Eviction from public housing in the United States.

Neither academic researchers nor the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development have studied evictions from public housing in national perspective.

Estimating eviction prevalence across the United States.

SignificanceSeveral negative effects of forced displacement have been well documented, yet we lack reliable measurement of eviction risk in the national perspective. This prevents accurate estimations of the scope and geography of the problem as well as evaluations of policies to reduce housing loss. We construct a nationwide database of eviction filings in the United States.