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
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 December 26, 2024, 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 December 26, 2024. 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: December 26, 2024. 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/
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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/
