The majority of public housing households in the U.S. were of a racial minority in 2023. In about 71 percent of the households, the head of the family belonged to a racial minority. That percentage was the lowest in Vermont, at three percent, and the highest in Puerto Rico, where a hundred percent of the households were considered a racial minority by the source.
Share of public housing households in which the head of the household is a representative of a racial minority in the United States in 2023, by state
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (January 12, 2024). Share of public housing households in which the head of the household is a representative of a racial minority in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416793/public-housing-households-with-minority-family-head-us/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Share of public housing households in which the head of the household is a representative of a racial minority in the United States in 2023, by state." Chart. January 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416793/public-housing-households-with-minority-family-head-us/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2024). Share of public housing households in which the head of the household is a representative of a racial minority in the United States in 2023, by state. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416793/public-housing-households-with-minority-family-head-us/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Share of Public Housing Households in Which The Head of The Household Is a Representative of a Racial Minority in The United States in 2023, by State." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416793/public-housing-households-with-minority-family-head-us/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Share of public housing households in which the head of the household is a representative of a racial minority in the United States in 2023, by state Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416793/public-housing-households-with-minority-family-head-us/ (last visited April 01, 2025)
Share of public housing households in which the head of the household is a representative of a racial minority in the United States in 2023, by state [Graph], US Department of Housing and Urban Development, January 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1416793/public-housing-households-with-minority-family-head-us/
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