Question: how many hoarders are there in the us

title: Hoarders
text: Many times , cleanups are postponed due to outstanding circumstances . In the season 5 episode , `` Mary / Annie '' , crew members placed a 911 call , after discovering Mary unresponsive in her home . She was taken to a local hospital , and the cleanup resumed the following afternoon after she was released following respiratory problems . In another episode , the camera and cleanup crew were forced to evacuate a structurally unstable home following the 5.8 magnitude 2011 Virginia Earthquake . Twice in the series , a hoarder has kicked the crew off their property and refused further help . Lisa from season four aborted the cleanup after the first day , when her pets escaped in the process . Linda , from season nine , walked away six times , before allowing the crew to organize part of her barn ; she later told them to leave and not come back . Sandra , from season nine , no longer owned her home or horde when the episode covered her but the new owners of the home attempted to be accommodating towards her . Ultimately the vast majority of Sandra 's horde was destroyed with Sandra 's unwillingness to cooperate complicating matters . The failure to help Sandra left everyone from the psychologist involved to the homeowners heartbroken over their inability to help Sandra salvage something of her life .