US Counties With the Highest Housing Insecurity

2,299 US counties ranked by housing insecurity, from highest to lowest. First are East Carroll Parish, LA (33.6%), Holmes County, MS (32.5%) and Humphreys County, MS (32.1%). The middle one of the 2,299 has 12.9%.

What this measures

The estimated percentage of adults who were unable to pay rent or mortgage on time in the past year. It is adjusted so places with older or younger populations can be compared fairly. It is an estimate from a statistical model, not a direct count from a local survey. Source: CDC PLACES.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

More on housing insecurity

• US Counties With the Lowest Housing Insecurity
• Housing insecurity by US county: map by year and what it goes with

A ranking describes places, not the people in them, and a high or low place does not by itself say why. All US rankings.