The number of homeless people is based on point in time estimates, unduplicated one-night estimates of sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations. They are carries out nationwide during the last 10 days in January of each year by Continuums of Care (CoC).
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Change in total homelessness in the U.S. 2024-2025, by state
Between 2024 and 2025, North Carolina had the highest positive percentage change in the estimated number of homeless people in the United States, with the number of homeless people living in North Carolina increased by **** percent. This was followed by Mississippi, with percent increase in number of homeless people in the recorded period.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (May 1, 2026). Percentage change in the number of homeless people in the United States from 2024 to 2025, by state [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/727029/homelessness-percentage-change-in-the-us-by-state/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Percentage change in the number of homeless people in the United States from 2024 to 2025, by state." Chart. May 1, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 29, 2026. /statistics/727029/homelessness-percentage-change-in-the-us-by-state/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (2026). Percentage change in the number of homeless people in the United States from 2024 to 2025, by state. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 29, 2026. /statistics/727029/homelessness-percentage-change-in-the-us-by-state/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Percentage Change in The Number of Homeless People in The United States from 2024 to 2025, by State." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 May 2026, /statistics/727029/homelessness-percentage-change-in-the-us-by-state/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), Percentage change in the number of homeless people in the United States from 2024 to 2025, by state ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/727029/homelessness-percentage-change-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited July 29, 2026)
Percentage change in the number of homeless people in the United States from 2024 to 2025, by state [Graph], U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), May 1, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/727029/homelessness-percentage-change-in-the-us-by-state/
