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Statewide

people homeless on a given night

29

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

MA

states/MA.topo.json

coc_number,coc_name,rate,total
MA-500,Boston CoC,91.9,6188
MA-502,Lynn CoC,114.5,1061
MA-503,Cape Cod/Islands CoC,14.8,358
MA-504,Springfield CoC,71.9,3368
MA-505,New Bedford CoC,43.0,409
MA-506,Worcester City & County CoC,22.6,1852
MA-507,Pittsfield/Berkshire County CoC,18.1,651
MA-508,Lowell CoC,70.8,783
MA-509,Cambridge CoC,50.7,561
MA-510,Gloucester/Haverhill/Salem/Essex County CoC,12.1,732
MA-511,Quincy/Brockton/Weymouth/Plymouth City and County CoC,16.4,1090
MA-515,Fall River CoC,42.4,377
MA-516,Massachusetts Balance of State,26.4,2296
MA-517,Somerville CoC,10.7,134
MA-519,Attleboro/Taunton/Bristol County CoC,5.6,208

group,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018
total,15127,14506,15482,16646,16664,17501,19029,21237,21135,19608,17565,20068
sheltered,13713,13437,14476,15595,15961,16779,18179,20478,20542,18848,16574,19083
unsheltered ,1414,1069,1006,1051,703,722,850,759,593,760,991,985
individuals,8292,7127,7057,6403,6344,6289,6694,6788,6378,6434,6267,6811
people-in-families,6835,7379,8425,10243,10320,11212,12335,14449,14757,13174,11298,13257
chronically-homeless-individuals,2790,2352,1937,2007,1666,1500,1577,1590,1411,1272,1238,2122
veterans,1252,1302,1890,1597,1268,1181,1253,1264,1133,949,853,985
unaccompanied-children-and-youth,,,,,,,,,,374,469,465

group,value
sheltered-individuals,5828
unsheltered-individuals,983
sheltered-families,13255
unsheltered-families,2