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 73 homeless individuals per 10,000 people, which was significantly higher than any of the 50 states. Homeless people by rac...
One state accounted for close to a quarter of the nation’s homeless population, according to an annual report.
The U.S. homeless population rose to more than 771,000 on a single night counted in late January 2024, according to the latest release of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’sAnnual Homelessness Assessment Report. The number equates to an 18% increase over 2023’...
The homeless population of Lawrence and Douglas County has increased by 51% in one year — by far the largest increase in the state — according to numbers compiled in January but largely out of public view until recently. While debate about the cit...
Share of population without access to health services in Mexico 2022, by state Share of Ugandans who lacked access to affordable and nutritious food 2010-2019 Number of people living below the poverty line in the U.S. by age 2010 Mexico: share of people without access to social security by...
Homeless population in state still rising; A study conducted at shelters on one night every three years counted 6,300 people, more than twice the number counted in 1991.(NEWS)DeFiebre, ConradCollins, Terry
Aggravated by limited upward mobility and a dire housing crisis, LA County’s homeless population has shot up 23 percent to nearly 58,000 in the past year alone, according The Los Angeles Times. Their increased visibility recently guilted voters into passing (by a two-thirds majority) a sales...
California had 181,399 homeless people in January 2023, an increase of 5.8 percent from 2022, according to a national report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last December. According to the report, California's homeless population accounted for 28 percent of the...
About a third of the state's homeless population is in Greater Minnesota. People there are found to move around more and suffer from long-term homelessness. "Those that we spoke to in Greater Minnesota had even more severe issues that they were dealing with than people in the metro, so ...
Until the 1980s the American homeless population is mainly made up of older males. Today homelessness strikes much younger part of society. In fact a 25-city survey by the U. S. Conference of Mayors in 1987 found that families with children make up the fastest growing part of the homeless...