Yes, CATO estimates more than 1,000,000 homes have been taken since 2005 Kelo.
How did they get to 1,000,000+ homes if there is no national data base? CATO used the Census Bureau’s American Housing Survey.
CATO says the homes taken fall heavily on minority home owners.
- 29% African American
- 32% poor
- Poor African Americans are 2 TIMES as likely to be displaced by eminent domain