POLITICS & SOCIETY
Homelessness in the U.S.
Table of Contents
01 Overview
Poverty rate of the top 25 most populated cities in the U.S. 2021
03
Estimated number of homeless people in the U.S. 2007-2022
04
Number of homeless people in the U.S., by state 2022
05
Rate of homelessness in the U.S. by state 2022
06
Share of homeless individuals in the U.S. by age 2022
07
Share of homeless individuals in the U.S. by gender 2022
08
Number of homeless people in the U.S., by race 2022
09
02 Shelters
Number of homeless people in the U.S., by state and shelter status 2022
11
Share of unsheltered homeless population, by county of residence U.S. 2020
12
Number of homeless people in families in the U.S. by sheltered status 2007-2022
13
Share of homeless people in the U.S. by place of residence before shelter 2017
14
Number of beds for homeless people in the U.S. by housing type 2022
15
Share of homeless in shelters and transitional housing by length of stay U.S. 2017
16
Turnover rate of emergency shelters and transitional housing in the U.S. 2007-2017
17
03 Homeless veterans
1
Number of homeless veterans in the U.S., by state 2022
19
Estimated number of homeless veterans in the U.S. by shelter status 2007-2022
20
Share of homeless veterans in the U.S. by gender 2022
21
Share of homeless veterans in the U.S. by race 2022
22
04 Homeless youth
Number of homeless youth in the U.S., by state 2022
24
Estimated number of homeless youth in the U.S. by sheltered status 2016-2022
25
Share of unsheltered homeless youth population by county of residence U.S. 2020
26
Share of unaccompanied homeless youth in the U.S. by gender 2022
27
Share of unaccompanied homeless youth in the U.S. by race 2022
28
Homeless students in the U.S. by state 2017-2018
29
Number of homeless parenting youth in the U.S., by state 2022
30
05 Health & wellbeing
Special populations served by health centers in U.S. 2020
32
Mentally ill homeless people in the U.S. by sheltered status 2022
33
Homeless people with substance abuse in the U.S. by sheltered status 2022
34
Homeless domestic violence victims in the U.S. by sheltered status 2022
35
Homeless people with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. by sheltered status 2022
36
Number of attacks on homeless people in the U.S. by type 1999-2019
37
Non-lethal attacks on homeless people in the U.S. by type 2019
38
CHAPTER 01
Overview
Percentage of people who live below the poverty level in the most
populated cities in the United States in 2021
Poverty rate of the top 25 most populated cities in the U.S. 2021
Percentage of people below the poverty line
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Philadelphia city, Pennsylvania
22.8%
Houston city, Texas
19.4%
El Paso city, Texas
19.1%
Boston city, Massachusetts
3
18.7%
New York city, New York
18%
Columbus city, Ohio
17.7%
Los Angeles city, California
17.1%
Chicago city, Illinois
17.1%
San Antonio city, Texas
17%
Dallas city, Texas
16.5%
Washington city, District of Columbia
16.5%
Oklahoma City city, Oklahoma
25%
15.8%
Jacksonville city, Florida
15.4%
Indianapolis city (balance), Indiana
15.4%
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), Tennessee
15.3%
Description: In 2021, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the city with the highest poverty rate of the United States' most populated cities. In this statistic, the cities are sorted by poverty rate, not population. The most populated city in 2021 according to the source was
New York city - which had a poverty rate of 18 percent. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2021
Source(s): US Census Bureau
Estimated number of homeless people in the United States from 2007 to
2022
Estimated number of homeless people in the U.S. 2007-2022
Estimated number of homeless people
700,000
639,784
630,227
637,077
623,788
621,553
600,000
590,364
576,450
564,708
2014
2015
549,928
553,742
552,830
2016
2017
2018
567,715
580,466
582,462
2019
2020
2022*
500,000
400,000
300,000
200,000
100,000
0
4
647,258
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Description: In 2022, there were about 582,462 homeless people living in the United States, compared to 580,466 in 2020. Within the provided time period, the highest number of homeless people living in the United States was in 2007, at 647,258. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2007 to 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
Estimated number of homeless people in the United States in 2022, by
state
Number of homeless people in the U.S., by state 2022
Estimated number of homeless people
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
California
74,178
Florida
25,959
Washington
25,211
Texas
24,432
Oregon
17,959
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
5
160,000
180,000
171,521
New York
Arizona
140,000
15,507
13,553
12,691
Georgia
10,689
Ohio
10,654
Tennessee
10,567
Colorado
10,397
North Carolina
9,382
Illinois
9,212
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless people in the United States in 2022, by state. In 2022, about 74,178 people living in New York were homeless. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
200,000
Estimated rate of homelessness in the United States in 2022, by state (per
10,000 population)
Rate of homelessness in the U.S. by state 2022
Homelessness rate (per 10,000 population)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
District of Columbia
65.8
California
43.7
Vermont
43.1
Oregon
42.3
Hawaii
41.4
New York
37.4
Washington
32.6
Maine
32.1
Alaska
31.7
Nevada
24.2
Delaware
23.6
Massachusetts
22.2
Arizona
18.6
Colorado
Louisiana
6
70
17.9
15.9
Description: When analyzing the ratio of homelessness to state population, California, Vermont, and Oregon had the highest rates in 2022. However, Washington, D.C. had an estimated 65.8 homeless individuals per 10,000 people, which was significantly higher than
any of the 50 states. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Census Bureau; US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
Estimated share of homeless individuals in the United States in 2022, by
age
Share of homeless individuals in the U.S. by age 2022
100%
92.4%
Estimated share of homeless people
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
7
6.9%
0.7%
Under 18
18 to 24
Over 24
Description: This statistic shows the estimated share of homeless individuals in the United States in 2022, by age. In 2022, 6.9 percent of the estimated number of homeless individuals in the United States were between the ages of 18 and 24. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022; 408,891 respondents
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
Estimated share of homeless individuals in the United States in 2022, by
gender
Share of homeless individuals in the U.S. by gender 2022
70%
60.6%
Estimated share of homeless people
60%
50%
40%
38.3%
30%
20%
10%
0%
8
Female
Male
0.6%
0.4%
Transgender
Gender non-conforming
Description: This statistic shows the estimated share of homeless individuals in the United States in 2022, by gender. In 2022, about 60.6 percent of the estimated number of homeless individuals in the United States were male. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022; 408,891 respondents
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
Estimated number of homeless people in the United States in 2022, by
race
Number of homeless people in the U.S., by race 2022
Estimated number of homeless people
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
White
291,395
African American
217,366
Multiple races
Native American
Pacific Islander
Asian
9
300,000
35,383
19,618
10,461
8,261
Description: In 2022, there were an estimated 291,395 white homeless people in the United States, the most out of any ethnicity. However, there were around 217,366 African American homeless people in the U.S. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
350,000
CHAPTER 02
Shelters
Estimated number of homeless people in the United States in 2022, by
state and shelter status
Number of homeless people in the U.S., by state and shelter status 2022
Estimated number of homeless people
0
20,000
40,000
60,000
Sheltered
Unsheltered
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
New York
California
Massachusetts
Florida
Texas
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
Illinois
Michigan
Colorado
Oregon
Minnesota
11
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless people in the United States in 2022, by state and whether they are sheltered or not. In 2022, about 115,491 homeless people lived outside of homeless shelters in California. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
180,000
200,000
Share of homeless population who were unsheltered in the United States
in 2020, by county of residence
Share of unsheltered homeless population, by county of residence U.S. 2020
Share of unsheltered homeless population
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Lake County, CA
94.1%
Alpine, Inyo, Mono Counties, CA
88%
Fort Pierce/St. Lucie, Indian River, Martin Counties, FL
86.4%
Jackson/West Tennessee
93%
Hendry, Hardee, Highlands Counties, FL
88.1%
Imperial County, CA
87.4%
Fresno City & County/Madera County, CA
73.6%
Long Beach, CA
77.8%
San Jose/Santa Clara City & County, CA
82.5%
Vallejo/Solano County, CA
80.2%
San Luis Obispo County, CA
82.4%
Oakland, Berkeley/Alameda County, CA
77.6%
Fort Pierce/St. Lucie, Indian River, Martin Countries, FL
86.4%
Pasco County, FL
Napa City & County, CA
12
100%
76.6%
65.3%
Description: This statistic illustrates the share of the homeless population who are unsheltered in the United States in 2020, by county of residence. In that year, 94.1 percent of the homeless population living in Lake County, California were unsheltered. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2020
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Estimated number of homeless people in families in the United States
from 2007 to 2022, by sheltered status
Number of homeless people in families in the U.S. by sheltered status 2007-2022
Estimated number of homeless people in families
Sheltered
13
Unsheltered
300,000
250,000
200,000
56,230
53,753
50,783
50,612
49,693
48,401
30,619
24,358
20,462
19,153
16,938
16,390
150,000
100,000
14,779
16,667
191,325 186,482 190,996 191,571 191,903 185,824
178,328 181,506 187,313
175,563 167,723 164,023
156,891 154,908
50,000
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless people in families in the United States from 2007 to 2022, sorted by whether they lived in a homeless shelter. In 2022, about 17,337 homeless people in families in the United States lived outside of a
homeless shelter. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2007 to 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
17,337
131,377 143,733
2021*
2022
Share of homeless people in the United States in 2017, by place of
residence before entering homeless shelter
Share of homeless people in the U.S. by place of residence before shelter 2017
60%
47.8%
Share of homeless people
50%
40%
35.5%
30%
20%
11.4%
10%
0%
14
5.3%
Other settings
Institutional settings
Housing
Already homeless
Description: This statistic shows the share of homeless people in the United States in 2017, by place of residence before entering a homeless shelter. In that year, 35.5 percent of homeless people living in a homeless shelter lived in housing before entering a shelter.
Read more
Note(s): United States; 2017; * Already homeless individuals include those who were sheltered and unsheltered. Housing includes staying with family, staying with friends, rented housing units, owned housing units, and permanent supporting [...] Read more
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2022,
by housing type
Number of beds for homeless people in the U.S. by housing type 2022
450,000
400,000
387,305
Number of beds available
350,000
329,675
300,000
250,000
200,000
149,866
150,000
100,000
90,098
86,347
Transitional housing
Other permanent housing
50,000
0
15
Permanent supportive
housing
Emergency shelter
Rapid rehousing
Description: This statistic shows the number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2022, by housing type. In 2022, there were 32,9675 beds in emergency shelters across the country. In that year, there were an estimated 582,462 homeless
people in the U.S. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
Share of homeless people in emergency shelter and transitional housing
programs in the United States in 2017, by length of stay
Share of homeless in shelters and transitional housing by length of stay U.S. 2017
Emergency shelter
Transitional housing
60%
49.4%
Share of homeless people
50%
40%
30%
35.8%
28.4%
25.4%
21.9%
20%
12.8%
10%
0%
16
11.2%
7.1%
4.7%
7 days or less
3.3%
8 to 30 days
31 to 180 days
181 to 360 days
Description: This statistic shows the share of homeless people in emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in the United States in 2017, by length of stay. In that year, 35.8 percent of homeless people in emergency shelters stayed for 31 to 180 days,
compared to 49.4 percent of people in transitional housing. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2017; * The maximum length of stay is 365 days, in accordance with the total days observed during the reporting period. Read more
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development
361 to 365 days*
Turnover rate in emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in
the United States from 2007 to 2017
Turnover rate of emergency shelters and transitional housing in the U.S. 2007-2017
Emergency shelter
8%
Transitional housing
7.3%
7%
Turnover rate
6%
5.1%
5%
4.9%
4%
3%
2%
1.8%
2%
2%
1%
0%
17
2007
2016
2017
Description: This statistic shows the turnover rate in emergency shelters and transitional housing programs in the United States from 2007 to 2017. In 2017, the turnover rate in emergency shelters was 4.9 percent, a decrease from 7.3 percent in 2007. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2007 to 2017
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development
CHAPTER 03
Homeless veterans
Estimated number of homeless veterans in the United States in 2022, by
state
Number of homeless veterans in the U.S., by state 2022
Estimated number of homeless veterans
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
California
10,000
12,000
10,395
Florida
2,279
Texas
1,711
Washington
1,569
Oregon
1,460
New York
990
Arizona
19
8,000
857
Pennsylvania
778
Nevada
752
Colorado
738
North Carolina
687
Georgia
664
Ohio
633
Tennessee
549
Massachusetts
534
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless veterans in the United States in 2022, by state. In 2022, about 10,395 veterans living in California were homeless. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
Estimated number of homeless veterans in the United States from 2007 to
2022, by sheltered status
Estimated number of homeless veterans in the U.S. by shelter status 2007-2022
Sheltered
Unsheltered
Estimated number of homeless veterans
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
21,335
30,650
25,422
23,738
25,436
20,710
40,000
17,570
16,220
13,067
30,000
20,000
39,653
38,485
43,409
43,437
40,033
35,143
34,909
32,119
31,505
10,000
0
20
29,958
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
15,330
14,566
14,345
15,204
13,564
26,404
24,690
23,312
22,740
22,048
19,750
19,565
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
2022
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless veterans in the United States from 2007 to 2022, sorted by whether they lived in a homeless shelter. In 2022, about 13,564 homeless veterans in the United States were living outside of a homeless
shelter. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2007 to 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
Estimated share of homeless veterans in the United States in 2022, by
gender
Share of homeless veterans in the U.S. by gender 2022
100%
Estimated share of homeless veterans
90%
88.7%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10.4%
10%
0%
21
Male
Female
0.4%
0.4%
Transgender
Gender non-conforming
Description: This statistic shows the estimated share of homeless veterans in the United States in 2022, by gender. In 2022, about 88.7 percent of the estimated number of homeless veterans in the United States were male. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022; 37,252 respondents; homeless veterans
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
Estimated share of homeless veterans in the United States in 2022, by race
Share of homeless veterans in the U.S. by race 2022
Estimated share of homeless veterans
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
White
58.4%
Black or African American
30.9%
Multiple races
Native American
22
60%
5.1%
3.1%
Asian
1.2%
Pacific Islander
1.2%
Description: This statistic shows the estimated share of homeless veterans in the United States in 2022, by race. In that year, about 3.1 percent of the estimated number of homeless veterans in the United States were Native American. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022; 37,252 respondents; homeless veterans
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
70%
CHAPTER 04
Homeless youth
Estimated number of homeless people under 25 in the United States in
2022, by state
Number of homeless youth in the U.S., by state 2022
Estimated number of homeless youth
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
California
9,000
10,000
9,590
New York
2,762
Washington
1,802
Texas
1,226
Oregon
1,066
Florida
1,011
Arizona
917
Ohio
24
8,000
703
Illinois
628
Minnesota
604
Pennsylvania
579
Tennessee
518
Georgia
479
Missouri
466
Colorado
453
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless people under the age of 25 in the United States in 2022, by state. In 2022, there were about 9,590 homeless youth living in California. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
11,000
Estimated number of unaccompanied homeless people under the age of
25 in the United States from 2016 to 2022, by sheltered status
Estimated number of homeless youth in the U.S. by sheltered status 2016-2022
Estimated number of chronically homeless people
Sheltered
25
Unsheltered
25,000
22,257
20,000
19,188
18,542
18,011
18,350
16,498
17,708
17,330
17,271
16,939
15,763
15,000
17,104
12,986
10,000
5,000
0
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021*
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless people under 25 in the United States from 2016 to 2022, sorted by whether they lived in a homeless shelter. In 2022, about 12,986 homeless people under 25 in the United States lived outside of a
homeless shelter. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2016 to 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
2022
Share of unaccompanied homeless youth population who were unsheltered
in the United States in 2020, by metropolitan area of residence
Share of unsheltered homeless youth population by county of residence U.S. 2020
Share of unsheltered homeless youth population
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Marin County, CA
97.1%
San Luis Obispo County, CA
97.1%
Watsonville/Santa Cruz City & County, CA
96.7%
San Jose/Santa Clara City & County, CA
96%
Arkansas Balance of State
94.9%
Imperial County, CA
94.6%
Salinas/Monterey, San Benito Counties, CA
90.8%
El Dorado County, CA
87.5%
Santa Rosa, Petaluma/Sonoma County, CA
84.9%
Oregon Balance of State
80.9%
San Francisco, CA
80.1%
Redding/Shasta, Siskiyou, Lassen, Plumas, Del Norte, Modoc Sierra Counties, CA
79.8%
Oakland, Berkeley/Alameda County, CA
Austin/Travis County
Georgia Balance of State
26
100% 110%
76.6%
71.6%
68.7%
Description: This statistic illustrates the share of the unaccompanied homeless youth population who were unsheltered in the United States in 2020, by county of residence. In that year, 96.7 percent of the unaccompanied homeless youth in Watsonville/Santa Cruz
City and County, California were unsheltered. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2020
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Estimated share of unaccompanied homeless youth in the United States in
2022, by gender
Share of unaccompanied homeless youth in the U.S. by gender 2022
60%
55.3%
Estimated share of homeless youth
50%
40%
40.4%
30%
20%
10%
0%
27
Female
Male
2%
1.8%
Transgender
Gender non-conforming
Description: This statistic shows the estimated share of unaccompanied homeless youth in the United States in 2022, by gender. In 2020, about two percent of the estimated number of unaccompanied homeless youth in the United States were transgender. Read
more
Note(s): United States; 2022; 34,210 respondents; unaccompanied youth under the age of 25
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
Estimated share of unaccompanied homeless youth in the United States in
2022, by race
Share of unaccompanied homeless youth in the U.S. by race 2022
Estimated share of homeless youth
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
White
48.4%
African American
36.9%
Multiple races
8.2%
Native American
Pacific Islander
Asian
28
50%
3.7%
1.6%
1.3%
Description: This statistic shows the estimated share of unaccompanied homeless youth in the United States in 2022, by race. In 2022, about 48.4 percent of the estimated number of unaccompanied homeless youth in the United States were white. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022; 34,210 respondents; unaccompanied youth under the age of 25
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
55%
Number of homeless students in the United States during the academic
year 2017-2018, by state
Homeless students in the U.S. by state 2017-2018
Number of homeless students
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
California
263,058
Texas
231,305
New York
153,209
Florida
95,167
Illinois
40,112
Georgia
39,571
Missouri
36,006
Michigan
35,193
Ohio
34,180
North Carolina
Oklahoma
29
52,978
Washington
Pennsylvania
300,000
30,624
28,903
25,623
Arizona
24,399
Kentucky
23,964
Description: This statistic depicts the number of homeless students in the United States during the academic year of 2017 to 2018, by state. In that period, there were an estimated 23,141 homeless students in Oregon. Read more
Note(s): United States; academic year 2017-2018
Source(s): US Department of Education; USICH
Estimated number of homeless parents under 25 in the United States in
2022, by state
Number of homeless parenting youth in the U.S., by state 2022
Estimated number of homeless parenting youth
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
New York
861
Massachusetts
422
Texas
254
Pennsylvania
253
Florida
201
Illinois
197
Ohio
165
New Jersey
158
District of Columbia
30
217
Washington
Michigan
1,800
1,744
California
Minnesota
1,600
142
121
111
Missouri
103
Arizona
100
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless parents under 25-years-old in the United States in 2022, by state. In 2022, there were about 1,744 parents under the age of 25 who were homeless in New York. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
2,000
CHAPTER 05
Health & wellbeing
Number of special populations served by health centers in the U.S. in 2020
Special populations served by health centers in U.S. 2020
8,000,000
6,968,664
7,000,000
6,000,000
Number of patients
5,187,617
5,000,000
4,000,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
1,287,854
1,000,000
0
32
977,744
376,634
Patients experiencing
homelessness
Agricultural worker
patients
Veteran patients
658,551
School-based health
center patients
Public housing patients Patients best served in a
language other than
English
Description: This statistic depicts the number of special populations served by health centers in the U.S. in 2020. Health centers have served 1,287,854 patients experiencing homelessness and 376,634 veteran patients in the United States in 2020. Read more
Note(s):
Source(s): HRSA; NACHC
Estimated number of severely mentally ill homeless people in the United
States in 2022, by sheltered status
Mentally ill homeless people in the U.S. by sheltered status 2022
Number of mentally ill homeless people
70,000
52,570
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
12,973
10,000
0
33
57,345
60,000
Sheltered in transitional housing
Sheltered in emergency shelter
Unsheltered
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of severely mentally ill homeless people in the United States in 2022, by sheltered status. In that year, there were an estimated 57,345 severely mentally ill homeless people living outside of a shelter. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Estimated number of homeless people with chronic substance abuse in
the United States in 2022, by sheltered status
Homeless people with substance abuse in the U.S. by sheltered status 2022
60,000
54,438
Number of homeless people
50,000
40,000
20,000
10,000
0
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30,393
30,000
10,170
Sheltered in transitional housing
Sheltered in emergency shelter
Unsheltered
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless people with chronic substance abuse in the United States in 2022, by sheltered status. In that year, there were an estimated 30,393 homeless people with chronic substance abuse problems living in
emergency shelters in the U.S. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Estimated number of homeless people who are victims of domestic
violence in the United States in 2022, by sheltered status
Homeless domestic violence victims in the U.S. by sheltered status 2022
Number of homeless domestic violence victims
30,000
25,795
25,000
20,000
16,147
15,000
10,000
6,431
5,000
0
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Sheltered in transitional housing
Unsheltered
Sheltered in emergency shelter
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless people who are victims of domestic violence in the United States in 2022, by sheltered status. In that year, there were an estimated 25,795 homeless domestic violence victims sheltered in emergency
shelters in the U.S. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Estimated number of homeless people with HIV/AIDS in the United States
in 2022, by sheltered status
Homeless people with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. by sheltered status 2022
4,500
4,162
Number of homeless people with HIV/AIDS
4,000
3,673
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,075
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0
36
Sheltered in transitional housing
Unsheltered
Sheltered in emergency shelter
Description: This statistic shows the estimated number of homeless people with HIV/AIDS in the United States in 2022, by sheltered status. In that year, there were an estimated 2,075 homeless people with HIV/AIDS living in transitional housing in the U.S. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2022
Source(s): US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Number of attacks on homeless people in the United States from 1999 to
2019 by type
Number of attacks on homeless people in the U.S. by type 1999-2019
Lethal
140
Non-lethal
132
123
Number of attacks on homeless people
120
100
61
49
43
23
20
12
1999
79
73
2000
74
73
96
70
61
50
43
40
0
37
80
80
60
91
89
18
2001
21
14
2002
25
13
8
2003
2004
2005
20
2006
28
2007
24
22
2008
2009
2010
37
32
2011
46
18
18
2012
2013
26
27
2014
2015
18
11
Description: This statistic depicts the number of attacks on homeless people in the United States from 1999 to 2019, by type. In 2019, there were 14 lethal attacks on homeless people in the United States, and 22 non-lethal attacks. Read more
Note(s): United States; 1999 to 2019
Source(s): NCH
2016
2017
26
21
2018
22
14
2019
Number of non-lethal attacks on homeless people in the United States in
2019, by type of attack
Non-lethal attacks on homeless people in the U.S. by type 2019
Number of attacks on homeless people
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Assault with a deadly weapon
6
Police brutality
2
Harassment
Media exploitation
38
9
9
Beating
Rape/sexual assault
8
4
0
1
Description: This statistic depicts the number of non-lethal attacks on homeless people in the United States in 2019, by type of attack. In that year, nine homeless people in the U.S. were assaulted with a deadly weapon. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2019
Source(s): NCH
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Sources
HRSA
HRSA (Bureau of Primary Health Care)
NACHC
NCH
US Census Bureau
US Department of Education
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development)
USICH
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