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Alabama Renters paying 30 percent or more of income on rent
48.8%
percent 2020–2024
United States in 2020–2024
51.12%
Change, 2019–2023 to 2020–2024
+0.2 percentage points
The Census estimate covers 2020–2024. Adjacent five-year estimates overlap.
Changes over time
Alabama: Renters paying 30 percent or more of income on rent
percent · 2005–2009 to 2020–2024
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Renters paying 30 percent or more of income on rent by state
2020–2024 · percent
Renters paying 30 percent or more of income on rent · 2020–2024
| Place | % |
|---|---|
| Florida | 60.09 |
| Hawaii | 56.67 |
| Nevada | 55.85 |
| California | 55.31 |
| Louisiana | 54.77 |
| Colorado | 52.89 |
| Connecticut | 52.58 |
| Oregon | 52.48 |
| Georgia | 52.41 |
| South Carolina | 52.11 |
| New York | 52.09 |
| Massachusetts | 51.76 |
| Texas | 51.73 |
| New Jersey | 51.56 |
| Maryland | 51.49 |
| Arizona | 51.42 |
| Mississippi | 51.26 |
| Michigan | 50.41 |
| New Mexico | 50.19 |
| Washington | 49.95 |
| Delaware | 49.63 |
| North Carolina | 48.87 |
| West Virginia | 48.85 |
| Tennessee | 48.82 |
| Alabama | 48.8 |
| Virginia | 48.54 |
| Maine | 48.43 |
| Vermont | 48.39 |
| New Hampshire | 48.22 |
| Pennsylvania | 48.22 |
| Minnesota | 48.11 |
| Indiana | 48.06 |
| Rhode Island | 47.96 |
| Illinois | 47.93 |
| Utah | 47.24 |
| Idaho | 46.9 |
| District of Columbia | 46.6 |
| Oklahoma | 46.31 |
| Ohio | 45.9 |
| Missouri | 45.57 |
| Kentucky | 45.4 |
| Nebraska | 45.05 |
| Arkansas | 44.77 |
| Montana | 44.75 |
| Alaska | 44.64 |
| Iowa | 43.92 |
| Wisconsin | 43.7 |
| Kansas | 43.48 |
| Wyoming | 43.07 |
| South Dakota | 39.79 |
| North Dakota | 38.89 |
Source: American Default Research calculation from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey table B25070
Available history
| Data period | Alabama (%) | United States (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–2024 | 48.8 | 51.12 |
| 2019–2023 | 48.6 | 50.37 |
| 2018–2022 | 48.25 | 49.91 |
| 2017–2021 | 47.45 | 49.42 |
| 2016–2020 | 47.25 | 49.12 |
| 2015–2019 | 47.75 | 49.55 |
| 2014–2018 | 48.8 | 50.2 |
| 2013–2017 | 49.36 | 50.6 |
| 2012–2016 | 49.82 | 51.09 |
| 2011–2015 | 50.79 | 51.8 |
| 2010–2014 | 51.55 | 52.29 |
| 2009–2013 | 51.91 | 52.28 |
| 2008–2012 | 51.6 | 52.05 |
| 2007–2011 | 51.24 | 51.58 |
| 2006–2010 | 50.13 | 50.85 |
| 2005–2009 | 48.52 | 50.02 |
Source: American Default Research calculation from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey table B25070Download data (CSV)
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American Default Research calculation from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey table B25070 supplies the figures shown.
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ACS gross rent already includes applicable utilities. It is not added to the electricity figures. ACS survey windows and Zillow asking-rent histories remain separate.
Place comparisons use the same data period. An older common period is named beside the comparison. A missing or withheld value is never changed to zero.
90% margin of error for Alabama, 2020–2024: ±0.5 percentage points.
90% margin of error for United States, 2020–2024: ±0.3 percentage points.
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