| 2024 | Poverty, By America | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Poverty, by America | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Poverty, by America | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 100 Must-Read | |
| 2023 | Poverty, By America | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2023 | Poverty, by America | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2023 | Poverty, by America | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2023 | Poverty, by America | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2023 | Poverty, By America | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Poverty, by America | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Poverty, by America | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Poverty, by America | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2023 | Poverty, by America | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2023 | Poverty, by America | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Social Sciences | |
| 2023 | Poverty, By America | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Summer Reading | |
| 2017 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and Memoir or Autobiography source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · General Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction | |
| 2017 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Barack Obama's Favorite Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Favorite Books | |
| 2017 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Bill Gates' Summer and Holiday Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Holiday Books | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · General Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Current Interest | |
| 2016 | Evicted | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Evicted | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · 10 Best Books | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Social Sciences | |
| 2016 | Evicted | Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Evicted | Los Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Evicted | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Evicted | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books: Top Ten | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Entertainment Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty And Profit In The American City | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2016 | Evicted | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Evicted | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Evicted | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Evicted | Paste Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2016 | Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top Ten | |