Demographics
The 10 States With the Largest Homeless Populations
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What we’re showing
This graphic shows the top 10 states by homeless population size. For additional context, homeless population per 100,000 residents was included.
Context
- America’s total homeless population in 2022 was over 582,000 people, the highest level since 2013 (590,000).
- States that did not make the top 10 cutoff, but have high rates of homelessness, include DC (656 per 100,000), Vermont (430), and Hawaii (414).
Dataset
Rank | State | Total Homeless Population (2022) | Homeless per 100,000 | State population (2022) |
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1 | California | 171,521 | 439 | 39,029,342 |
2 | New York | 74,178 | 377 | 19,677,151 |
3 | Florida | 25,959 | 117 | 22,244,823 |
4 | Washington | 25,211 | 324 | 7,785,786 |
5 | Texas | 24,432 | 81 | 30,029,572 |
6 | Oregon | 17,959 | 424 | 4,240,137 |
7 | Massachusetts | 15,507 | 222 | 6,981,974 |
8 | Arizona | 13,553 | 184 | 7,359,197 |
9 | Pennsylvania | 12,691 | 98 | 12,972,008 |
10 | Georgia | 10,689 | 98 | 10,912,876 |
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