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Statewide

people homeless on a given night

9

homeless per 10,000 people in the general population

Number of People Experiencing Homelessness, by Type, 2007-2018

Total
Sheltered
Unsheltered
Individuals
People in Families
Chronically Homeless Individuals
Veterans
Unaccompanied Children and Youth

Share of Homeless Population Living Sheltered or Unsheltered, 2018

All

People in Families

Individuals

: Sheltered Individuals
: Unsheltered Individuals
: Sheltered People in Families
: Unsheltered People in Families

IA

states/IA.topo.json

coc_number,coc_name,rate,total
IA-500,"Sioux City/Dakota, Woodbury Counties CoC",21.5,264
IA-501,Iowa Balance of State CoC,7.0,1721
IA-502,Des Moines/Polk County CoC,15.9,764
NE-501,Omaha/Council Bluffs CoC,16.9,1411

group,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018
total,2734,3346,3380,3014,3134,2928,3084,3122,3081,3064,2756,2749
sheltered,2441,3087,3221,2903,3013,2780,2950,2926,2878,2921,2652,2508
unsheltered ,293,259,159,111,121,148,134,196,203,143,104,241
individuals,1504,1609,1655,1528,1628,1446,1524,1544,1501,1543,1500,1711
people-in-families,1230,1737,1725,1486,1506,1482,1560,1578,1580,1521,1256,1038
chronically-homeless-individuals,307,277,306,249,315,270,277,211,201,159,170,270
veterans,162,284,270,221,267,217,229,202,207,170,171,196
unaccompanied-children-and-youth,,,,,,,,,,160,140,209

group,value
sheltered-individuals,1491
unsheltered-individuals,220
sheltered-families,1017
unsheltered-families,21