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Statewide

people homeless on a given night

5

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

MS

states/MS.topo.json

coc_number,coc_name,rate,total
MS-500,"Jackson/Rankin, Madison Counties CoC",7.8,446
MS-501,Mississippi Balance of State CoC,2.9,560
MS-503,Gulf Port/Gulf Coast Regional CoC,7.0,346

group,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018
total,1377,1961,2797,2743,2306,2413,2403,2226,1983,1738,1472,1352
sheltered,851,1206,1221,1181,1056,1042,1083,1405,1141,889,753,731
unsheltered ,526,755,1576,1562,1250,1371,1320,821,842,849,719,621
individuals,1115,1697,1843,1924,1825,1794,1753,1714,1475,1299,1100,1024
people-in-families,262,264,954,819,481,619,650,512,508,439,372,328
chronically-homeless-individuals,593,877,522,357,438,450,408,275,233,180,61,279
veterans,161,197,358,339,205,244,210,279,206,144,57,102
unaccompanied-children-and-youth,,,,,,,,,,85,59,87

group,value
sheltered-individuals,461
unsheltered-individuals,563
sheltered-families,270
unsheltered-families,58