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Statewide

people homeless on a given night

8

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

KY

states/KY.topo.json

coc_number,coc_name,rate,total
KY-500,Kentucky Balance of State CoC,6.2,2077
KY-501,Louisville/Jefferson County CoC,12.0,926
KY-502,Lexington/Fayette County CoC,21.3,685

group,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018
total,8061,8137,5999,6623,6034,5230,5245,5089,4538,4237,4025,3688
sheltered,5940,6195,5299,5599,5183,4319,4491,4258,3796,3531,3298,2820
unsheltered ,2121,1942,700,1024,851,911,754,831,742,706,727,868
individuals,3890,4344,3302,4125,3842,3282,3302,3352,3151,2949,3032,2735
people-in-families,4171,3793,2697,2498,2192,1948,1943,1737,1387,1288,993,953
chronically-homeless-individuals,574,642,671,695,659,497,394,614,383,353,383,369
veterans,482,1046,675,619,636,440,607,600,591,512,489,369
unaccompanied-children-and-youth,,,,,,,,,,220,253,193

group,value
sheltered-individuals,1956
unsheltered-individuals,779
sheltered-families,864
unsheltered-families,89