As Eviction Deadline Looms, Black, Non-Hispanic Women Are Over Two Times More Likely Than White, Non-Hispanic Men to Be Behind on Rent or Mortgage Payments

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This factsheet provides an analysis of week 18 of the U.S. Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey measuring the social and economic impact of COVID-19 on households. The data shows that compared to their white, non-Hispanic male or female peers:

Asian, non-Hispanic women, Black, non-Hispanic women, and Latinas are more likely to be behind on their rent or mortgage payment;
Black, non-Hispanic women and Latinas are more likely to be in households that face food insufficiency;
Black, non-Hispanic women, and Latinas are more likely to be in households that have lost employment income since March.

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As Eviction Deadline Looms, Black, Non-Hispanic Women Are Over Two Times More Likely Than White, Non-Hispanic Men to Be Behind on Rent or Mortgage Payments