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Estimating eviction prevalence across the United States

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  • Ashley Gromis

    (a Department of Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540;)

  • Ian Fellows

    (b Fellows Statistics, San Diego, CA 92107)

  • James R. Hendrickson

    (a Department of Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540;)

  • Lavar Edmonds

    (a Department of Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540;)

  • Lillian Leung

    (a Department of Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540;)

  • Adam Porton

    (a Department of Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540;)

  • Matthew Desmond

    (a Department of Sociology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540;)

Abstract

Several negative effects of forced displacement have been well documented, yet we lack reliable measurement of eviction risk in the national perspective. This prevents accurate estimations of the scope and geography of the problem as well as evaluations of policies to reduce housing loss. We construct a nationwide database of eviction filings in the United States. Doing so reveals that 2.7 million households, on average, are threatened with eviction each year; that the highest eviction filing rates are not concentrated solely in high-cost urban areas; and that state-level housing policies are strongly associated with county-level eviction filing risk. These data facilitate an expanded research agenda on the causes and consequences of eviction lawsuits in the United States.

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  • Ashley Gromis & Ian Fellows & James R. Hendrickson & Lavar Edmonds & Lillian Leung & Adam Porton & Matthew Desmond, 2022. "Estimating eviction prevalence across the United States," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 119(21), pages 2116169119-, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nas:journl:v:119:y:2022:p:e2116169119
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    1. Graetz, Nick & Gershenson, Carl & Porter, Sonya R. & Sandler, Danielle H. & Lemmerman, Emily & Desmond, Matthew, 2024. "The impacts of rent burden and eviction on mortality in the United States, 2000–2019," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 340(C).
    2. Lodermeier, Alison, 2024. "Credit access and housing insecurity: Evidence from winter utility shutoff protections," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 230(C).
    3. Theodore F. Figinski & Sydney Keenan & Richard James Sweeney & Erin Troland, 2024. "Targeted Relief: Geography and Timing of Emergency Rental Assistance," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2024-055, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
    4. Kelsea Best & Qian He & Allison C. Reilly & Deb A. Niemeier & Mitchell Anderson & Tom Logan, 2023. "Demographics and risk of isolation due to sea level rise in the United States," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.

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