No State Has an Adequate Supply of Affordable Rental Housing for the Lowest Income Renters
Kansas
90,030
Number of extremely low income renter households
44
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
68%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
West Virginia
64,690
Number of extremely low income renter households
61
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
38,595
Number of extremely low income renter households
37
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
340,910
Number of extremely low income renter households
39
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
73%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Tennessee
233,311
Number of extremely low income renter households
46
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
67%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Minnesota
169,291
Number of extremely low income renter households
41
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
63%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
California
1,308,774
Number of extremely low income renter households
23
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
76%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Oklahoma
131,726
Number of extremely low income renter households
46
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
67%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Kentucky
170,779
Number of extremely low income renter households
54
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
63%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Wisconsin
187,087
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
New Jersey
300,702
Number of extremely low income renter households
31
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
73%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Hawaii
37,911
Number of extremely low income renter households
38
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
66%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Texas
867,042
Number of extremely low income renter households
29
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
74%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Mississippi
115,453
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
Colorado
160,597
Number of extremely low income renter households
29
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
74%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Oregon
133,049
Number of extremely low income renter households
26
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
76%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Louisiana
191,769
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
Wyoming
17,020
Number of extremely low income renter households
51
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
65%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
New Mexico
71,922
Number of extremely low income renter households
44
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
67%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Idaho
42,374
Number of extremely low income renter households
42
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
66%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Utah
61,221
Number of extremely low income renter households
33
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
70%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Missouri
207,850
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
Connecticut
142,530
Number of extremely low income renter households
40
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
66%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Pennsylvania
436,857
Number of extremely low income renter households
39
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
70%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Maine
39,716
Number of extremely low income renter households
51
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
58%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Alabama
181,179
Number of extremely low income renter households
58
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
67%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
New York
963,048
Number of extremely low income renter households
36
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
70%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Illinois
452,786
Number of extremely low income renter households
36
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
71%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Vermont
19,139
Number of extremely low income renter households
43
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
67%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Montana
33,598
Number of extremely low income renter households
45
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
64%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Delaware
26,430
Number of extremely low income renter households
31
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
73%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Rhode Island
49,032
Number of extremely low income renter households
51
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
57%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Maryland
189,866
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
Alaska
17,129
Number of extremely low income renter households
37
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
347,827
Number of extremely low income renter households
44
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
69%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Indiana
217,461
Number of extremely low income renter households
38
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
72%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Virginia
244,216
Number of extremely low income renter households
37
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
72%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Nebraska
56,996
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
District of Columbia
49,639
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
South Carolina
159,862
Number of extremely low income renter households
46
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
305,367
Number of extremely low income renter households
47
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
60%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Arizona
193,961
Number of extremely low income renter households
26
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
76%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
North Dakota
27,992
Number of extremely low income renter households
45
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
66%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Iowa
98,194
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
Washington
229,612
Number of extremely low income renter households
31
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
70%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Nevada
97,359
Number of extremely low income renter households
18
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
81%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Florida
559,824
Number of extremely low income renter households
26
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 Dakota
27,941
Number of extremely low income renter households
53
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
62%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Michigan
319,644
Number of extremely low income renter households
36
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
111,816
Number of extremely low income renter households
52
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
63%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
Ohio
443,717
Number of extremely low income renter households
43
Number of affordable and available rental homes per 100 extremely low income renter households
67%
Extremely low income renter households with severe cost burden
National Shortage of Affordable Rental Housing
The U.S. has a shortage of 7 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 36 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 only 18 for every 100 extremely low-income renter households in Nevada to 61 in West Virginia. Among the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S, the supply ranges from 13 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income renter households in Las Vegas, NV, to 50 in Providence, RI.