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Hawaii Renter Housing Cost Burden
Hawaii’s renter housing cost burden was 55.0% in 2024, the fourth-highest in the nation (50-state rank: #47).
View interactive chart →By county (2024)
| County | Renter Housing Cost Burden |
|---|---|
| Honolulu | 54.7% |
| Hawaiʻi | 60.1% |
| Maui | 54.9% |
| Kauaʻi | 48.4% |
Recent state trend
| Year | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.0% |
| 2023 | 56.6% |
| 2022 | 57.8% |
| 2021 | 58.0% |
| 2019 | 53.4% |
| 2018 | 52.9% |
Why this matters
When rent takes too much income, families have less for food, transportation, health care, and savings. Hawaiʻi has about 185,000 renter households, so even a small shift in this rate moves thousands of families.
Related Hawaii data
Open the full interactive chart → for the historical series, US-state rankings, and rank history.
Source: Census ACS. Series covers 2005–2024.