MAPPING AMERICA'S RENTAL HOUSING CRISIS Many households struggle to afford a decent, safe place to live. Since 2000, rents have risen while the number of renters needing affordable housing has increased. These two pressures make finding affordable housing even tougher for America’s poorest households.

HUD Assistance These data come from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) administrative databases. We consider data from HUD’s administrative systems more complete than the data tabulations from the American Housing Survey that may be used to estimate federal rental assistance. However, the administrative data do not capture certain HUD programs, such as housing assistance programs to Native Americans. ON OFF USDA data for 2000 were unavailable, and are imputed using 2006 and 2012 USDA data. USDA Assistance USDA Assistance These data come from the US Department of Agriculture’s administrative databases. Data for 2000 were unavailable and are imputed using 2006 and 2012 data. ON OFF

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Federal housing assistance data come from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) administrative databases. We consider data come from HUD’s administrative systems more complete than the data tabulations from the American Housing Survey that may be used to estimate federal rental assistance. However, the administrative data do not capture some HUD programs, such as housing assistance programs for Native Americans. Federal rental assistance funded by the US Department of Agriculture is also not included