Oct 8, 2026 - News

Stat du jour: Metro Atlanta's eviction crisis

Thomas Wheatley

Illustration of an eviction notice getting crumpled up. — Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios

142,047

Number of eviction cases filed in the five-county metro Atlanta region over the past year, according to the Princeton University Eviction Lab.

Driving the news: The center's researchers recently visited the Atlanta History Center to share data about metro Atlanta's eviction crisis with nonprofit, civic and government leaders.

Zoom out: Metro Atlanta has the highest filing rate among the 11 states and 43 cities tracked by the research center.

Between the lines: The lab's data shows deep disparities. Black people make up 53% of metro Atlanta's renters but are party to 69% of eviction cases, according to the analysis.

16% of metro Atlanta's eviction filings came from 100 buildings, most of which are on the outer edges of suburban counties like Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett.

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Stat du jour: Metro Atlanta's eviction crisis

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