In 2021, there were approximately **** million housing cost burdened renter households in the United States, with close to ** million being severely burdened. About *** million households with an annual income below * U.S. dollars were severely burdened. A household is considered to be moderately cost burdened when the housing costs exceed ** percent of the family income. Severely burdened households, on the other hand, spend over ** percent of their income on rent.
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Joint Center for Housing Studies. (June 16, 2023). Number of housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States in 2021, by household income (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 02, 2026, from /statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Number of housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States in 2021, by household income (in millions)." Chart. June 16, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 02, 2026. /statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. (2023). Number of housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States in 2021, by household income (in millions). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 02, 2026. /statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/
Joint Center for Housing Studies. "Number of Housing Cost Burdened Households among Renters in The United States in 2021, by Household Income (in Millions)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Jun 2023, /statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Number of housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States in 2021, by household income (in millions) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/ (last visited August 02, 2026)
Number of housing cost burdened households among renters in the United States in 2021, by household income (in millions) [Graph], Joint Center for Housing Studies, June 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/456850/cost-burdneed-renter-households-number-usa-by-income/
