The Gap

A Shortage of Affordable Homes

No State Has an Adequate Supply of Affordable Rental Housing for the Lowest-Income Renters

Affordable and Available Rental Homes per 100 Extremely Low-Income Renter Households
30 or fewer
31 to 40
41 to 45
more than 45
Map of states colored by number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households. The majority are below 45 for every 100.HawaiiHIAlaskaAKFloridaFLNew HampshireNHMichiganMIVermontVTMaineMERhode IslandRINew YorkNYPennsylvaniaPANew JerseyNJDelawareDEMarylandMDCommonwealth of VirginiaVACommonwealth of VirginiaWVOhioOHIndianaINIllinoisILConnecticutCTWisconsinWINorth CarolinaNCWashington, D.C.DCCommonwealth of MassachusettsMATennesseeTNArkansasARMissouriMOGeorgiaGASouth CarolinaSCCommonwealth of KentuckyKYAlabamaALLouisianaLAMississippiMSIowaIAMinnesotaMNOklahomaOKTexasTXNew MexicoNMKansasKSNebraskaNESouth DakotaSDNorth DakotaNDWyomingWYMontanaMTColoradoCOIdahoIDUtahUTArizonaAZNevadaNVOregonORWashingtonWACaliforniaCAPuerto RicoPRU.S. Virgin IslandsGuamNorthern Mariana IslandsAmerican Samoa

Alabama

173,399

Number of extremely low income renter households

52

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

69%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

New York

981,949

Number of extremely low income renter households

36

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

74%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Illinois

442,902

Number of extremely low income renter households

34

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

75%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Vermont

20,551

Number of extremely low income renter households

47

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

72%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Montana

27,397

Number of extremely low income renter households

45

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

65%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Delaware

24,699

Number of extremely low income renter households

41

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

70%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Rhode Island

46,341

Number of extremely low income renter households

47

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

64%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Maryland

196,936

Number of extremely low income renter households

35

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

77%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Alaska

21,598

Number of extremely low income renter households

36

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

63%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

North Carolina

332,199

Number of extremely low income renter households

41

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

73%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Indiana

220,399

Number of extremely low income renter households

38

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

74%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Virginia

243,675

Number of extremely low income renter households

33

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

77%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Nebraska

59,088

Number of extremely low income renter households

37

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

75%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

District of Columbia

54,788

Number of extremely low income renter households

32

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

80%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

South Carolina

149,631

Number of extremely low income renter households

47

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

71%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Massachusetts

325,216

Number of extremely low income renter households

44

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

63%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Arizona

183,275

Number of extremely low income renter households

25

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

81%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

North Dakota

29,415

Number of extremely low income renter households

62

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

63%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Iowa

94,997

Number of extremely low income renter households

38

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

68%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Nevada

93,574

Number of extremely low income renter households

17

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

86%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Florida

557,415

Number of extremely low income renter households

26

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

82%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

South Dakota

30,961

Number of extremely low income renter households

54

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

64%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Michigan

303,691

Number of extremely low income renter households

39

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

74%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Arkansas

104,834

Number of extremely low income renter households

49

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

68%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Ohio

438,108

Number of extremely low income renter households

40

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

71%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Kansas

84,547

Number of extremely low income renter households

35

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

72%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

West Virginia

58,710

Number of extremely low income renter households

58

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

64%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

New Hampshire

40,683

Number of extremely low income renter households

39

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

68%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Georgia

341,159

Number of extremely low income renter households

39

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

75%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Tennessee

221,466

Number of extremely low income renter households

42

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

71%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Minnesota

165,790

Number of extremely low income renter households

39

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

69%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

California

1,288,946

Number of extremely low income renter households

24

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

78%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Oklahoma

137,094

Number of extremely low income renter households

38

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

74%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Kentucky

170,271

Number of extremely low income renter households

43

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

68%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Wisconsin

190,989

Number of extremely low income renter households

33

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

73%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

New Jersey

296,565

Number of extremely low income renter households

31

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

75%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Hawaii

40,629

Number of extremely low income renter households

37

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

71%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Texas

887,927

Number of extremely low income renter households

25

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

81%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Mississippi

102,509

Number of extremely low income renter households

59

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

66%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Colorado

180,825

Number of extremely low income renter households

26

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

79%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Oregon

145,659

Number of extremely low income renter households

23

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

80%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Louisiana

184,085

Number of extremely low income renter households

42

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

73%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Wyoming

15,284

Number of extremely low income renter households

52

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

62%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

New Mexico

65,113

Number of extremely low income renter households

41

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

68%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Idaho

37,573

Number of extremely low income renter households

34

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

74%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Utah

68,715

Number of extremely low income renter households

30

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

74%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Missouri

183,939

Number of extremely low income renter households

45

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

68%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Connecticut

141,158

Number of extremely low income renter households

33

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

73%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Pennsylvania

425,212

Number of extremely low income renter households

40

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

71%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Maine

37,977

Number of extremely low income renter households

47

Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households

65%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

National Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing

The U.S. has a shortage of 7.1 million rental homes affordable and available to renters with extremely low incomes – that is, incomes at or below either the federal poverty guideline or 30% of their area median income, whichever is greater. Only 35 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. Among states, the supply of affordable and available rental homes ranges from 17 affordable and available homes for every 100 extremely low-income renter households in Nevada to 62 in North Dakota. In 11 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the country, the absolute shortage of affordable and available homes for extremely low-income renters exceeds 100,000 units.

State Sort descending Extremely Low-Income Renter Households Number of Affordable and Available Rental Homes Per 100 Extremely Low-Income Renter Households Extremely Low-Income Renter Households with Severe Cost Burden
Alabama 173,399 52 69%
Alaska 21,598 36 63%
Arizona 183,275 25 81%
Arkansas 104,834 49 68%
California 1,288,946 24 78%
Colorado 180,825 26 79%
Connecticut 141,158 33 73%
Delaware 24,699 41 70%
District of Columbia 54,788 32 80%
Florida 557,415 26 82%
Georgia 341,159 39 75%
Hawaii 40,629 37 71%
Idaho 37,573 34 74%
Illinois 442,902 34 75%
Indiana 220,399 38 74%
Iowa 94,997 38 68%
Kansas 84,547 35 72%
Kentucky 170,271 43 68%
Louisiana 184,085 42 73%
Maine 37,977 47 65%
Maryland 196,936 35 77%
Massachusetts 325,216 44 63%
Michigan 303,691 39 74%
Minnesota 165,790 39 69%
Mississippi 102,509 59 66%
Missouri 183,939 45 68%
Montana 27,397 45 65%
Nebraska 59,088 37 75%
Nevada 93,574 17 86%
New Hampshire 40,683 39 68%
New Jersey 296,565 31 75%
New Mexico 65,113 41 68%
New York 981,949 36 74%
North Carolina 332,199 41 73%
North Dakota 29,415 62 63%
Ohio 438,108 40 71%
Oklahoma 137,094 38 74%
Oregon 145,659 23 80%
Pennsylvania 425,212 40 71%
Rhode Island 46,341 47 64%
South Carolina 149,631 47 71%
South Dakota 30,961 54 64%
Tennessee 221,466 42 71%
Texas 887,927 25 81%
Utah 68,715 30 74%
Vermont 20,551 47 72%
Virginia 243,675 33 77%
Washington 238,086 30 77%
West Virginia 58,710 58 64%
Wisconsin 190,989 33 73%
Wyoming 15,284 52 62%