, GAGA99,77348.8%
362Lucas County, OHOH423,34748.7%
363Burnett County, WIWI17,22348.7%
364Adams County, MSMS30,06148.7%
365Warren County, MSMS41,75948.7%
366Montgomery County, MDMD1,074,58248.7%
367Crawford County, KSKS39,00848.7%
368Gwinnett County, GAGA1,018,09948.7%
369Randolph County, GAGA6,15648.6%
370Mahoning County, OHOH224,70648.6%
371Scott County, ININ25,05348.6%
372New Castle County, DEDE588,02648.6%
373Montgomery County, OHOH539,59848.6%
374Fairfax, VAVA26,77248.6%
375Yuba County, CACA88,69148.6%
376Eau Claire County, WIWI109,03348.6%
377Mercer County, NJNJ399,28948.6%
378Boone County, MOMO191,74648.6%
379Erie County, NYNY946,74148.6%
380Cumberland County, MEME317,22248.6%
381Marion County, ININ992,19648.6%
382Maui County, HIHI160,59248.5%
383Douglas County, NVNV50,11148.5%
384Baker County, OROR16,65848.5%
385Indiana County, PAPA82,87848.5%
386Kent County, MIMI675,23248.5%
387Klickitat County, WAWA24,33148.4%
388Bucks County, PAPA647,82848.4%
389Washington County, MSMS40,44648.4%
390Windsor County, VTVT57,31248.4%
391Charleston County, SCSC436,20048.4%
392Newport News, VAVA183,23048.4%
393Denver County, COCO740,61348.4%
394Warren County, GAGA5,26948.4%
395Rockcastle County, KYKY16,14848.4%
396Gladwin County, MIMI26,07748.4%
397Chester County, SCSC33,00148.3%
398Kankakee County, ILIL105,52548.3%
399Clay County, SDSD15,03148.3%
400Polk County, FLFL874,79048.3%
401Yavapai County, AZAZ252,55248.3%
402Plymouth County, MAMA546,82948.2%
403Travis County, TXTX1,389,67048.2%
404Iosco County, MIMI25,26648.2%
405Van Buren County, MIMI76,07148.2%
406Alamosa County, COCO16,68848.2%
407Clinton County, OHOH42,30148.2%
408Harrison County, OHOH14,07048.2%
409Van Buren County, TNTN6,87448.2%
410Fulton County, GAGA1,098,79148.2%
411Marquette County, MIMI68,06448.2%
412Stephenson County, ILIL43,22048.2%
413Marion County, OROR355,77748.2%
414Transylvania County, NCNC34,21148.2%
415Tillamook County, OROR27,38448.2%
416Polk County, MNMN30,54548.2%
417Delta County, TXTX5,54948.1%
418Walla Walla County, WAWA62,36148.1%
419Clinton County, MIMI80,43248.1%
420Lake County, ININ504,61248.1%
421St. Charles Parish, LALA50,58648.1%
422Lowndes County, GAGA122,86748.1%
423Hidalgo County, TXTX921,54948.1%
424Caddo Parish, LALA224,22648.1%
425Will County, ILIL712,25348.1%
426Livingston County, MIMI197,31548.0%
427Charles County, MDMD176,59348.0%
428Warren County, NJNJ112,95348.0%
429Weld County, COCO378,42648.0%
430Maricopa County, AZAZ4,689,55848.0%
431Monroe County, ARAR6,24448.0%
432Riley County, KSKS72,59848.0%
433Garrard County, KYKY18,20748.0%
434Clare County, MIMI31,54348.0%
435Polk County, OROR90,03748.0%
436Valencia County, NMNM82,01348.0%
437Rock County, WIWI166,47248.0%
438Somerset County, MEME51,62048.0%
439Fayette County, GAGA125,15648.0%
440Tulare County, CACA485,14648.0%
441Delaware County, PAPA580,93748.0%
442Lowndes County, MSMS57,34648.0%
443Floyd County, GAGA101,37847.9%
444Jefferson Parish, LALA431,39847.9%
445Clark County, WAWA532,11947.9%
446Roosevelt County, NMNM18,61547.9%
447Cuyahoga County, OHOH1,232,92547.9%
448Carson City, NVNV58,57147.9%
449El Paso County, TXTX877,85847.9%
450Halifax County, NCNC46,53447.9%
451Penobscot County, MEME157,96747.9%
452Greene County, OHOH174,32247.9%
453Sullivan County, NYNY80,58647.9%
454Cheboygan County, MIMI25,79347.8%
455Hancock County, GAGA8,68247.8%
456Lake County, MIMI13,18247.8%
457Carroll County, NHNH52,78447.8%
458Arenac County, MIMI15,06847.8%
459Jefferson County, ALAL665,74247.7%
460Hennepin County, MNMN1,284,78447.7%
461Staunton, VAVA26,80147.7%
462Knox County, MEME41,11747.7%
463Onondaga County, NYNY466,58447.6%
464Petersburg, VAVA33,73447.6%
465Troup County, GAGA72,84447.6%
466Madison County, ILIL263,11047.6%
467Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13547.6%
468Weakley County, TNTN33,26147.6%
469Coconino County, AZAZ144,36847.6%
470Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38847.6%
471Niagara County, NYNY208,91247.6%
472Warren County, MOMO39,01647.6%
473Prince George's County, MDMD970,37447.6%
474Sutter County, CACA98,78747.5%
475Madison County, ININ135,08847.5%
476Walton County, FLFL93,28847.5%
477Chemung County, NYNY80,41547.5%
478Cherokee County, GAGA299,27347.5%
479Upson County, GAGA28,50047.5%
480Clear Creek County, COCO8,99447.5%
481Jackson County, MIMI159,55247.5%
482Grant County, MNMN6,08547.5%
483Racine County, WIWI198,91947.5%
484Cobb County, GAGA793,34547.5%
485Davidson County, TNTN745,90447.4%
486Clay County, KYKY19,46547.4%
487Winnebago County, ILIL283,67447.4%
488Jackson County, MOMO732,99447.4%
489Yuma County, AZAZ224,44947.4%
490Rapides Parish, LALA125,87747.3%
491Bolivar County, MSMS28,26247.3%
492Dane County, WIWI590,37547.3%
493Merrimack County, NHNH158,07847.3%
494Washington County, MNMN286,89547.3%
495Kitsap County, WAWA283,37447.3%
496Roanoke, VAVA99,11147.3%
497Mobile County, ALAL411,65847.3%
498Camden County, NCNC11,31547.3%
499Sussex County, DEDE277,14047.3%
500Pemiscot County, MOMO14,46547.2%
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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS

Frequently asked

Which county has the highest rent-burdened households?

Radford, Virginia ranks #1 with 67.4% (2010 Decennial Census).

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 Decennial Census 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, 2010 Decennial Census.