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Statewide

people homeless on a given night

19

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

CO

states/CO.topo.json

coc_number,coc_name,rate,total
CO-500,Colorado Balance of State CoC,22.7,3989
CO-503,Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative,16.9,5317
CO-504,Colorado Springs/El Paso County CoC,22.2,1551

group,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018
total,14225,14747,15268,15482,15116,16768,9754,10028,9953,10550,10940,10857
sheltered,6971,6877,9031,9031,6146,7260,7591,8083,7134,7611,7081,6528
unsheltered ,7254,7870,6237,6451,8970,9508,2163,1945,2819,2939,3859,4329
individuals,6844,6260,7401,7574,4546,5101,4664,5573,5729,6450,7571,7607
people-in-families,7381,8487,7867,7908,10570,11667,5090,4455,4224,4100,3369,3250
chronically-homeless-individuals,2050,1082,1286,1432,1288,1612,1354,1335,1572,1642,2126,2738
veterans,1541,1608,1471,1316,2074,1512,685,753,950,1181,1078,1073
unaccompanied-children-and-youth,,,,,,,,,,653,763,593

group,value
sheltered-individuals,4302
unsheltered-individuals,3305
sheltered-families,2226
unsheltered-families,1024