From 2017 to 2020, the share of renters who had experienced housing insecurity increased steadily. Furthermore, housing insecurity in the United States affected predominantly Black and Hispanic renters. The share of Black or Hispanic renters who had experienced housing insecurity in 2020 was twice as high compared to White renters.
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Share of renting households experiencing housing insecurity in the United States from 2017 to 2020, by race, ethnicity
Housing insecurity is the lack of security in an individual shelter that is the result of high housing costs relative to income, poor housing quality, unstable neighborhoods, and overcrowding.
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Centre for Economic Policy Research (UK). (April 5, 2021). Share of renting households experiencing housing insecurity in the United States from 2017 to 2020, by race, ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350801/share-of-households-experiencing-housing-insecurity-us-race-ethnicity/
Centre for Economic Policy Research (UK). "Share of renting households experiencing housing insecurity in the United States from 2017 to 2020, by race, ethnicity." Chart. April 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350801/share-of-households-experiencing-housing-insecurity-us-race-ethnicity/
Centre for Economic Policy Research (UK). (2021). Share of renting households experiencing housing insecurity in the United States from 2017 to 2020, by race, ethnicity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350801/share-of-households-experiencing-housing-insecurity-us-race-ethnicity/
Centre for Economic Policy Research (UK). "Share of Renting Households Experiencing Housing Insecurity in The United States from 2017 to 2020, by Race, Ethnicity." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350801/share-of-households-experiencing-housing-insecurity-us-race-ethnicity/
Centre for Economic Policy Research (UK), Share of renting households experiencing housing insecurity in the United States from 2017 to 2020, by race, ethnicity Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350801/share-of-households-experiencing-housing-insecurity-us-race-ethnicity/ (last visited June 16, 2025)
Share of renting households experiencing housing insecurity in the United States from 2017 to 2020, by race, ethnicity [Graph], Centre for Economic Policy Research (UK), April 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350801/share-of-households-experiencing-housing-insecurity-us-race-ethnicity/
