Washington counties: highest renter cost burden

Ranked observations

0 counties excluded for unavailable renter cost burden (30%+); ties in the unrounded published values resolve by ascending GEOID. All available observations are shown.

Highest renter cost burden in Washington
Rank	County	GEOID	Renter cost burden (30%+)
1	Wahkiakum County, Washington	53069	68.8%
2	Whatcom County, Washington	53073	57.3%
3	Whitman County, Washington	53075	55.9%
4	Kittitas County, Washington	53037	53.1%
5	Thurston County, Washington	53067	52.9%
6	Snohomish County, Washington	53061	51.6%
7	Pierce County, Washington	53053	50.8%
8	Island County, Washington	53029	50.2%
9	Kitsap County, Washington	53035	49.9%
10	Skagit County, Washington	53057	49.8%
11	Spokane County, Washington	53063	49.7%
12	Walla Walla County, Washington	53071	49.1%
13	Clark County, Washington	53011	48.5%
14	Clallam County, Washington	53009	48.2%
15	Cowlitz County, Washington	53015	46.5%
16	Klickitat County, Washington	53039	46.5%
17	Lewis County, Washington	53041	45.7%
18	King County, Washington	53033	45.2%
19	Benton County, Washington	53005	45.1%
20	Grays Harbor County, Washington	53027	44.6%
21	Franklin County, Washington	53021	44.3%
22	Adams County, Washington	53001	41.1%
23	Jefferson County, Washington	53031	40.9%
24	Asotin County, Washington	53003	40.3%
25	Yakima County, Washington	53077	40.3%
26	Mason County, Washington	53045	39.3%
27	Pacific County, Washington	53049	39.1%
28	Douglas County, Washington	53017	38.4%
29	Skamania County, Washington	53059	38.3%
30	Grant County, Washington	53025	37.6%
31	Chelan County, Washington	53007	37.5%
32	San Juan County, Washington	53055	36.6%
33	Garfield County, Washington	53023	36.1%
34	Stevens County, Washington	53065	36.1%
35	Okanogan County, Washington	53047	34.8%
36	Ferry County, Washington	53019	34.3%
37	Columbia County, Washington	53013	33.7%
38	Pend Oreille County, Washington	53051	30.9%
39	Lincoln County, Washington	53043	25.7%

Method and provenance

ACS 2024 five-year survey estimates (2020–2024), not current prices. Direct estimates may have 90% margins of error shown where available. The home-value-to-income ratio and renter cost-burden rate are derived; no MOE is calculated for either. Missing or suppressed values are unavailable, not zero. County rankings are descriptive, not an affordability or suitability recommendation.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 five-year estimates. Validated Washington bundle provenance, source snapshot and checksums. Washington county map and full table.