Nearly a Third of U.S. Renters Worried About Their Next Payment

Thanks largely to coronavirus lockdowns, 17% of U.S. renters already couldn’t cover their last lease payment -- but that number is dwarfed by the number worried about making the next one.

About 31% of renters responding to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse survey in the five weeks through June 2 said they had “little or no confidence” they can make their next payment on time.