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 beds for homeless people U.S. 2025, by housing type
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (May 1, 2026). Number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2025, by housing type [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/962246/number-beds-homeless-people-us-housing-type/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2025, by housing type." Chart. May 1, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/962246/number-beds-homeless-people-us-housing-type/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). (2026). Number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2025, by housing type. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/962246/number-beds-homeless-people-us-housing-type/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development). "Number of Beds Available to Homeless People in The United States in 2025, by Housing Type." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 May 2026, /statistics/962246/number-beds-homeless-people-us-housing-type/
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), Number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2025, by housing type ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/962246/number-beds-homeless-people-us-housing-type/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Number of beds available to homeless people in the United States in 2025, by housing type [Graph], U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), May 1, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/962246/number-beds-homeless-people-us-housing-type/
