This statistic shows the estimated number of chronically homeless people in the United States in 2020, by state. In 2020, there were about 51,785 chronically homeless people living in California.
Estimated number of chronically homeless people in the United States in 2020, by state
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Estimated number of chronically homeless people in the United States in 2020, by state
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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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US 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 Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/
US 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. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/
US 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. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/
US 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." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/
US 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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited March 13, 2025)
Estimated number of chronically homeless people in the United States in 2020, by state [Graph], US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Office of community planning and development), March 12, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/727840/number-of-chronically-homeless-people-in-the-us-by-state/
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