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Jan 5, 2024 · By Population Size. Among the states, homeless population sizes range from approximately 600 people to more than 170,000. Similar variations exist at the local level. For example, during the 2022 PIT Count, Salem County, New Jersey reported only 20 people experiencing homelessness, compared to more than 65,000 people identified in Los Angeles.
Mar 29, 2024 · The national rate of Americans experiencing homelessness in 2023 was approximately 19.4 people per 10,000. Mississippi had the lowest rate of homelessness, at 3.3 people per 10,000, while in other states — namely New York and Vermont — the rate jumps to more than 50 per 10,000.
Apr 6, 2023 · Since 2020, the homeless population has grown in 27 states, even doubling in some. California, New York, Florida and Washington had the most homeless people in 2022, according to the Annual ...
Jan 25, 2024 · 111,620 children were without homes in America last year. Homelessness increased in 41 states between 2022 and 2023, with New Hampshire, New Mexico, and New York having the highest percentage increases. New York, Vermont, and Oregon had the highest per-capita rates of homelessness in 2023.
Mar 28, 2024 · Nearly 250,000 homeless Americans — 37.3% of the entire homeless population — identified as Black, African American, or African in 2023. By comparison, this demographic made up 13.6% of the US population in 2022. Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders had the highest rates of homelessness at 122 per 10,000 people in that racial category.
The Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) is a HUD report to the U.S. Congress that provides nationwide estimates of homelessness, including information about the demographic characteristics of homeless persons, service use patterns, and the capacity to house homeless persons.
On a single night in 2020, roughly 580,000 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States. Six in ten (61%) were staying in sheltered locations—emergency shelters or transitional housing programs—and nearly four in ten (39%) were in unsheltered locations such as on the street, in
