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Renters with a rent burden
In the United States, the figure is 51%, according to U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024). By state it runs from 39% in North Dakota to 60% in Florida, and the median state is at 49%.
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The key figures
- United States
- 51%
- Average 2020–2024
- Highest: Florida
- 60%
- 18% above the U.S.
- Lowest: North Dakota
- 39%
- 24% below the U.S.
American Community Survey · Average 2020–2024 Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (external site)
By state
How it spreads across the states
Each bar is a state, from the highest figure to the lowest. The line marks the U.S. figure. Tap a state in the table to see its counties.
The 5 highest
- 1 Florida 60% +18%
- 2 Hawaii 57% +11%
- 3 Nevada 56% +9.3%
- 4 California 55% +8.2%
- 5 Louisiana 55% +7.1%
The 5 lowest
- 1 North Dakota 39% −24%
- 2 South Dakota 40% −22%
- 3 Wyoming 43% −16%
- 4 Kansas 43% −15%
- 5 Wisconsin 44% −15%
It compares housing costs, not quality of life.
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Renters with a rent burden by state
The lowest is North Dakota (39%) and the highest, Florida (60%).
- 39%–45%
- 45%–48%
- 48%–50%
- 50%–52%
- 52%–60%
All states
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| Alabama | 49% | 25% |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 45% | 20% |
| Arizona | 51% | 25% |
| Arkansas | 45% | 21% |
| California | 55% | 29% |
| Colorado | 53% | 26% |
| Connecticut | 53% | 27% |
| Delaware | 50% | 24% |
| District of Columbia | 47% | 24% |
| Florida | 60% | 31% |
| Georgia | 52% | 27% |
| Hawaii | 57% | 29% |
| Idaho | 47% | 21% |
| Illinois | 48% | 25% |
| Indiana | 48% | 24% |
| Iowa | 44% | 22% |
| Kansas | 43% | 21% |
| Kentucky | 45% | 23% |
| Louisiana | 55% | 30% |
| Maine | 48% | 22% |
| Maryland | 51% | 26% |
| Massachusetts | 52% | 26% |
| Michigan | 50% | 26% |
| Minnesota | 48% | 24% |
| Mississippi | 51% | 26% |
| Missouri | 46% | 22% |
| Montana | 45% | 21% |
| Nebraska | 45% | 21% |
| Nevada | 56% | 28% |
| New Hampshire | 48% | 22% |
| New Jersey | 52% | 27% |
| New Mexico | 50% | 26% |
| New York | 52% | 29% |
| North Carolina | 49% | 24% |
| North Dakota | 39% | 18% |
| Ohio | 46% | 23% |
| Oklahoma | 46% | 23% |
| Oregon | 52% | 27% |
| Pennsylvania | 48% | 25% |
| Puerto Rico | 51% | 27% |
| Rhode Island | 48% | 24% |
| South Carolina | 52% | 26% |
| South Dakota | 40% | 18% |
| Tennessee | 49% | 23% |
| Texas | 52% | 25% |
| Utah | 47% | 21% |
| Vermont | 48% | 24% |
| Virginia | 49% | 24% |
| Washington | 50% | 24% |
| West Virginia | 49% | 25% |
| Wisconsin | 44% | 21% |
| Wyoming | 43% | 20% |
- Alabama 49%25%
- Alaska 45%20%
- Arizona 51%25%
- Arkansas 45%21%
- California 55%29%
- Colorado 53%26%
- Connecticut 53%27%
- Delaware 50%24%
- District of Columbia 47%24%
- Florida 60%31%
- Georgia 52%27%
- Hawaii 57%29%
- Idaho 47%21%
- Illinois 48%25%
- Indiana 48%24%
- Iowa 44%22%
- Kansas 43%21%
- Kentucky 45%23%
- Louisiana 55%30%
- Maine 48%22%
- Maryland 51%26%
- Massachusetts 52%26%
- Michigan 50%26%
- Minnesota 48%24%
- Mississippi 51%26%
- Missouri 46%22%
- Montana 45%21%
- Nebraska 45%21%
- Nevada 56%28%
- New Hampshire 48%22%
- New Jersey 52%27%
- New Mexico 50%26%
- New York 52%29%
- North Carolina 49%24%
- North Dakota 39%18%
- Ohio 46%23%
- Oklahoma 46%23%
- Oregon 52%27%
- Pennsylvania 48%25%
- Puerto Rico 51%27%
- Rhode Island 48%24%
- South Carolina 52%26%
- South Dakota 40%18%
- Tennessee 49%23%
- Texas 52%25%
- Utah 47%21%
- Vermont 48%24%
- Virginia 49%24%
- Washington 50%24%
- West Virginia 49%25%
- Wisconsin 44%21%
- Wyoming 43%20%
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American Community Survey · Average 2020–2024 Source: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates Average 2020–2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (external site)
Official source
Methodology: where this number comes from
The source, the data date, how we compute it and what to know before you use it.
About this measure
- Published by
- U.S. Census Bureau
- Type
- Source figure, unchanged
- Data date
- Average 2020–2024
- Geography
- United States: 50 states (plus District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) and 3,222 counties and municipalities
- Unit
- Percentage
- Updated
- Every year, normally in December (five-year estimates)
- License
- Public domain (U.S. government data)
Before you use this number
It leaves out households for which the Census could not compute the share (no income, or no cash rent).
It is a share of households, not an amount: a cheap place with low incomes can carry more burden than an expensive one with high incomes.
In small counties the margin of error is large; we mark those numbers as approximate or leave them out.
American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates
U.S. Census Bureau
- Current version
- Average 2020–2024
- Released
- January 29, 2026
- Retrieved by us
- November 6, 2026
- Next update
- Every year, normally in December (five-year estimates)
- License
- Public domain (U.S. government data)
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Other data in this group
The other measures in this group, with the U.S. figure.
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Typical home value
$332,700The median value of owner-occupied homes, from the Census Bureau.
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Typical rent
$1,413The median gross rent (rent plus basic utilities) of renter households, from the Census Bureau.
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Home price change
85.0%How much the price of the same homes changed according to the FHFA index: over 10 years and in 2025.
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What HUD estimates a modest 2-bedroom apartment costs in each area, utilities included.
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What a full-time worker needs to earn per hour so the 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent stays within 30% of income.
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