RANKING · 2024 ACS · 51 SHOWN OF 51

Most rent-burdened, US states

US states ranked by the share of renter households paying 30% or more of income on gross rent (2024 ACS). Florida leads at 56.3%. 51 states qualify in total.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENT-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

USUnited States334,922,49947.4%–

01Florida, FLFL22,416,07756.3%+4%

02Nevada, NVNV3,184,61252.8%+8%

03California, CACA39,287,37752.5%+0%

04Hawaii, HIHI1,445,23552.1%+6%

05Colorado, COCO5,862,18950.4%+5%

06Oregon, OROR4,254,29349.5%+3%

07Connecticut, CTCT3,624,50849.3%+1%

08New York, NYNY19,852,36649.2%+1%

09New Jersey, NJNJ9,343,80949.1%−0%

10Massachusetts, MAMA7,044,05648.9%+2%

11Maryland, MDMD6,206,01148.7%+3%

12Texas, TXTX30,188,42448.5%+8%

13Georgia, GAGA10,940,40748.4%+3%

14Arizona, AZAZ7,378,83848.0%+2%

15Louisiana, LALA4,611,96147.7%+9%

16Washington, WAWA7,816,11647.5%+2%

17Delaware, DEDE1,021,19146.6%−3%

18Michigan, MIMI10,077,76146.4%−7%

19South Carolina, SCSC5,296,22546.3%+9%

20New Hampshire, NHNH1,394,86845.7%+0%

21Rhode Island, RIRI1,101,80145.4%−4%

22Minnesota, MNMN5,739,44545.3%−1%

23Virginia, VAVA8,705,17045.3%+2%

24Vermont, VTVT647,10645.2%−5%

25New Mexico, NMNM2,120,24645.0%+6%

26Utah, UTUT3,392,33144.8%+5%

27North Carolina, NCNC10,730,40444.7%+2%

28Pennsylvania, PAPA13,018,63944.6%+0%

29Illinois, ILIL12,694,79844.5%−5%

30Indiana, ININ6,851,07344.4%−0%

31Tennessee, TNTN7,066,38344.3%+1%

32District of Columbia, DCDC681,29444.3%−4%

33Maine, MEME1,387,81744.1%−2%

34Mississippi, MSMS2,946,77943.6%+0%

35Idaho, IDID1,934,26243.4%+3%

36Alabama, ALAL5,086,76842.5%−1%

37Ohio, OHOH11,810,29342.4%−7%

38Missouri, MOMO6,191,81442.0%−3%

39Nebraska, NENE1,978,70741.9%+7%

40Oklahoma, OKOK4,028,63441.7%+2%

41Wisconsin, WIWI5,914,87241.1%−7%

42Iowa, IAIA3,210,50740.5%+1%

43Kentucky, KYKY4,534,82440.4%−2%

44Montana, MTMT1,116,87540.4%+3%

45Kansas, KSKS2,947,19740.4%−1%

46West Virginia, WVWV1,778,37340.4%+3%

47Alaska, AKAK735,70640.4%+5%

48Arkansas, ARAR3,049,39139.4%−7%

49Wyoming, WYWY582,39738.8%+23%

50South Dakota, SDSD907,42836.4%+3%

51North Dakota, NDND784,84136.3%−1%

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

Frequently asked

Which state has the highest rent-burdened households?

Florida ranks #1 with 56.3% (2024 American Community Survey).

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

Florida, Nevada, California, Hawaii, Colorado.

How many states are in this ranking?

51 states qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 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 (2024).