No State Has an Adequate Supply of Affordable Rental Housing for the Lowest Income Renters
Wyoming
19,215
Number of extremely low income renter households
61
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
59%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
More infoIndiana
202,171
Number of extremely low income renter households
37
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
72%
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More infoNew Jersey
301,776
Number of extremely low income renter households
32
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
71%
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More infoVirginia
241,874
Number of extremely low income renter households
39
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
71%
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More infoIowa
104,870
Number of extremely low income renter households
37
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
68%
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More infoNew Mexico
63,823
Number of extremely low income renter households
53
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
66%
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More infoWashington
229,295
Number of extremely low income renter households
31
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
68%
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More infoAlabama
176,034
Number of extremely low income renter households
58
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
66%
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More infoKansas
86,917
Number of extremely low income renter households
49
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
63%
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More infoNew York
964,088
Number of extremely low income renter households
37
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
70%
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More infoWest Virginia
61,881
Number of extremely low income renter households
60
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
64%
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More infoAlaska
18,125
Number of extremely low income renter households
37
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
58%
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More infoKentucky
167,110
Number of extremely low income renter households
54
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
62%
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More infoNorth Carolina
347,275
Number of extremely low income renter households
45
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
66%
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More infoWisconsin
188,097
Number of extremely low income renter households
37
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
65%
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More infoArizona
183,652
Number of extremely low income renter households
26
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
75%
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More infoLouisiana
201,016
Number of extremely low income renter households
49
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
66%
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More infoNorth Dakota
30,501
Number of extremely low income renter households
47
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
58%
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More infoArkansas
107,431
Number of extremely low income renter households
52
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
61%
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More infoMaine
41,454
Number of extremely low income renter households
54
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
58%
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More infoOhio
436,611
Number of extremely low income renter households
42
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
66%
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More infoCalifornia
1,271,125
Number of extremely low income renter households
24
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
76%
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More infoMaryland
193,819
Number of extremely low income renter households
32
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
74%
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More infoOklahoma
134,600
Number of extremely low income renter households
47
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
67%
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More infoColorado
162,557
Number of extremely low income renter households
30
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
74%
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More infoMassachusetts
298,370
Number of extremely low income renter households
48
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
60%
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More infoOregon
131,710
Number of extremely low income renter households
25
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
77%
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More infoConnecticut
148,502
Number of extremely low income renter households
42
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
64%
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More infoMichigan
312,660
Number of extremely low income renter households
35
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
73%
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More infoPennsylvania
429,829
Number of extremely low income renter households
39
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
68%
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More infoDelaware
27,524
Number of extremely low income renter households
28
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
72%
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More infoMinnesota
164,080
Number of extremely low income renter households
42
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
65%
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More infoRhode Island
45,103
Number of extremely low income renter households
52
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
56%
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More infoDistrict of Columbia
46,428
Number of extremely low income renter households
50
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
62%
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More infoMississippi
111,549
Number of extremely low income renter households
61
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
63%
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More infoSouth Carolina
156,607
Number of extremely low income renter households
44
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
70%
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More infoFlorida
531,897
Number of extremely low income renter households
28
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
79%
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More infoMissouri
215,751
Number of extremely low income renter households
43
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
65%
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More infoSouth Dakota
26,316
Number of extremely low income renter households
58
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
61%
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More infoGeorgia
327,006
Number of extremely low income renter households
41
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
72%
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More infoMontana
32,774
Number of extremely low income renter households
46
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
68%
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More infoTennessee
217,516
Number of extremely low income renter households
47
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
66%
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More infoHawaii
39,942
Number of extremely low income renter households
38
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
69%
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More infoNebraska
54,842
Number of extremely low income renter households
44
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
65%
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More infoTexas
838,414
Number of extremely low income renter households
29
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
74%
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More infoIdaho
36,878
Number of extremely low income renter households
40
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
64%
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More infoNevada
105,241
Number of extremely low income renter households
20
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
81%
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More infoUtah
66,855
Number of extremely low income renter households
32
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
71%
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More infoIllinois
442,175
Number of extremely low income renter households
39
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
68%
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More infoNew Hampshire
37,890
Number of extremely low income renter households
39
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
59%
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More infoVermont
18,813
Number of extremely low income renter households
49
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
64%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
More infoNational Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing
The U.S. has a shortage of 6.8 million rental homes affordable and available to extremely low-income renters, whose household incomes are at or below the poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income. Only 37 affordable and available rental homes exist for every 100 extremely low-income renter households. Extremely low-income renters face a shortage in every state and major metropolitan area, including the District of Columbia. Among states, the supply of affordable and available rental homes ranges from only 20 for every 100 extremely low-income renter households in Nevada to 61 in Mississippi and Wyoming. Among the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S, the supply ranges from 16 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income renter households in Las Vegas, NV to 50 in Providence, RI.