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Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).
- U.S.
- 51.1%
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- 1Florida60.1%
- 2Hawaii56.7%
- 3Nevada55.9%
- 4California55.3%
- 5Louisiana54.8%
- 6Colorado52.9%
- 7Connecticut52.6%
- 8Oregon52.5%
- 9Georgia52.4%
- 10New York52.1%
- 11South Carolina52.1%
- 12Massachusetts51.8%
- 13Texas51.7%
- 14New Jersey51.6%
- 15Maryland51.5%
- 16Arizona51.4%
- 17Mississippi51.3%
- 18Michigan50.4%
- 19New Mexico50.2%
- 20Washington49.9%
- 21Delaware49.6%
- 22North Carolina48.9%
- 23West Virginia48.9%
- 24Alabama48.8%
- 25Tennessee48.8%
- 26Virginia48.5%
- 27Maine48.4%
- 28Vermont48.4%
- 29New Hampshire48.2%
- 30Pennsylvania48.2%
- 31Indiana48.1%
- 32Minnesota48.1%
- 33Rhode Island48%
- 34Illinois47.9%
- 35Utah47.2%
- 36Idaho46.9%
- 37District of Columbia46.6%
- 38Oklahoma46.3%
- 39Ohio45.9%
- 40Missouri45.6%
- 41Kentucky45.4%
- 42Nebraska45.1%
- 43Arkansas44.8%
- 44Montana44.8%
- 45Alaska44.6%
- 46Iowa43.9%
- 47Wisconsin43.7%
- 48Kansas43.5%
- 49Wyoming43.1%
- 50South Dakota39.8%
- 51North Dakota38.9%
Questions about this map
Which zip code has the highest rent-burdened renters in the U.S.?
Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 19060 (Garnet Valley, PA) has the highest: 100%.
Which zip code has the lowest rent-burdened renters in the U.S.?
63036 (French Village, MO) has the lowest: 0%.
What is the rent-burdened renters for the United States?
51.1%.
Where does this data come from?
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Share of renter households paying 30% or more of their income on rent and utilities, the standard affordability threshold. Lower is better.
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