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

Maryland

197,310

Number of extremely low income renter households

32

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

73%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Alaska

19,545

Number of extremely low income renter households

25

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

64%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

North Carolina

326,751

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

Indiana

209,710

Number of extremely low income renter households

34

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

76%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Virginia

263,914

Number of extremely low income renter households

30

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

76%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Nebraska

67,077

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

District of Columbia

50,011

Number of extremely low income renter households

33

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

75%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

South Carolina

150,598

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

Massachusetts

316,201

Number of extremely low income renter households

46

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

64%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Arizona

176,191

Number of extremely low income renter households

24

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

79%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

North Dakota

30,401

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

Iowa

101,442

Number of extremely low income renter households

42

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

67%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Nevada

91,243

Number of extremely low income renter households

14

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

583,625

Number of extremely low income renter households

25

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

26,953

Number of extremely low income renter households

57

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

51%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Michigan

299,020

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

Arkansas

115,342

Number of extremely low income renter households

50

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

69%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Ohio

444,768

Number of extremely low income renter households

40

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

70%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Kansas

87,991

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

West Virginia

63,660

Number of extremely low income renter households

53

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

66%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

New Hampshire

34,277

Number of extremely low income renter households

38

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

64%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Georgia

325,237

Number of extremely low income renter households

34

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

78%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Tennessee

209,536

Number of extremely low income renter households

42

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

70%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Minnesota

173,025

Number of extremely low income renter households

34

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

1,282,835

Number of extremely low income renter households

24

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

77%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Oklahoma

133,048

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

Kentucky

166,739

Number of extremely low income renter households

47

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

66%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Wisconsin

186,679

Number of extremely low income renter households

34

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

72%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

New Jersey

306,253

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

Hawaii

40,077

Number of extremely low income renter households

34

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

906,885

Number of extremely low income renter households

25

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

79%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Mississippi

108,951

Number of extremely low income renter households

55

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

65%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Colorado

164,750

Number of extremely low income renter households

27

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

76%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Oregon

138,104

Number of extremely low income renter households

26

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

78%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Louisiana

183,322

Number of extremely low income renter households

41

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

71%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Wyoming

18,176

Number of extremely low income renter households

51

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

63%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

New Mexico

68,160

Number of extremely low income renter households

40

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

70%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Idaho

36,607

Number of extremely low income renter households

42

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

70%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Utah

62,625

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

Missouri

205,433

Number of extremely low income renter households

42

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

70%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Connecticut

149,475

Number of extremely low income renter households

34

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

71%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Pennsylvania

447,362

Number of extremely low income renter households

41

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

72%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Maine

36,378

Number of extremely low income renter households

51

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

63%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Alabama

186,962

Number of extremely low income renter households

50

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

70%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

New York

1,004,253

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

Illinois

451,737

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

Vermont

17,450

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

Montana

28,830

Number of extremely low income renter households

42

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

69%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Delaware

25,328

Number of extremely low income renter households

36

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

66%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

Rhode Island

49,468

Number of extremely low income renter households

51

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

56%

Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden

National Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing

The U.S. has a shortage of 7.3 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 34 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 14 affordable and available homes for every 100 extremely low-income renter households in Nevada to 57 in South Dakota. In 12 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 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 186,962 50 70%
Alaska 19,545 25 64%
Arizona 176,191 24 79%
Arkansas 115,342 50 69%
California 1,282,835 24 77%
Colorado 164,750 27 76%
Connecticut 149,475 34 71%
Delaware 25,328 36 66%
District of Columbia 50,011 33 75%
Florida 583,625 25 82%
Georgia 325,237 34 78%
Hawaii 40,077 34 71%
Idaho 36,607 42 70%
Illinois 451,737 36 74%
Indiana 209,710 34 76%
Iowa 101,442 42 67%
Kansas 87,991 41 73%
Kentucky 166,739 47 66%
Louisiana 183,322 41 71%
Maine 36,378 51 63%
Maryland 197,310 32 73%
Massachusetts 316,201 46 64%
Michigan 299,020 37 71%
Minnesota 173,025 34 69%
Mississippi 108,951 55 65%
Missouri 205,433 42 70%
Montana 28,830 42 69%
Nebraska 67,077 33 73%
Nevada 91,243 14 86%
New Hampshire 34,277 38 64%
New Jersey 306,253 30 74%
New Mexico 68,160 40 70%
New York 1,004,253 34 74%
North Carolina 326,751 40 71%
North Dakota 30,401 47 71%
Ohio 444,768 40 70%
Oklahoma 133,048 42 71%
Oregon 138,104 26 78%
Pennsylvania 447,362 41 72%
Rhode Island 49,468 51 56%
South Carolina 150,598 41 73%
South Dakota 26,953 57 51%
Tennessee 209,536 42 70%
Texas 906,885 25 79%
Utah 62,625 31 75%
Vermont 17,450 30 74%
Virginia 263,914 30 76%
Washington 237,903 28 75%
West Virginia 63,660 53 66%
Wisconsin 186,679 34 72%
Wyoming 18,176 51 63%