According to the U.S. HUD, a household is:

If it spends 30% or more of its income on housing alone.

Cost-Burdened

Cost-Burdened

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If it spends 50% or more of its income on housing alone.

Severely Cost-Burdened

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Such households may have difficulty affording necessities such as food, clothing, transportation and medical care. They are also much more likely to experience unstable situations such as evictions.

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Answer the question to get a clue:

In the state of Alabama in 2019, what percentage of households with Extremely Low Income (<$24,600-yr) were considered severely cost burdened?
25 %
45 %
65 %