Census: 5.4 Million Expect To Lose Housing In 2 Months

There’s big housing news out of the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest Household Pulse Survey released Wednesday – and it doesn’t bode well for homeowners and renters.

Of adults who are not current on rent or mortgage payments, 32.1 percent say it is somewhat or very likely they will be evicted or have their loans foreclosed on in the next two months, the survey found. The survey found that 6.8 percent of adults are either not current on their rent or mortgage payment.

The survey findings would mean about 5.4 million expect to be evicted or face foreclosure in the next two months. This is based on a US adult population of roughly 250 million, according to the Census Bureau.

Wyoming and North Carolina are leading the way with more than 50 percent of those behind on payments expecting to be evicted or face foreclosure, albeit with large margins of error. 

Here is a look at state-by-state numbers:

AreaPopulation age 18+Likelihood Foreclosure, EvictionLikelihood Foreclosure, Eviction %Margin of Error +/-
United States249170916542346232.12.7
Alabama3717378921263211.5
Alaska5249251015928.612.9
Arizona55972687137127.810.9
Arkansas22465273891733.913.7
California2993902165867829.38.6
Colorado44547188112036.814.2
Connecticut27324232845515.97.3
Delaware754637654117.910.4
DC5426351085034.120.1
Florida1708538539406635.812
Georgia795598322087333.99.7
Hawaii10732293957538.611
Idaho13431981520825.913.1
Illinois954642413627621.78.4
Indiana501555012960635.911
Iowa23429053040530.413.9
Kansas21409573892934.19.8
Kentucky33441027795439.414.9
Louisiana343143214433947.712.9
Maine10656201023620.412.8
Maryland458692015963132.89.8
Massachusetts532406511069432.29
Michigan764445810811027.49.2
Minnesota42416243442318.68.6
Mississippi21896707590143.117.5
Missouri46178805511322.311.6
Montana822204134333922.6
Nebraska14181911333823.313.6
Nevada23994578127449.912.5
NH1073014934224.610.5
New Jersey6776822168668279
New Mexico15895745841143.815.7
New York1484708032583026.810.7
North Carolina801756623336352.213.7
North Dakota5610161263343.913.5
Ohio882253916590626.412.5
Oklahoma291643693838459.2
Oregon33027275892530.19
Pennsylvania977615418429035.914.4
Rhode Island8175591118823.312.8
South Carolina39691238836040.712.3
South Dakota642658306210.78
Tennessee522147511527431.49.2
Texas2135690664729935.111.4
Utah22812073505431.110.6
Vermont485485721343.719.5
Virginia647273715538335.311.2
Washington58903576539621.67.1
West Virginia13795764903449.119.7
Wisconsin44387193228119.711.9
Wyoming4334001511052.318.9
Source: US Census Bureau