Who's getting evicted in America? The latest data reveals a grim reality for millions of US adults — and children — facing eviction as the housing crisis worsens for renters
Propelled by rising rents and a shortage of affordable housing, eviction filings are skyrocketing across the country — leaving many Americans scrambling to cover costs, find a new place or face the risk of homelessness.
The rental crisis was already worrying before the pandemic: Roughly 7.6 million Americans faced eviction each year from 2007 to 2016, according to a recent report from The Eviction Lab and U.S. Census Bureau tallying for the first time the number of individuals, not just households, under threat.
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