U.S. counties; renter-occupied housing-unit counts; 2020–2024 ACS.
Renter-occupied housing-unit count is compared across United States counties and county equivalents for 2020–2024. Values count occupied housing units in which the occupants rent rather than own. Los Angeles County, California ranks first at 1,848,466 housing units, ahead of Cook County, Illinois by 960,806 housing units. Maricopa County, Arizona records 602,808 housing units, making the first value 3.07 times the last.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County, California | 1.85M | 2020–2024 |
| 2 | Cook County, Illinois | 887.7K | 2020–2024 |
| 3 | Harris County, Texas | 795.7K | 2020–2024 |
| 4 | Kings County, New York | 712K | 2020–2024 |
| 5 | Maricopa County, Arizona | 602.8K | 2020–2024 |
Source 1: 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates: Renter-occupied housing-unit count
Publisher: U.S. Census Bureau
Dataset/table: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
Units: housing units
Date checked: 2026-06-24
Evidence: Supports the 2020–2024 renter-occupied housing-unit count values and labels for the listed county and county-equivalent geographies.
The 5-year estimates pool survey responses collected from 2020 through 2024 and are not a single-year 2024 snapshot. County geography includes county equivalents such as independent cities. Values count occupied housing units in which the occupants rent rather than own. The values are absolute counts rather than rates or shares. ACS estimates are subject to sampling error; margins of error are not included here.
The ranking uses the 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimate for renter-occupied housing-unit count across U.S. counties and county equivalents. Values are ordered from highest to lowest, with equal values retaining tied ranks. National, state and other summary geographies are excluded. Compact labels are rounded for readability without changing the source order.
All entries use the same Census source family, ACS 5-year product, 2020–2024 period and measurement unit (housing units), supporting a like-for-like ranking across the stated county geographies.
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