Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults

US estimate 11.7% (95% interval 11.5–12.0), age-adjusted 12.9% (12.6–13.2). Published in the 2024, 2025 releases.

Population: All Adults
Case definition period: Past 12 months
Prevalence (crude and age-adjusted)

11.4%median county, 2025middle half 9.5%–14.2%

2,299counties with a 2025 estimaterange 5.6%–32.7%

Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults: CDC's PLACES 2025 release estimates 11.7% nationally (95% confidence interval 11.5–12.0%), or 12.9% age-adjusted, from 2023 BRFSS responses.

Across the 2,299 counties with a 2025 estimate, the median county is 11.4% and the middle half of counties fall between 9.5% and 14.2%; the full range runs from 5.6% to 32.7%. Population-weighted state figures computed by this site (no interval) range from 8.1% (New Hampshire) to 16.8% (Louisiana).

CDC advises that areas may be compared on individual measures but that the estimates should not be used to rank overall health; the county lists below are ordered by point estimate and every row carries its 95% confidence interval.

CDC's definition

A multi-level regression and post-stratification approach was applied to BRFSS and ACS data to compute a detailed probability among adults who were not able to pay mortgage, rent, or utility bill in the past 12 months. The probability was then applied to the detailed population estimates at the appropriate geographic level to generate the prevalence. The 95% confidence interval was derived using Monte Carlo simulation.

CDC's notes: Indicator does not convey a comprehensive measure of housing instability. The indicator does not include housing and neighborhood safety, housing quality, crowding, or residential stability (moving frequently). This measure used the survey question that is part of the Social Determinants and Health Equity optional module of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. This measure is only available for states that chose to administer the module.

Quoted from CDC's PLACES measure definitions (cdc.gov/places/measure-definitions). BRFSS is the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the telephone survey the model is trained on.

National distribution across counties

5.6%19.2%32.7%

Crude county point estimates in the 2025 release, 24 equal bins. Deciles: 10th 8.4%, 25th 9.5%, median 11.4%, 75th 14.2%, 90th 18.4%. Counties without a 2025 estimate (Kentucky, Pennsylvania and the states without the social-needs module) are excluded here.

By state

Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. Age-adjusted prevalence is standardised to the 2000 US standard population so that areas with different age structures can be compared. CDC: "Age-adjusted estimates are only available at the county and place-level."

State	State figure, crude (site aggregate)	Lowest county	Highest county	Counties
Louisiana	16.8%	11.4%	32.7%	64
Mississippi	16.8%	11.2%	30.7%	82
New Mexico	16.5%	6.5%	29.3%	33
Texas (2024 release)	16.4%	8.8%	31.3%	253*
Nevada	15.6%	8.2%	16.8%	17
Georgia	15.0%	7.0%	26.5%	159
California	14.9%	7.9%	24.7%	58
New York	14.5%	8.7%	30.3%	62
Arkansas	14.4%	10.8%	24.5%	75
Oklahoma	14.1%	10.5%	20.7%	77
Alabama	13.9%	8.8%	29.4%	67
Florida (2024 release)	13.9%	6.2%	23.2%	67*
Maryland	13.5%	8.4%	21.4%	24
South Carolina	13.3%	9.1%	24.5%	46
Illinois	13.2%	7.6%	18.7%	102
Tennessee (2024 release)	13.2%	6.6%	22.3%	95*
Rhode Island	13.1%	7.2%	16.4%	5
Connecticut	12.5%	8.6%	16.4%	9
West Virginia	12.4%	9.9%	19.4%	55
Alaska	12.3%	8.6%	32.3%	30
New Jersey	12.3%	7.0%	19.4%	21
District of Columbia	12.2%	12.2%	12.2%	1
North Carolina	12.2%	7.1%	21.6%	100
Missouri	12.1%	8.4%	19.7%	115
Arizona	12.0%	8.8%	23.5%	15
Michigan	11.9%	6.3%	18.2%	83
Kentucky (2024 release)	11.7%	8.6%	20.3%	120*
Delaware	11.6%	9.1%	13.8%	3
Ohio	11.3%	6.8%	13.8%	88
Indiana	11.2%	6.6%	14.2%	92
Kansas	11.2%	7.7%	20.7%	105
Massachusetts	11.1%	7.3%	16.0%	14
Hawaii	10.9%	10.4%	16.1%	5
Virginia	10.9%	5.6%	22.7%	133
Idaho	10.3%	7.8%	16.9%	44
Utah	10.0%	6.6%	17.3%	29
Washington (2024 release)	9.9%	5.4%	16.6%	39*
Maine	9.8%	8.1%	12.7%	16
Wisconsin	9.7%	6.2%	19.2%	72
Nebraska	9.5%	6.7%	16.2%	93
Iowa	9.4%	6.9%	13.3%	99
Minnesota	9.3%	7.0%	17.8%	87
Wyoming (2024 release)	9.2%	6.5%	12.6%	23*
Montana	9.1%	7.3%	21.8%	56
North Dakota	8.9%	6.7%	28.6%	53
Vermont (2024 release)	8.6%	6.0%	10.6%	14*
New Hampshire	8.1%	7.0%	9.8%	10
Colorado	—	—	—	—
Oregon	—	—	—	—
Pennsylvania	—	—	—	—
South Dakota	—	—	—	—

State	State figure, age-adjusted (site aggregate)	Counties
Mississippi	18.1%	82
New Mexico	18.1%	33
Louisiana	18.0%	64
Texas (2024 release)	16.7%	253*
Nevada	16.5%	17
Georgia	15.7%	159
Arkansas	15.6%	75
California	15.6%	58
New York	15.6%	62
Florida (2024 release)	15.5%	67*
Alabama	15.1%	67
Oklahoma	15.1%	77
South Carolina	14.6%	46
Maryland	14.4%	24
Rhode Island	14.1%	5
Tennessee (2024 release)	14.1%	95*
Illinois	14.0%	102
West Virginia	13.9%	55
Connecticut	13.6%	9
Missouri	13.2%	115
Arizona	13.1%	15
North Carolina	13.1%	100
New Jersey	13.1%	21
Delaware	13.0%	3
Michigan	13.0%	83
Kentucky (2024 release)	12.6%	120*
Alaska	12.5%	30
Ohio	12.3%	88
Hawaii	12.2%	5
Indiana	12.1%	92
Kansas	12.1%	105
District of Columbia	12.0%	1
Massachusetts	12.0%	14
Virginia	11.7%	133
Maine	11.2%	16
Idaho	11.1%	44
Wisconsin	10.6%	72
Iowa	10.4%	99
Washington (2024 release)	10.4%	39*
Nebraska	10.3%	93
Wyoming (2024 release)	10.2%	23*
Minnesota	10.1%	87
Montana	10.1%	56
Utah	10.1%	29
North Dakota	9.6%	53
Vermont (2024 release)	9.6%	14*
New Hampshire	9.0%	10
Colorado	—	—
Oregon	—	—
Pennsylvania	—	—
South Dakota	—	—

State figures are population-weighted county estimates computed by this site (PLACES publishes no state row) and carry no interval; they are listed by point estimate, which is not a ranking of states' health. Lowest and highest county columns are crude point estimates. * This measure was not published for the state in the 2025 release; its figure, county count and county range come from the release in brackets, the most recent that has them.

Highest county estimates

County	Crude	95% interval
East Carroll Parish, LA	32.7%	27.8–37.2
Kusilvak Census Area, AK	32.3%	27.4–37.3
Tunica County, MS	30.7%	26.4–35.3
Bronx County, NY	30.3%	26.6–34.4
Holmes County, MS	30.1%	25.8–34.5
Bullock County, AL	29.4%	25.4–34.0
McKinley County, NM	29.3%	24.9–33.9
Humphreys County, MS	28.8%	24.3–33.2
Madison Parish, LA	28.7%	24.7–32.6
Sioux County, ND	28.6%	24.3–33.1
Quitman County, MS	28.1%	23.7–32.4
Jefferson County, MS	27.7%	23.1–32.4
Coahoma County, MS	27.6%	23.2–31.7
Greene County, AL	27.3%	23.4–31.3
Claiborne County, MS	27.3%	22.6–31.9
Leflore County, MS	27.1%	22.9–31.4
Bethel Census Area, AK	26.8%	22.8–30.8
Sunflower County, MS	26.8%	22.7–31.2
Sharkey County, MS	26.7%	23.5–29.7
Clayton County, GA	26.5%	22.4–30.9

County	Age-adj.	95% interval
East Carroll Parish, LA	33.6%	28.6–38.2
Holmes County, MS	32.5%	27.8–37.3
Humphreys County, MS	32.1%	27.2–37.1
Greene County, AL	31.8%	27.2–36.6
Tunica County, MS	31.7%	27.2–36.3
Kusilvak Census Area, AK	31.6%	27.0–36.4
Bronx County, NY	31.4%	27.6–35.6
Bullock County, AL	31.2%	26.8–36.0
Madison Parish, LA	30.9%	26.6–35.2
Claiborne County, MS	30.6%	25.8–35.2
Sharkey County, MS	30.6%	27.1–34.0
Quitman County, MS	30.4%	25.5–34.9
Jefferson County, MS	30.3%	25.1–35.4
McKinley County, NM	30.2%	25.7–34.9
Perry County, AL	29.8%	25.0–33.9
Coahoma County, MS	29.8%	25.2–34.2
Sioux County, ND	29.2%	25.0–33.6
Lowndes County, AL	29.0%	24.6–33.4
Wilcox County, AL	29.0%	24.7–33.8
Randolph County, GA	28.9%	24.8–33.1

Lowest county estimates

County	Crude	95% interval
Falls Church city, VA	5.6%	4.4–7.0
Ozaukee County, WI	6.2%	4.9–7.8
Leelanau County, MI	6.3%	4.9–7.9
Los Alamos County, NM	6.5%	5.1–8.0
Keweenaw County, MI	6.5%	5.1–8.2
Door County, WI	6.6%	5.2–8.2
Highland County, VA	6.6%	5.2–8.3
Summit County, UT	6.6%	5.2–8.3
Hamilton County, IN	6.6%	5.2–8.2
Waukesha County, WI	6.7%	5.3–8.2
Garfield County, NE	6.7%	5.2–8.3
Griggs County, ND	6.7%	5.2–8.4
Delaware County, OH	6.8%	5.4–8.6
Wheeler County, NE	6.8%	5.5–8.4
Logan County, NE	6.8%	5.4–8.3
Morgan County, UT	6.9%	5.3–8.5
Loup County, NE	6.9%	5.6–8.3
Winneshiek County, IA	6.9%	5.5–8.5
Dickinson County, IA	6.9%	5.5–8.4
Hunterdon County, NJ	7.0%	5.5–8.7

County	Age-adj.	95% interval
Falls Church city, VA	5.9%	4.6–7.4
Arlington County, VA	6.9%	5.6–8.5
Los Alamos County, NM	6.9%	5.4–8.5
Hamilton County, IN	6.9%	5.4–8.5
Ozaukee County, WI	7.2%	5.7–9.1
Summit County, UT	7.2%	5.6–9.0
Delaware County, OH	7.2%	5.7–9.0
Morgan County, UT	7.3%	5.6–9.1
Carver County, MN	7.3%	5.7–9.2
Loudoun County, VA	7.4%	6.1–8.9
Waukesha County, WI	7.5%	6.0–9.3
Gallatin County, MT	7.5%	5.8–9.4
Dallas County, IA	7.7%	6.0–9.5
Oconee County, GA	7.7%	6.0–9.7
Rockingham County, NH	7.8%	6.1–9.7
Washington County, NE	7.8%	6.0–9.8
St. Croix County, WI	7.9%	6.1–9.9
Poquoson city, VA	7.9%	6.2–9.9
Washington County, MN	7.9%	6.3–9.6
Livingston County, MI	7.9%	6.1–10.0

Twenty counties at each end by point estimate. Small counties have wide intervals; many of these intervals overlap one another, so the order within each list is not a meaningful ranking. CDC: "the data should not be used for ranking the overall health of any county, place, census tract, or ZCTA."

National estimate by release

Release	Crude	Age-adjusted	BRFSS year
2022 release	—	—	—
2023 release	—	—	—
2024 release	11.8% 11.6–12.1	12.9%	2022
2025 release	11.7% 11.5–12.0	12.9%	2023

CDC's US row from each release's county file, for reference. Survey questions and modelling details change between releases; see the release pages.

Questions and answers

How does PLACES define "housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults"?

A multi-level regression and post-stratification approach was applied to BRFSS and ACS data to compute a detailed probability among adults who were not able to pay mortgage, rent, or utility bill in the past 12 months. The probability was then applied to the detailed population estimates at the appropriate geographic level to generate the prevalence. The 95% confidence interval was derived using Monte Carlo simulation. Population: All Adults. Time period of case definition: Past 12 months.

What is the national estimate for housing Insecurity?

11.7% (95% confidence interval 11.5–12.0%) crude and 12.9% age-adjusted in the 2025 release.

Which counties have the highest and lowest estimates?

The highest county point estimate is 32.7% (East Carroll Parish, LA) and the lowest 5.6% (Falls Church city, VA). Because the intervals for neighbouring positions usually overlap, the lists are a reference for point estimates, not a ranking.

Is a higher figure better or worse?

This site does not grade measures. CDC groups them as health outcomes, prevention, health risk behaviors, disability, health status and health-related social needs; for prevention measures such as checkups and screening a higher share reports the service, for the others a higher share reports the condition or circumstance.

Where does this data come from?

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release (data updated 4 Dec 2025); the definition text is CDC's own from its measure definitions pages.

Provenance

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release (data updated 4 Dec 2025), with the 2022, 2023, 2024 releases for reference; US government work, public domain. Dataset on data.cdc.gov. Boundaries and ZIP-to-county relationships: US Census Bureau. Percentages are shown to one decimal as CDC publishes them; state figures are population-weighted means computed by this site. Definition text is CDC's own, from the PLACES measure definitions pages (public domain), with its burden narrative and references omitted. Processing errors are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections. Generated 30 Sep 2026.