How Many Veterans Experience Homelessness? On a single night in January 2022: 33,129 veterans were experiencing homelessness. 19,565 veterans were sheltered, while 13,564 veterans were unsheltered. Most veterans experience homelessness as individuals; only 3 percent were homeless as part of a family household […]
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Chronically Homeless
How Many People Experience Chronic Homelessness? On a single night in January 2022: There were 127,768 homeless individuals with chronic patterns of homelessness. That is nearly 30 percent of the total population of homeless individuals. 62 percent of chronically homeless individuals […]
Children and Families
How Many Children and Families Experience Homelessness? On a single night in January 2021: An estimated 161,070 people in families — or 51,000 family households — were identified as homeless. Approximately 17,337 people in families were living on the street, in a […]
Who Experiences Homelessness?
Mental Health Reform Overview and Talking Points
More than 10 percent of people who seek substance abuse or mental health treatment in our public health system are homeless. And people who are in early recovery from these conditions are often at risk of homelessness. People suffering from […]