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Statewide

people homeless on a given night

10.4

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

RI

states/RI.topo.json

coc_number,coc_name,rate,total
RI-500,Rhode Island Statewide CoC,10.4,1101

group,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018
total,1372,1196,1607,1282,1070,1277,1384,1190,1111,1160,1180,1101
sheltered,1323,1142,1556,1206,1039,1249,1267,1170,1075,1123,1111,1050
unsheltered ,49,54,51,76,31,28,117,20,36,37,69,51
individuals,643,714,1139,704,652,788,862,779,706,859,802,747
people-in-families,729,482,468,578,418,489,522,411,405,301,378,354
chronically-homeless-individuals,134,245,220,86,176,148,243,204,110,136,240,264
veterans,62,99,120,91,123,96,97,108,107,89,95,103
unaccompanied-children-and-youth,,,,,,,,,,64,49,39

group,value
sheltered-individuals,698
unsheltered-individuals,49
sheltered-families,352
unsheltered-families,2