Nearly 3 million Americans are evicted each year, and experts estimate that number may grow tenfold due to the economic fallout of COVID-19. Yet, in the midst of an unprecedented national eviction crisis, data about evictions is so poor that we don’t know who is losing their homes where, and how to focus aid and outreach. One third of all U.S. counties lack annual eviction figures, to say nothing of information on which neighborhood evictions are happening in, how eviction rates change over time, and who is most at risk.

To solve America’s eviction crisis, we need better data.

Please join New America, the National League of Cities and Stanford Legal Design Lab to probe the challenges of poor eviction data, showcase what happens when we have this data, and chart a path towards improving our local and national eviction data systems.

This event accompanies the release of Recommendations for Creating National and Local Data Systems, developed jointly and co-signed by New America, National League of Cities, Stanford Legal Design Lab, Eviction Lab, National Low Income Housing Coalition, January Advisors, the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation, UNC Greensboro’s Center for Housing and