Nearly 1 in 7 US Homes Uninsured; New Report Blames Escalating Costs, Dropped Coverage in High-Risk Areas

New Mexico surprisingly has highest uninsured rate at more than 23 percent.
Nearly 1 in 7 US Homes Uninsured; New Report Blames Escalating Costs, Dropped Coverage in High-Risk Areas
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Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
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A new report by LendingTree shows that 11.3 million U.S. homes are uninsured—equating to nearly one in seven properties across the United States. New Mexico registered the highest number of uninsured homes at 23.3 percent, followed by West Virginia at 23 percent and Mississippi at 22.9 percent.

“We were very surprised by those numbers. That’s a lot of people without insurance and much higher than we expected,” LendingTree home insurance expert Rob Bhatt told The Epoch Times.

Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
Mary T. Prenon covers real estate and business. She has been a writer and reporter for over 25 years with various print and broadcast media in New York.