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In a typical year, landlords file 3.6 million eviction cases.

The Eviction Lab at Princeton University creates data, interactive tools, and research to help neighbors and policymakers understand the eviction crisis.

In a typical year, landlords file 3.6 million eviction cases.

The Eviction Lab at Princeton University creates data, interactive tools, and research to help neighbors and policymakers understand the eviction crisis.

Comprehensive national data

Map & Data 2.0

2.0

How is the eviction crisis affecting your community? Find out with our newly updated map, which now covers all 50 U.S. states & D.C. You can search for your county, compare data across regions, interact with demographic characteristics, and create local reports.

New features include:

Data from 2000 to 2018
Estimated data for every county in all 50 U.S. states & D.C.
New variable: Households threatened with eviction

Eviction Tracking System

See up-to-date maps, charts and data on eviction filings in select cities.

Updated August 6, 2022

Eviction Tracking System

See up-to-date maps, charts and data on eviction filings in select cities.

Updated August 6, 2022

Blog & Research SEE ALL

New Data Release Shows that 3.6 Million Eviction Cases were Filed in the United States in 2018

The Eviction Lab’s newest data release shows that nearly 6 out of 100 renting households were threatened with eviction at least once during 2018.

Assessing State Eviction Prevention Policies in Response to COVID-19 Uncovering the Suburban Eviction Crisis Preliminary Analysis: Eviction Filing Patterns in 2021 Preliminary Analysis: Eviction Filing Trends After the CDC Moratorium Expiration Eviction Depressed Voter Turnout in the 2016 Presidential Election

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The New Republic

After the Eviction Moratorium

The long-predicted nationwide wave of lockouts is finally cresting. A report from New York City housing court

The Utah Investigative Journalism Project

Utah helped landlords, not renters. How that’s changing.

KITV

Eviction cases on the rise as Hawaii tenants struggle to stay in their homes

The New Republic

Evictions Are Back. Black Renters Are Suffering the Most—Again.

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Reporting SEE ALL

Resources

Eviction Rankings

See which cities rank the highest in evictions in the US (data from 2016).

Policies Database

Use our interactive table to get the latest on local, state, and federal policies.

Just Shelter

See our list of over 700 organizations that offer housing assistance, legal aid, and more.

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