56 datasets found
  1. Rate of homelessness in the U.S. 2023, by state

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 23, 2025
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Statista (2025). Rate of homelessness in the U.S. 2023, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727847/homelessness-rate-in-the-us-by-state/
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    When analyzing the ratio of homelessness to state population, New York, Vermont, and Oregon had the highest rates in 2023. However, Washington, D.C. had an estimated ** homeless individuals per 10,000 people, which was significantly higher than any of the 50 states. Homeless people by race The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development performs homeless counts at the end of January each year, which includes people in both sheltered and unsheltered locations. The estimated number of homeless people increased to ******* in 2023 – the highest level since 2007. However, the true figure is likely to be much higher, as some individuals prefer to stay with family or friends - making it challenging to count the actual number of homeless people living in the country. In 2023, nearly half of the people experiencing homelessness were white, while the number of Black homeless people exceeded *******. How many veterans are homeless in America? The  number of homeless veterans in the United States has halved since 2010. The state of California, which is currently suffering a homeless crisis, accounted for the highest number of homeless veterans in 2022. There are many causes of homelessness among veterans of the U.S. military, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse problems, and a lack of affordable housing.

  2. c

    Top 15 States by Estimated Number of Homeless People in 2024

    • consumershield.com
    csv
    Updated Jun 9, 2025
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    ConsumerShield Research Team (2025). Top 15 States by Estimated Number of Homeless People in 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.consumershield.com/articles/how-many-homeless-us
    Explore at:
    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 9, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    ConsumerShield Research Team
    License

    Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The graph displays the top 15 states by an estimated number of homeless people in the United States for the year 2025. The x-axis represents U.S. states, while the y-axis shows the number of homeless individuals in each state. California has the highest homeless population with 187,084 individuals, followed by New York with 158,019, while Hawaii places last in this dataset with 11,637. This bar graph highlights significant differences across states, with some states like California and New York showing notably higher counts compared to others, indicating regional disparities in homelessness levels across the country.

  3. Number of homeless people in the U.S., by state 2023

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 23, 2025
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Statista (2025). Number of homeless people in the U.S., by state 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555861/number-of-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, the estimated number of homeless people in the United States was highest in California, with about ******* homeless people living in California in that year.

  4. c

    Number of Homeless People in U.S. (2007-2024)

    • consumershield.com
    csv
    Updated Jun 9, 2025
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    ConsumerShield Research Team (2025). Number of Homeless People in U.S. (2007-2024) [Dataset]. https://www.consumershield.com/articles/how-many-homeless-us
    Explore at:
    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 9, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    ConsumerShield Research Team
    License

    Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The graph displays the estimated number of homeless people in the United States from 2007 to 2024. The x-axis represents the years, ranging from 2007 to 2023, while the y-axis indicates the number of homeless individuals. The estimated homeless population varies over this period, ranging from a low of 57,645 in 2014 to a high of 771,000 in 2024. From 2007 to 2013, there is a general decline in numbers from 647,258 to 590,364. In 2014, the number drops significantly to 57,645, followed by an increase to 564,708 in 2015. The data shows fluctuations in subsequent years, with another notable low of 55,283 in 2018. From 2019 onwards, the estimated number of homeless people generally increases, reaching its peak in 2024. This data highlights fluctuations in homelessness estimates over the years, with a recent upward trend in the homeless population.

  5. Estimated number of homeless people in the U.S. 2007-2023

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 23, 2025
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Statista (2025). Estimated number of homeless people in the U.S. 2007-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555795/estimated-number-of-homeless-people-in-the-us/
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, there were about ******* homeless people estimated to be living in the United States, the highest number of homeless people recorded within the provided time period. In comparison, the second-highest number of homeless people living in the U.S. within this time period was in 2007, at *******. How is homelessness calculated? Calculating homelessness is complicated for several different reasons. For one, it is challenging to determine how many people are homeless as there is no direct definition for homelessness. Additionally, it is difficult to try and find every single homeless person that exists. Sometimes they cannot be reached, leaving people unaccounted for. In the United States, the Department of Housing and Urban Development calculates the homeless population by counting the number of people on the streets and the number of people in homeless shelters on one night each year. According to this count, Los Angeles City and New York City are the cities with the most homeless people in the United States. Homelessness in the United States Between 2022 and 2023, New Hampshire saw the highest increase in the number of homeless people. However, California was the state with the highest number of homeless people, followed by New York and Florida. The vast amount of homelessness in California is a result of multiple factors, one of them being the extreme high cost of living, as well as opposition to mandatory mental health counseling and drug addiction. However, the District of Columbia had the highest estimated rate of homelessness per 10,000 people in 2023. This was followed by New York, Vermont, and Oregon.

  6. Number of homeless people in the U.S. 2023, by race

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 23, 2025
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Statista (2025). Number of homeless people in the U.S. 2023, by race [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555855/number-of-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-race/
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, there were an estimated ******* white homeless people in the United States, the most out of any ethnicity. In comparison, there were around ******* Black or African American homeless people in the U.S. How homelessness is counted The actual number of homeless individuals in the U.S. is difficult to measure. The Department of Housing and Urban Development uses point-in-time estimates, where employees and volunteers count both sheltered and unsheltered homeless people during the last 10 days of January. However, it is very likely that the actual number of homeless individuals is much higher than the estimates, which makes it difficult to say just how many homeless there are in the United States. Unsheltered homeless in the United States California is well-known in the U.S. for having a high homeless population, and Los Angeles, San Francisco, and San Diego all have high proportions of unsheltered homeless people. While in many states, the Department of Housing and Urban Development says that there are more sheltered homeless people than unsheltered, this estimate is most likely in relation to the method of estimation.

  7. v

    Directory Of Unsheltered Street Homeless To General Population Ratio 2009

    • res1catalogd-o-tdatad-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz
    • data.cityofnewyork.us
    • +4more
    Updated Sep 2, 2023
    + more versions
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    data.cityofnewyork.us (2023). Directory Of Unsheltered Street Homeless To General Population Ratio 2009 [Dataset]. https://res1catalogd-o-tdatad-o-tgov.vcapture.xyz/dataset/directory-of-unsheltered-street-homeless-to-general-population-ratio-2009
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Sep 2, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    data.cityofnewyork.us
    Description

    "Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population in major US Cities in 2009. *This represents a list of large U.S. cities with a similar street count methodology for which DHS was able to confirm a recent Census; 2009 results are not yet available for LA, SF, and Chicago. All population figures are from the 2007 U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimate."

  8. d

    Annual point-in-time (PIT) estimates of homelessness reveal stark...

    • search.dataone.org
    • dataverse.harvard.edu
    Updated Nov 8, 2023
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Baginski, Pamela (2023). Annual point-in-time (PIT) estimates of homelessness reveal stark differences among San Francisco Bay Area counties [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/YQZCNK
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Nov 8, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    Harvard Dataverse
    Authors
    Baginski, Pamela
    Area covered
    San Francisco Bay Area
    Description

    INTRODUCTION: As California’s homeless population continues to grow at an alarming rate, large metropolitan regions like the San Francisco Bay Area face unique challenges in coordinating efforts to track and improve homelessness. As an interconnected region of nine counties with diverse community needs, identifying homeless population trends across San Francisco Bay Area counties can help direct efforts more effectively throughout the region, and inform initiatives to improve homelessness at the city, county, and metropolitan level. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this research is to compare the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) counts of homelessness across San Francisco Bay Area counties between the years 2018-2022. The secondary objective of this research is to compare the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) counts of homelessness among different age groups in each of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties between the years 2018-2022. METHODS: Two datasets were used to conduct research. The first dataset (Dataset 1) contains Point-in-Time (PIT) homeless counts published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Dataset 1 was cleaned using Microsoft Excel and uploaded to Tableau Desktop Public Edition 2022.4.1 as a CSV file. The second dataset (Dataset 2) was published by Data SF and contains shapefiles of geographic boundaries of San Francisco Bay Area counties. Both datasets were joined in Tableau Desktop Public Edition 2022.4 and all data analysis was conducted using Tableau visualizations in the form of bar charts, highlight tables, and maps. RESULTS: Alameda, San Francisco, and Santa Clara counties consistently reported the highest annual count of people experiencing homelessness across all 5 years between 2018-2022. Alameda, Napa, and San Mateo counties showed the largest increase in homelessness between 2018 and 2022. Alameda County showed a significant increase in homeless individuals under the age of 18. CONCLUSIONS: Results from this research reveal both stark and fluctuating differences in homeless counts among San Francisco Bay Area Counties over time, suggesting that a regional approach that focuses on collaboration across counties and coordination of services could prove beneficial for improving homelessness throughout the region. Results suggest that more immediate efforts to improve homelessness should focus on the counties of Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and San Mateo. Changes in homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic years of 2020-2022 point to an urgent need to support Contra Costa County.

  9. N

    Directory Of Unsheltered Street Homeless To General Population Ratio 2012

    • data.cityofnewyork.us
    • datasets.ai
    • +3more
    application/rdfxml +5
    Updated Jan 31, 2013
    + more versions
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Department of Homeless Services (DHS) (2013). Directory Of Unsheltered Street Homeless To General Population Ratio 2012 [Dataset]. https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Social-Services/Directory-Of-Unsheltered-Street-Homeless-To-Genera/483x-fy9e
    Explore at:
    application/rssxml, csv, json, tsv, xml, application/rdfxmlAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 31, 2013
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Department of Homeless Services (DHS)
    Description

    "Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population in major US Cities in 2012. *This represents a list of large U.S. cities for which DHS was able to confirm a recent estimate of the unsheltered population. Unsheltered estimates are from 2011 except for Seattle and New York City (2012) and Chicago (2009). All General Population figures are from the 2010 U.S. Census enumeration."

  10. Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population

    • johnsnowlabs.com
    csv
    Updated Jan 20, 2021
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    John Snow Labs (2021). Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population [Dataset]. https://www.johnsnowlabs.com/marketplace/ratio-of-homeless-population-to-general-population/
    Explore at:
    csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 20, 2021
    Dataset authored and provided by
    John Snow Labs
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Homelessness is a social crisis in the United States of America. According to McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act, homeless people are those who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. "Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population in major US Cities in 2012.

  11. Change in total homelessness in the U.S. by state 2022-2023

    • statista.com
    Updated Jul 11, 2025
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Statista (2025). Change in total homelessness in the U.S. by state 2022-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727029/homelessness-percentage-change-in-the-us-by-state/
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Jul 11, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Between 2022 and 2023, New Hampshire had the highest positive percentage change in the estimated number of homeless people in the United States, with the number of homeless people living in New Hampshire increasing by **** percent within this time period.

  12. Rate of homeless individuals by metro area in the U.S. 2017

    • statista.com
    Updated Jul 10, 2025
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Statista (2025). Rate of homeless individuals by metro area in the U.S. 2017 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1007757/rate-homeless-individuals-metro-area-us/
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Jul 10, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2017
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    This statistic depicts the rate of homeless individuals in the United States in 2017, by metropolitan area. In 2017, the rate of homelessness per 10,000 individuals was highest in New York City, at ****.

  13. Number of homeless veterans in the U.S., by state 2022

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 23, 2025
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Statista (2025). Number of homeless veterans in the U.S., by state 2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727819/number-of-homeless-veterans-in-the-us-by-state/
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2022, about ****** veterans living in California were homeless, the most out of all U.S. states.

  14. Number of homeless people in London 2025, by borough

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 30, 2025
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Statista (2025). Number of homeless people in London 2025, by borough [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/381365/london-homelessness-rough-sleepers-by-london-borough/
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Jun 30, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
    Area covered
    London, United Kingdom (England)
    Description

    In 2024/25, there were ***** rough sleepers reported in Westminster, making it the London borough with the highest number of rough sleepers in that year. Other boroughs which also had a high number of homeless people included, Camden, Ealing, and Southwark.

  15. Number of homeless youth U.S. 2023, by state

    • statista.com
    Updated Jun 23, 2025
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Statista (2025). Number of homeless youth U.S. 2023, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727835/number-of-homeless-young-people-in-the-us-by-state/
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Jun 23, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, there were about ****** homeless youth living in California, the most out of any U.S. state. New York had the second-highest number of homeless youth in that year, at *****.

  16. f

    Population demographics.

    • plos.figshare.com
    xls
    Updated Jan 8, 2025
    + more versions
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Grace Phillips; Emmy Racine; Anna Marie Naughton; Julieann Lane; Patricia M. Kearney (2025). Population demographics. [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312617.t001
    Explore at:
    xlsAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jan 8, 2025
    Dataset provided by
    PLOS ONE
    Authors
    Grace Phillips; Emmy Racine; Anna Marie Naughton; Julieann Lane; Patricia M. Kearney
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    BackgroundEnsuring effective access to vaccinations for people experiencing homelessness is crucial to protecting the health of a vulnerable, yet often overlooked population. Reaching this goal takes more than a one size fits all approach. This study evaluates how a dedicated health team collaborated with multiple agencies to register and deliver the COVID-19 vaccine to people experiencing homelessness.MethodsThis is a mixed methods study co-designed with the Adult Homeless Integrated Team, a multi-disciplinary team who work with local agencies to provide care to people experiencing homelessness in Cork, Ireland’s second largest city. Quantitative data collected at the point of vaccine registration described socio-demographics of the population. To explain the quantitative findings, eleven agencies involved in provision of homeless services were invited to participate in interviews. A manager in each of the agencies acted as a gatekeeper to clients. Interviews explored experiences with the pandemic and the delivery (staff) or receipt (clients) of the COVID-19 vaccine. Interviews were recorded and transcribed, transcriptions were thematically analysed.ResultsThere were 728 vaccine doses administered to people experiencing homelessness during the first roll-out of vaccines; 401 first doses and 325 second doses. Of those who received a vaccine, the majority were male (76%), and more than half were Irish (55%). Ten semi-structured interviews, seven staff members and three clients, were conducted. There were three themes that provided further insights into the quantitative findings: Adapting to unprecedented times, Misinformation causing vaccine hesitancy and The importance of building relationships.ConclusionsThis study provides valuable insights into how a multidisciplinary approach resulted in a successful well received vaccination programme among a traditionally hard to reach group.

  17. Directory Of Unsheltered Street Homeless To General Population Ratio 2011

    • splitgraph.com
    • data.cityofnewyork.us
    • +2more
    Updated May 9, 2022
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Department of Homeless Services (DHS) (2022). Directory Of Unsheltered Street Homeless To General Population Ratio 2011 [Dataset]. https://www.splitgraph.com/cityofnewyork-us/directory-of-unsheltered-street-homeless-to-ivbu-e2q7/
    Explore at:
    json, application/openapi+json, application/vnd.splitgraph.imageAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 9, 2022
    Dataset provided by
    New York City Department of Homeless Serviceshttp://www.nyc.gov/dhs
    Authors
    Department of Homeless Services (DHS)
    Description

    "Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population in major US Cities in 2011.

    *This represents a list of large U.S. cities for which DHS was able to confirm a recent estimate of the unsheltered population. A 2011 result is available for Seattle, WA, Miami, FL, and Boston, MA.. 2011 results are not yet available for the other cities, and their 2009 data are displayed in this chart. General population figures are 2010 estimates in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago, and 2009 estimates elsewhere."

    Splitgraph serves as an HTTP API that lets you run SQL queries directly on this data to power Web applications. For example:

    See the Splitgraph documentation for more information.

  18. a

    Number of Homeless, 2013

    • hub.arcgis.com
    Updated Mar 3, 2018
    + more versions
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    scocere1_GISandData (2018). Number of Homeless, 2013 [Dataset]. https://hub.arcgis.com/maps/3cdc455a562f4fa1b2ba8b8ca40c6155
    Explore at:
    Dataset updated
    Mar 3, 2018
    Dataset authored and provided by
    scocere1_GISandData
    Area covered
    Description

    In 2013, homeless populations were concentrated primarily in states with large urban areas, such as California, New York and Florida. The rural and sparsely-populated central and western states, including North Dakota, had comparably fewer homeless in terms of count alone. While this map indicates that North Dakota does not constitute a homeless problem on a national scale, it does not show the struggles the state is facing on its own, smaller scale.

  19. Directory Of Unsheltered Street Homeless To General Population Ratio 2010

    • splitgraph.com
    • data.cityofnewyork.us
    • +3more
    Updated May 9, 2022
    + more versions
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Department of Homeless Services (DHS) (2022). Directory Of Unsheltered Street Homeless To General Population Ratio 2010 [Dataset]. https://www.splitgraph.com/cityofnewyork-us/directory-of-unsheltered-street-homeless-to-8kiv-2ukd
    Explore at:
    application/vnd.splitgraph.image, json, application/openapi+jsonAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    May 9, 2022
    Dataset provided by
    New York City Department of Homeless Serviceshttp://www.nyc.gov/dhs
    Authors
    Department of Homeless Services (DHS)
    Description

    "Ratio of Homeless Population to General Population in major US Cities in 2010.

    *This represents a list of large U.S. cities for which DHS was able to confirm a recent estimate of the unsheltered population. A 2010 result is only available for Seattle, WA. Other cities either did not conduct a count in 2010, or their 2010 results are not yet available. 2009 unsheltered census figures were used for Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, and Washington, DC, and Boston; the 2007 estimate is used for Chicago. General population figures are the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau."

    Splitgraph serves as an HTTP API that lets you run SQL queries directly on this data to power Web applications. For example:

    See the Splitgraph documentation for more information.

  20. f

    Law Against Rights? A Controversy in São Francisco Square Written in Folha...

    • scielo.figshare.com
    xls
    Updated Jun 1, 2023
    Share
    FacebookFacebook
    TwitterTwitter
    Email
    Click to copy link
    Link copied
    Close
    Cite
    Viviane de Melo Resende (2023). Law Against Rights? A Controversy in São Francisco Square Written in Folha de S. Paulo: Critical-Discursive Reflections [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.20455105.v1
    Explore at:
    xlsAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Jun 1, 2023
    Dataset provided by
    SciELO journals
    Authors
    Viviane de Melo Resende
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Description

    ABSTRACT In this paper I present results of a project that, in the context of critical discourse studies and the interdiscursive analysis of public policies, focused on representations in online journalism regarding public policies aimed at the homeless population. The research project (CAPES 88881.172032/2018-01) was developed at the Pompeu Fabra University, Spain. Considering the main newspaper of the city of São Paulo, in its digital platform, we have compiled a comprehensive corpus of news about homeless situation published in a period of three years. The choice to specifically address data from Folha de S Paulo is justified because it is the city with the largest homeless population in Brazil. Also, because our previous study has shown that this is the vehicle, among those studied, that publishes more news related to territorial issues, our focus of interest to investigate via the discursive categories of metaphor and representation of social actors.

Share
FacebookFacebook
TwitterTwitter
Email
Click to copy link
Link copied
Close
Cite
Statista (2025). Rate of homelessness in the U.S. 2023, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727847/homelessness-rate-in-the-us-by-state/
Organization logo

Rate of homelessness in the U.S. 2023, by state

Explore at:
3 scholarly articles cite this dataset (View in Google Scholar)
Dataset updated
Jun 23, 2025
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Time period covered
2023
Area covered
United States
Description

When analyzing the ratio of homelessness to state population, New York, Vermont, and Oregon had the highest rates in 2023. However, Washington, D.C. had an estimated ** homeless individuals per 10,000 people, which was significantly higher than any of the 50 states. Homeless people by race The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development performs homeless counts at the end of January each year, which includes people in both sheltered and unsheltered locations. The estimated number of homeless people increased to ******* in 2023 – the highest level since 2007. However, the true figure is likely to be much higher, as some individuals prefer to stay with family or friends - making it challenging to count the actual number of homeless people living in the country. In 2023, nearly half of the people experiencing homelessness were white, while the number of Black homeless people exceeded *******. How many veterans are homeless in America? The  number of homeless veterans in the United States has halved since 2010. The state of California, which is currently suffering a homeless crisis, accounted for the highest number of homeless veterans in 2022. There are many causes of homelessness among veterans of the U.S. military, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), substance abuse problems, and a lack of affordable housing.

Search
Clear search
Close search
Google apps
Main menu