This Is The State People Are Most Likely To Be Evicted

Economy

Published: March 27, 2021 8:22 am

Shortly after the outbreak of COVID-19, the Census Bureau launched a vast initiative to measure the effects of the disease on Americans. It is called the Household Pulse Survey. So far, the results have been released in three phases, which began with the first study that was in the field starting April 23, 2020. The data is released by week

Each weekly report actually covers about two weeks of information gathered by the Census Bureau and other federal agencies. Among the questions asked each week is whether adults live in households where they believe they are likely to be evicted or foreclosed upon in the next two months. The question is asked of those who are behind in their rent or mortgages. And, the answer may be that they feel eviction or foreclosure is “very likely” or “somewhat likely”.

Current data also covers Week 25 and includes the results of questions about income loss, the percentage of Americans who work from home, food scarcity, food insecurity, chances of eviction or foreclosure, difficulty in paying household expenses, whether people have received a COVID-19 vaccine and whether those not vaccinated plan to be.

The work is done in partnership with the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Housing and Urban Development, National Center for Education Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Social Security Administration and USDA Economic Research Service.

Data come from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and America’s largest metro areas.

In the section of the Household Pulse Survey called “Likelihood of Eviction or Foreclosure”, the state that ranks first is North Dakota at 52.8%. The national average is 31.5%. The state with the lowest figure is Connecticut at 13.6%. Among the largest metro areas, Phoenix ranks first at 54.9%. San Francisco ranks lowest at 12%.

This Is The State Where People Are Most Likely To Be Evicted

State	Population	Likely to Be Evicted
North Dakota	561,016	52.8%
Arizona	5,597,268	50.6%
Indiana	5,015,550	49.0%
Colorado	4,454,718	46.5%
Michigan	7,644,458	43.6%
New York	14,847,080	42.0%
Kansas	2,140,957	41.1%
Kentucky	3,344,102	38.9%
Maryland	4,586,920	38.9%
Utah	2,281,207	38.6%
Iowa	2,342,905	38.3%
Nevada	2,399,457	38.1%
Oregon	3,302,727	37.0%
Louisiana	3,431,432	36.4%
Illinois	9,546,424	34.8%
Oklahoma	2,916,436	34.40%
California	29,939,021	33.6%
Texas	21,356,906	32.4%
Washington	5,890,357	32.0%
Alabama	3,717,378	31.8%
Pennsylvania	9,776,154	30.8%
New Jersey	6,776,822	30.7%
Missouri	4,617,880	29.8%
South Dakota	642,658	29.6%
Rhode Island	817,559	29.5%
Wyoming	433,400	29.4%
Alaska	524,925	29.1%
Delaware	754,637	29.1%
Wisconsin	4,438,719	28.9%
Mississippi	2,189,670	28.0%
Arkansas	2,246,527	27.8%
Tennessee	5,221,475	27.1%
Idaho	1,343,198	26.6%
West Virginia	1,379,576	26.1%
New Mexico	1,589,574	25.8%
Virginia	6,472,737	25.8%
Ohio	8,822,539	25.7%
Nebraska	1,418,191	25.3%
Georgia	7,955,983	23.9%
New Hampshire	1,073,014	23.6%
North Carolina	8,017,566	22.7%
Vermont	485,485	22.3%
Massachusetts	5,324,065	19.9%
Florida	17,085,385	19.7%
Minnesota	4,241,624	18.7%
Montana	822,204	17.7%
South Carolina	3,969,123	15.6%
Hawaii	1,073,229	15.2%
Maine	1,065,620	14.9%
Connecticut	2,732,423	13.6%