The
U.S. Cities with the Most Homeless People In 2018 [Infographic], by Niali
McCarthy, Staistia.
More than half a million Americans are
going to be homeless this coming holiday season. Despite seven years of
steady progress and decline, the homeless population has now increased slightly
for the second year running.
A report from the Department of Housing and Urban
Development has
found that just under 553,000 people are homeless, with approximately 65%
staying in sheltered accommodation. Out of every 10,000 people in the United
States, 17 experienced homelessness on a single night in 2018.
Half
of all people experiencing homelessness are in one of five states
California
(129,972 people)
New
York (91,897)
Florida
(31,030)
Texas
(25,310)
Washington
(22,304)
Unsurprisingly,
the problem is far more visible in urban areas and over half of all
homeless people live in one of the country's 50 largest cities.
In
fact, nearly a quarter of all people sleeping rough did so in either New York
or Los Angeles. The Big Apple has one of the lowest levels of unsheltered
homeless at 5% while in Los Angeles, 75% of people were found in unsheltered
locations.
The
following infographic provides an overview of the top-10 U.S. cities with the
highest number of people experiencing homelessness. The data is broken down by
CoC - Continuums of Care that are local planning bodies coordinating responses
to the problem.
Even
though it has a high rate of sheltered homelessness, New York City comes first
on the list with 78,676 people in total. Los Angeles comes second with around
50,000 while Seattle/King County rounds off the top-three with 12,112.
Homeless Population in the US
552,830
7 million jobs available in US
Homeless population by Cities
include:
New
York City NY 78.676
Los
Angeles City & County CA 49,955
Seattle
/ King County WA
San
Diego City & County CA 8,576
San
Jose / Santa Clara CA 7,254
Washington
DC 6,904
San
Francisco CA 6,857
Phoenix
AZ 6,298
Boston
MA 6,188
Las
Vegas NV 6,083
CoCs with the largest number of people
expericing homelessness in 2018*STATISTA
Comments
The Atlanta GA
homeless population was 3,076.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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