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 chronically homeless people in the U.S., by state 2020
This statistic shows the estimated number of chronically homeless people in the United States in 2020, by state. In 2020, there were about * chronically homeless people living in California.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (March 12, 2021). Estimated number of chronically homeless people in the United States in 2020, by state [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Estimated number of chronically homeless people in the United States in 2020, by state." Chart. March 12, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (2021). Estimated number of chronically homeless people in the United States in 2020, by state. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Estimated Number of Chronically Homeless People in The United States in 2020, by State." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 12 Mar 2021, /statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), Estimated number of chronically homeless people in the United States in 2020, by state ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Estimated number of chronically homeless people in the United States in 2020, by state [Graph], U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), March 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/
