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 ...
One of the fastest-growing sectors of the unhoused population is senior citizens, as people in their 60s and 70s. They get priced out of the market and they wind up unhoused. Jake Tapper Even so, the state of California is trying to tackle mental health and substance abuse by...
17. Fresno, California Homeless population: 4,493 Estimated rate of homelessness: 8.2 per 1,000 Change in homelessness, 2020-2023: 23% increase Next:16. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 11/29 Credit 16. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Homeless population: 4,725 Estimated rate of homelessness: 3.0 p...
President Trump has been highly critical of the homeless problem in California, and HUD said the increase seen in its January snapshot was caused "entirely" by a 16.4% increase in California's homeless population. "As we look across our nation, we see great progress, but we're also seeing...
The number of homeless residents counted in Los Angeles County has dipped slightly, decreasing by about 0.3% since last year as California continues to struggle with the long-running crisis of tens of thousands of people sleeping in cars and encampments. (AP Photo/Damian Dovar...
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. ...
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 thecities with the most homeless peoplein the United States...
No place in the country is feeling the cold more than the Upper Midwest, where below freezing temperatures are downright life threatening. In Chicago, authorities in are deeply concerned about the city’s homeless population and have stepped up efforts at outreach. ...
One state accounted for close to a third of the nation’s homeless population, according to an annual report.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday issued an executive order directing officials in the state with the nation’s largest homeless population to start removing homeless encampments –a move met with outrage from homeless advocates and elected officials. The Democratic governor’s order came on ...