Share of renters experiencing housing insecurity in the US 2017-2020, by race

Published by Jenny Yang, Nov 30, 2023
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.

Share of renting households experiencing housing insecurity in the United States from 2017 to 2020, by race, ethnicity

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Statistic: Share of renting households experiencing housing insecurity in the United States from 2017 to 2020, by race, ethnicity

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Release date

April 2021

Region

United States

Survey time period

2017 to 2020

Supplementary notes

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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