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Homeless Population By State 2020
In the United States, there are over half a million people experiencing homelessness.
These individuals live in a temporary shelter or transitional housing or sleep in a place not meant for habitation, like an abandoned building.
Overall, 66.7 percent of the total homeless population of the United States is single individuals, with the remaining 33.3 percent being families.
In recent years, homelessness increased nationally by almost one percent. This number is comprised of unaccompanied children
and young adults, single adults experiencing chronic homelessness, and people experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
These individuals live in a temporary shelter or transitional housing or sleep in a place not meant for habitation, like an abandoned building.
Overall, 66.7 percent of the total homeless population of the United States is single individuals, with the remaining 33.3 percent being families.
In recent years, homelessness increased nationally by almost one percent. This number is comprised of unaccompanied children
and young adults, single adults experiencing chronic homelessness, and people experiencing unsheltered homelessness.
