America's Homeless Population on the Rise According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's latestreport on homelessnessin the United States, 653,104 Americans were homeless in 2023. Last year,
Homelessness in the United States seems almost ubiquitous nowadays; over half a million Americans are currently estimated to be homeless and this figure may not even encompass the entire homeless population of the country. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), ...
The increase contributed to young people making up a larger share of the homeless population, with individuals 24 and younger accounting for more than 1 of every 4 people experiencing homelessness in 2024. As in previous years, the country’s major cities had the largest proportion...
Veterans were the only population where homelessness continued to decline, down 8 percent from 2023. The number of veterans experiencing homelessness has fallen 55 percent since HUD started collecting data on veteran homelessness in 2009. Black people continue to be overrepresented among the homeless ...
The sharp increase in the homeless population over the past two years contrasts with success the U.S. had been having for more than a decade. Going back to the first 2007 survey, the U.S. made steady progress for about a decade in reducing the homeless population as the government fo...
The homeless population most visible to society at large is single adults. And the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's definition of “homeless” – people living in shelters or places not meant for human habitation – excludes most families, who are usually unsafely “doubled ...
The largest increase North Carolina has experienced is with the unsheltered homeless population, Agard said. “These are our most vulnerable people, and that increase was 31.4% from 2023 to 2024. There are over 4,500 [North Carolinians] in 2024 who were counted as unsheltered. ...
Homelessness increased by more than 12% in 2023, reaching 653,104 people according to @USHUD—the sharpest increase and biggest population of homeless people in the US since the government began keeping these records. Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper, Los ...
The City of Sacramento blew through $57 Million on homeless spending in 2023. But the city has even more homeless drug addicts living on city streets than just a few years ago. “The significant growth of the Sacramento homeless population has devoured resources, strained relationships, provoked ...
Volunteers counting the homeless population across Denver area, released 2023 findings Volunteers counting the homeless population across Denver area, released 2023 findings 01:28 Volunteers from multiple agencies and organizations are counting people who are experiencing homelessness. This means they are ...