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Indicators/Topics/Housing/Urban population living in slums/United States

United States

Urban population living in slums

Share of the urban population living in slum households.

World Bank

Source: World Bank · EN.POP.SLUM.UR.ZS:US · annual · level

Stored official data
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Research notes

Not yet assessed
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ComparabilitySeasonal-adjustment status needs attention: Prefer same-adjustment comparisons, or transform to year-over-year changes before cross-series comparison.Concept mapping is not explicit: Treat cross-country or cross-provider comparisons as provisional until concept, unit, adjustment, and geography are explicitly aligned.Provider comparability note: Check provider dimensions, units, and methodological notes before using this series as a model input.
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QualitySource authority: 100/100. Source kind is classified as official multilateral.Metadata completeness: 100/100. 100% of core provider, geography, unit, frequency, citation, methodology, and revision metadata fields are populated.Timeliness and freshness: 38/100. 0 observations available; release status none; data status fallbackRevision and vintage depth: 35/100. The current published time series is available. Earlier release versions are not.
3/6 strong
CitationUrban population living in slums - United States (World Bank Indicators: EN.POP.SLUM.UR.ZS, United States, retrieved Aug 5, 2026)
Retrieved Aug 5, 2026

Source evidence

Tier 1 - criticalWorld Development Indicators; primary global comparison source.Action: deepen nowExpected coverage: 400,000 series.
Source noteProvider health
SourceWorld Bank
World Bank Open Data
Native keyProvider-native identifier used to reconcile this country/provider series.
EN.POP.SLUM.UR.ZS:US
FreshnessDisplayed as stored official data.Official values served from the platform's stored snapshot while live refresh is unavailable or not included for this access level.Fetched: Not recorded.Latest observation flag: Preliminary.
Stored official data
HistoryThe current published time series is available. Earlier release versions are not.This page includes the current published time series, but not historical versions from earlier releases.
Current release
ReuseCommercial use: yes, with attribution.Redistribution: allowed with attribution.Source: World Bank Open Data, indicator EN.POP.SLUM.UR.ZS:US. Accessed 2026-08-05. Attribution required; dataset-level exceptions may still apply.
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Series details, provenance, and revision toolsMetadata, release notes, revision history, and related series.

Series details

SourceWorld Bank
CategoryHousing
FrequencyAnnual
UnitPercent
Transformslevel, yoy, index 100
About this series

Share of the urban population living in slum households.

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