TABLE 1—
Estimated Persons Lacking at Least Basic Access to Water and Sanitation Services in Urban United States: 2017–2019
| WHO/UNICEF JMP 2019 Estimates, No. (%) | Combined ACS and PIT Count Estimate (2017–2019), No. (%) | 2017 5-y ACS Estimates, No. (%) | 2019 PIT Count,a No. (%) | |
| Lack at least basic water | 610 000 (0.24) | 610 000 (0.24) | 440 000 (0.18) | 170 000 (0.07) |
| Lack at least basic sanitation | 28 000 (0.01) | 930 000 (0.37) | 470 000 (0.19) | 460 000 (0.18) |
Note. ACS = American Community Survey; JMP = Joint Monitoring Program; PIT = Point-in-Time; UNICEF = United Nations Children’s Fund; WHO = World Health Organization.
a
Includes people counted in both urban and suburban (< 10 miles from urban) Continuums of Care.