The number of homeless people is based on point in time estimates, unduplicated one-night estimates of sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations. They are carried out nationwide during the last 10 days of January of each year by Continuums of Care (CoC).
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Number of homeless people in the U.S. 2025, by state and shelter status
In 2025, about ** homeless people lived outside of homeless shelters in California, the most out of all states in the United States. However, New York had the highest number of sheltered homeless people during that peiod.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (May 1, 2026). Estimated number of homeless people in the United States in 2025, by state and shelter status [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/727030/number-of-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state-shelter-status/
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Estimated number of homeless people in the United States in 2025, by state and shelter status [Graph], U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), May 1, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/727030/number-of-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state-shelter-status/
