Ten States with Least Number of Affordable and Available Units for Every 100 Extremely Low Income Renter Households

The number of affordable and available units per 100 renter households at or below the income threshold*                          ELI        VLI        LI   Nevada       17        38        98Arizona       18        51        103California     20        29        71Oregon        20        40        94Colorado      23        61        100Florida          23        38        86Texas            24        62        107Utah              24        54        102Georgia         26        57        105Wisconsin      27        70        103*Extremely low income (ELI) households have an income below 30% of the area median income (AMI); very low income (VLI) households have an income below 50% of AMI; Low income (LI) households have an income below 80% of AMI.Source: NLIHC. (2013). Housing Spotlight: America’s Affordable Housing Shortage, and How to End It. Washington, D.C.: Author. http://nlihc.org/article/housing-spotlight-volume-3-issue-1