county benchmark · Texas
Rent as share of income, 2019-2023
Across 248 counties in Texas. Every rank carries its margin of error.
Distribution
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 19.5 % |
| 25th | 24.0 % |
| Median | 27.9 % |
| 75th | 30.3 % |
| 90th percentile | 32.2 % |
Highest counties
These figures are reported, not estimated — the order stands as shown.
| Rank | County | Estimate | Range (90 %) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Davis County | 51.0 % | — | evidence → |
| 2 | Sterling County | 40.7 % | 21.2 % – 60.2 % | evidence → |
| 3 | Irion County | 40.4 % | 6.4 % – 74.4 % | evidence → |
| 4 | Red River County | 39.5 % | 28.7 % – 50.3 % | evidence → |
| 5 | San Augustine County | 38.0 % | 31.8 % – 44.2 % | evidence → |
| 6 | Walker County | 36.3 % | 33.0 % – 39.6 % | evidence → |
| 7 | Brazos County | 36.2 % | 34.6 % – 37.8 % | evidence → |
| 8 | Oldham County | 36.0 % | 23.0 % – 49.0 % | evidence → |
| 9 | Liberty County | 35.3 % | 31.2 % – 39.4 % | evidence → |
| 10 | Terry County | 35.0 % | 21.9 % – 48.1 % | evidence → |
| 11 | Hays County | 34.7 % | 33.0 % – 36.4 % | evidence → |
| 12 | Nacogdoches County | 34.6 % | 31.8 % – 37.4 % | evidence → |
| 13 | Starr County | 34.6 % | 29.7 % – 39.5 % | evidence → |
| 14 | Dickens County | 34.4 % | 10.5 % – 58.3 % | evidence → |
| 15 | Marion County | 34.1 % | 29.0 % – 39.2 % | evidence → |
| 16 | Jim Wells County | 34.0 % | 28.6 % – 39.4 % | evidence → |
| 17 | Matagorda County | 33.8 % | 28.3 % – 39.3 % | evidence → |
| 18 | Refugio County | 33.7 % | 29.3 % – 38.1 % | evidence → |
| 19 | Anderson County | 33.2 % | 27.5 % – 38.9 % | evidence → |
| 20 | Grimes County | 33.0 % | 28.0 % – 38.0 % | evidence → |
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