Many States Experience a Decline in Percent of People Affordably Housed

The Number of States that Experienced Changes on the Affordable Housing Indicator*, by Region (2013)

                       Northeast    South    West    Midwest    Nationwide
 Increasing      1                 5           6          4                16
 No Change     2                 0           1          1                4
 Decreasing     6                 12         6          7                31

* Households Spending Less than 30 percent of Income on Housing (percent)

Source: Measure of America and Opportunity Nation. (2013). The Opportunity Index 2011-2013 Findings. Retrieved from: http://bit.ly/18CSwYK