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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 →How states compare (2024)
| Rank | State | Renter Housing Cost Burden |
|---|---|---|
| Best performing | ||
| #1 | North Dakota | 36.1% |
| #2 | Alaska | 41.5% |
| #3 | South Dakota | 41.9% |
| #4 | Montana | 42.7% |
| #5 | Wyoming | 42.9% |
| Worst performing | ||
| #46 | Louisiana | 54.1% |
| #47 | Hawaiʻi | 55.0% |
| #48 | California | 55.8% |
| #49 | Nevada | 57.6% |
| #50 | Florida | 62.1% |
50-state median: 49.4%. #1 = best performing state; lower values are better. All 50 states →
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.